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The cash flow of Central Garden & Pet Company over the past 10 years

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In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, Central Garden & Pet Company's operating cash flow was $332.51M and its capital expenditures $41.42M, leaving free cash flow of $291.09M. Free cash flow was above zero in 9 of the 10 years shown. It ranged from -$149.24M in fiscal 2022 to $351.76M in fiscal 2024. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2022, at $115.2M.

Year by year

Fiscal yearOperating cash flowCapital expendituresFree cash flow*
2025ended Sep 27, 2025$332.51M$41.42M$291.09M
2024ended Sep 28, 2024$394.89M$43.13M$351.76M
2023ended Sep 30, 2023$381.63M$53.97M$327.67M
2022ended Sep 24, 2022-$34.03M$115.2M-$149.24M
2021ended Sep 25, 2021$250.84M$80.33M$170.51M
2020ended Sep 26, 2020$264.27M$43.05M$221.22M
2019ended Sep 28, 2019$204.97M$31.58M$173.4M
2018ended Sep 29, 2018$114.11M$37.84M$76.27M
2017ended Sep 30, 2017$114.31M$44.66M$69.65M
2016ended Sep 24, 2016$151.43M$27.62M$123.8M

Fiscal years as Central Garden & Pet Company reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.

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