Central Garden & Pet vs Energizer
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I put Central Garden & Pet and Energizer side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Central Garden & Pet is the larger business, with $3.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.0B for Energizer.
- Energizer grew revenue faster (2.3%, against −2.2%).
- Central Garden & Pet turned more of its sales into free cash flow (9.3% FCF margin, against 2.1%).
- Energizer earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (11.1%, against 9.7%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 9 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Central Garden & Pet
CENT
5/9
5-year growthFCF marginPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Energizer
ENR
4/9
Revenue growthGross marginNet marginReturn on capital
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | CENT FY25 | ENR FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.8B | $1.5B |
| Revenue | $3.1B | $3.0B |
| Free cash flow | $291M | $63.2M |
| Net income | $163M | $239M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −2.2% | 2.3% |
| 5-year growth | 3.0% | 1.5% |
| Share count change | −4.6% | −1.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 31.9% | 41.8% |
| Operating margin | 8.0% | — |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 8.1% |
| FCF margin | 9.3% | 2.1% |
| Return on capital | 9.7% | 11.1% |
| Return on equity | 10.4% | — |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $309M | $3.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.9x | 5.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $155M | $177M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 16.8x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 7 |
Ten years
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Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.