Central Garden & Pet Shares Outstanding History (CENT)
Central Garden & Pet reported 62.9M shares outstanding at the end of fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | Shares outstanding | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-27 | 62.9M | −4.3M | −6.33% |
| 2024 | 2024-09-28 | 67.1M | −29,700 | −0.04% |
| 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 67.2M | −653,297 | −0.96% |
| 2022 | 2022-09-24 | 67.8M | — | — |
| 2013 | 2013-09-28 | 765,421.938 | −51.25 | −0.01% |
| 2012 | 2012-09-29 | 765,473.188 | −43,876.375 | −5.42% |
| 2011 | 2011-09-24 | 809,349.563 | −206,819.438 | −20.35% |
| 2010 | 2010-09-25 | 1.0M | — | — |
Central Garden & Pet quarterly shares outstanding
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Shares outstanding | Change | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2026-06-27 | 62.5M | −266,235 | −0.42% |
| Q2 2026 | 2026-03-28 | 62.5M | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 2025-12-27 | 62.3M | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-09-27 | 62.9M | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-06-28 | 62.8M | — | — |
| Q1 2014 | 2013-12-28 | 765,421.938 | −38 | −0.00% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-09-28 | 765,421.938 | −51.25 | −0.01% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-06-29 | 765,421.938 | −51.25 | −0.01% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-03-30 | 765,421.938 | −355.75 | −0.05% |
| Q1 2013 | 2012-12-29 | 765,459.938 | −463.688 | −0.06% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-09-29 | 765,473.188 | −43,876.375 | −5.42% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-06-23 | 765,473.188 | −94,257.625 | −10.96% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-03-24 | 765,777.688 | — | — |
| Q1 2012 | 2011-12-24 | 765,923.625 | — | — |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-09-24 | 809,349.563 | −206,819.438 | −20.35% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-06-25 | 859,730.813 | — | — |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-09-25 | 1.0M | — | — |
Central Garden & Pet Share Buyback History
A share buyback, also called a stock repurchase, is when a company uses cash to buy its own shares. Central Garden & Pet share buyback history shows the reported cash used for repurchases. Buybacks can reduce shares outstanding, but issuance, stock-based compensation, acquisitions, and stock splits can change the share count separately.
Central Garden & Pet used $155.1M to repurchase common stock in fy 2025. Across the latest 5 reported fiscal years, total share repurchases were $306.5M. The latest reported quarter showed $951,000 of share repurchases.
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Share repurchases |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-27 | $155.1M |
| 2024 | 2024-09-28 | $24.1M |
| 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $37.2M |
| 2022 | 2022-09-24 | $62.3M |
| 2021 | 2021-09-25 | $27.9M |
| 2020 | 2020-09-26 | $59.1M |
| 2019 | 2019-09-28 | $63.0M |
| 2018 | 2018-09-29 | $13.8M |
| 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $27.6M |
| 2016 | 2016-09-24 | $10.9M |
TickerStat uses SEC-reported cash payments for common-stock repurchases. The amounts describe capital returned through buybacks; they are not a forecast or a measure of the number of shares retired.
Central Garden & Pet shares outstanding trends
Between the periods ended 2010-09-25 and 2025-09-27, Central Garden & Pet's shares outstanding moved from 1.0M to 62.9M, a change of 61.9M. The latest reported quarter, Q3 2026, shows 62.5M.
What shares outstanding means
Shares outstanding is the number of common shares held by investors at a reporting-period end. The count can change because of stock issuance, repurchases, conversions, acquisitions, or stock splits.
SEC-reported period-end shares
TickerStat displays period-end common shares from SEC filings and adjusts older values to the current share basis when a stock-split conversion ratio is reported directly or evidenced by a later filing’s restated historical share balance. After repeated reverse splits, an old period can represent less than one current-basis share; this is a split-adjusted equivalent, not a literal historical certificate count. Values remain as reported when no reliable split ratio is available. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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