Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 12.72 as of 2026-10-06T12:01:33.393Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-10-06T10:03:07.482Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. The calculation uses the separately dated price and estimate available at its as-of time.
Calculation as of: 2026-10-06T12:01:33.393Z.
Quote observation: 2026-10-05T20:00:01.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: 39df189dac64958d0b8f5150ff0732a353588437a73787b03d155121781d1d38
Forward PE Ratio (12.72) = Dated Quote Price ($39.70) / Consensus Forward EPS ($3.12)
FORWARD PE RATIO
12.72
SECTOR MEDIAN · CONSUMER DEFENSIVE
14.72
median of 56 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-13.59%
vs the sector median at left
Central Garden & Pet Company
Market Cap
$2.48B
Forward PE Ratio
12.72
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) | $2.48B | 12.72 |
| Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA)vs › | $2.46B | 10.97 |
| Coty Inc. (COTY)vs › | $2.39B | 8.36 |
| The Andersons, Inc. (ANDE)vs › | $2.28B | 12.24 |
| The Marzetti Company (MZTI)vs › | $2.73B | 14.77 |
| National Beverage Corp. (FIZZ)vs › | $2.79B | 16.36 |
| Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (TR)vs › | $2.82B | N/A |
| Freshpet, Inc. (FRPT)vs › | $3.01B | 31.72 |
| Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (CALM)vs › | $3.05B | N/A |
| The Vita Coco Company, Inc. (COCO)vs › | $3.18B | 28.09 |
Trailing P/E
14.8
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
12.7
consensus EPS · fiscal year ending 2027-09-27
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $3.12 implies +16.4% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $2.68.
At the dated quote price of $39.70, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-09-27 | $3.12 | $3.02 – $3.31 | 2 | 12.7x |
| 2028-09-27 | $3.32 | $3.21 – $3.41 | 1 | 12.0x |
| 2029-09-27 | $3.83 | $3.70 – $3.92 | 1 | 10.4x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
