Central Garden & Pet Company

CENT.US
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
44.43
+1.18 (+2.73%)
USD · NASDAQ

Company Information

Company Name
Central Garden & Pet Company
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Packaged Foods
Exchange
NASDAQ
ISIN: US1535271068
CIK: 0000887733
CUSIP: 153527106
Currency: USD
Full Time Employees: 6,000
Phone: (925) 948-4000
Fiscal Year End: September
IPO Date: Jul 15, 1993
Description:

Central Garden & Pet Company produces and distributes various products for the lawn and garden, and pet supplies markets in the United States. It operates through two segments: Pet and Garden. The Pet segment provides dog and cat supplies, such as dog treats and chews, toys, pet beds and containment, grooming items, waste management, and training pads; supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles, and pet birds, including toys, enclosures, habitats, bedding, and food and supplements; products for equine and livestock; animal and household health and insect control products; aquariums and terrariums, including fixtures and stands, water conditioners and supplements, water pumps and filters, and lighting systems and accessories; and live fish and small animals, as well as outdoor cushions. This segment sells its products under the Aqueon, Cadet, Comfort Zone, Farnam, Four Paws, K&H Pet Products, Kaytee, Nylabone, and Zilla brands. Its Garden segment offers lawn and garden supplies products that include grass seed; vegetable; flower and herb packet seed; wild bird feed, bird feeders, bird houses, and other birding accessories; fertilizers; decorative products; live plants; and weed and grass, as well as other herbicides, insecticide, and pesticide products. This segment sells its lawn and garden supplies products under the Amdro, Ferry-Morse, Pennington, and Sevin brands. The company sells its products to independent distributors, big-box retailers, national and regional retail chains, eCommerce and online retailers, grocery stores, nurseries, and mass merchants. Central Garden & Pet Company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.

Address:

1340 Treat Boulevard, Walnut Creek, CA, United States, 94597

People

Directors & Officers

Name Title Year Born
Mr. William E. Brown Founder & Chairman 1941
Mr. Nicholas Lahanas CEO & Director 1969
Mr. Bradley G. Smith Chief Financial Officer 1966
Mr. John D. Walker III President of Garden Consumer Products 1958
Mr. John Edward Hanson President of Pet Consumer Products 1965
Mr. Howard A. Machek CPA Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer 1963
Mr. Chris Walter Senior VP & Chief Information Officer NA
Ms. Friederike Edelmann Vice President of Investor Relations NA
Mr. Apur Patel Chief Legal Officer NA
Ms. Marilyn Leahy Senior Vice President of Human Resources NA

Insider Trading

Date Insider Name Title Transaction Type Shares Price Value
Feb 19, 2026 John Ranelli N/A Sale 3.67K $34.50 $126.55K
Feb 10, 2026 Brendan Dougher N/A Sale 3.25K $33.38 $108.49K
Aug 25, 2025 John D Walker III N/A Sale 3.50K $32.59 $114.07K
Aug 25, 2025 John Ranelli N/A Sale 3.08K $32.58 $100.22K
May 29, 2025 William E Brown N/A Sale 7.80K $32.04 $249.91K
May 21, 2025 William E Brown N/A Sale 40.00K $32.42 $1.30M
May 20, 2025 William E Brown N/A Sale 60.00K $32.39 $1.94M

Shareholders

Institutional Holders

Holder Name Shares Date Reported % Out Value % Change
BlackRock Inc 1.61M Mar 31, 2026 2.57% $0.00 2.44%
Vanguard Group Inc 1.15M Dec 31, 2025 1.83% $0.00 4.22%
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 803.60K Mar 31, 2026 1.28% $0.05 -0.58%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. 649.88K Mar 31, 2026 1.04% $0.01 -1.53%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC 543.97K Mar 31, 2026 0.87% $0.00 0.00%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC 473.54K Mar 31, 2026 0.76% $0.00 0.00%
Geode Capital Management, LLC 455.75K Mar 31, 2026 0.73% $0.00 -3.49%
State Street Corp 385.98K Mar 31, 2026 0.62% $0.00 0.01%
American Century Companies Inc 345.82K Mar 31, 2026 0.55% $0.01 13.63%
Renaissance Technologies Corp 181.79K Mar 31, 2026 0.29% $0.01 59.48%
CSM Advisors, LLC 180.06K Mar 31, 2026 0.29% $0.16 0.00%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC 153.64K Mar 31, 2026 0.25% $0.02 -21.53%
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank Frankfurt am Main 151.69K Mar 31, 2026 0.24% $0.01 -4.98%
Bank of America Corp 144.51K Mar 31, 2026 0.23% $0.00 -16.63%
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc 135.72K Mar 31, 2026 0.22% $0.00 -3.30%
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts 134.71K Mar 31, 2026 0.22% $0.00 -62.28%
Northern Trust Corp 112.40K Mar 31, 2026 0.18% $0.00 -23.89%
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co 106.98K Mar 31, 2026 0.17% $0.00 0.00%
Marshall Wace Asset Management Ltd 101.00K Mar 31, 2026 0.16% $0.00 32.31%
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC 99.99K Mar 31, 2026 0.16% $0.07 4.80%

Fund Holdings

Rank Holder Name Shares Held % of Shares Change Date Reported
1 Allspring Special Small Cap Value A 607.63K 0.97% ▼ 2.88% Jun 30, 2026
2 iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 488.01K 0.78% ▲ 0.02% Jun 30, 2026
3 Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF 342.74K 0.55% ▲ 0.07% Jun 30, 2026
4 CS McKee Micro Cap Value 280.68K 0.45% ▲ 0.00% Jun 30, 2026
5 iShares Russell 2000 ETF 261.03K 0.42% ▲ 0.60% Jun 30, 2026
6 Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr 233.74K 0.37% ▼ 3.01% Jun 30, 2026
7 Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv 233.67K 0.37% ▼ 0.44% Jun 30, 2026
8 Fidelity Small Cap Index 182.82K 0.29% ▼ 0.14% Apr 30, 2026
9 Vanguard Small Cap Index 174.41K 0.28% ▲ 5.09% Jun 30, 2026
10 CS McKee Discovery Small Cap 130.76K 0.21% ▲ 0.00% Jun 30, 2026

Financial Highlights

Market Cap: $2.78B
EBITDA: $361.51M
P/E Ratio: $16.16
PEG Ratio: $2.01
Book Value: $26.43
Earnings/Share: $2.75
Profit Margin: 5.42%
Operating Margin: 12.60%
ROA (TTM): 4.71%
ROE (TTM): 10.75%
Revenue (TTM): $3.16B
Revenue/Share (TTM): $51.33
Earnings Growth (YOY): 30.60%
Revenue Growth (YOY): 8.70%

Valuation Metrics

Enterprise Value: $3.22B
Trailing P/E: 16.16
Forward P/E: 13.09

Shares Statistics

Shares Outstanding: 9.65M
Shares Float: 57.40M
% Insiders: 1,597.40%
% Institutions: 9,517.70%
Short % Float: 5.41%

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Line Item
Step Type
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Revenue
adjust
$3.13B
Cost of Goods Sold
adjust
$-2.16B
Gross Profit
subtotal
$972.84M
SG&A
adjust
$-747.29M
Operating Income
subtotal
$265.05M
Other / Non-Operating Items
adjust
$-102.20M
Net Income
subtotal
$162.84M

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