Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $38.44 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $2.38B and a trailing P/E of 13.9. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.
Central Garden & Pet Company distributes lawn and garden supplies and pet products in the United States through two segments: Pet and Garden. It sells items such as dog and cat supplies, aquatics and small-animal products, animal health and insect control, and lawn and garden categories including seed, bird products, fertilizers, and live plants under brands including Aqueon, Cadet, Comfort Zone, Farnam, Four Paws, Kaytee, K&H Pet Products, Nylabone, and Zilla.
Central Garden & Pet Company produces and distributes lawn and garden products and pet supplies, and makes money by selling these products through its wholesale operations in the United States.
The company’s segment-level profitability is heavily concentrated in the Pet segment, with Pet contributing materially more adjusted EBITDA (0.06B) than Garden (0.01B), so earnings power depends on how well Pet products perform versus Garden.
| Pet | $0.4B |
| Garden | $0.2B |
| Other | $0.3B |
Business quality (Solid): Segment disclosure is limited to Pet and Garden net sales and segment adjusted EBITDA, and the segment net sales shown (0.42B and 0.2B) sum to 0.62B, which does not reconcile to the reported total revenue of 0.9B for the period.
Valuation: At 14× earnings, CENTA trades 43% below the Wholesale average (24×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.
| Price | $38.44 |
| Market Cap | $2.38B |
| P/E Ratio | 13.9 |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.5 |
| Price / Book | 1.44 |
| Price / Sales | 0.75 |
| FCF Yield | 11.9% |
| DCF Value (model) | $39.82 |
| DCF Upside vs Price | 3.6% |
| Revenue (TTM) | $3.13B |
| Net Margin | 5.2% |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.7% |
| EPS Growth (YoY) | 30.3% |
| FCF Growth (YoY) | 4.5% |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.68 (grey) |
| Piotroski F-Score | 8/9 (strong) |
| Stock P/E | 13.9 |
| Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary) | 20.7 |
| Industry P/E (Wholesale) | 24.0 |
| vs Sector | -33.0% |
| vs Industry | -42.1% |
| Top Institutional Holder | BlackRock, Inc. ($259.09M) |
| Institutional Holders Tracked | 10 |
| Congressional Trades (recent) | 3 |
| Sector | Consumer Discretionary |
| Industry | Wholesale |
| CEO | Nicholas Lahanas |
| Employees | 6,000 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 2007-02-06 |
Data as of 2026-08-21.
Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.