Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Cash & Equivalents (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) reported Cash & Equivalents of $996.71 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 39.8% from $713.05 million a year earlier and up 52.6% from the prior quarter.
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Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Cash & Equivalents (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Central Garden & Pet posted Cash & Equivalents of $882.49 million, up 17.1% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Cash & Equivalents came in at $753.55 million in FY2024 (+54.2%), $488.73 million in FY2023 (+175.4%), $177.44 million in FY2022 (-58.4%) and $426.42 million in FY2021 (-34.7%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Cash & Equivalents in data going back to fiscal Q3 2010.
- Year over year, Cash & Equivalents has now increased in each of the last 14 quarters, with growth averaging 41.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash & Equivalents in five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (growth of 397.2%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2023 (a decline of 70.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $653.24 million (Q2 2026), $721.15 million (Q1 2026) and $882.49 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | 5.49 Bn |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 1.72 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 791.21 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 2.42 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 433.10 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 43.20 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 331.20 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 839.64 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 611.00 Mn |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 1.99 Bn | -1.26 Bn | 316.92 Mn | 996.71 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 996.71 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 653.24 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 721.15 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 882.49 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 713.05 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 516.68 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 618.02 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 753.55 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 570.40 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 301.33 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 341.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 488.73 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 333.14 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 60.61 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2022 | 87.80 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 177.44 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 195.79 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 54.08 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 296.04 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 426.42 Mn |
API Access
Central Garden & Pet Cash & Equivalents 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=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();