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Central Garden & Pet

NSQ:CENT US1535271068
66
  • Value
    31
  • Growth
    47
  • Safety
    Safety
    68
  • Combined
    27
  • Sentiment
    91
  • 360° View
    360° View
    66
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Company Description

Central Garden & Pet Company operates in the garden and pet industries, offering over 65 brands like Amdro, Aqueon, and Kaytee. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $2324 million, profits of $960 million, revenue of $3200 million, and 6100 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 66 (better than 66% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Central Garden & Pet are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for Central Garden & Pet. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 91, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 91% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 68 or better than 68% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 31, meaning that the share price of Central Garden & Pet is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 47. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Sentiment
Country USA
Industry Household Products
Size Large
Website central.com
Index
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Last update: 10-Aug-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
31 39 16 41
Growth
47 33 43 13
Safety
Safety
68 66 81 90
Sentiment
91 82 12 31
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66 53 18 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
69 76 64 60
Opinions Change
50 96 6 7
Pro Holdings
n/a 64 25 67
Market Pulse
85 29 26 32
Sentiment
91 82 12 31
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
31 39 16 41
Growth
47 33 43 13
Safety Safety
68 66 81 90
Combined
27 29 31 30
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
45 49 49 53
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
52 63 33 54
Price vs. Book (P/B)
76 67 67 82
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
31 39 16 41
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
11 24 28 32
Profit Growth
39 61 55 31
Capital Growth
67 51 40 32
Stock Returns
74 41 67 51
Growth
47 33 43 13
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
56 46 57 59
Refinancing
73 87 93 87
Liquidity
56 44 42 65
Safety Safety
68 66 81 90

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