Growth Metrics

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Central Garden & Pet's FCF Payout Ratio history spans 13 years, with the latest figure at 0.01 for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 21.75% to 0.01 in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 0.0, a 18.25% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.0, up 102.12% from a year prior.
  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 0.01 in Q4 2025 for Central Garden & Pet, up from 0.02 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for CENT hit a ceiling of 0.0 in Q3 2021 and a floor of 0.02 in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.01 across 4 years, with a median of 0.0 in 2021.
  • The widest YoY moves for FCF Payout Ratio: up 153.89% in 2021, down 101.62% in 2021.
  • Tracing CENT's FCF Payout Ratio over 4 years: stood at 0.01 in 2021, then tumbled by 63.02% to 0.01 in 2023, then crashed by 59.49% to 0.02 in 2024, then grew by 21.75% to 0.01 in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Payout Ratio for CENT at 0.01 in Q4 2025, 0.02 in Q4 2024, and 0.0 in Q3 2024.