[8-K] CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO Reports Material Event

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Central Garden & Pet Company filed a Form 8-K to report that it has released its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2025, which ended on September 27, 2025. The company announced these results in a press release dated November 24, 2025, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1. The filing is made under the Results of Operations and Financial Condition item and also lists the related interactive data tags for the cover page. Central Garden & Pet’s common stock trades on Nasdaq under the symbols CENT and CENTA.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant To Section 13 of 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 24, 2025

Central Garden & Pet Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware			001-33268			68-0275553
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)			(Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer  Identification No.)

1340 Treat Boulevard, Suite 600, Walnut Creek, California 94597

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(925) 948-4000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock

CENT

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Class A Common Stock

CENTA

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company    ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 24, 2025, Central Garden & Pet Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2025 ended September 27, 2025. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number						Description
Exhibit 99.1						Press release dated November 24, 2025.
Exhibit 104						Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page iXBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY

By: /s/ BRADLEY G. SMITH

Bradley G. Smith

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

Dated: November 24, 2025