Central Garden & Pet (CENT) EV to FCF (2011 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet's EV to FCF came in at 3.78 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 6.2% from 3.56 a year earlier but down 14.1% from the prior quarter.
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Central Garden & Pet (CENT) EV to FCF (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 27, 2026, Central Garden & Pet reported EV to FCF of -2.75; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it was 2.87, down 18.9% from FY2024.
- Going back by fiscal year, EV to FCF was 3.54 in FY2024 (-34.8%), 5.42 in FY2023 and 11.95 in FY2021 (+96.4%).
- The five-year range for quarterly EV to FCF is 2.87 (fiscal Q4 2025) to 27.84 (fiscal Q2 2023).
- Year-over-year, EV to FCF increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 20.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EV to FCF over five years came in fiscal Q1 2022 (growth of 243.1%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2024 (a decline of 78.5%).
- Business Quant data shows CENT's EV to FCF at 4.41 (Q2 2026), 3.32 (Q1 2026) and 2.87 (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 1.99 Bn | -1.26 Bn | 316.92 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 3.78 |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 4.41 |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 3.32 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 2.87 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 3.56 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.13 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 4.10 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 3.54 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 5.13 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 5.98 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 6.77 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.42 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 7.35 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 27.84 |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 22.96 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 11.95 |
| Jun 26, 2021 | 8.70 |
| Mar 27, 2021 | 16.43 |
| Dec 26, 2020 | 6.69 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | 6.09 |
API Access
Central Garden & Pet EV to FCF 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=ev-to-fcf&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ev-to-fcf", "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=ev-to-fcf&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();