CENTA
Central Garden & Pet Company
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods · NMS
$35.31
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$2.2B
Total market value of the company
Trailing P/E
12.60
Reasonably valued
Forward P/E
11.19
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+8.7%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
5.4%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
ROE
10.8%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$46.00
+30% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
NONE
Consensus view from 4 analysts covering this stock
About Central Garden & Pet Company

Central Garden & Pet Company produces and distributes various products for the lawn and garden, and pet supplies markets in the United States. It operates through two segments: Pet and Garden. The Pet segment provides dog and cat supplies, such as dog treats and chews, toys, pet beds and containment, grooming items, waste management, and training pads; supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles, and pet birds, including toys, enclosures, habitats, bedding, and food and supplements; products for equine and livestock; animal and household health and insect control products; aquariums and terrariums, including fixtures and stands, water conditioners and supplements, water pumps and filters, and lighting systems and accessories; and live fish and small animals, as well as outdoor cushions. This segment sells its products under the Aqueon, Cadet, Comfort Zone, Farnam, Four Paws, K&H Pet Products, Kaytee, Nylabone, and Zilla brands. Its Garden segment offers lawn and garden supplies products that include grass seed; vegetable; flower and herb packet seed; wild bird feed, bird feeders, bird houses, and other birding accessories; fertilizers; decorative products; live plants; and weed and grass, as well as other herbicides, insecticide, and pesticide products. This segment sells its lawn and garden supplies products under the Amdro, Ferry-Morse, Pennington, and Sevin brands. The company sells its products to independent distributors, big-box retailers, national and regional retail chains, eCommerce and online retailers, grocery stores, nurseries, and mass merchants. Central Garden & Pet Company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.

https://www.central.com

Country: United States Employees: 6,000 Industry: Packaged Foods
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime
ACCUMULATION
Smart money appears to be building positions quietly
Sharpe Ratio
-0.003
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
Kelly Fraction
-0.0100
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
Calmar Ratio
-0.144
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-4.5%
Historical annualised return based on price data
Max Drawdown
-31.3%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
HMM State
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
125
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta
0.54
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$37.71
6% below the year high
52W Low
$25.97
36% above the year low
Avg Volume
304,711
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
Short Ratio
3.4
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
2.8%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
Div Yield
N/A
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
EPS (TTM)
$2.75
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity
85.85
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
Current Ratio
3.45
Strong balance sheet — comfortably covers short-term obligations
Quick Ratio
2.08
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
32.2%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
12.6%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
Free Cash Flow
$238M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$3.2B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$171M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
4
Target High
$50.00
Target Median
$46.00
Target Low
$32.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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