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Central Garden & PET Co cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Central Garden & PET Co's operations generated $333m of cash; it spent $41.4m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $291m. It returned $155m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Sept 20092010Sept 20102011Sept 20112012Sept 20122013Sept 20132014Sept 20142015Sept 20152016Sept 20162017Sept 20172018Sept 20182019Sept 20192020Sept 20202021Sept 20212022Sept 20222023Sept 20232024Sept 20242025Sept 2025LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations2221355189−2812687151114114205264251−34382395333390
Depreciation and amortisation292929303336344043475155758188918582
Stock-based pay116781688811121519232628212117
Capital spending1724324025172228453832438011554434145
Free cash flow2051111950−53109651247076173221171−149328352291346
Free cash flow after stock pay1941051242−69102571155965159202147−175300331270329
Share buybacks386710925321811281463592862372415529
Shares issued01221100019600——000—

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Central Garden & PET Co's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Central Garden & PET Co.