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

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) reported Net Cash Flow of -$68.0 million for Q1 2026, up 33.26% on a YoY basis from -$51.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 57.89% sequentially from -$161.5 million in Q4 2025.

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

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) has 17 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$68.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow rose 33.26% year-over-year to -$68.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $137.0 million (down 36.67% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $131.0 million, down 50.44% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow climbed to -$68.0 million in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $21.3 million and a median of -$28.6 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow jumped 1193.5% in 2023 and slumped 156.64% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CENT's Net Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$90.7 million in 2022, then slumped by 63.25% to -$148.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 9.69% to -$133.7 million in 2024, then dropped by 20.82% to -$161.5 million in 2025, then jumped by 57.89% to -$68.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CENT's Net Cash Flow at -$68.0 million in Q1 2026, -$161.5 million in Q4 2025, and $171.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn 679.00 Mn
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn -293.30 Mn
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn -42.73 Mn
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 158.10 Mn
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - 388.79 Mn
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn -150.00 Mn
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 47.28 Mn
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn 163.40 Mn
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn 10.10 Mn
10 Central Garden & Pet 2.64 Bn 2.62 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