Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet's Free Cash Flow came in at $314.87 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 25.1% from $251.66 million a year earlier.
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Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 27, 2026, Central Garden & Pet reported Free Cash Flow of $345.63 million, up 10.7% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at $291.09 million, down 17.2% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Free Cash Flow was $351.76 million in FY2024 (+7.4%), $327.67 million in FY2023, -$149.24 million in FY2022 and $170.51 million in FY2021 (-22.9%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Free Cash Flow in data going back to fiscal Q4 2010.
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow increased in two of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 10.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 344.4%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2021 (a decline of 69.2%).
- Business Quant data shows CENT's Free Cash Flow at -$60.09 million (Q2 2026), -$81.03 million (Q1 2026) and $171.89 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 513.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 329.49 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 893.00 Mn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 207.30 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 337.30 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 337.10 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 172.44 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 89.50 Mn |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 1.99 Bn | -1.26 Bn | 316.92 Mn | 314.87 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 314.87 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | -60.09 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -81.03 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 171.89 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 251.66 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -57.52 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -74.93 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 193.05 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 272.49 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -33.87 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -79.91 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 140.95 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 314.02 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2023 | -46.30 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2022 | -81.00 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 31.72 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 166.55 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | -230.83 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | -116.67 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 48.94 Mn |
API Access
Central Garden & Pet Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();