Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet's (CENT) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $185.6 million in Q1 2026, up 3.26% year-on-year from $179.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 6.64% quarter-over-quarter from $174.1 million in Q4 2025.
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Central Garden & Pet has disclosed Operating Expenses across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $185.6 million for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $185.6 million, up 3.26% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $759.5 million (up 1.28% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $747.3 million, down 1.46% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $185.6 million for Q1 2026 at Central Garden & Pet, up from $174.1 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $202.9 million in Q3 2025 to a low of $167.7 million in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $185.6 million (2026), against an average of $186.0 million.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 7.24% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 8.06% in 2022.
- Central Garden & Pet's Operating Expenses stood at $171.3 million in 2022, then slipped by 0.5% to $170.4 million in 2023, then dropped by 1.6% to $167.7 million in 2024, then rose by 3.8% to $174.1 million in 2025, then climbed by 6.64% to $185.6 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $185.6 million (Q1 2026), $174.1 million (Q4 2025), and $202.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (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 | 1.07 Bn |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.79 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 837.30 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.93 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | -1.84 Bn |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.00 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 318.62 Mn |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.70 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 456.30 Mn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.17 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.05 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 827.80 Mn | 368.20 Mn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.57 Bn | 9.49 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 180.00 Mn |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 2.47 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 299.56 Mn | 185.63 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 185.63 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 174.08 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 202.94 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 196.88 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 179.76 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 167.71 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 201.36 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 201.12 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 185.43 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 170.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 188.08 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 195.22 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 181.60 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2022 | 171.29 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 186.79 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 193.55 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 179.95 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 171.98 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 203.17 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2021 | 207.07 Mn |