Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet's (CENT) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$60.1 million in Q1 2026, down 4.47% year-on-year from -$62.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 25.84% quarter-over-quarter from -$81.0 million in Q4 2025.
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Central Garden & Pet has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 17 years of filings, most recently posting -$60.1 million for Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$60.1 million, down 4.47% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $320.7 million (down 3.72% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $329.4 million, down 6.37% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow came in at -$60.1 million for Q1 2026 at Central Garden & Pet, up 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.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$33.9 million (2024), against an average of $55.4 million.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow plunged 124.01% in 2022 and jumped 88.54% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Central Garden & Pet's Free Cash Flow stood at -$81.0 million in 2022, then rose by 1.34% to -$79.9 million in 2023, then rose by 6.23% to -$74.9 million in 2024, then retreated by 8.14% to -$81.0 million in 2025, then increased by 25.84% to -$60.1 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$60.1 million (Q1 2026), -$81.0 million (Q4 2025), and $210.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranovus Entertainment Technology | 75,216.52 Bn | 75,216.52 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Kraft Heinz | 26.76 Bn | 22.68 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 766.00 Mn |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.79 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 295.50 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.93 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 117.88 Mn |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.00 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 180.90 Mn |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.70 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 18.40 Mn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.17 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - | 415.56 Mn |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.05 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 827.80 Mn | 487.00 Mn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.57 Bn | 9.49 Bn | 511.00 Mn | -153.00 Mn |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 2.47 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 299.56 Mn | -60.09 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 193.05 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 193.05 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 |