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CENT vs V // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ) VS. Visa Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CENT 4
— V 7
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: CENT
LAST: $45.10 (+1.51%) • MKT CAP: $2.82B
valuation
11.5x
LAST: $410.54 (+2.48%) • MKT CAP: $733.53B
valuation
28.9x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CENT VS. V)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CENT | V | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 31.90% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.70% | 32.30% | -22.60 | V | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 11.5x | 28.9x | -17.40 | CENT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 10.31% | 2.90% | +7.41 | CENT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.00% | 60.00% | -52.00 | V | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.20% | 50.10% | -44.90 | V | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -2.20% | 11.30% | -13.50 | V | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.63% | -0.63 | V | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 9.09 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 9/9 | -1.00 | V | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 72.4 | 65.6 | +6.78 | CENT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.06 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 16.1x | 34.0x | -17.90 | CENT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.82B | $733.53B | -$730.71B | V | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CENT REV | V REV | CENT GROSS % | V GROSS % | CENT FCF | V FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.13B | $40.00B | 31.9% | — | $291.1M | $21.26B |
| FY 2024 | $3.20B | $35.93B | 29.5% | — | $351.8M | $18.33B |
| FY 2023 | $3.31B | $32.65B | — | — | $381.6M | $19.29B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CENT // BETA —
V // BETA 1.06