NASD · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods · USA
Central Garden & Pet Co is a mid cap company (market value between $2 billion and $10 billion) in the Packaged Foods industry.
Intrinsic value, DCF valuation, financial health and value investing analysis for the Central Garden & Pet Co stock.
Slightly undervalued: intrinsic value $55.72 per share, market price $45.58, margin of safety 18.2% (as of 2026-10-30).
Discounting its cash flows at 7.6% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $55.72; the price of $45.58 is 18% below that value, and 80% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score: 71/100 on 11 of 12 signals (Clear Leak).
17 more funds hold it; the full list is part of the paid plan.
11 more in this industry show a wider margin of safety.
CENT is slightly undervalued (as of the 2026-10-30 close). Discounting its cash flows at 7.6% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $55.72; the price of $45.58 is 18% below that value, and 80% of that value comes from beyond year five.
$55.72 per share (as of the 2026-10-30 close), against a market price of $45.58. That is a margin of safety of 18.2%. The value is the average of the valuation methods that apply to this company, recomputed every night after the US close.
71 out of 100, which we rate "Clear Leak", on 11 of 12 value investing signals.