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CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO CENT

Nasdaq · stock · Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods · website · IPO 1993-07-16 · LEI

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO statistics & valuation

Market cap$2.5B
P / E15.5×
P / S0.8×
P / B1.6×
P / FCF8.7×
Net margin5.2%
Return on equity10.3%
FCF margin9.3%
Net debt$309.2M
Net debt / EBITDA0.9×
Enterprise value USD$2.8B
EV / EBITDA8.5×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV8.8%
Return on capital8.1%
Graham number -15.3%$37.75

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($37.75); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
2.40% 3.80% 5.60% 3.90% 4.50% 4.60% 4.60% 3.80% 3.40% 5.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
30.20% 30.80% 30.50% 29.50% 29.60% 29.40% 29.70% 28.60% 29.50% 31.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
7.10% 7.60% 7.60% 6.40% 7.30% 7.70% 7.80% 6.40% 5.80% 8.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
8.00% 12.40% 13.00% 9.30% 11.20% 12.40% 11.40% 8.60% 6.90% 10.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
51.1M 51.8M 53.3M 57.6M 54.7M 55.2M 68.0M 66.8M 66.9M 63.8M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$302.3M $363.3M $210.0M $195.4M $41.3M $759.3M $1.01B $699.5M $436.5M $309.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
3.80% 6.00% 6.50% 4.60% 5.20% 4.90% 4.60% 3.70% 3.00% 4.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
6.80% 3.40% 3.40% 7.30% 8.20% 5.20% -4.50% 9.90% 11.00% 9.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.71× 0.62× 0.73× 0.70× 0.64× 0.97× 0.89× 0.82× 0.76× 0.75× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.87 $1.52 $2.32 $1.61 $2.20 $2.75 $2.24 $1.88 $1.62 $2.55 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO trades at about 17.5× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 11×–21.9×, median 14.7×).

11× 21.9×

Shaded band = 10-year range (11×–21.9×); dot = today's 17.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin31.9%29.5%28.6%29.7%29.4%29.6%29.5%30.5%30.8%30.2%
Operating margin8.0%5.8%6.4%7.8%7.7%7.3%6.4%7.6%7.6%7.1%
Net margin5.2%3.4%3.8%4.6%4.6%4.5%3.9%5.6%3.8%2.4%
FCF margin9.3%11.0%9.9%-4.5%5.2%8.2%7.3%3.4%3.4%6.8%
Return on assets4.5%3.0%3.7%4.6%4.9%5.2%4.6%6.5%6.0%3.8%
Return on equity10.3%6.9%8.6%11.4%12.4%11.2%9.3%13.0%12.4%8.0%
Debt / equity0.75×0.76×0.82×0.89×0.97×0.64×0.70×0.73×0.62×0.71×
Current ratio3.673.663.733.342.963.464.695.723.103.38

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-27. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.