Central Garden & Pet Co (CENTA)

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.

Our verdict on CENTA

Undervalued: intrinsic value $50.03 per share, market price $39.12, margin of safety 21.8% (as of 2026-10-30).

Discounting its cash flows at 7.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $50.03; the price of $39.12 is 22% below that value, and 81% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score: 73/100 on 11 of 12 signals (Clear Leak).

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Is CENTA undervalued or overvalued?

CENTA is undervalued (as of the 2026-10-30 close). Discounting its cash flows at 7.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $50.03; the price of $39.12 is 22% below that value, and 81% of that value comes from beyond year five.

What is the intrinsic value of CENTA?

$50.03 per share (as of the 2026-10-30 close), against a market price of $39.12. That is a margin of safety of 21.8%. The value is the average of the valuation methods that apply to this company, recomputed every night after the US close.

What is Central Garden & Pet Co's Leak Score?

73 out of 100, which we rate "Clear Leak", on 11 of 12 value investing signals.