Central Garden And Pet's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Central Garden And Pet (CENT) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Central Garden And Pet vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 3,084M vs 169,426M combined for tracked competitors (1.8% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+14.4% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+31.3%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Central Garden And Pet generated -8.1% revenue growth year over year in Q3 2026, vs 47.3% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 10.2% net margin compares with 7.9% for the peer group.
- Scale: Central Garden And Pet ranks #1 of 7 companies by market capitalization in the Consumer Products industry, holding 56.9% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Central Garden And Pet accounted for 1.6% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 2.5% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.51M compares with $4.63M for the peer group (0.1x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
CENT Sales vs. its Competitors, Q3 2026
Central Garden And Pet reported revenue contraction of 8.09 % year on year in Q3 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 47.32 %.
With a net margin of 10.20 %, Central Garden And Pet achieved higher profitability than its competitors (7.90 %).
Central Garden And Pet generated 1.56 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 2.48 % a year earlier.
Central Garden And Pet vs. its Competitors, Q3 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Central Garden And Pet and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Central Garden and Pet Company | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (2) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (4) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (6) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Central Garden And Pet's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Consumer Products industry grew revenue -6.3% year over year, combined, vs -8.1% for Central Garden And Pet. Central Garden And Pet's share of combined industry revenue moved from 56.82% to 55.74%, a loss of 1.07 percentage points.
Central Garden And Pet's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Garden and Pet Company | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (5) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (3) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (5) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 25.00 % (2 of 8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 25.00 % (2 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
CENT Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
CENT Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
CENT Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
CENT Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillips 66 | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | The Toro Company | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | The J M Smucker Company | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Scotts Miracle gro Co | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Central Garden And Pet's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Central Garden And Pet's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Central Garden and Pet Company
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Central Garden and Pet Company | 2,458.06 | 3,084.08 |
| Phillips 66 | 102,083.79 | 152,167.00 |
| The J M Smucker Company | 12,886.08 | 9,157.10 |
| The Toro Company | 9,279.89 | 4,752.70 |
| Scotts Miracle gro Co | 2,867.65 | 3,348.70 |
| Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc | 1,930.17 | 2,818.60 |
| SUBTOTAL | 131,508.76 | 175,387.40 |
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Sources: Central Garden and Pet Company's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Central Garden And Pet's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| J.M. Smucker Co. | Named by the company | 85% |
| The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company | Named by the company | 85% |
| S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. | Named by the company | 85% |
| Spectrum Brands | Named by the company | 85% |
| Mars, Inc. | Named by the company | 85% |
| Animal Supply Co. | Named by the company | 85% |
| Spectrum Brands | Named by the company | 85% |
| Phillips Pet Food & Supplies | Named by the company | 85% |
| The J M Smucker Company | Named by the company | 85% |
| Phillips 66 | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Central Garden And Pet's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Central Garden And Pet's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Central Garden and Pet Company | Pet Products 52.66 % |
| Phillips 66 | Refining 69.25 % |
| The J M Smucker Company | U.S. Retail Coffee 38.83 % |
| The Toro Company | Professional 79.58 % |
| Scotts Miracle gro Co | United States Consumer 94.35 % |
| Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc | Global Pet Supplies 36.50 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Central Garden And Pet's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Garden and Pet Company | 2,458 | 514,013 | 27,731 |
| Phillips 66 | 102,084 | 12,076,746 | 570,794 |
| The J M Smucker Company | 12,886 | 1,308,157 | 32,786 |
| The Toro Company | 9,280 | 515,086 | 39,374 |
| Scotts Miracle gro Co | 2,868 | 643,981 | 17,481 |
| Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc | 1,930 | 939,533 | 41,967 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 129,051 | 4,633,678 | 215,176 |
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Central Garden And Pet's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Phillips 66 | United States 79.26 % |
| The J M Smucker Company | United States 94.68 % |
| The Toro Company | Non-US 18.11 % |
| Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc | United States 59.39 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Central Garden And Pet's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 6 companies in Central Garden And Pet's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Central Garden And Pet ranks #1 of 6 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 56.88 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 5,041, indicating a highly concentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Garden and Pet Company | 2,424 | 56.88 % |
| 2 | Vestis Corp | 1,811 | 42.49 % |
| 3 | Educational Development Corporation | 11 | 0.26 % |
| 4 | Natural Health Trends Corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 5 | Hydrofarm Holdings Group Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Quest Patent Research Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 0 | STARGUIDE GROUP, INC. | 1,234 | 5.2% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Central Garden And Pet's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Garden and Pet Company | 2,424 | 17.58 % |
| 2 | Vestis Corp | 1,811 | 220.95 % |
| 3 | Educational Development Corporation | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 4 | Natural Health Trends Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 5 | Hydrofarm Holdings Group Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 6 | Quest Patent Research Corporation | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Central Garden And Pet's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Consumer Products industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (5 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 32.54 % | 40.37 % (avg) | -7.8 pp |
| Operating Margin | 8.10 % | industry median | +2.9 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 13.91 % | 16.45 % (avg) | -2.5 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | - | 1.03 % (avg) | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Central Garden And Pet's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Consumer Products industry average (5 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 15.3x | 10.7x | +4.6x |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.7x | 5.9x | +0.9x |
| P/B | 1.6x | 1.3x | +0.2x |
| Return on Equity | 10.13 % | industry aggregate | 14.88 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 5.28 % | 1.40 % (avg) | 3.89 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Central Garden And Pet's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 7.62 % | 7.54 % | 16.68 % | 20.25 % | -2.02 % | 0.34 % | -2.85 % | -4.11 % |
| Operating Margin | 6.93 % | 5.99 % | 7.95 % | 7.52 % | 7.09 % | 6.59 % | 6.36 % | 7.72 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 6.41 % | 5.20 % | 7.49 % | 6.56 % | 5.66 % | 5.21 % | 4.60 % | 5.27 % |
| P/E | 14.4x | 16.1x | 16.7x | 18.2x | 16.3x | 18.3x | 21.0x | 13.2x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Central Garden And Pet's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Central Garden And Pet's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Central Garden And Pet is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Central Garden And Pet's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Central Garden And Pet's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Central Garden And Pet falls in the Cash Cow quadrant: relative market share of 1.34x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue -10.3% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Central Garden And Pet's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Low | Industry HHI of 5,041 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Central Garden And Pet's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Central Garden And Pet's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Central Garden And Pet's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Central Garden And Pet falls in the Medium attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Selective.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Central Garden And Pet's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Market leader by capitalization in its industry (#1 of 6, 56.88 % share).
- Return on equity 14.9 points above the industry aggregate.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+14.4% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
No rule matched.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Losing revenue share to the broader industry (-1.1 points over the past year).
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Central Garden And Pet's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Garden and Pet Company | 1.52 | 3.64 | 0.73 |
| Phillips 66 | 0.17 | 1.23 | 0.74 |
| The J M Smucker Company | - | 0.83 | 1.24 |
| The Toro Company | - | 1.61 | 0.68 |
| Scotts Miracle gro Co | 0.03 | 1.26 | - |
| Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc | 0.23 | 2.31 | 0.31 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Central Garden And Pet's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Garden and Pet Company | Q2 2026 | -8.1 % | -5.7 % |
| Phillips 66 | Q2 2026 | +53.1 % | +327.2 % |
| The J M Smucker Company | Q2 2026 | +5.0 % | - |
| The Toro Company | Q2 2026 | +8.4 % | +43.9 % |
| Scotts Miracle gro Co | Q2 2026 | -1.3 % | -24.7 % |
| Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc | Q1 2026 | +4.9 % | +1,741.7 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +45.2 % | +289.9 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Central Garden And Pet's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Garden and Pet Company | Q2 2026 | -10.0 % | -8.9 % |
| Phillips 66 | Q2 2026 | +50.2 % | - |
| The J M Smucker Company | Q2 2026 | -24.3 % | +4.9 % |
| The Toro Company | Q2 2026 | +7.8 % | +24.2 % |
| Scotts Miracle gro Co | Q2 2026 | +2.6 % | +45.0 % |
| Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc | Q1 2026 | +3.8 % | - |
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Central Garden And Pet's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Garden and Pet Company | 4.50% | 5.38% | 10.13% |
| Phillips 66 | 9.11% | 11.48% | 23.83% |
| The J M Smucker Company | 1.36% | 1.58% | 3.92% |
| The Toro Company | 10.29% | 15.04% | 25.90% |
| Scotts Miracle gro Co | 3.01% | 4.42% | - |
| Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc | 3.66% | 4.33% | 6.61% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Central Garden And Pet's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Central Garden and Pet Company | 14.75 | 0.80 |
| Phillips 66 | 14.48 | 0.67 |
| The J M Smucker Company | 56.21 | 1.41 |
| The Toro Company | 26.02 | 1.95 |
| Scotts Miracle gro Co | 29.91 | 0.86 |
| Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc | 16.24 | 0.68 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 16.10 | 0.75 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.