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Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Central Garden & Pet's Free Cash Flow history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at -$81.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 8.14% to -$81.0 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $285.0 million, a 28.38% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $291.1 million, down 25.92% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow hit -$81.0 million in Q4 2025 for Central Garden & Pet, down from $171.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for CENT hit a ceiling of $314.0 million in Q2 2023 and a floor of -$230.8 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $59.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $44.6 million in 2021.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: crashed 129.77% in 2021 and later soared 88.54% in 2023.
  • Tracing CENT's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$116.7 million in 2021, then surged by 30.57% to -$81.0 million in 2022, then grew by 1.34% to -$79.9 million in 2023, then grew by 6.23% to -$74.9 million in 2024, then decreased by 8.14% to -$81.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Free Cash Flow for CENT at -$81.0 million in Q4 2025, $171.9 million in Q3 2025, and $251.7 million in Q2 2025.