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Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT): Free Cash Flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures for the same annual period and currency, computed by TickerFacts from the filed figures. A simple proxy, not a reported figure; a year without both inputs is left out.

$291.09M
Year ended 2025-09-27
$345.63M
Trailing 12 months to 2026-06-27
+5.6%
5-year compound annual growth
+16.1%
10-year compound annual growth
$351.76M2009-09-26: $205.13M2010-09-25: $111.04M2011-09-24: $19.45M2012-09-29: $49.58M2013-09-28: -$53.45M2014-09-27: $109.29M2015-09-26: $65.42M2016-09-24: $123.80M2017-09-30: $69.65M2018-09-29: $76.27M2019-09-28: $173.40M2020-09-26: $221.22M2021-09-25: $170.51M2022-09-24: -$149.24M2023-09-30: $327.67M2024-09-28: $351.76M2025-09-27: $291.09M$291.09M
2009-09-26 Free Cash Flow (USD) 2025-09-27
Period endedFree Cash FlowChange YoYSource filing
2025-09-27$291.09M-17.2%2025-11-26, From 2024-09-29
2024-09-28$351.76M+7.4%2025-11-26, From 2023-10-01
2023-09-30$327.67Mn/m2025-11-26, From 2022-09-25
2022-09-24-$149.24Mn/m2024-11-27, From 2021-09-26
2021-09-25$170.51M-22.9%2023-11-28, From 2020-09-27
2020-09-26$221.22M+27.6%2022-11-22, From 2019-09-29
2019-09-28$173.40M+127.4%2021-11-23, From 2018-09-30
2018-09-29$76.27M+9.5%2020-11-24, From 2017-10-01
2017-09-30$69.65M-43.7%2019-11-27, From 2016-09-25
2016-09-24$123.80M+89.2%2018-11-28, From 2015-09-27
2015-09-26$65.42M-40.1%2017-11-29, From 2014-09-28
2014-09-27$109.29Mn/m2016-12-02, From 2013-09-29
2013-09-28-$53.45Mn/m2015-12-10, From 2012-09-30
2012-09-29$49.58M+155.0%2014-12-11, From 2011-09-25
2011-09-24$19.45M-82.5%2013-12-12, From 2010-09-26
2010-09-25$111.04M-45.9%2012-12-13, From 2009-09-27
2009-09-26$205.13Mn/a2011-11-21, From 2008-09-28

Free Cash Flow at similar companies

Companies with the same SEC industry code (Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods), reporting in the same currency, closest in revenue. Each shows its own latest fiscal year, so period ends differ.

CompanyYear endedFree Cash FlowChange YoY
Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT)2025-09-27$291.09M-17.2%
Vestis Corp (VSTS)2025-10-03$5.77M-98.5%
Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. (HYFM)2025-12-31-$15.08Mn/m
Natural Health Trends Corp (NHTC)2025-12-31-$6.07Mn/m
Educational Development Corp (EDUC)2026-02-28$1.46M-47.2%

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