Central Garden & Pet EV/EBIT CENT

Enterprise value divided by operating profit over the last twelve months, one-off items taken out, since 2012.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 12.1×
10-year median: 11.7×
Against its 10-year history: 60th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 8.0× to 16.9×
Peer median: 15.8×

Central Garden & Pet's EV/EBIT is 12.1× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is above its ten-year median of 11.7×, close to the middle of its last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 8.0× in Aug 2019 to 16.9× in May 2024.

The median for 10 food Distribution stocks of a similar size is 15.8×.

EV/EBIT over time

median 11.7×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	12.1×	9.2×	12.9×
2025	9.4×	9.2×	14.4×
2024	14.6×	12.7×	16.9×
2023	15.7×	10.0×	15.7×
2022	10.0×	9.8×	12.2×
2021	11.9×	8.9×	13.3×
2020	8.4×	8.0×	13.4×
2019	10.2×	8.0×	11.9×
2018	10.5×	9.7×	14.9×
2017	12.5×	10.8×	12.9×
2016	11.5×	7.9×	13.5×
2015	8.4×	7.2×	13.1×
2014	12.8×	8.4×	26.6×
2013	8.7×	7.2×	10.1×
2012	8.5×	7.7×	9.3×

Against its peers

Companies in Food Distribution nearest Central Garden & Pet's size, closest first, today.

Company	EV/EBIT
CENTCentral Garden & Pet	12.1×
UNFIUnited Natural Foods	16.6×
HWKNHawkins	25.3×
ASHAshland	31.2×
ANDEAndersons	12.7×
SEBSeaboard	10.2×
CHEFChefs' Warehouse	27.0×
UVVUniversal	11.4×
CAPLCrossAmerica Partners	13.8×
DPZDominos Pizza	15.0×
PFGCPerformance Food	23.4×
Peer median	15.8×

Where Central Garden & Pet ranks

What the EV/EBIT tells you

What the whole business costs against its operating profit. Enterprise value is the market value plus borrowings and minority interests, less cash. EBIT is operating profit before interest and tax, with one-offs taken out. Unlike PE it is not moved by how a company is financed.

Leases are left out of debt for every company. Banks earn on their balance sheet, so EV/EBIT does not describe them.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.