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

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) reported Operating Expenses of $185.6 million for Q1 2026, up 3.26% on a YoY basis from $179.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 6.64% sequentially from $174.1 million in Q4 2025.

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

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $185.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 3.26% year-over-year to $185.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $759.5 million (up 1.28% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $747.3 million, down 1.46% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses advanced to $185.6 million in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $186.0 million and a median of $185.6 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 7.24% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 8.06% in 2022.
  • Tracing CENT's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $171.3 million in 2022, then decreased by 0.5% to $170.4 million in 2023, then slipped by 1.6% to $167.7 million in 2024, then increased by 3.8% to $174.1 million in 2025, then advanced by 6.64% to $185.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CENT's Operating Expenses at $185.6 million in Q1 2026, $174.1 million in Q4 2025, and $202.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn 1.07 Bn
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 3.70 Bn
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 318.62 Mn
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 441.80 Mn
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 180.00 Mn
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 1.43 Bn
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn 401.10 Mn
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn 192.60 Mn
10 Central Garden & Pet 2.64 Bn 2.62 Bn 299.56 Mn 185.63 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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