CENTCentral Garden & Pet Co
−1.2% today · +51.4% over a year
10/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 92% of the instruments we score
Trend: among the best of its peers; priced lower than most peers. No dividend.
Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) valuation against sector peers: P/E 17.9 (sector median 23.7), P/B 1.7, EV/EBIT 12.7, free-cash-flow yield 11.6%, P/S 1.0.
Ratios vs sector
Medians of Consumer staples companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).
| Metric | CENT | Sector median | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 17.9 | 23.7 · n=71 | 25% below |
| P/B | 1.7 | 2.3 · n=83 | 25% below |
| P/S | 1.0 | 0.8 · n=89 | 17% above |
| EV/EBIT | 12.7 | 20.6 · n=67 | 38% below |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 11.6% | 5.3% · n=87 | 120% above |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 1.72% · n=97 | 100% below |
| Return on equity | 10.0% | 10.8% · n=88 | 8% below |
| Return on invested capital | 9.5% | 8.6% · n=88 | 10% above |
| Gross margin | 32.5% | 32.5% · n=95 | near the median |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.59 | 1.74 · n=77 | 66% below |
Value factor: 87 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →
Sector peers
The largest companies of the same sector and region.
| WMTWalmart | 45.1 | 10.1 | 31.9 | 1.4% | 0.8% | 6/10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSTCostco Wholesale | 51.2 | 13.2 | 39.1 | 2.0% | 0.5% | 8/10 |
| KOCoca-Cola | 28.5 | 11.2 | 29.2 | 3.4% | 2.2% | 9/10 |
| PGProcter & Gamble | 24.8 | 7.2 | 21.0 | 3.9% | 3.2% | 8/10 |
| PMPhilip Morris | 28.3 | — | 20.7 | 4.5% | 3.1% | 10/10 |
| PEPPepsiCo | 23.8 | 9.6 | 20.8 | 3.9% | 4.0% | 6/10 |
| MOAltria Group | 15.7 | — | 13.4 | 7.1% | 5.6% | 10/10 |
| MNSTMonster Beverage | 40.9 | 9.0 | 31.1 | 2.2% | 0.0% | 6/10 |
| MDLZMondelez | 20.7 | 3.2 | 19.1 | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6/10 |
| CLColgate-Palmolive | 38.0 | 270.7 | 26.6 | 4.9% | 2.7% | 8/10 |
Fiscal-year history
From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.
Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 27 Jun 2026 · filed 06 Aug 2026
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