Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Payables (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) recorded Payables of $217.28 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 3.0% from $210.93 million a year earlier but down 21.4% from the prior quarter.
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Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Payables (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Central Garden & Pet reported Payables of $234.62 million, up 10.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Payables has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Payables came in at $212.61 million in FY2024 (+11.4%), $190.9 million in FY2023 (-11.5%), $215.68 million in FY2022 (-12.2%) and $245.54 million in FY2021 (+19.6%).
- Quarterly Payables has ranged from $190.9 million in fiscal Q4 2023 to $297.19 million in fiscal Q2 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payables has increased for eight consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 9.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Payables in the last five years was growth of 19.6% in fiscal Q4 2021, against a decline of 24.2% in fiscal Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $276.4 million (Q2 2026), $263.59 million (Q1 2026) and $234.62 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | 22.45 Bn |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 11.74 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 1.82 Bn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 4.48 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 3.92 Bn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 1.40 Bn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 2.84 Bn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 678.00 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 1.17 Bn |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 1.99 Bn | -1.26 Bn | 316.92 Mn | 217.28 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 217.28 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 276.40 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 263.59 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 234.62 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 210.93 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 263.71 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 221.90 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 212.61 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 191.04 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 237.31 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 212.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 190.90 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 198.41 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 225.31 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2022 | 194.16 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 215.68 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 241.09 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 297.19 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 244.83 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 245.54 Mn |
API Access
Central Garden & Pet Payables 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=payables&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();