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

Central Garden & Pet's (CENT) quarterly Net Cash Flow came in at -$68.0 million in Q1 2026, up 33.26% year-on-year from -$51.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 57.89% quarter-over-quarter from -$161.5 million in Q4 2025.

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

Central Garden & Pet has disclosed Net Cash Flow across 17 years of filings, most recently posting -$68.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$68.0 million, up 33.26% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $137.0 million (down 36.67% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $131.0 million, down 50.44% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow came in at -$68.0 million for Q1 2026 at Central Garden & Pet, up from -$161.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Cash Flow ranged from a high of $271.7 million in Q2 2023 to a low of -$242.2 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is -$28.6 million (2023), against an average of $21.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow jumped 1193.5% in 2023 and plunged 156.64% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Central Garden & Pet's Net Cash Flow stood at -$90.7 million in 2022, then sank by 63.25% to -$148.0 million in 2023, then grew by 9.69% to -$133.7 million in 2024, then declined by 20.82% to -$161.5 million in 2025, then surged by 57.89% to -$68.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at -$68.0 million (Q1 2026), -$161.5 million (Q4 2025), and $171.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net 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 679.00 Mn
3 General Mills 17.79 Bn 17.02 Bn 1.37 Bn 81.70 Mn
4 Jbs 13.93 Bn 9.37 Bn 2.32 Bn -1.03 Bn
5 Hormel Foods 13.00 Bn 12.16 Bn 518.51 Mn -42.73 Mn
6 Mccormick 12.70 Bn 13.10 Bn 708.90 Mn 70.20 Mn
7 Magnum Ice Cream 12.17 Bn 11.70 Bn - -366.67 Mn
8 J M Smucker 11.05 Bn 10.99 Bn 827.80 Mn -11.40 Mn
9 Smithfield Foods 10.57 Bn 9.49 Bn 511.00 Mn -150.00 Mn
10 Central Garden & Pet 2.47 Bn 1.81 Bn 299.56 Mn -68.03 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 -68.03 Mn
Mar 28, 2026 -68.03 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 -161.53 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 -161.53 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 171.53 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 171.53 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 195.07 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 195.07 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -101.93 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -101.93 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 -133.70 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 -133.70 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 183.06 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 183.06 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 268.97 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 268.97 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -39.72 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -39.72 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -148.04 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -148.04 Mn