Central Garden & Pet (CENT) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet's (CENT) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 6.63% in Q1 2026, up 27.0% year-on-year from 5.22% in Q1 2025, and up 49.48% quarter-over-quarter from 13.13% in Q4 2025.
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Central Garden & Pet has disclosed FCF Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 6.63% for Q1 2026.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 6.63%, up 27.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.14% (down 41.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.53%, down 46.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin came in at 6.63% for Q1 2026 at Central Garden & Pet, up from 13.13% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 30.99% in Q3 2025 to a low of 24.19% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 3.76% (2024), against an average of 6.02%.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Margin slumped 1317 bps in 2022 and jumped 1909 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Central Garden & Pet's FCF Margin stood at 12.91% in 2022, then grew by 2 bps to 12.59% in 2023, then grew by 9 bps to 11.41% in 2024, then dropped by 15 bps to 13.13% in 2025, then jumped by 49 bps to 6.63% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 6.63% (Q1 2026), 13.13% (Q4 2025), and 30.99% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranovus Entertainment Technology | 75,216.52 Bn | 75,216.52 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Kraft Heinz | 26.76 Bn | 22.68 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 12.67% |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.79 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 6.66% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.93 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.00 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 6.09% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.70 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 0.98% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.17 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.05 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 827.80 Mn | 20.82% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.57 Bn | 9.49 Bn | 511.00 Mn | -4.03% |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 2.47 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 299.56 Mn | -6.63% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | -6.63% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -13.13% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 30.99% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 26.19% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -6.90% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -11.41% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 28.84% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 27.35% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -3.76% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -12.59% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.79% |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 30.69% |
| Mar 25, 2023 | -5.09% |
| Dec 24, 2022 | -12.91% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 19.63% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 16.40% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | -24.19% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | -17.64% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 16.66% |
| Jun 26, 2021 | 26.55% |