Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) reported Shares Outstanding (Diluted) of 61.95 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 1.1% from 62.61 million a year earlier but up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Central Garden & Pet posted Shares Outstanding (Diluted) of 63.82 million, down 4.6% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) came in at 66.86 million in FY2024 (+0.1%), 66.78 million in FY2023 (-1.8%), 68.03 million in FY2022 (-1.5%) and 69.06 million in FY2021 (+0.9%).
- Five-year quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted) spans a low of 61.87 million in fiscal Q2 2026 and a high of 69.06 million in fiscal Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has now declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 3.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in five years was fiscal Q1 2024 (growth of 1.8%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2025 (a decline of 6.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 61.87 million (Q2 2026), 62.06 million (Q1 2026) and 63.82 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Dil.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | 2.20 Bn |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 1.29 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 257.36 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 | 537.90 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 107.10 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 | 551.07 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 410.10 Mn |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 1.99 Bn | -1.26 Bn | 316.92 Mn | 61.95 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 61.95 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 61.87 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 62.06 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 63.82 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 62.61 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 64.88 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 65.45 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 66.86 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 66.95 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 66.83 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 66.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 66.78 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 66.73 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 66.92 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2022 | 65.60 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 68.03 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 67.91 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 68.40 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 68.64 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 69.06 Mn |
API Access
Central Garden & Pet Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 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-diluted&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-diluted", "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-diluted&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();