Central Garden & Pet CENT
NASDAQ CENT
$44.40 +0.43 (+0.98%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

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

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

Central Garden & Pet has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$10.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities rose 2.61% year-over-year to -$10.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$103.0 million (down 128.36% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$44.9 million, up 57.33% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities advanced to -$10.5 million in Q1 2026 per CENT's latest filing, from -$67.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Investing Activities peaked at $6.9 million in Q3 2023 and troughed at -$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.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Cash from Investing Activities surged 116.3% in 2023, then plunged 620.03% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$17.9 million in 2022, then plunged by 292.66% to -$70.5 million in 2023, then jumped by 86.64% to -$9.4 million in 2024, then slumped by 620.03% to -$67.8 million in 2025, then soared by 84.51% to -$10.5 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash from Investing Activities over the past three periods registered -$10.5 million, -$67.8 million, and -$10.8 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.37 Bn 27.69 Bn 2.03 Bn 366.00 Mn
2 General Mills 21.49 Bn 21.03 Bn 1.60 Bn -174.70 Mn
3 Mccormick 14.93 Bn 14.60 Bn 778.20 Mn -42.70 Mn
4 Jbs 14.80 Bn 11.34 Bn 4.91 Bn -1.13 Bn
5 J M Smucker 13.21 Bn 13.15 Bn 862.10 Mn -84.90 Mn
6 Hormel Foods 13.14 Bn 12.28 Bn 518.51 Mn -58.69 Mn
7 Magnum Ice Cream 12.22 Bn 11.50 Bn - -
8 Darling Ingredients 10.40 Bn 10.24 Bn 503.37 Mn -234.88 Mn
9 Smithfield Foods 8.75 Bn 7.40 Bn 478.00 Mn -70.00 Mn
10 Central Garden & Pet 2.72 Bn 1.73 Bn 316.92 Mn 17.34 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 27, 2026 17.34 Mn
Jun 27, 2026 17.34 Mn
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