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Central Garden & Pet Company CENT Change in Inventories

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Income statement

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Revenue$906.2M+8.7%
Gross profit$299.6M+9.7%
Operating income$113.9M+22.1%
Net income$79.4M+24.8%
EPS (diluted)$1.28+30.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$669.4M+26.0%
Total debt$1.4B-0.4%
Total equity$1.7B+7.1%
Total assets$3.7B+3.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$49.6M-5.9%
CapEx$10.5M-1.9%
Free cash flow-$60.1M-4.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.71B-4.7%
Enterprise value$3.46B-7.8%
P/E14.9×
P/S0.9×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin32.2%+2.0pp
Operating margin8.4%
Net margin5.7%
FCF margin8.9%-1.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.4%
Debt / equity0.9×-0.1×
Current ratio3.4×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Central Garden & Pet Company in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncreaseDecreaseInInventories.

The official record: Central Garden & Pet Company’s 10-Q, filed February 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Central Garden & Pet Company's change in inventories?
Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) reported change in inventories of $113.02M in Q4 2025.
How has Central Garden & Pet Company's change in inventories changed year-over-year?
Central Garden & Pet Company's change in inventories increased by 90.4% year-over-year, from $59.36M to $113.02M.
What is the long-term trend for Central Garden & Pet Company's change in inventories?
Over 2 years (2022 to 2024), Central Garden & Pet Company's change in inventories has grown at a -43.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $261.08M to -$84.31M.
What does change in inventories mean?
Increase or decrease in inventory levels, directly affecting operating cash flow and working capital.