Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) reported Free Cash Flow of -$60.1 million for Q1 2026, down 4.47% on a YoY basis from -$62.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 25.84% sequentially from -$81.0 million in Q4 2025.

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$60.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 4.47% year-over-year to -$60.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $320.7 million (down 14.32% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $329.4 million, down 16.18% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow advanced to -$60.1 million in Q1 2026, from -$81.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $314.0 million in Q2 2023 to a low of -$230.8 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $60.9 million and a median of -$33.9 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow slumped 124.01% in 2022 and jumped 88.54% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CENT's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$81.0 million in 2022, then increased by 1.34% to -$79.9 million in 2023, then increased by 6.23% to -$74.9 million in 2024, then fell by 8.14% to -$81.0 million in 2025, then grew by 25.84% to -$60.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CENT's Free Cash Flow at -$60.1 million in Q1 2026, -$81.0 million in Q4 2025, and $210.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn 766.00 Mn
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 367.60 Mn
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 53.98 Mn
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 337.10 Mn
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - 1.17 Bn
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn -153.00 Mn
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 58.19 Mn
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn 506.50 Mn
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn 201.10 Mn
10 Central Garden & Pet 2.64 Bn 2.62 Bn 299.56 Mn -60.09 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 -60.09 Mn
Mar 28, 2026 -60.09 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 -81.03 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 -81.03 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 210.16 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 210.16 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 251.66 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 251.66 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -57.52 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -57.52 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 -74.93 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 -74.93 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 234.25 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 234.25 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 272.49 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 272.49 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -33.87 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -33.87 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -79.91 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -79.91 Mn