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Central Garden & Pet Company

$38.27 -$0.18 (-0.47%) 1D After hours
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Key Metrics

$2.41B
Market cap
14.03×
P/E · TTM
$3.16B
Revenue · TTM
$171.46M
Net income
EPS · TTM $2.77
Dividend yield —
Free cash flow $282.42M
Beta · 1Y 0.40
EBITDA · TTM $311.88M
Gross margin 32.2%

The Story So Far

LAST 6 MONTHS PRIMARY SOURCES ONLY
  • Jul 27
    A material event was filed (Form 8-K).

    8-K - CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (0000887733) (Filer)

    RECEIPT: SEC FORM 8-K, TIMESTAMPED
  • Jul 16
    Money rotated out of high-beta cohorts market-wide.

    High-beta names lagged the blue-chips by 20.3 points over ten sessions around this date. Stocks in that cohort weren't falling alone — they fell together.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION GAUGE, LIVE

The story updates itself as events post · The wolf reports; you decide

Snapshot

Market cap$2.41B
Enterprise value$2.95B
Shares outstanding62.6M
52-wk range$25.97 – $39.99
Avg volume · 20D272.8K
Net cash −$539.36M
Book value / share$26.66
IndustryWholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods
ExchangeNASDAQ
About Central Garden & Pet Company
IPO dateFeb 6, 2007
Employees6000

Central Garden & Pet Co offers solutions that support healthier pets, greener lawns, and thriving gardens.

Wolf Grade COMING SOON

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The wolf is in training. Composite grades vs sector — profitability, health, value, momentum — arrive with the percentile engine. Methodology will be public.

Valuation

P/E14.03
P/S0.76
P/FCF8.52
EV/EBITDA9.44
EV/Sales0.93
Graham №$40.75

Profitability

Gross 32.2%
Operating 7.2%
Net 5.4%
FCF 8.9%
ROE / ROIC 10.7% · 7.8%

Financial Health

Current ratio3.45
Quick ratio2.16
Debt / equity0.72
Debt / EBITDA 3.82
Net cash −$539.36M
Working capital$1.48B

Cash Flow · TTM

Operating CF $328.34M
Capex −$45.92M
Free cash flow $282.42M
Buybacks $84.70M
Dividends paid —
Shareholder yield 3.5%

Piotroski F-Score

7 / 9
Strong fundamentals · 7 of 9 signals passing

Altman Z-Score

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Insufficient balance-sheet inputs

Graham Number vs Price

$40.75 vs $38.27
Trades below classic defensive value — Graham-cheap
Fundamentals through 2026-03-28 · computed by TickerWolf from SEC filings