Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Other Working Capital Changes (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) posted Other Working Capital Changes of -$14.21 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), compared with -$14.94 million a year earlier.
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Other Working Capital Changes (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 27, 2026, Other Working Capital Changes at Central Garden & Pet was $62.77 million; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at $62.48 million, up 24.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Other Working Capital Changes has increased for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Central Garden & Pet's Other Working Capital Changes was $50.2 million in FY2024 (+3.1%), $48.69 million in FY2023 (+9.4%), $44.53 million in FY2022 (+10.4%) and $40.32 million in FY2021 (+11.7%).
- Quarterly Other Working Capital Changes has run from a low of -$50.88 million in fiscal Q3 2022 to a high of $106.47 million in fiscal Q4 2025 over five years.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Other Working Capital Changes in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2025, with growth of 842.6%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2022, with a decline of 85.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Other Working Capital Changes for the three prior fiscal quarters was -$44.68 million (Q2 2026), $15.19 million (Q1 2026) and $106.47 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 1.99 Bn | -1.26 Bn | 316.92 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | -14.21 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | -44.68 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 15.19 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 106.47 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -14.94 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -43.38 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 14.34 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 11.30 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 13.73 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 11.09 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 14.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.24 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 12.91 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 12.59 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2022 | 11.95 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 10.42 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | -50.88 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 73.81 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 11.17 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 73.89 Mn |
Central Garden & Pet Other Working Capital Changes 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
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-working-capital-changes", "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=other-working-capital-changes&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();