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CENTA Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods
Central Garden & Pet Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $3.1 billion, down 2.23% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- −8.17%
- EPS
- −4.58%
- Free cash flow
- +25.1%
- Total debt
- +0.15%
Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier
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Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA) Operating cash flow
Central Garden & Pet Company's operating cash flow for fiscal 2025 was $332.5M, down 15.8% from $394.9M in fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 it was $390.3M. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −$34.0M (fiscal 2022) to $394.9M (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. Central Garden & Pet Company ranks 17th of 66 Packaged Foods companies by operating cash flow.
Operating cash flow, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $332.5M | (15.80%) |
| FY2024 | $394.9M | 3.47% |
| FY2023 | $381.6M | — |
| FY2022 | −$34.0M | — |
| FY2021 | $250.8M | (5.08%) |
| FY2020 | $264.3M | 28.93% |
| FY2019 | $205.0M | 79.63% |
| FY2018 | $114.1M | (0.17%) |
| FY2017 | $114.3M | (24.51%) |
| FY2016 | $151.4M | 73.16% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | $327.5M | — |
| Mar 2026 | −$49.6M | — |
| Dec 2025 | −$70.2M | — |
| Sep 2025 | $182.7M | (31.17%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating cash flow against peers
| Company | Operating cash flow |
|---|---|
| POST Post Holdings, Inc. compare | $992.6M |
| HLF Herbalife Ltd compare | $396.3M |
| CENT Central Garden & Pet Company compare | $390.3M |
| CENTA Central Garden & Pet Company | $390.3M |
| NOMD Nomad Foods Limited compare | $376.9M |
| MZTI The Marzetti Company compare | $265.3M |
| FRPT Freshpet, Inc. compare | $200.6M |
| JJSF J & J Snack Foods Corp. compare | $166.9M |
| UTZ Utz Brands, Inc. compare | $115.6M |
What Operating cash flow is
Operating Cash Flow shows how much cash a company’s day-to-day business actually brings in, after paying suppliers, staff and taxes.
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