Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 51.29 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 0.5% from 51.56 million a year earlier but up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Central Garden & Pet's Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 51.62 million, down 5.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined for six consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Central Garden & Pet's Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 54.45 million in FY2024 (-16.9%), 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 (Entity) has run from a low of 51.01 million in fiscal Q1 2026 to a high of 67.39 million in fiscal Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined in each of the last 20 quarters, with an average decline of 7.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year decline in Shares Outstanding (Entity) ran from 0.2% in fiscal Q4 2021 to 18.8% in fiscal Q1 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding (Entity) for the three prior fiscal quarters was 51.24 million (Q2 2026), 51.01 million (Q1 2026) and 51.62 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 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 | 534.69 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 106.82 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 | 550.35 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 401.40 Mn |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 1.99 Bn | -1.26 Bn | 316.92 Mn | 51.29 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 51.29 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 51.24 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 51.01 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 51.62 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 51.56 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 52.62 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 53.13 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 54.45 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 54.72 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 54.66 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 (Entity) 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-entity&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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-entity&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();