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CENTA vs PG // FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE
Central Garden & Pet Company Nonvoting (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CENTA 5
— PG 7
▲ FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE LEADER: CENTA
LAST: $38.79 (+1.25%) • MKT CAP: $2.43B
forward-pe
13.9x
LAST: $160.59 (+1.47%) • MKT CAP: $372.21B
forward-pe
21.7x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CENTA VS. PG)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CENTA | PG | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 31.90% | 51.20% | -19.30 | PG | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.70% | 25.40% | -15.70 | PG | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 10.2x | 16.2x | -6.00 | CENTA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 11.99% | 3.77% | +8.22 | CENTA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.00% | 24.30% | -16.30 | PG | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.20% | 19.00% | -13.80 | PG | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -2.20% | 0.30% | -2.50 | PG | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.65% | -2.65 | PG | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 5.59 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 7/9 | +1.00 | CENTA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 71.0 | 60.3 | +10.70 | CENTA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.87 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple ACTIVE | 13.9x | 21.7x | -7.80 | CENTA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.43B | $372.21B | -$369.78B | PG | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CENTA REV | PG REV | CENTA GROSS % | PG GROSS % | CENTA FCF | PG FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.13B | $84.28B | 31.9% | 51.2% | $291.1M | $14.04B |
| FY 2024 | $3.20B | $84.04B | 29.5% | 51.4% | $351.8M | $16.52B |
| FY 2023 | $3.31B | $82.01B | — | — | $381.6M | $13.16B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CENTA // BETA —
PG // BETA 0.87