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Director Brooks Pennington III of CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT) reported a bona fide gift of 5,800 shares of Common Stock on 2026-08-12, leaving him with 123,106 Common shares held directly. He also reports 40,630 Class A Common shares held directly.
In addition, indirect holdings include Class A Common shares by spouse (6,579), by LLC (20,911), and by BPCB Timber Company, LLC (43,750), plus Common Stock by spouse (6,938) and by LLC (7,604). He disclaims beneficial ownership of the spouse-held shares and of the LLC- and BPCB-held securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest. He also holds 2,241.088 units in a 401(k) plan CENTA Stock Fund.
Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) insider William E. Brown, Chairman and a more-than-10% owner, reported the sale of 3,900 shares of Class A Common Stock on 2026-08-13 at $39.00 per share. The sold shares were held indirectly through various family Irrevocable Trusts, over which Brown and his spouse serve as co-trustees with shared investment control. After this transaction, those Irrevocable Trusts held 350,259 shares indirectly attributable to Brown, while a separate holding entry shows 949,258 shares held directly. Brown and his spouse disclaim beneficial ownership of the trust-held shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest.
American Century Investment Management, Inc., American Century Companies, Inc., and the Stowers Institute for Medical Research report beneficial ownership of Central Garden & Pet Company Class A Common Stock. The group holds 2,598,623 shares, representing 5.1% of the Class A shares as of June 30, 2026.
All three reporting entities have sole voting power and sole dispositive power over the same 2,598,623 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. The shares are held on behalf of various investment companies and institutional accounts advised by American Century Investment Management, none of which individually owns more than 5% of the class.
Central Garden & Pet Co chairman and 10% owner William E. Brown exercised stock options for 127,942 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $31.176 per share. A substantial portion of the resulting shares (116,232) was delivered or withheld to cover the option exercise price and withholding tax liability at $38.28 per share. Brown also has indirect exposure to 354,159 Class A shares held by family irrevocable trusts, for which he and his spouse share investment control but disclaim beneficial ownership except for their pecuniary interest.
Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) officer John D. Walker III, President, Garden Consumer Pro, reported two open-market sales of Class A Common Stock. He sold 5,000 shares on August 11, 2026 at $38.50 per share and 5,000 shares on August 12, 2026 at $39.00 per share, for total reported sales of 10,000 shares. He also reports an indirect holding of 2,675 units in the issuer’s 401(k) plan, where each unit represents an interest in a CENTA stock fund consisting of CENTA shares and cash.
Central Garden & Pet Company insider John D. Walker III filed to sell up to 5,000 shares of Class A Common Stock through Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., with an aggregate market value of $195,000.00, in a transaction dated 08/12/2026 on NASDAQ.
The filing also lists equity compensation activity, including restricted stock lapses of 684 shares on 02/20/2024 and 4,316 shares on 03/06/2024. Securities sold during the past three months include a sale of 5,000 shares for $192,500.00 dated 08/11/2026.
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO chairman and 10% owner William E. Brown reported indirect dispositions of Class A Common Stock tied to changes in family trust control. On August 18, 2025, 8,531 shares were reclassified when he and his spouse ceased serving as co-trustees of one irrevocable trust. On June 3, 2026, a further 11,586 shares were similarly affected for another family irrevocable trust, leaving him without investment control or voting power over those shares. The filing also lists 937,548 Class A shares held directly as of August 18, 2025. The trust-held shares are owned by various family irrevocable trusts, with Brown and his spouse disclaiming beneficial ownership except to the extent of their pecuniary interest.
A holder of Central Garden & Pet Company Class A Common Stock filed a notice of intent to sell 5,000 shares through Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. on NASDAQ. The proposed sale is valued at an aggregate of $192,500.00.
The filing also lists prior equity compensation activity, including 3,871 shares from a restricted stock lapse on 02/13/2024 and 1,129 shares from a restricted stock lapse on 02/20/2024, both related to Class A Common Stock.
Central Garden & Pet Company reported net sales of $882 million for the quarter ended June 27, 2026, down 8% year over year as the Pet Distribution divestiture reduced revenue, while organic net sales rose 2.4%. Net income was $90 million, or $1.45 per diluted share, and gross margin improved to 35.9%.
For the first nine months of fiscal 2026, net sales were $2,405.9 million and net income was $176.1 million, or $2.84 per diluted share, with operating margin at 10.7%. Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totaled about $1.0 billion versus roughly $1.19 billion of long-term debt, and operating cash flow was $207.6 million.
The Pet segment’s reported sales fell to $400.5 million due to the distribution divestiture, while Garden segment sales increased to $481.9 million on stronger wild bird feed, controls and grass seed. Central sold its Pet Distribution business into a new partnership with Phillips and later agreed to acquire 80% of European pet supplier TRIXIE for up to €400 million, including approximately €340 million in upfront cash and up to €60 million in earn-out, subject to regulatory approvals.