Central Garden & Pet Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Central Garden & Pet free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jun 27, 2026, Central Garden & Pet generated $327.5 million of operating cash flow and spent $12.6 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $314.9 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 35.7% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 25.1% from the prior year's $251.7 million.
Central Garden & Pet returned $951,000 to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 0% of free cash flow.
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Central Garden & Pet cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q3 20262026-06-27 | Q2 20262026-03-28 | Q1 20262025-12-27 | Q4 20252025-09-27 | Q3 20252025-06-28 | Q2 20252025-03-29 | Q1 20252024-12-28 | Q4 20242024-09-28 | Q3 20242024-06-29 | Q2 20242024-03-30 | Q1 20242023-12-30 | Q4 20232023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 89.99M | 79.97M | 6.86M | -10.44M | 95.41M | 64.81M | 14.18M | -34.40M | 80.48M | 62.67M | 567.00K | 2.72M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -5.68% | +23.40% | -51.63% | — | +18.56% | +3.41% | +2401.06% | -1365.17% | -3.68% | +28.74% | — | — |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 19.63M | 20.68M | 20.66M | 20.83M | 21.48M | 20.65M | 21.93M | 22.74M | 22.71M | 22.81M | 22.55M | 22.20M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 6.25M | 4.63M | 4.83M | 5.49M | 6.04M | 4.02M | 5.51M | 5.45M | 6.21M | 2.91M | 6.02M | 7.36M |
| Change in Working Capital | 214.01M | -155.24M | -108.94M | 163.60M | 139.67M | -140.13M | -112.53M | 206.93M | 155.60M | -116.55M | -102.36M | 133.82M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 327.46M | -49.64M | -70.22M | 182.73M | 265.48M | -46.86M | -68.83M | 203.09M | 286.11M | -24.52M | -69.78M | 154.07M |
| Capital Expenditures | -12.59M | -10.45M | -10.81M | -10.84M | -13.82M | -10.66M | -6.10M | -10.04M | -13.62M | -9.35M | -10.13M | -13.12M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 17.34M | -10.50M | -67.81M | -10.84M | -13.85M | -10.79M | -9.42M | -10.60M | -14.30M | -9.81M | -70.47M | 6.87M |
| Share Repurchases | -951.00K | -7.86M | -20.01M | -332.00K | -56.50M | -44.21M | -54.02M | -9.32M | -2.70M | -5.28M | -6.78M | -3.75M |
| Debt Repaid | -14.00K | -25.00K | -14.00K | -29.00K | -57.00K | -67.00K | -78.00K | -81.00K | -130.00K | -74.00K | -85.00K | -115.00K |
| Financing Cash Flow | -965.00K | -7.88M | -23.49M | -361.00K | -56.56M | -44.28M | -55.45M | -9.43M | -2.84M | -5.39M | -7.79M | -3.89M |
| Net Change in Cash | 342.81M | -67.83M | -161.19M | 170.69M | 196.40M | -101.33M | -135.73M | 184.03M | 268.85M | -40.09M | -147.25M | 156.19M |
| Free Cash Flow | 314.87M | -60.09M | -81.03M | 171.89M | 251.66M | -57.52M | -74.93M | 193.05M | 272.49M | -33.87M | -79.91M | 140.95M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Central Garden & Pet's cash flow statement, from Q3 2026 back to Q4 2023, across 13 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow CENTA's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?