Central Garden & Pet CENT
NASDAQ CENT
$39.66 -0.06 (-0.15%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Central Garden & Pet's (CENT) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $191.1 million in Q2 2026, down 2.95% year-over-year from $196.9 million in Q2 2025, and up 2.93% quarter-over-quarter from $185.6 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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 $191.1 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses fell 2.95% year-over-year to $191.1 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $753.7 million (up 1.07% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $747.3 million, down 1.46% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $191.1 million for Q2 2026 at Central Garden & Pet, up from $185.6 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.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $186.3 million, with a median of $186.2 million recorded in 2022.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Expenses was 7.24% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 8.06% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, 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 9.77% to $191.1 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $191.1 million in Q2 2026, $185.6 million in Q1 2026, and $174.1 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 28.93 Bn 26.25 Bn 2.03 Bn 8.46 Bn
2 General Mills 19.30 Bn 18.85 Bn 1.60 Bn 3.70 Bn
3 Mccormick 13.76 Bn 13.43 Bn 778.20 Mn 441.80 Mn
4 J M Smucker 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn 979.60 Mn 411.10 Mn
5 Hormel Foods 11.47 Bn 10.60 Bn 471.52 Mn 323.50 Mn
6 Chewy 8.74 Bn 8.22 Bn 1.01 Bn 882.90 Mn
7 Conagra Brands 7.04 Bn 6.82 Bn 704.10 Mn 401.10 Mn
8 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.57 Bn 6.50 Bn 361.40 Mn 192.60 Mn
9 Campbell'S 6.23 Bn 5.83 Bn 650.00 Mn 2.13 Bn
10 Central Garden & Pet 2.44 Bn 1.44 Bn 316.92 Mn 191.07 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 27, 2026 191.07 Mn
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