Central Garden & Pet Company risk profile
42 Elevated one input has moved against it
Measured 1 September 2026 from CENT's filed statements. Recomputed nightly.
42 (Elevated), driven by Competitive position at 59, over 5 weighted categories on the MANUFACTURER profile.
What is measured
| Mechanism | Reading | Band | Direction | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market expectation | 24 | Normal | Stable | One-year price volatility — 26.4% |
| Operating pressure | 40 | Elevated | Easing | Costs outgrowing revenue — -2.3 percentage points |
| Cash conversion | 19 | Contained | Worsening | Capital spending against operating cash — 0.12x |
| Leverage and coverage | 23 | Normal | Easing | Interest cover — 5.81x |
| Competitive position | 59 | Elevated | Stable | Revenue-growth gap against peers — -18.5 percentage points |
| Concentration | Reads identified supplier spend, customers above the 10% disclosure threshold and revenue by region. No reading is stored for this company. | |||
These are descriptive readings of disclosed mechanisms, not investment advice, and not a prediction. A band says where a measured input sits, never what to do about it or what happens next.
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