Central Garden & Pet shares outstanding CENT
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2010.
- Latest quarter, to Jun 27, 2026
- 61.9M
- On a year earlier
- −1.1%
- fewer shares
Central Garden & Pet had 61.9M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q3 FY26, the quarter to Jun 27, 2026.
That is 1.1% fewer than a year earlier, so each share owns a little more of the company.
Shares outstanding over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Shares, fourth quarter | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 61.7M | −6% |
| FY2024 | 65.9M | −1% |
| FY2023 | 66.6M | +26% |
| FY2022 | 52.7M | −2% |
| FY2021 | 54M | −1% |
| FY2020 | 54.5M | −4% |
| FY2019 | 56.6M | +2% |
| FY2018 | 55.4M | +7% |
| FY2017 | 51.9M | +5% |
| FY2016 | 49.5M | +2% |
| FY2015 | 48.3M | −2% |
| FY2014 | 49.3M | +2% |
| FY2013 | 48.3M | +1% |
| FY2012 | 47.7M | −8% |
| FY2011 | 52M | −17% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Shares outstanding | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY26 | 61.9M | −1% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 61.9M | −5% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 62.1M | −5% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 61.7M | −6% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 62.6M | −6% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 64.9M | −3% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 65.4M | −2% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 65.9M | −1% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 66.9M | +0% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 66.8M | −0% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 66.8M | +27% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 66.6M | +26% |
What the shares outstanding tells you
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.
A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.
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