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CENT vs HD // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ) VS. Home Depot Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CENT 5
— HD 7
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: HD
LAST: $47.07 (+3.27%) • MKT CAP: $2.85B
gross-margins
31.90%
LAST: $341.15 (+3.63%) • MKT CAP: $328.44B
gross-margins
33.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CENT VS. HD)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CENT | HD | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 31.90% | 33.30% | -1.40 | HD | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.70% | 32.90% | -23.20 | HD | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.5x | 13.4x | -1.90 | CENT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 10.31% | 2.72% | +7.59 | CENT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.00% | 12.70% | -4.70 | HD | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.20% | 8.60% | -3.40 | HD | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -2.20% | 3.20% | -5.40 | HD | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.79% | -2.79 | HD | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 5.64 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 5/9 | +3.00 | CENT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 69.6 | 67.5 | +2.10 | CENT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.88 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 16.1x | 21.6x | -5.50 | CENT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.85B | $328.44B | -$325.59B | HD | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CENT REV | HD REV | CENT GROSS % | HD GROSS % | CENT FCF | HD FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.13B | $164.68B | 31.9% | 33.3% | $291.1M | $8.91B |
| FY 2024 | $3.20B | $159.51B | 29.5% | 33.4% | $351.8M | $12.63B |
| FY 2023 | $3.31B | $152.67B | — | — | $381.6M | $14.30B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CENT // BETA —
HD // BETA 0.88