CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)

Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods

Latest Price

$43.28

TTM P/E

15.74

Normalized P/E

19.27

Div Yield

Book Value

26.90

P/B Ratio

1.61

Valuation metrics

EPS: $2.55

Book value / share: $24.81

Formula: √(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)

Graham Number

$37.73

12% downside

Norm. op. income: $211M (median of 7yr)

Tax rate: 22%

Discount rate: 10%

Growth assumption: zero (EPV is a no-growth value)

Earnings Power Value

$20.78

52% downside

Base FCF: $309M (median of recent 5yr)

Growth: -4%/yr (median YOY, capped at 25%)

Discount rate: 10%

Terminal growth: 3%

Projection horizon: 10 years

DCF Fair Value

$38.70

10% downside

EPS: $2.55

Target P/E: 19×

Formula: EPS × P/E

P/E Fair Value

$48.45

+13% upside

14.2% held by institutions

Institution	Shares	Value	Ownership %	Change	Filing Date
BlackRock, Inc.	1.61M	$59.0M	2.62%	+38.2K	2026-03-31
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC	803.6K	$29.0M	1.31%	-4.7K	2026-03-31
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	649.9K	$23.0M	1.06%	-10.1K	2026-03-31
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC	544.0K	$20.0M	0.89%	--	2026-03-31
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	473.5K	$17.0M	0.77%	--	2026-03-31
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	455.8K	$16.0M	0.74%	-16.5K	2026-03-31
STATE STREET CORP	386.0K	$14.0M	0.63%	+21	2026-03-31
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC	345.8K	$12.0M	0.56%	+41.5K	2026-03-31
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC	181.8K	$6.0M	0.30%	+67.8K	2026-03-31
CSM Advisors, LLC	180.1K	$6.0M	0.29%	--	2026-03-31