Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet's Cash from Operations was $327.46 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 23.3% from $265.48 million a year earlier.
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Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Central Garden & Pet's Cash from Operations was $390.32 million through Jun 27, 2026, up 10.6% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at $332.51 million, down 15.8% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Cash from Operations was $394.89 million in FY2024 (+3.5%), $381.63 million in FY2023, -$34.03 million in FY2022 and $250.84 million in FY2021 (-5.1%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Cash from Operations in data going back to fiscal Q4 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash from Operations was higher in two of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 9.5%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations over five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 218.5%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2021 (a decline of 58.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, CENT's Cash from Operations in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was -$49.64 million (Q2 2026), -$70.22 million (Q1 2026) and $182.73 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 129.94 Bn | 105.31 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.72 Bn | 67.04 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 855.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.21 Bn | 28.45 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 419.32 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.65 Bn | 13.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 16.93 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 297.80 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.38 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 425.70 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 11.89 Bn | 11.54 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 168.10 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.00 Bn | 7.68 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 240.60 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.12 Bn | 4.40 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 137.40 Mn |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 2.01 Bn | -1.24 Bn | 316.92 Mn | 327.46 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 327.46 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | -49.64 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -70.22 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 182.73 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 265.48 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -46.86 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -68.83 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 203.09 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 286.11 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -24.52 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -69.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 154.07 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 324.64 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2023 | -33.77 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2022 | -63.30 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 48.37 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 189.68 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | -179.62 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | -92.46 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 72.22 Mn |
API Access
Central Garden & Pet Cash from Operations 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-from-operations&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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-from-operations&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();