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Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT, CENTA) files detailed reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that provide insight into its operations in the pet and garden industries. These SEC filings include annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, along with material agreements and financing arrangements.
Recent Form 8-K filings illustrate how Central uses this channel to disclose significant events. For example, the company filed an 8-K to furnish a press release announcing its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2025 financial results, which included segment performance for its Pet and Garden businesses and discussion of initiatives such as its Cost and Simplicity agenda. Another 8-K describes a Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, setting out the terms of a senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility, including borrowing capacity, interest-rate structure, covenants and collateral.
Through this SEC filings page on Stock Titan, users can review Central’s historical and current regulatory disclosures, including 10-K and 10-Q reports that discuss risk factors, segment information, liquidity, debt structure and strategic priorities. Current reports on Form 8-K provide more immediate updates on events such as financing agreements, acquisitions and earnings releases.
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Central Garden & Pet’s President of Pet Consumer Products, John Edward Hanson, reported two Class A common stock transactions on February 6, 2026. He delivered 1,636 shares at $33.60 per share to cover withholding taxes on vested restricted stock, and separately disposed of 2,165 directly held shares by transferring them to the Hanson Family Trust.
After these transactions, Hanson directly owned 41,279 Class A shares, held 2,693.61 units in the company’s 401(k) CENTA Stock Fund, and 12,155 Class A shares were held by the Hanson Family Trust, for which he disclaims beneficial ownership except for his pecuniary interest.
Central Garden & Pet Company reports weaker fiscal Q1 2026 results, with net sales of
Pet segment sales declined 2.7% while Garden sales dropped 12.0%, mainly from shipment timing, portfolio exits and lost distribution. Gross margin improved to
Central Garden & Pet Company filed a current report to share that it has released its latest quarterly financial results. The company issued a press release covering results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2026, which ended on December 27, 2025.
The press release, dated February 4, 2026, is included as Exhibit 99.1 to the report. Central Garden & Pet’s common stock (CENT) and Class A common stock (CENTA) are listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.
Central Garden & Pet Company Chief Executive Officer Nicholas Lahanas reported stock transactions in the company’s Class A common stock. On January 30, 2026, he acquired 2,814 shares at $0 per share, increasing his direct holdings to 89,406 shares.
On the same date, 1,144 shares were withheld and disposed of at $30.22 per share to cover withholding tax related to performance share units, leaving him with 88,262 Class A shares held directly. He also indirectly holds 3,318.686 units in the company’s 401(k) plan, representing interests in a fund invested in CENTA stock and cash.
Central Garden & Pet president John Edward Hanson reported changes in indirect holdings of Class A common stock through the Hanson Family Trust. On January 30, 2026, the trust received 2,814 Class A shares at $0, and 1,313 shares at $30.22 were delivered to cover withholding taxes tied to performance share unit settlement. Following these trust-related transactions, 9,990 Class A shares are shown as held indirectly by the trust, with Mr. Hanson disclaiming beneficial ownership except for his pecuniary interest. Separately, the filing reflects 45,080 Class A shares held directly and 2,693.61 units in a CENTA stock fund within the company 401(k) plan. The balance also incorporates a correction of a prior transpositional error.
Central Garden & Pet’s Chief Accounting Officer, Howard Machek, reported multiple equity transactions in Class A common stock on January 30, 2026. He exercised a stock option for 4,255 shares at $22.80 per share, converting the option into common stock.
The filing shows 2,253 Class A shares acquired at $0, linked to settlement of performance share units. It also reports share withholdings of 985 shares and 3,667 shares at $30.22 per share to cover tax liabilities on performance units and restricted stock. After these transactions, he directly held tens of thousands of Class A shares, plus 1,000 Common shares and 6,867 units in a 401(k) plan.
Central Garden & Pet’s Chief Financial Officer, Bradley G. Smith, reported two stock transactions in the company’s Class A Common Stock on January 30, 2026. He acquired 844 shares at a price of $0.00 per share, increasing his direct holdings at that point to 10,853 shares.
On the same day, 346 shares were delivered at a price of $30.22 per share to cover withholding tax upon settlement of performance share units, as described in the footnote. After these transactions, Smith directly owned 10,507 Class A Common shares.
Central Garden & Pet President John D. Walker III reported equity-related transactions in Class A Common Stock. On January 30, 2026, he acquired 2,814 shares at $0.00 per share, reflecting the settlement of performance share units.
On the same date, 976 shares were withheld at $30.22 per share to cover tax liabilities from that settlement, leaving him with 69,166 directly held Class A shares. He also has 2,200 units held indirectly through the issuer’s 401(k) plan, invested in the CENTA Stock Fund.
Central Garden & Pet Co. General Counsel George A. Yuhas reported exercising stock options and related share withholding on Class A common stock. On January 20, 2026, options for 20,833 shares of Class A common stock were exercised at an exercise price of $22.80 per share, converting a stock option award into the same number of common shares. The company then withheld 18,545 shares at a price of $29.01 per share to cover the aggregate option exercise price and associated tax obligations, leaving Yuhas with 8,183 Class A common shares held directly. He also has an indirect interest in 6,014.09 units of the CENTA Stock Fund in the company’s 401(k) plan, which consists of CENTA stock and cash. The options were originally granted on February 10, 2020 and were fully vested and have now been fully exercised.
Central Garden & Pet Company has issued a revised definitive proxy statement for its virtual 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, updating prior materials and superseding the version filed on December 22, 2025. The meeting will be held online on February 11, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time.
Shareholders of record of Common Stock and Class B Stock as of December 15, 2025 may vote on electing nine directors, ratifying Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditor for the year ending September 26, 2026, and approving on an advisory basis the compensation of named executive officers. The Board recommends voting FOR all three proposals.
The proxy details strong recent performance: fiscal 2025 net sales decreased 2.2%, but net income rose 50.8%, with diluted EPS of $2.55 versus $1.62 in the prior year, and non-GAAP net income of $174.2 million, or $2.73 per diluted share. It also outlines pay-for-performance executive compensation, including CEO Nicholas Lahanas’s $900,000 base salary, target bonus equal to 100% of salary, and equity awards tied to multi-year financial and total shareholder return goals.