Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Price to FCF (2009 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet's (CENT) Price to FCF stood at 6.66 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 14.1% from 5.84 a year earlier but down 0.8% from the prior quarter.
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Price to FCF (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Central Garden & Pet's Price to FCF came in at 5.89, up 3.9% from FY2024.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Price to FCF came in at 5.67 in FY2024 (-17.9%), 6.91 in FY2023 and 14.45 in FY2021 (+59.9%).
- Quarterly Price to FCF has ranged from 5.67 in fiscal Q4 2024 to 28.67 in fiscal Q2 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to FCF has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 5.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Price to FCF in the last five years was growth of 164.3% in fiscal Q1 2022, against a decline of 76.1% in fiscal Q2 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 6.72 (Q2 2026), 5.85 (Q1 2026) and 5.89 (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.95 Bn | 98.82 Bn | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.23 Bn | 77.29 Bn | 3.92 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.99 Bn | 31.72 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.72 Bn | 16.47 Bn | 1.99 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.50 Bn | 16.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.27 Bn | 14.05 Bn | 979.60 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.58 Bn | 12.23 Bn | 794.90 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.22 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 471.52 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.17 Bn | 6.46 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 2.47 Bn | -786.81 Mn | 316.92 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 6.66 |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 6.72 |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 5.85 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 5.89 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 5.84 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.68 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 5.83 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 5.67 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 7.03 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 49.91 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 28.67 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 45.44 |
| Mar 27, 2021 | 16.65 |
| Dec 26, 2020 | 9.76 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | 9.03 |
| Jun 27, 2020 | 11.10 |
| Mar 28, 2020 | 8.99 |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 11.49 |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 9.48 |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 9.60 |
Central Garden & Pet Price to FCF 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=price-to-fcf&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-fcf", "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=price-to-fcf&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();