Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) EV to FCF (2011 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet's (CENTA) EV to FCF came in at 3.78 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 6.2% from 3.56 a year earlier but down 14.1% from the prior quarter.
Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) EV to FCF (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 27, 2026, EV to FCF at Central Garden & Pet was -2.75; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it was 2.87, down 18.9% from FY2024.
- In prior fiscal years, Central Garden & Pet's EV to FCF was 3.54 in FY2024 (-34.8%), 5.42 in FY2023 and 11.95 in FY2021 (+96.4%).
- Quarterly EV to FCF has run from a low of 2.87 in fiscal Q4 2025 to a high of 27.84 in fiscal Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EV to FCF increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 20.1%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EV to FCF in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2022, with growth of 243.1%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2024, with a decline of 78.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, EV to FCF for the three prior fiscal quarters was 4.41 (Q2 2026), 3.32 (Q1 2026) and 2.87 (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 3.78 |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 4.41 |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 3.32 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 2.87 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 3.56 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.13 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 4.10 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 3.54 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 5.13 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 5.98 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 6.77 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.42 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 7.35 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 27.84 |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 22.96 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 11.95 |
| Jun 26, 2021 | 8.70 |
| Mar 27, 2021 | 16.43 |
| Dec 26, 2020 | 6.69 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | 6.09 |
Central Garden & Pet EV to FCF API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ev-to-fcf&ticker=CENTA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ev-to-fcf", "ticker": "CENTA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ev-to-fcf&ticker=CENTA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();