Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)

Central Garden & Pet's (CENT) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $4.6 million in Q1 2026, up 15.21% year-on-year from $4.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 4.06% quarter-over-quarter from $4.8 million in Q4 2025.

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Central Garden & Pet has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $4.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $4.6 million, up 15.21% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $21.0 million (down 1.01% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $21.1 million, up 2.23% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation came in at $4.6 million for Q1 2026 at Central Garden & Pet, down from $4.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $7.4 million in Q2 2022 to a low of $2.9 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $6.0 million (2025), against an average of $5.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation slumped 56.95% in 2024 and soared 38.27% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Central Garden & Pet's Share-based Compensation stood at $6.6 million in 2022, then decreased by 8.45% to $6.0 million in 2023, then fell by 8.49% to $5.5 million in 2024, then dropped by 12.43% to $4.8 million in 2025, then dropped by 4.06% to $4.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $4.6 million (Q1 2026), $4.8 million (Q4 2025), and $5.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Paranovus Entertainment Technology 75,216.52 Bn 75,216.52 Bn - -
2 Kraft Heinz 26.76 Bn 22.68 Bn 2.22 Bn 22.00 Mn
3 General Mills 17.79 Bn 17.02 Bn 1.37 Bn 26.30 Mn
4 Jbs 13.93 Bn 9.37 Bn 2.32 Bn 6.07 Mn
5 Hormel Foods 13.00 Bn 12.16 Bn 518.51 Mn 9.53 Mn
6 Mccormick 12.70 Bn 13.10 Bn 708.90 Mn 20.70 Mn
7 Magnum Ice Cream 12.17 Bn 11.70 Bn - -
8 J M Smucker 11.05 Bn 10.99 Bn 827.80 Mn 2.50 Mn
9 Smithfield Foods 10.57 Bn 9.49 Bn 511.00 Mn -
10 Central Garden & Pet 2.47 Bn 1.81 Bn 299.56 Mn 4.63 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 28, 2026 4.63 Mn
Mar 28, 2026 4.63 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 4.83 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 4.83 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 5.49 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 5.49 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 6.04 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 6.04 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 4.02 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 4.02 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 5.51 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 5.51 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 5.46 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 5.46 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 6.21 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 6.21 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 2.91 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 2.91 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 6.02 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 6.02 Mn