Central Garden & Pet (CENT) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2025)
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.01 for Q4 2025, up 21.75% on a YoY basis from 0.01 in Q4 2024, and up 21.75% sequentially from 0.02 in Q4 2024.
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) has 12 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.01 in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, FCF Payout Ratio rose 21.75% year-over-year to 0.01; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.0 (down 1.16% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.0, up 78.63% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 0.01 in Q4 2025, from 0.02 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.0 in Q3 2021 to a low of 0.02 in Q4 2024.
- A 4-year average of 0.01 and a median of 0.0 in 2021 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 153.89% in 2021, while the deepest fall reached 101.62% in 2021.
- Tracing CENT's FCF Payout Ratio over 4 years: stood at 0.01 in 2021, then slumped by 63.02% to 0.01 in 2023, then sank by 59.49% to 0.02 in 2024, then advanced by 21.75% to 0.01 in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows CENT's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.01 in Q4 2025, 0.02 in Q4 2024, and 0.0 in Q3 2024.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 0.62 |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.57 |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 2.98 |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 0.41 |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | - |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | - |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | - |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 0.26 |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 2.64 Bn | 2.62 Bn | 299.56 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2025 | -0.01 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -0.02 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 0.00 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -0.01 |
| Dec 25, 2021 | -0.01 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 0.00 |
| Jun 26, 2021 | 0.00 |
| Mar 27, 2021 | 0.00 |
| Dec 26, 2020 | -0.01 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | 0.00 |
| Jun 27, 2020 | 0.00 |
| Mar 28, 2020 | 0.00 |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 0.00 |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 0.00 |
| Dec 30, 2017 | -0.05 |
| Mar 25, 2017 | 0.00 |
| Dec 24, 2016 | -0.04 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | -0.10 |
| Mar 28, 2015 | -0.01 |
| Mar 29, 2014 | -0.01 |