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Central Garden & Pet Company CENT

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Central Garden & Pet Company

Overview of Central Garden & Pet Company

CENT NMS
Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods Mid Cap
Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT), is a Mid Cap company, in the Packaged Foods industry, last closed at $36.74, about 1268.9% undervalued vs fair value, +0.2% 1Y return, ranked 164/242 in sector.
$36.74
0.69%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 27.4%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$2.29B
Enterprise Value
$2.99B
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Top Beats
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.central.com
HQ Walnut Creek, CA
Employees 6,000
Fiscal year Sep 30

Next Events

Earnings May 6 Estimated

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$444
$503
$568
Current: $36.74 +1269% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Mid Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$3.1B
-2.2%%
Gross Profit
$997.3M
5.7%%
Operating Income
$250.0M
34.9%%
Net Income
$162.8M
50.8%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
178.8%
Excellent

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$155.3M
53.4% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health some concerns
Moderate efficiency issues detected. Review active leaks below for improvement areas.
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Central Garden & Pet Company's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
71
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Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

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Pricing Power

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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 100% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing CENT's balance between Growth (24.8%), Profitability (36.8%), and Safety (38.5%). Growth 25% Safety 38% Profitability 37%

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Growth

46th percentile vs peers
47
Key Signals
EPS Growth YoY 58.0% 79p Rev Growth YoY -2.2% 31p TSR 37.9% 83p EPS CAGR 3Y 4.5% 53p Revenue CAGR 3Y -2.1% 20p
Strengths
  • Superior capital returns - 3 return metrics above peer median
  • Tsr in top 20% of peers (37.9%, 83th percentile)
  • Current Ratio in top 20% of peers (3.67, 91th percentile)
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

69th percentile vs peers
70
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Safety

72th percentile vs peers
73
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Central Garden & Pet Company.

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