Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) posted Share-based Compensation of $6.25 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 3.3% from $6.04 million a year earlier and up 34.9% from the prior quarter.
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 27, 2026, Share-based Compensation at Central Garden & Pet was $21.23 million, up 0.9% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at $21.1 million, up 2.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Share-based Compensation shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Central Garden & Pet's Share-based Compensation was $20.6 million in FY2024 (-26.4%), $28 million in FY2023 (+8.5%), $25.82 million in FY2022 (+11.6%) and $23.13 million in FY2021 (+21.7%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Share-based Compensation since fiscal Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.1%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Share-based Compensation in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2025, with growth of 38.3%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2024, with a decline of 56.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation for the three prior fiscal quarters was $4.63 million (Q2 2026), $4.83 million (Q1 2026) and $5.53 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 58.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.72 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 31.00 Mn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 21.80 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 12.20 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 8.60 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 4.85 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 83.50 Mn |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 1.99 Bn | -1.26 Bn | 316.92 Mn | 6.25 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 6.25 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 4.63 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 4.83 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 5.53 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 6.04 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.02 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 5.51 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 5.46 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 6.21 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 2.91 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 6.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.37 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 7.31 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 6.75 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2022 | 6.58 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 6.94 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 7.40 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 6.29 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 5.19 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 6.09 Mn |
Central Garden & Pet Share-based Compensation 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=share-based-compensation&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();