CENTRAL GARDEN AND PET CO-A (CENTA) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

Q: Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for CENTRAL GARDEN AND PET CO-A?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to CENTA.

NASDAQ:CENTA • US1535272058

32.65 USD

+0.39 (+1.21%)

At close: Apr 8, 2026

32.65 USD

0 (0%)

After Hours: 4/8/2026, 8:21:16 PM

This CENTA fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

1. CENTA Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year CENTA was profitable.
In the past year CENTA had a positive cash flow from operations.
In the past 5 years CENTA has always been profitable.
Of the past 5 years CENTA 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of 4.27%, CENTA is not doing good in the industry: 75.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
The Return On Equity of CENTA (9.88%) is worse than 66.67% of its industry peers.
With a Return On Invested Capital value of 6.30%, CENTA is not doing good in the industry: 75.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
CENTA had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 6.05%. This is significantly below the industry average of 14.94%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (6.30%) for CENTA is above the 3 year average (6.05%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	4.27%
ROE	9.88%
ROIC	6.3%

ROA(3y)3.75%

ROA(5y)4.15%

ROE(3y)8.63%

ROE(5y)9.94%

ROIC(3y)6.05%

ROIC(5y)6.55%

1.3 Margins

CENTA has a worse Profit Margin (5.04%) than 75.00% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of CENTA has grown nicely.
CENTA has a worse Operating Margin (8.21%) than 75.00% of its industry peers.
CENTA's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
CENTA's Gross Margin of 32.29% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CENTA is outperformed by 66.67% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CENTA has grown nicely.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	8.21%
PM (TTM)	5.04%
GM	32.29%

OM growth 3Y2.97%

OM growth 5Y2.97%

PM growth 3Y4.51%

PM growth 5Y3.05%

GM growth 3Y2.55%

GM growth 5Y1.64%

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2. CENTA Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

CENTA has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for CENTA has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, CENTA has more shares outstanding
Compared to 1 year ago, CENTA has an improved debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 2.51 indicates that CENTA is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
With a Altman-Z score value of 2.51, CENTA is not doing good in the industry: 75.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
CENTA has a debt to FCF ratio of 4.18. This is a neutral value as CENTA would need 4.18 years to pay back of all of its debts.
With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 4.18, CENTA perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 41.67% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.76 indicates that CENTA is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
CENTA has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.76) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.76
Debt/FCF	4.18
Altman-Z	2.51

ROIC/WACC0.9

WACC7.02%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 3.42 indicates that CENTA has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 3.42, CENTA belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 91.67% of the companies in the same industry.
CENTA has a Quick Ratio of 1.97. This is a normal value and indicates that CENTA is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of CENTA (1.97) is better than 83.33% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	3.42
Quick Ratio	1.97

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3. CENTA Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 16.24% over the past year.
The Earnings Per Share has been growing slightly by 3.68% on average over the past years.
Looking at the last year, CENTA shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -4.11% in the last year.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 3.03% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)16.24%

EPS 3Y-0.72%

EPS 5Y3.68%

EPS Q2Q%0%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.11%

Revenue growth 3Y-2.14%

Revenue growth 5Y3.03%

Sales Q2Q%-5.95%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 8.34% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 3.37% on average over the next years.

EPS Next Y6.65%

EPS Next 2Y5.96%

EPS Next 3Y6.04%

EPS Next 5Y8.34%

Revenue Next Year0.28%

Revenue Next 2Y1.16%

Revenue Next 3Y2.17%

Revenue Next 5Y3.37%

3.3 Evolution

The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.

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4. CENTA Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

A Price/Earnings ratio of 12.00 indicates a correct valuation of CENTA.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, CENTA is valued cheaper than 91.67% of the companies in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of CENTA to the average of the S&P500 Index (26.91), we can say CENTA is valued rather cheaply.
CENTA is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 10.69.
91.67% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CENTA, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CENTA to the average of the S&P500 Index (23.69), we can say CENTA is valued rather cheaply.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	12
Fwd PE	10.69

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of CENTA indicates a rather cheap valuation: CENTA is cheaper than 100.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of CENTA indicates a rather cheap valuation: CENTA is cheaper than 91.67% of the companies listed in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	7.13
EV/EBITDA	7.43

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.

PEG (NY)1.81

PEG (5Y)3.26

EPS Next 2Y5.96%

EPS Next 3Y6.04%

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5. CENTA Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

No dividends for CENTA!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0%

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CENTA Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

CENTRAL GARDEN AND PET CO-A

NASDAQ:CENTA (4/8/2026, 8:21:16 PM)

After market: 32.65 0 (0%)

32.65

+0.39 (+1.21%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorConsumer Staples

GICS IndustryGroupHousehold & Personal Products

GICS IndustryHousehold Products

Earnings (Last)02-04 2026-02-04/amc

Earnings (Next)05-05 2026-05-05

Inst Owners97.02%

Inst Owner Change0%

Ins Owners15.97%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap2.03B

Revenue(TTM)3.09B

Net Income(TTM)155.68M

Analysts81.82

Price Target43.48 (33.17%)

Short Float %13.11%

Short Ratio3.47

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0%

Yearly DividendN/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DPN/A

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)2

Avg EPS beat(2)51.97%

Min EPS beat(2)49.19%

Max EPS beat(2)54.75%

EPS beat(4)4

Avg EPS beat(4)30.19%

Min EPS beat(4)7.2%

Max EPS beat(4)54.75%

EPS beat(8)8

Avg EPS beat(8)289.75%

EPS beat(12)10

Avg EPS beat(12)200.42%

EPS beat(16)13

Avg EPS beat(16)104.47%

Revenue beat(2)1

Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.21%

Min Revenue beat(2)-3.57%

Max Revenue beat(2)1.15%

Revenue beat(4)1

Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.63%

Min Revenue beat(4)-7.03%

Max Revenue beat(4)1.15%

Revenue beat(8)2

Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.8%

Revenue beat(12)4

Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.09%

Revenue beat(16)5

Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.86%

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)9.23%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)0.12%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)2.06%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.23%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.56%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	12
Fwd PE	10.69
P/S	0.66
P/FCF	7.13
P/OCF	6.14
P/B	1.29
P/tB	3.51
EV/EBITDA	7.43

EPS(TTM)2.72

EY8.33%

EPS(NY)3.05

Fwd EY9.35%

FCF(TTM)4.58

FCFY14.02%

OCF(TTM)5.32

OCFY16.29%

SpS49.62

BVpS25.3

TBVpS9.31

PEG (NY)1.81

PEG (5Y)3.26

Graham Number39.35

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	4.27%
ROE	9.88%
ROCE	8.26%
ROIC	6.3%
ROICexc	8.23%
ROICexgc	14.29%
OM	8.21%
PM (TTM)	5.04%
GM	32.29%
FCFM	9.22%

ROA(3y)3.75%

ROA(5y)4.15%

ROE(3y)8.63%

ROE(5y)9.94%

ROIC(3y)6.05%

ROIC(5y)6.55%

ROICexc(3y)7.94%

ROICexc(5y)8.07%

ROICexgc(3y)14.31%

ROICexgc(5y)13.5%

ROCE(3y)7.94%

ROCE(5y)8.59%

ROICexgc growth 3Y9.66%

ROICexgc growth 5Y-1.69%

ROICexc growth 3Y6.99%

ROICexc growth 5Y-5.35%

OM growth 3Y2.97%

OM growth 5Y2.97%

PM growth 3Y4.51%

PM growth 5Y3.05%

GM growth 3Y2.55%

GM growth 5Y1.64%

F-Score7

Asset Turnover0.85

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.76
Debt/FCF	4.18
Debt/EBITDA	3.54
Cap/Depr	55.17%
Cap/Sales	1.49%
Interest Coverage	4.39
Cash Conversion	98.19%
Profit Quality	183.07%
Current Ratio	3.42
Quick Ratio	1.97
Altman-Z	2.51

F-Score7

WACC7.02%

ROIC/WACC0.9

Cap/Depr(3y)52.62%

Cap/Depr(5y)81.55%

Cap/Sales(3y)1.43%

Cap/Sales(5y)2.04%

Profit Quality(3y)255.11%

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)16.24%

EPS 3Y-0.72%

EPS 5Y3.68%

EPS Q2Q%0%

EPS Next Y6.65%

EPS Next 2Y5.96%

EPS Next 3Y6.04%

EPS Next 5Y8.34%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.11%

Revenue growth 3Y-2.14%

Revenue growth 5Y3.03%

Sales Q2Q%-5.95%

Revenue Next Year0.28%

Revenue Next 2Y1.16%

Revenue Next 3Y2.17%

Revenue Next 5Y3.37%

EBIT growth 1Y14.56%

EBIT growth 3Y0.77%

EBIT growth 5Y6.09%

EBIT Next Year43.95%

EBIT Next 3Y9.49%

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-13.31%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5Y5.64%

OCF growth 1Y-11.74%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5Y4.7%

CENTRAL GARDEN AND PET CO-A / CENTA Fundamental Analysis FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for CENTRAL GARDEN AND PET CO-A?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to CENTA.

What is the valuation status of CENTRAL GARDEN AND PET CO-A (CENTA) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to CENTRAL GARDEN AND PET CO-A (CENTA). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.

Can you provide the profitability details for CENTRAL GARDEN AND PET CO-A?

CENTRAL GARDEN AND PET CO-A (CENTA) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.

What is the financial health of CENTRAL GARDEN AND PET CO-A (CENTA) stock?

The financial health rating of CENTRAL GARDEN AND PET CO-A (CENTA) is 5 / 10.

Can you provide the expected EPS growth for CENTA stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CENTRAL GARDEN AND PET CO-A (CENTA) is expected to grow by 6.65% in the next year.