Central Garden & Pet Company CENT NASDAQ

NASDAQ Global Select • Consumer Defensive • Packaged Foods • US • USD

SharesGrow Score

64/100

3/7 Pass

SharesGrow Intrinsic Value

Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) has 20 known insider and institutional holders on record. The largest holder is BROWN WILLIAM E with 937,548 shares. Other notable holders include PENNINGTON BROOKS III and Reed Michael A.

Over the last 12 months, insiders have made 54 transactions in CENT stock — 12 buys (valued at $2.34M) and 13 sells (valued at $7.5M). Insider selling has exceeded buying during this period.

CENT Insider Ownership

Top Holder

BROWN WILLIAM E

937,548 shares

Buys (12 mo)

$2.34M value

Sells (12 mo)

$7.5M value

12-Month Transaction Activity

Buy 22%

Sell 24%

Top Insider Holders

#	Name	Role	Shares Owned	Last Filed	Relative Size
1	Brown William E	10 Percent Owner, Officer: Chairman	937,548	2026-03-26	100%
2	Pennington Brooks Iii	Director	128,906	2026-02-17	14%
3	Reed Michael A	Executive Vice President	109,121	2019-03-22	12%
4	Cofer Timothy P.	CEO	88,958	2023-02-13	9%
5	Lahanas Nicholas	Chief Executive Officer	79,080	2026-02-12	8%
6	Walker John D. Iii	President, Garden Consumer Pro	69,361	2026-02-12	7%
7	Piergallini Alfred A	Director	60,430	2017-08-21	6%
8	Machek Howard	Chief Accounting Officer	51,868	2026-02-12	6%
9	Lynch William Lawrence	Senior Vice President	35,683	2020-08-04	4%
10	Roeth George C	President and CEO	25,849	2019-06-04	3%
11	Yuhas George A.	General Counsel	20,878	2022-03-31	2%
12	Springer Mary Beth	Director	20,192	2025-02-14	2%
13	Chun Courtnee A	Director	18,263	2026-02-12	2%
14	Patel Apur Rohit	Chief Legal Officer	17,048	2026-02-13	2%
15	Metz Christopher T	Director	15,305	2026-02-13	2%
16	Chichester David N	Director	14,797	2016-12-12	2%
17	Coleman Lisa	Director	13,439	2025-02-14	1%
18	Mccarthy Joyce M.	General Counsel	13,359	2025-05-20	1%
19	Griffith Michael J	Director	12,508	2024-02-14	1%
20	Lewis Randal D.	Director	7,839	2026-02-12	1%

Recent Transactions (last 12 months)

Date	Name	Role	Type	Shares	Price	Value
2026-03-25	Brown William E	10 Percent Owner, Officer: Chairman	Gift (Given)	2,040	-	-
2026-03-13	Schwichtenberg Kay	Director	RSU Award	3,734	-	-
2026-03-01	Schwichtenberg Kay	Director	Unknown	-	-	-
2026-02-19	Ranelli John	Director	Informative Sell	3,668	$34.50	$126.53K
2026-02-17	Hanson John Edward	President, Pet Consumer Prod	Informative Sell	5,000	$34.75	$173.76K
2026-02-13	Pennington Brooks Iii	Director	Gift (Given)	2,050	-	-
2026-02-11	Patel Apur Rohit	Chief Legal Officer	RSU Award	7,813	-	-
2026-02-11	Patel Apur Rohit	Chief Legal Officer	Unknown	-	-	-
2026-02-11	Smith Bradley G.	Chief Financial Officer	RSU Award (Return)	2,797	$33.49	$93.67K
2026-02-11	Ranelli John	Director	RSU Award	3,584	-	-
2026-02-11	Metz Christopher T	Director	RSU Award	3,584	-	-
2026-02-11	Pennington Brooks Iii	Director	RSU Award	3,584	-	-
2026-02-11	Walker John D. Iii	President, Garden Consumer Pro	RSU Award (Return)	7,813	-	-
2026-02-11	Dougher Brendan	Director	RSU Award	3,584	-	-
2026-02-11	Lewis Randal D.	Director	RSU Award	3,584	-	-
2026-02-11	Hanson John Edward	President, Pet Consumer Prod	RSU Award	2,797	$33.49	$93.67K
2026-02-11	Machek Howard	Chief Accounting Officer	RSU Award	6,250	-	-
2026-02-11	Chun Courtnee A	Director	RSU Award	3,584	-	-
2026-02-10	Ranelli John	Director	Option Exercise (Sell)	8,803	$22.72	$200K
2026-02-11	Lahanas Nicholas	Chief Executive Officer	RSU Award	67,115	$33.49	$2.25M
2026-02-10	Lahanas Nicholas	Chief Executive Officer	Tax Withholding of RSU	7,825	$33.81	$264.56K
2026-02-11	Springer Mary Beth	Director	Option Exercise (Sell)	8,803	$22.72	$200K
2026-02-11	Brown William E	10 Percent Owner, Officer: Chairman	RSU Award	14,063	-	-
2026-02-10	Walker John D. Iii	President, Garden Consumer Pro	Tax Withholding of RSU	6,437	$33.81	$217.63K
2026-02-10	Dougher Brendan	Director	Informative Sell	3,250	$33.38	$108.49K