Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Operating Income (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) reported Operating Income of $125.84 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 6.9% from $135.13 million a year earlier but up 10.5% from the prior quarter.
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Operating Income (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 27, 2026, Central Garden & Pet's Operating Income came in at $249.91 million, up 11.6% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it was $250.04 million, up 34.9% from FY2024.
- Operating Income has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Operating Income came in at $185.39 million in FY2024 (-12.0%), $210.65 million in FY2023 (-19.0%), $260.04 million in FY2022 (+2.2%) and $254.5 million in FY2021 (+28.5%).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Income spans a low of -$32.41 million in fiscal Q4 2024 and a high of $135.13 million in fiscal Q3 2025.
- Year over year, Operating Income gained in three of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 37.2%.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Income in five years was fiscal Q1 2025 (growth of 232.8%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2023 (a decline of 98.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $113.94 million (Q2 2026), $16.53 million (Q1 2026) and -$6.4 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 1.95 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 642.64 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -6.43 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 633.60 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 511.60 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 276.40 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 110.90 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 92.00 Mn |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 1.99 Bn | -1.26 Bn | 316.92 Mn | 125.84 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 125.84 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 113.94 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 16.53 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -6.40 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 135.13 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 93.32 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 27.99 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -32.41 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 115.94 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 93.45 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 8.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.37 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 122.83 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 78.04 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2022 | 406,000.00 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 12.90 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 114.08 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 106.85 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 26.21 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 9.61 Mn |
Central Garden & Pet Operating Income API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "ticker": "CENT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();