Central Garden & Pet Company
$813.35M- Market cap
- $504.08M
- Debt
- +$1.19B
- Cash
- −$882.49M
Capital structure 30% equity / 70% debt · EV / Revenue 0.26x · EV / EBITDA 2.25x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: CENT stock price at discount vs CVI $41.16 current versus $429.82 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at CVI's multiple
Implied fair value · at CENT's multiple
Snapshot Sep 8, 11:14 AM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Value edge
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: CENT FY 2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025) · CVI FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 30% equity / 70% debt · EV / Revenue 0.26x · EV / EBITDA 2.25x
Capital structure 72% equity / 28% debt · EV / Revenue 0.81x · EV / EBITDA 36.57x
CVI carries the larger enterprise value at $5.82B against $813.35M; CENT trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (0.26x vs 0.81x); CENT on the lower EV / EBITDA (2.25x vs 36.57x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
Central Garden & Pet Company · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
CVR ENERGY, INC · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.75x
2.40x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
0.86x
7.80x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$882.49M
$511.00M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
$1.19B
$1.75B
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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