Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Central Garden & Pet's (CENTA) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$60.1 million in Q1 2026, down 4.47% year-on-year from -$62.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 25.84% quarter-over-quarter from -$81.0 million in Q4 2025.

Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Central Garden & Pet has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 17 years of filings, most recently posting -$60.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$60.1 million, down 4.47% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $320.7 million (down 3.72% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $329.4 million, down 6.37% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$60.1 million for Q1 2026 at Central Garden & Pet, up from -$81.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $314.0 million in Q2 2023 to a low of -$230.8 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$33.9 million (2024), against an average of $55.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow plunged 124.01% in 2022 and jumped 88.54% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Central Garden & Pet's Free Cash Flow stood at -$81.0 million in 2022, then rose by 1.34% to -$79.9 million in 2023, then rose by 6.23% to -$74.9 million in 2024, then retreated by 8.14% to -$81.0 million in 2025, then increased by 25.84% to -$60.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$60.1 million (Q1 2026), -$81.0 million (Q4 2025), and $210.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (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 766.00 Mn
3 General Mills 17.79 Bn 17.02 Bn 1.37 Bn 295.50 Mn
4 Jbs 13.93 Bn 9.37 Bn 2.32 Bn 117.88 Mn
5 Hormel Foods 13.00 Bn 12.16 Bn 518.51 Mn 180.90 Mn
6 Mccormick 12.70 Bn 13.10 Bn 708.90 Mn 18.40 Mn
7 Magnum Ice Cream 12.17 Bn 11.70 Bn - 415.56 Mn
8 J M Smucker 11.05 Bn 10.99 Bn 827.80 Mn 487.00 Mn
9 Smithfield Foods 10.57 Bn 9.49 Bn 511.00 Mn -153.00 Mn
10 Central Garden & Pet - - 299.56 Mn -60.09 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 -60.09 Mn
Mar 28, 2026 -60.09 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 -81.03 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 -81.03 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 210.16 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 210.16 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 251.66 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 251.66 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -57.52 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -57.52 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 -74.93 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 -74.93 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 193.05 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 193.05 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 272.49 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 272.49 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -33.87 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -33.87 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -79.91 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -79.91 Mn