Central Garden & Pet (CENT) EBITDA (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) reported EBITDA of $145.48 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 7.1% from $156.61 million a year earlier but up 8.1% from the prior quarter.
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Central Garden & Pet (CENT) EBITDA (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 27, 2026, Central Garden & Pet's EBITDA came in at $331.73 million, up 6.7% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it was $334.94 million, up 21.3% from FY2024.
- EBITDA has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, EBITDA came in at $276.19 million in FY2024 (-7.4%), $298.35 million in FY2023 (-12.5%), $340.98 million in FY2022 (+3.6%) and $329.22 million in FY2021 (+29.9%).
- Five-year quarterly EBITDA spans a low of -$9.67 million in fiscal Q4 2024 and a high of $156.61 million in fiscal Q3 2025.
- Year over year, EBITDA gained in three of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 9.6%.
- The high point for year-over-year EBITDA in five years was fiscal Q1 2025 (growth of 61.3%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2023 (a decline of 52.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $134.62 million (Q2 2026), $37.19 million (Q1 2026) and $14.44 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 2.30 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 778.74 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -6.17 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 773.40 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 639.10 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 349.90 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 177.33 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 131.70 Mn |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 1.99 Bn | -1.26 Bn | 316.92 Mn | 145.48 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 145.48 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 134.62 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 37.19 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 14.44 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 156.61 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 113.97 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 49.93 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -9.67 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 138.65 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 116.26 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 30.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.57 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 144.53 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 100.15 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2022 | 22.10 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 35.51 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 133.96 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 125.09 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 46.42 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 31.57 Mn |
API Access
Central Garden & Pet EBITDA 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=ebitda&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda", "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=ebitda&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();