Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026)

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$10.5 million for Q1 2026, up 2.61% on a YoY basis from -$10.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 84.51% sequentially from -$67.8 million in Q4 2025.

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) has 17 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$10.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 2.61% year-over-year to -$10.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$103.0 million (down 128.36% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$44.9 million, up 57.33% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities advanced to -$10.5 million in Q1 2026, from -$67.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of $6.9 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$70.5 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$22.3 million and a median of -$12.9 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities soared 116.3% in 2023 and slumped 620.03% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CENT's Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years: stood at -$17.9 million in 2022, then sank by 292.66% to -$70.5 million in 2023, then jumped by 86.64% to -$9.4 million in 2024, then tumbled by 620.03% to -$67.8 million in 2025, then soared by 84.51% to -$10.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CENT's Cash from Investing Activities at -$10.5 million in Q1 2026, -$67.8 million in Q4 2025, and -$10.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.66 Bn 26.56 Bn 2.22 Bn 185.00 Mn
2 General Mills 19.35 Bn 18.89 Bn 1.60 Bn -174.70 Mn
3 Hormel Foods 14.23 Bn 13.37 Bn 518.51 Mn -58.69 Mn
4 Mccormick 13.60 Bn 13.27 Bn 778.20 Mn -42.70 Mn
5 Magnum Ice Cream 11.10 Bn 10.58 Bn - -366.67 Mn
6 Smithfield Foods 10.45 Bn 9.07 Bn 511.00 Mn -80.00 Mn
7 Darling Ingredients 9.62 Bn 9.50 Bn 404.92 Mn -288.73 Mn
8 Oatly Group AB 8.58 Bn 8.53 Bn 81.36 Mn -4.22 Mn
9 Conagra Brands 7.16 Bn 6.94 Bn 704.10 Mn -108.50 Mn
10 Central Garden & Pet 2.71 Bn 2.69 Bn 299.56 Mn -10.50 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 -10.50 Mn
Mar 28, 2026 -10.50 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 -67.81 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 -67.81 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 -10.84 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 -10.84 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 -13.85 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 -13.85 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -10.79 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -10.79 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 -9.42 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 -9.42 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -10.60 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -10.60 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -14.30 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -14.30 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -9.81 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -9.81 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -70.48 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -70.48 Mn