Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Accumulated Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) recorded Accumulated Expenses of $295.69 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 0.4% from $294.4 million a year earlier and up 6.7% from the prior quarter.
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Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Accumulated Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Central Garden & Pet reported Accumulated Expenses of $247.21 million, up 0.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Accumulated Expenses has increased for three straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Accumulated Expenses came in at $245.23 million in FY2024 (+13.4%), $216.24 million in FY2023 (+7.2%), $201.78 million in FY2022 (-14.1%) and $234.97 million in FY2021 (+16.6%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Accumulated Expenses in data going back to fiscal Q3 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Accumulated Expenses rose in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 4.6%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Accumulated Expenses in the last five years was growth of 33.1% in fiscal Q2 2024, against a decline of 20.4% in fiscal Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $277.15 million (Q2 2026), $257.5 million (Q1 2026) and $247.21 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 1.99 Bn | -1.26 Bn | 316.92 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 295.69 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 277.15 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 257.50 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 247.21 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 294.40 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 275.37 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 262.95 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 245.23 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 276.75 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 267.81 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 230.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 216.24 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 247.52 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 201.29 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2022 | 179.23 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 201.78 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 228.88 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 228.41 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 225.06 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 234.97 Mn |
API Access
Central Garden & Pet Accumulated Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=accumulated-expenses&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "accumulated-expenses", "ticker": "CENT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=accumulated-expenses&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();