Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) recorded Capital Expenditures of $12.59 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 8.9% from $13.82 million a year earlier but up 20.4% from the prior quarter.
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Central Garden & Pet's Capital Expenditures came in at $44.69 million as of Jun 27, 2026, up 10.0% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at $41.42 million, down 4.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Capital Expenditures has declined for three straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Capital Expenditures came in at $43.14 million in FY2024 (-20.1%), $53.97 million in FY2023 (-53.2%), $115.21 million in FY2022 (+43.4%) and $80.33 million in FY2021 (+86.6%).
- Quarterly Capital Expenditures has ranged from $6.1 million in fiscal Q1 2025 to $51.21 million in fiscal Q2 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures rose in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 3.3%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Capital Expenditures in the last five years was growth of 169.7% in fiscal Q2 2022, against a decline of 75.5% in fiscal Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $10.45 million (Q2 2026), $10.81 million (Q1 2026) and $10.84 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 342.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 89.83 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 189.00 Mn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 90.50 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 88.40 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 42.70 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 68.16 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 47.90 Mn |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 1.99 Bn | -1.26 Bn | 316.92 Mn | 12.59 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 12.59 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 10.45 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 10.81 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 10.84 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 13.82 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.66 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 6.10 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 10.04 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 13.62 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 9.35 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 10.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.12 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 10.62 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 12.53 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2022 | 17.70 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 16.65 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 23.13 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 51.21 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 24.21 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 23.29 Mn |
Central Garden & Pet Capital Expenditures 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "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=capital-expenditures&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();