Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Shares Outstanding (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) recorded Shares Outstanding of 61.45 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 0.9% from 61.98 million a year earlier but up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Shares Outstanding (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Central Garden & Pet reported Shares Outstanding of 63.09 million, down 4.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Shares Outstanding came in at 65.71 million in FY2024 (+0.3%), 65.49 million in FY2023 (-1.6%), 66.53 million in FY2022 (-1.3%) and 67.39 million in FY2021 (-0.2%).
- Quarterly Shares Outstanding has ranged from 61.38 million in fiscal Q2 2026 to 67.39 million in fiscal Q4 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 2.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Shares Outstanding in the last five years was growth of 0.4% in fiscal Q3 2024, against a decline of 5.9% in fiscal Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 61.38 million (Q2 2026), 61.41 million (Q1 2026) and 63.09 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | 2.18 Bn |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 202.19 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 537.40 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 106.80 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 269.20 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 550.68 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 406.40 Mn |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 1.99 Bn | -1.26 Bn | 316.92 Mn | 61.45 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 61.45 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 61.38 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 61.41 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 63.09 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 61.98 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 64.14 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 64.55 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 65.71 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 65.85 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 65.64 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 65.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 65.49 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 65.58 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 65.55 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2022 | 65.60 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 66.53 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 66.55 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 66.82 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 66.86 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 67.39 Mn |
API Access
Central Garden & Pet Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();