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Central Garden & Pet Company
CENTA Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods
Central Garden & Pet Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $3.1 billion, down 2.23% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 8.17%, EPS fell 4.58%, free cash flow grew 25.1% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier.
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| Sep '25 | Sep '24 | Sep '23 | Sep '22 | Sep '21 | Sep '20 | Sep '19 | Sep '18 | Sep '17 | Sep '16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Piotroski F-Score |
8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — |
P/E ratio |
11.45 | 19.17 | 16.58 | 11.99 | 15.36 | 16.06 | 17.11 | 13.65 | 24.02 | 27.25 |
P/S ratio |
0.60 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.54 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.66 | 0.77 | 0.92 | 0.66 |
Altman Z-Score |
2.51 | 2.53 | 2.64 | 2.56 | 2.75 | 3.22 | 3.24 | 3.43 | 4.32 | 3.75 |
P/FCF ratio |
6.40 | 5.87 | 6.34 | 0.00 | 13.60 | 8.82 | 9.08 | 22.40 | 24.07 | 9.51 |
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers) |
4.79 | 4.58 | 4.47 | 4.18 | 4.05 | 5.22 | 5.53 | 5.71 | 4.72 | 4.78 |
P/Operating CF |
10.20 | 10.16 | 13.48 | 37.59 | 32.10 | 11.13 | 14.03 | 17.73 | 26.27 | 19.64 |
Beneish M-Score |
(2.73) | (2.93) | (2.95) | (2.20) | (2.38) | (2.49) | (2.67) | (2.41) | (2.35) | (2.93) |
P/B ratio |
1.18 | 1.32 | 1.43 | 1.36 | 1.89 | 1.81 | 1.58 | 1.79 | 2.95 | 2.19 |
Price to Tangible BV |
3.20 | 3.87 | 5.07 | 7.42 | 3.22 | 2.99 | 2.79 | 3.29 | 7.11 | 5.34 |
EV/Sales |
0.69 | 0.78 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.93 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.86 | 1.09 | 0.82 |
EV/EBITDA |
6.37 | 8.52 | 9.17 | 8.18 | 9.25 | 7.76 | 8.58 | 8.82 | 11.15 | 8.81 |
EV/Operating CF |
6.49 | 6.29 | 7.24 | (82.65) | 12.22 | 7.49 | 8.57 | 16.72 | 19.53 | 9.94 |
EV/FCF |
7.41 | 7.06 | 8.43 | (18.85) | 17.97 | 8.95 | 10.13 | 25.01 | 28.56 | 11.79 |
Quick Ratio |
2.27 | 2.12 | 1.82 | 1.22 | 1.58 | 2.40 | 2.91 | 3.61 | 1.28 | 1.51 |
Current Ratio |
3.67 | 3.66 | 3.73 | 3.34 | 2.96 | 3.46 | 4.69 | 5.72 | 3.10 | 3.38 |
Net Debt/EBITDA |
0.87 | 1.45 | 2.28 | 2.89 | 2.25 | 0.11 | 0.89 | 0.92 | 1.75 | 1.71 |
Debt/Assets |
32.87% | 33.49% | 35.17% | 36.15% | 38.05% | 29.67% | 34.23% | 36.29% | 30.27% | 33.48% |
Debt/Equity |
0.75 | 0.76 | 0.82 | 0.89 | 0.97 | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.62 | 0.71 |
Asset Turnover |
0.87 | 0.92 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 1.21 | 1.24 | 1.21 | 1.38 | 1.65 | 1.58 |
Operating CF/Net income |
2.04 | 3.66 | 3.04 | (0.22) | 1.65 | 2.19 | 2.21 | 0.92 | 1.45 | 3.40 |
Capex/Depreciation |
(0.47) | (0.41) | (0.60) | (1.38) | (1.04) | (0.75) | (0.60) | (0.77) | (0.82) | (0.57) |
Interest Coverage |
4.33 | 3.22 | 3.69 | 4.46 | 4.34 | 4.50 | 3.57 | 4.27 | 5.53 | 3.02 |
| 10.36% | 7.17% | 9.01% | 11.89% | 13.19% | 11.64% | 9.52% | 15.55% | 13.23% | 8.39% | |
| 4.54% | 3.12% | 3.77% | 4.76% | 5.56% | 5.53% | 4.72% | 7.69% | 6.34% | 3.85% | |
ROIC |
8.32% | 5.85% | 6.16% | 6.98% | 8.08% | 11.19% | 8.06% | 9.08% | 9.88% | 9.56% |
Return on Tangible Assets |
9.04% | 6.17% | 7.66% | 10.25% | 11.24% | 9.08% | 7.28% | 10.11% | 12.24% | 6.96% |
Average Days of Receivables |
37.95 | 37.20 | 36.71 | 41.19 | 42.58 | 53.05 | 45.97 | 45.46 | 42.26 | 40.14 |
Research and Development Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue |
23.88% | 23.69% | 22.24% | 21.93% | 21.69% | 22.21% | 23.16% | 22.93% | 23.20% | 23.07% |
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets |
0.28 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.28 |
Share Based Compensation of Revenue |
0.67% | 0.64% | 0.85% | 0.77% | 0.70% | 0.70% | 0.62% | 0.52% | 0.54% | 0.46% |
Graham Net Nets |
(0.03) | (0.05) | (0.11) | (0.22) | (0.15) | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.01 | 0.05 |
Graham Number |
38.19 | 29.56 | 30.89 | 32.08 | 30.25 | 25.43 | 20.23 | 25.34 | 16.88 | 12.18 |
Earnings Yield |
8.74% | 5.22% | 6.03% | 8.34% | 6.51% | 6.23% | 5.84% | 7.33% | 4.16% | 3.67% |
Free Cash Flow Yield |
15.62% | 17.05% | 15.78% | (8.21%) | 7.35% | 11.33% | 11.02% | 4.46% | 4.15% | 10.52% |
Revenue per Share |
49.59 | 48.71 | 50.54 | 50.19 | 49.02 | 39.93 | 33.58 | 34.27 | 32.72 | 29.88 |
Operating CF per Share |
5.27 | 6.01 | 5.83 | (0.51) | 3.72 | 3.91 | 2.89 | 1.77 | 1.82 | 2.47 |
Capex per Share |
(0.66) | (0.66) | (0.82) | (1.73) | (1.19) | (0.64) | (0.44) | (0.59) | (0.58) | (0.39) |
Free Cash Flow per Share |
4.61 | 5.35 | 5.00 | (2.24) | 2.53 | 3.28 | 2.44 | 1.18 | 1.25 | 2.09 |
Cash per Share |
14.24 | 11.69 | 7.68 | 2.89 | 6.52 | 9.87 | 7.20 | 7.63 | 0.72 | 1.70 |
Shareholders Equity per Share |
25.12 | 23.70 | 22.18 | 20.06 | 18.16 | 15.96 | 14.04 | 14.74 | 10.15 | 9.06 |
Interest Debt per Share |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Book value per Share |
25.12 | 23.70 | 22.18 | 20.06 | 18.16 | 15.96 | 14.04 | 14.74 | 10.15 | 9.06 |
Free Cash Flow |
291.09 | 351.76 | 327.67 | (149.23) | 170.51 | 221.22 | 173.40 | 76.27 | 78.20 | 127.72 |
Working Capital |
1,437.37 | 1,371.42 | 1,249.14 | 1,087.96 | 1,021.34 | 1,085.02 | 1,028.67 | 1,004.33 | 462.85 | 481.08 |
Capital Expenditures |
(41.42) | (43.13) | (53.97) | (115.20) | (80.33) | (43.05) | (31.58) | (37.84) | (36.11) | (23.71) |
Net Current Asset Value |
(64.58) | (109.09) | (218.71) | (393.44) | (349.48) | 263.59 | 278.35 | 262.92 | 13.29 | 57.20 |
EV/EBIT |
8.62 | 13.40 | 13.11 | 10.82 | 12.04 | 10.00 | 11.55 | 11.40 | 14.30 | 11.64 |
Capex to Sales |
0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
Price to Operating Income |
7.45 | 11.13 | 9.86 | 6.99 | 9.11 | 9.86 | 10.35 | 10.21 | 12.06 | 9.39 |
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Depreciation/Fixed assets |
0.24 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.26 |
Cash ROIC |
7.92% | 10.00% | 10.42% | (5.50%) | 5.99% | 9.07% | 7.88% | 3.57% | 7.25% | 12.12% |
Accounts Receivable Turnover |
9.61 | 9.71 | 9.33 | 8.76 | 8.50 | 7.79 | 8.27 | 8.62 | 9.36 | 8.95 |
Accounts Payable Turnover |
9.53 | 11.19 | 11.62 | 10.17 | 10.35 | 10.71 | 12.94 | 14.42 | 13.82 | 13.34 |
Inventory Turnover |
2.88 | 2.83 | 2.66 | 2.89 | 4.15 | 4.19 | 3.76 | 3.80 | 3.82 | 3.66 |
Average Days of Payables |
40.17 | 34.39 | 29.48 | 33.55 | 38.42 | 39.45 | 32.45 | 26.13 | 26.52 | 29.30 |
Days of Inventory on Hand |
123.64 | 122.59 | 129.46 | 145.92 | 107.22 | 84.50 | 101.35 | 101.40 | 98.10 | 103.55 |
Average Receivables |
325.76 | 329.56 | 354.84 | 381.09 | 388.58 | 345.95 | 288.02 | 256.89 | 219.51 | 204.28 |
Average Payables |
223.61 | 201.75 | 203.29 | 230.61 | 225.39 | 177.24 | 129.75 | 106.77 | 102.85 | 95.65 |
Average Inventory |
740.02 | 798.07 | 888.09 | 811.62 | 562.43 | 452.91 | 447.01 | 404.96 | 372.05 | 348.98 |
Average Assets |
3,589.54 | 3,466.04 | 3,330.33 | 3,199.34 | 2,728.02 | 2,182.19 | 1,966.11 | 1,607.06 | 1,243.79 | 1,156.14 |
Average Common Equity |
1,571.24 | 1,505.18 | 1,393.76 | 1,279.13 | 1,150.61 | 1,036.93 | 974.51 | 794.99 | 595.86 | 530.48 |
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