Growth Metrics

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Central Garden & Pet's FCF Margin history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 13.13% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 171.0% to 13.13% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 9.22%, a 313.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 9.3%, down 298.0% from a year prior.
  • FCF Margin hit 13.13% in Q4 2025 for Central Garden & Pet, down from 25.35% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Margin for CENT hit a ceiling of 34.99% in Q3 2024 and a floor of 24.19% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 6.2% across 5 years, with a median of 6.32% in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Margin: plummeted -1317bps in 2022 and later soared 1909bps in 2023.
  • Tracing CENT's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 17.64% in 2021, then rose by 27bps to 12.9% in 2022, then grew by 2bps to 12.59% in 2023, then rose by 9bps to 11.42% in 2024, then fell by -15bps to 13.13% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for CENT at 13.13% in Q4 2025, 25.35% in Q3 2025, and 26.19% in Q2 2025.