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CENTA

Central Garden & Pet Company A

Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

34.20$ -1.6% vs. previous close Closing price · As of: Sep 23, 2026

Statements

Ratios

Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.

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Ratios CENTA
Line item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Valuation
– – – – – – – – – – – 16.1 – 9.3 11.8 11.4 22.1 – 35.9 20.0 22.8 19.6 11.4 13.8 13.1 12.5 9.8 13.6 19.4 11.6
– – – – – – – – – – – 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.6
– – – – – – – – – – – 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.3 1.8 2.4 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2
– – – – – – – – – – – 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7
– – – – – – – – – – – 8.5 – 6.0 6.1 6.5 8.2 10.0 6.4 7.5 7.8 9.6 7.6 6.9 5.7 7.4 6.6 8.0 8.9 6.3
– – – – – – – – – – – – 3.7 3.0 4.9 16.5 9.4 – 2.9 9.8 8.2 22.1 18.5 7.4 7.1 11.1 – 5.2 6.0 6.5
– – – – – – – – – – – -4.1% 27.1% 33.5% 20.5% 6.0% 10.6% -20.1% 34.6% 10.2% 12.2% 4.5% 5.4% 13.6% 14.0% 9.0% -10.0% 19.1% 16.8% 15.5%
Margins
14.1% 18.0% 23.3% 24.3% 27.4% 27.8% 29.7% 29.1% 30.3% 32.1% 33.0% 32.0% 30.6% 32.7% 33.8% 30.3% 30.2% 28.1% 28.3% 29.6% 30.2% 30.8% 30.5% 29.5% 29.0% 29.4% 29.7% 28.6% 29.5% 31.1%
1.6% 2.0% 2.8% 5.7% 5.2% 6.0% 1.2% 4.1% 5.5% 5.8% 5.9% 8.0% 5.7% 6.4% 6.4% 5.4% 4.4% 2.4% 3.5% 5.5% 7.1% 7.6% 7.6% 6.4% 7.3% 7.8% 7.8% 6.4% 5.8% 8.5%
1.4% 2.1% 2.6% 1.6% -0.9% -0.6% -7.8% 3.0% 3.3% 3.9% 4.0% 1.9% -15.7% 4.1% 3.0% 1.7% 1.2% -0.1% 0.5% 1.9% 2.4% 3.8% 5.6% 3.9% 4.5% 4.6% 4.6% 3.8% 3.4% 5.2%
-5.7% 0.7% -16.1% 2.0% 1.7% 2.2% 5.7% 2.9% 3.6% 2.8% 2.9% -1.3% 5.4% 12.7% 7.3% 1.2% 2.9% -3.2% 6.8% 4.0% 6.8% 3.4% 3.4% 7.3% 8.2% 5.2% -4.5% 9.9% 11.0% 9.3%
Returns
6.5% 6.2% 5.7% 4.9% -2.5% -1.6% -22.2% 8.1% 8.7% 9.8% 9.0% 4.2% -52.5% 12.1% 8.6% 6.2% 4.6% -0.4% 1.8% 6.3% 8.0% 12.4% 13.0% 9.3% 11.2% 12.4% 11.4% 8.7% 6.9% 10.3%
3.0% 3.1% 3.6% 2.6% -1.2% -0.8% -11.4% 4.2% 4.3% 5.1% 4.3% 2.0% -21.2% 5.7% 4.1% 2.6% 1.8% -0.2% 0.8% 2.8% 3.7% 6.0% 6.5% 4.6% 5.2% 4.9% 4.6% 3.7% 3.0% 4.5%
Balance Sheet & Debt
28 -100 -2.2 89 277 270 202 173 294 294 540 589 496 322 309 424 401 457 372 353 302 363 210 195 75 800 1,057 750 494 366
1.4 -2.4 0.0 1.2 7.3 17.4 3.8 2.0 2.9 2.9 3.4 4.5 – 2.1 2.2 3.7 3.8 6.3 3.4 2.7 1.8 1.8 1.0 0.9 0.3 2.2 2.7 2.4 1.7 1.0
45.7% 50.4% 63.4% 51.9% 49.0% 49.7% 51.6% 51.3% 49.7% 51.8% 47.4% 47.2% 40.4% 47.4% 46.9% 41.8% 40.4% 40.4% 42.2% 44.5% 45.6% 48.6% 49.9% 49.2% 46.0% 39.2% 40.6% 43.0% 43.8% 43.7%
0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8
Per Share
1.42 1.07 1.02 0.89 -0.63 -0.39 -3.64 1.73 1.97 2.50 0.95 0.45 -3.76 0.94 0.70 0.50 0.44 -0.04 0.18 0.64 0.87 1.52 2.32 1.61 2.20 2.75 2.80 2.35 1.62 2.55
105.06 51.13 39.23 55.97 72.14 61.03 46.84 57.02 60.35 64.14 23.48 23.19 23.98 22.97 23.41 28.75 35.14 34.38 32.48 33.26 35.81 39.65 41.53 41.36 49.24 59.80 61.34 61.96 47.87 49.03
21.98 17.13 17.84 18.07 24.70 24.74 16.41 21.17 22.72 25.42 10.53 10.78 7.15 7.76 8.15 8.06 9.59 9.75 9.81 10.18 10.83 12.27 17.86 17.29 19.67 22.12 24.51 27.17 23.27 24.81
-6.00 0.34 -6.30 1.13 1.25 1.35 2.69 1.66 2.20 1.81 0.69 -0.30 1.30 2.92 1.71 0.34 1.02 -1.11 2.21 1.32 2.42 1.34 1.43 3.01 4.04 3.09 -2.74 6.13 5.26 4.56

Data as of: September 23, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)

Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.

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