Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026)

Central Garden & Pet's (CENTA) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$10.5 million in Q1 2026, up 2.61% year-on-year from -$10.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 84.51% quarter-over-quarter from -$67.8 million in Q4 2025.

Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Central Garden & Pet has disclosed Cash from Investing Activities across 17 years of filings, most recently posting -$10.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 came in at -$10.5 million, up 2.61% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$103.0 million (down 128.36% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$44.9 million, up 57.33% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$10.5 million for Q1 2026 at Central Garden & Pet, up from -$67.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of $6.9 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$70.5 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$12.9 million (2023), against an average of -$22.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities soared 116.3% in 2023 and plunged 620.03% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Central Garden & Pet's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$17.9 million in 2022, then plunged by 292.66% to -$70.5 million in 2023, then surged by 86.64% to -$9.4 million in 2024, then slumped by 620.03% to -$67.8 million in 2025, then jumped by 84.51% to -$10.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$10.5 million (Q1 2026), -$67.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$10.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Paranovus Entertainment Technology 75,216.52 Bn 75,216.52 Bn - -
2 Kraft Heinz 26.76 Bn 22.68 Bn 2.22 Bn 185.00 Mn
3 General Mills 17.79 Bn 17.02 Bn 1.37 Bn -106.00 Mn
4 Jbs 13.93 Bn 9.37 Bn 2.32 Bn -514.69 Mn
5 Hormel Foods 13.00 Bn 12.16 Bn 518.51 Mn -58.69 Mn
6 Mccormick 12.70 Bn 13.10 Bn 708.90 Mn -762.40 Mn
7 Magnum Ice Cream 12.17 Bn 11.70 Bn - -366.67 Mn
8 J M Smucker 11.05 Bn 10.99 Bn 827.80 Mn 16.10 Mn
9 Smithfield Foods 10.57 Bn 9.49 Bn 511.00 Mn -80.00 Mn
10 Central Garden & Pet - - 299.56 Mn -10.50 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 -10.50 Mn
Mar 28, 2026 -10.50 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 -67.81 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 -67.81 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 -10.84 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 -10.84 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 -13.85 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 -13.85 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -10.79 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -10.79 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 -9.42 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 -9.42 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -10.60 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -10.60 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -14.30 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -14.30 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -9.81 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -9.81 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -70.48 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -70.48 Mn