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

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) reported Share-based Compensation of $4.6 million for Q1 2026, down 81.68% on a YoY basis from $25.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 4.06% sequentially from $4.8 million in Q4 2025.

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

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) has 17 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $4.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 81.68% year-over-year to $4.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$222000.0 (down 100.19% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $21.1 million, down 77.88% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation fell to $4.6 million in Q1 2026, from $4.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $80.3 million in Q3 2024 to a low of -$38.7 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $10.3 million and a median of $6.3 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation surged 989.21% in 2024 and slumped 144.53% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CENT's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $6.6 million in 2022, then retreated by 8.45% to $6.0 million in 2023, then declined by 8.49% to $5.5 million in 2024, then slipped by 12.43% to $4.8 million in 2025, then slipped by 4.06% to $4.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CENT's Share-based Compensation at $4.6 million in Q1 2026, $4.8 million in Q4 2025, and -$35.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn 22.00 Mn
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 13.80 Mn
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 9.53 Mn
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 8.60 Mn
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn -
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 7.95 Mn
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn -
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn 15.60 Mn
10 Central Garden & Pet 2.64 Bn 2.62 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 -35.73 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 -35.73 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 26.06 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 26.06 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 25.27 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 25.27 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 5.51 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 5.51 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 80.25 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 80.25 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