# Central Garden & Pet Company Nonvoting (CENTA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Household Products. Price $39.87, market value $2.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 14.8×** (5-yr avg 15.3×, 3-yr avg 16.1×). Central Garden & Pet Company Nonvoting trades at 14.8× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 15.3×. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 12.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.22**. A PEG of 0.22 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.8×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.4×**. The shares trade at 1.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.5×**. Enterprise value is 8.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 13.8%** (5-yr avg 9.3%). Free cash flow equals 13.8% of the market value, above its five-year average of 9.3%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 6.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 32.5%**. Central Garden & Pet Company Nonvoting keeps 32.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 8.1%**. 8.1% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 5.2%**. 5.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 10.3%**. 10.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 10.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 10.4%.
- **Return on assets: 4.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -2.2%** (3-yr -2.1%/yr, 5-yr 3.0%/yr). Revenue fell 2.2% over the last year, against 3.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 57.4%** (3-yr 4.4%/yr, 5-yr 7.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 57.4%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.75**. Debt is 0.75 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.9×**. It would take 0.9 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 3.67** (quick 3.67). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 3.67 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 8/9**. 8 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Central Garden & Pet Company Nonvoting does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover Central Garden & Pet Company Nonvoting; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $46.25 (+16% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 45.4%** (YTD 38.5%, 3-mo 5.9%). The shares are up 45.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -2.3%** (45.5% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 77**. An RSI of 77 is in overbought territory; short-term pullbacks are common from here.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.26** (volatility 26%). Beta of 0.26 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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