Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026)

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) reported Change in Inventory of -$53.8 million for Q1 2026, down 747.82% on a YoY basis from $8.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 147.56% sequentially from $113.0 million in Q4 2025.

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) has 17 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at -$53.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 747.82% year-over-year to -$53.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$39.7 million (up 47.74% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$31.3 million, up 62.9% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory fell to -$53.8 million in Q1 2026, from $113.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $113.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$118.0 million in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$2.8 million and a median of -$4.6 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory jumped 849.2% in 2022 and slumped 1987.19% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CENT's Change in Inventory over 5 years: stood at $84.7 million in 2022, then gained by 9.59% to $92.8 million in 2023, then sank by 36.04% to $59.4 million in 2024, then jumped by 90.4% to $113.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 147.56% to -$53.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CENT's Change in Inventory at -$53.8 million in Q1 2026, $113.0 million in Q4 2025, and $8.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn 195.00 Mn
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 222.80 Mn
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 114.40 Mn
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 41.40 Mn
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -57.04 Mn
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn -
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 55.36 Mn
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn -
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn -123.00 Mn
10 Central Garden & Pet 2.64 Bn 2.62 Bn 299.56 Mn -53.76 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 28, 2026 -53.76 Mn
Mar 28, 2026 -53.76 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 113.02 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 113.02 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 8.52 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 8.52 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 -107.45 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 -107.45 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 8.30 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 8.30 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 59.36 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 59.36 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -25.60 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -25.60 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -117.97 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -117.97 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -33.55 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -33.55 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 92.81 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 92.81 Mn