Central Garden & Pet vs Reynolds Consumer Products
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I put Central Garden & Pet and Reynolds Consumer Products side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Reynolds Consumer Products is the larger business, with $3.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.1B for Central Garden & Pet.
- Reynolds Consumer Products grew revenue faster (0.7%, against −2.2%).
- Central Garden & Pet turned more of its sales into free cash flow (9.3% FCF margin, against 8.5%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Central Garden & Pet’s earnings: a P/E of 16.8x against 14.7x for Reynolds Consumer Products.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Central Garden & Pet
CENT
6/10
5-year growthGross marginFCF marginPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Reynolds Consumer Products
REYN
4/10
Revenue growthNet marginReturn on capitalReturn on equity
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | CENT FY25 | REYN FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.8B | $4.9B |
| Revenue | $3.1B | $3.7B |
| Free cash flow | $291M | $316M |
| Net income | $163M | $301M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −2.2% | 0.7% |
| 5-year growth | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| Share count change | −4.6% | 0.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 31.9% | 24.6% |
| Operating margin | 8.0% | — |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 8.1% |
| FCF margin | 9.3% | 8.5% |
| Return on capital | 9.7% | 9.9% |
| Return on equity | 10.4% | 13.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $309M | $1.5B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.9x | 2.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $155M | $192M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 16.8x | 14.7x |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 5 |
Ten years
Revenue
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.