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Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) · Insider trading

What Central Garden & Pet's directors, officers and largest holders bought and sold themselves, from the Form 4 each of them files with the SEC within two business days of a trade. Open-market purchases and sales first: those are the trades somebody chose to make at the market price.

Bought, 12 months
$0
0 insiders, 0 trades
Sold, 12 months
$1.26M
6 insiders, 0% under a plan
Net, 12 months
−$1.26M
bought less sold
Latest filing
2026-09-28
filings read to 2026-10-19

Bought and sold at the market, by month

Two years. Purchases above the line, sales below, in dollars.

2025-01 2025-02: $635,544 sold 2025-05: $3.79M sold 2025-07 2025-08: $3.69M sold 2025-11: $309,100 sold 2026-01 2026-02: $408,781 sold 2026-07 2026-08: $539,600 sold
Bought Sold Largest month: $3.79M

Who traded, two years

InsiderBoughtSold TradesLast tradeHolds after
Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner – $7.01M 8 2026-08-13 –
Walker John D. IIIPresident, Garden Consumer Pro – $830,165 4 2026-08-12 59,679
Hanson John EdwardPresident, Pet Consumer Prod – $473,750 2 2026-02-17 –
Pennington Brooks IIIDirector – $331,426 3 2025-08-14 37,046
Ranelli JohnDirector – $309,962 3 2026-02-19 –
Metz Christopher TDirector – $309,100 1 2025-11-28 11,721
Dougher BrendanDirector – $108,485 1 2026-02-10 –

Open-market purchases and sales

Newest first. “Plan” marks a trade made under a 10b5-1 plan set up in advance.

DateInsiderTradeShares PriceValueHolds afterFiling
2026-08-13 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Saleindirect 3,900 39.00 $152,100 350,259 Form 4
2026-08-12 Walker John D. IIIPresident, Garden Consumer Pro Sale 5,000 39.00 $195,000 59,679 Form 4
2026-08-11 Walker John D. IIIPresident, Garden Consumer Pro Sale 5,000 38.50 $192,500 64,679 Form 4
2026-02-19 Ranelli JohnDirector Saleindirect 3,668 34.50 $126,546 646 Form 4
2026-02-17 Hanson John EdwardPresident, Pet Consumer Prod Saleindirect 5,000 34.75 $173,750 7,155 Form 4
2026-02-10 Dougher BrendanDirector Saleindirect 3,250 33.38 $108,485 12,845 Form 4
2025-11-28 Metz Christopher TDirector Sale 10,000 30.91 $309,100 11,721 Form 4
2025-08-29 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Sale 83,194 32.71 $2.72M 930,365 Form 4
2025-08-28 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Saleindirect 3,125 32.55 $101,719 374,258 Form 4
2025-08-28 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Sale 16,806 32.56 $547,203 1,013,559 Form 4
2025-08-25 Ranelli JohnDirector Saleindirect 3,076 32.58 $100,216 1,427 Form 4
2025-08-25 Walker John D. IIIPresident, Garden Consumer Pro Sale 3,500 32.59 $114,065 67,328 Form 4
2025-08-14 Pennington Brooks IIIDirector Saleplan 3,281 32.82 $107,682 37,046 Form 4
2025-05-29 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Saleindirect 4,800 32.03 $153,744 380,383 Form 4
2025-05-29 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Saleindirect 3,000 32.05 $96,150 377,383 Form 4
2025-05-21 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Sale 40,000 32.42 $1.30M 1,030,365 Form 4
2025-05-20 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Sale 60,000 32.39 $1.94M 1,070,365 Form 4
2025-05-13 Hanson John EdwardOther Saleindirect 9,375 32.00 $300,000 8,984 Form 4
2025-02-13 Ranelli JohnDirector Saleindirect 2,500 33.28 $83,200 856 Form 4
2025-02-11 Pennington Brooks IIIDirector Saleplan 2,703 33.44 $90,388 – Form 4
2025-02-10 Pennington Brooks IIIDirector Saleplan 4,062 32.83 $133,355 36,680 Form 4
2025-02-10 Walker John D. IIIPresident, Garden Consumer Pro Sale 10,000 32.86 $328,600 67,111 Form 4

Grants, exercises and other transactions

Pay, tax and paperwork rather than a choice to trade at the market price. Two years.

46 × shares withheld for tax37 × grant or award12 × option exercise8 × gift4 × other1 × returned to the company
Show them
DateInsiderWhatShares PriceHolds afterFiling
2026-09-24 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Other J −1,000 – 349,259 Form 4
2026-08-12 Pennington Brooks IIIDirector Gift G −5,800 – 123,106 Form 4
2026-08-10 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Option exercise M +127,942 31.18 1,065,490 Form 4
2026-08-10 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Shares withheld for tax F −116,232 38.28 949,258 Form 4
2026-07-13 Machek HowardChief Accounting Officer Shares withheld for tax F −3,924 37.59 47,944 Form 4
2026-06-24 Hanson John EdwardPresident, Pet Consumer Prod Option exercise M +8,518 35.22 15,673 Form 4
2026-06-24 Hanson John EdwardPresident, Pet Consumer Prod Shares withheld for tax F −8,051 38.85 7,622 Form 4
2026-06-15 Walker John D. IIIPresident, Garden Consumer Pro Option exercise M +8,518 35.22 77,879 Form 4
2026-06-15 Walker John D. IIIPresident, Garden Consumer Pro Shares withheld for tax F −8,200 37.75 69,679 Form 4
2026-06-03 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Other J −11,586 – 354,159 Form 4
2026-05-16 Lahanas NicholasDirector, Chief Executive Officer Shares withheld for tax F −480 34.19 122,350 Form 4
2026-03-25 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Gift G −2,040 – 937,548 Form 4
2026-03-13 Schwichtenberg KayDirector Grant or award A +3,734 – 3,734 Form 4
2026-02-13 Pennington Brooks IIIDirector Gift G −2,050 – 128,906 Form 4
2026-02-11 Metz Christopher TDirector Grant or award A +3,584 – 15,305 Form 4
2026-02-11 Smith Bradley G.Chief Financial Officer Grant or award A −7,813 – 17,544 Form 4
2026-02-11 Patel Apur RohitChief Legal Officer Grant or award A +7,813 – 24,861 Form 4
2026-02-11 Pennington Brooks IIIDirector Grant or award A +3,584 – 40,630 Form 4
2026-02-11 Ranelli JohnDirector Grant or award A +3,584 – 3,584 Form 4
2026-02-11 Lahanas NicholasDirector, Chief Executive Officer Grant or award A +43,750 – 122,830 Form 4
2026-02-11 Machek HowardChief Accounting Officer Grant or award A +6,250 – 51,868 Form 4
2026-02-11 Hanson John EdwardPresident, Pet Consumer Prod Grant or award A −7,813 – 49,092 Form 4
2026-02-11 Chun Courtnee ADirector Grant or award A +3,584 – 18,263 Form 4
2026-02-11 Walker John D. IIIPresident, Garden Consumer Pro Grant or award A −7,813 – 69,361 Form 4
2026-02-11 Dougher BrendanDirector Grant or award A +3,584 – 3,584 Form 4
2026-02-11 Springer Mary BethDirector Option exercise M +8,803 22.72 28,995 Form 4
2026-02-11 Springer Mary BethDirector Shares withheld for tax F −5,948 33.63 23,047 Form 4
2026-02-11 Springer Mary BethDirector Grant or award A +3,584 – 26,631 Form 4
2026-02-11 Lewis Randal D.Director Grant or award A +3,584 – 7,839 Form 4
2026-02-11 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Grant or award A +14,063 – 939,588 Form 4
2026-02-10 Lahanas NicholasDirector, Chief Executive Officer Shares withheld for tax F −7,825 33.81 79,080 Form 4
2026-02-10 Ranelli JohnDirector Option exercise M +8,803 22.72 10,230 Form 4
2026-02-10 Ranelli JohnDirector Shares withheld for tax F −5,916 33.81 4,314 Form 4
2026-02-10 Walker John D. IIIPresident, Garden Consumer Pro Shares withheld for tax F −6,437 33.81 61,548 Form 4
2026-02-09 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Shares withheld for tax F −2,958 33.92 925,525 Form 4
2026-02-06 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Shares withheld for tax F −1,882 33.60 928,483 Form 4
2026-02-06 Machek HowardChief Accounting Officer Shares withheld for tax F −1,329 33.60 45,618 Form 4
2026-02-06 Hanson John EdwardPresident, Pet Consumer Prod Shares withheld for tax F −1,636 33.60 43,444 Form 4
2026-02-06 Hanson John EdwardPresident, Pet Consumer Prod Returned to the company D −2,165 33.60 41,279 Form 4
2026-02-06 Smith Bradley G.Chief Financial Officer Shares withheld for tax F −776 33.60 9,731 Form 4
2026-02-06 Lahanas NicholasDirector, Chief Executive Officer Shares withheld for tax F −1,357 33.60 86,905 Form 4
2026-02-06 Walker John D. IIIPresident, Garden Consumer Pro Shares withheld for tax F −1,181 33.60 67,985 Form 4
2026-01-30 Hanson John EdwardPresident, Pet Consumer Prod Grant or award A +2,814 – 11,303 Form 4
2026-01-30 Hanson John EdwardPresident, Pet Consumer Prod Shares withheld for tax F −1,313 30.22 9,990 Form 4
2026-01-30 Lahanas NicholasDirector, Chief Executive Officer Grant or award A +2,814 – 89,406 Form 4
2026-01-30 Lahanas NicholasDirector, Chief Executive Officer Shares withheld for tax F −1,144 30.22 88,262 Form 4
2026-01-30 Walker John D. IIIPresident, Garden Consumer Pro Grant or award A +2,814 – 70,142 Form 4
2026-01-30 Walker John D. IIIPresident, Garden Consumer Pro Shares withheld for tax F −976 30.22 69,166 Form 4
2026-01-30 Smith Bradley G.Chief Financial Officer Grant or award A +844 – 10,853 Form 4
2026-01-30 Smith Bradley G.Chief Financial Officer Shares withheld for tax F −346 30.22 10,507 Form 4
2026-01-30 Machek HowardChief Accounting Officer Grant or award A +2,253 – 47,344 Form 4
2026-01-30 Machek HowardChief Accounting Officer Shares withheld for tax F −985 30.22 46,359 Form 4
2026-01-30 Machek HowardChief Accounting Officer Option exercise M +4,255 22.80 50,614 Form 4
2026-01-30 Machek HowardChief Accounting Officer Shares withheld for tax F −3,667 30.22 46,947 Form 4
2026-01-20 Yuhas George A.General Counsel Option exercise M +20,833 22.80 26,728 Form 4
2026-01-20 Yuhas George A.General Counsel Shares withheld for tax F −18,545 29.01 8,183 Form 4
2025-08-18 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Other J −8,531 – 365,727 Form 4
2025-08-14 Metz Christopher TDirector Option exercise M +8,803 22.72 27,795 Form 4
2025-08-14 Metz Christopher TDirector Shares withheld for tax F −6,074 32.93 21,721 Form 4
2025-08-13 Pennington Brooks IIIDirector Gift G −442 – 130,956 Form 4
2025-07-13 Machek HowardChief Accounting Officer Shares withheld for tax F −3,924 35.85 45,091 Form 4
2025-05-18 McCarthy Joyce M.General Counsel Shares withheld for tax F −536 31.94 13,359 Form 4
2025-05-18 Smith Bradley G.Chief Financial Officer Shares withheld for tax F −435 31.94 10,009 Form 4
2025-03-03 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Other J −1,920 – 385,183 Form 4
2025-02-25 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Gift G −850 – 1,130,365 Form 4
2025-02-24 Pennington Brooks IIIDirector Gift G −2,200 37.61 131,398 Form 4
2025-02-12 Coleman LisaDirector Grant or award A +3,647 – 13,439 Form 4
2025-02-12 Lewis Randal D.Director Grant or award A +4,255 – 4,255 Form 4
2025-02-12 Ranelli JohnDirector Grant or award A +3,647 – 3,647 Form 4
2025-02-12 Dougher BrendanDirector Grant or award A +3,647 – 16,095 Form 4
2025-02-12 Springer Mary BethDirector Grant or award A +3,647 – 20,192 Form 4
2025-02-12 Chun Courtnee ADirector Grant or award A +3,647 – 14,679 Form 4
2025-02-12 Pennington Brooks IIIDirector Grant or award A +3,647 – 40,327 Form 4
2025-02-12 Metz Christopher TDirector Grant or award A +3,647 – 18,992 Form 4
2025-02-11 McCarthy Joyce M.General Counsel Grant or award A +2,974 – 13,895 Form 4
2025-02-11 Smith Bradley G.Chief Financial Officer Grant or award A +3,717 – 10,444 Form 4
2025-02-11 Walker John D. IIIPresident, Garden Consumer Pro Grant or award A +3,717 – 70,828 Form 4
2025-02-11 Machek HowardChief Accounting Officer Grant or award A +2,974 – 49,015 Form 4
2025-02-11 Lahanas NicholasChief Executive Officer Grant or award A +14,868 – 86,592 Form 4
2025-02-11 Hanson John EdwardOther Grant or award A +3,717 – 27,264 Form 4
2025-02-11 Hanson John EdwardOther Grant or award A +35,682 – 62,946 Form 4
2025-02-11 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Grant or award A +22,302 – 1,117,834 Form 4
2025-02-11 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Grant or award A +13,381 – 1,131,215 Form 4
2025-02-10 Pennington Brooks IIIDirector Option exercise M +8,803 22.72 49,545 Form 4
2025-02-10 Pennington Brooks IIIDirector Shares withheld for tax F −6,100 32.79 39,383 Form 4
2025-02-10 Walker John D. IIIPresident, Garden Consumer Pro Shares withheld for tax F −6,526 32.79 77,111 Form 4
2025-02-10 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Shares withheld for tax F −1,796 32.79 1,095,532 Form 4
2025-02-10 Springer Mary BethDirector Option exercise M +8,967 22.30 22,645 Form 4
2025-02-10 Springer Mary BethDirector Shares withheld for tax F −6,100 22.30 16,545 Form 4
2025-02-10 Lahanas NicholasChief Executive Officer Shares withheld for tax F −7,825 32.79 71,724 Form 4
2025-02-09 Walker John D. IIIPresident, Garden Consumer Pro Shares withheld for tax F −760 32.79 83,637 Form 4
2025-02-09 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Shares withheld for tax F −2,957 32.79 1,097,328 Form 4
2025-02-09 Smith Bradley G.Chief Financial Officer Shares withheld for tax F −321 32.79 6,727 Form 4
2025-02-09 Machek HowardChief Accounting Officer Shares withheld for tax F −838 32.79 46,041 Form 4
2025-02-09 Hanson John EdwardOther Shares withheld for tax F −1,206 32.79 23,546 Form 4
2025-02-09 Lahanas NicholasChief Executive Officer Shares withheld for tax F −924 32.79 79,549 Form 4
2025-02-06 Hanson John EdwardOther Shares withheld for tax F −897 34.04 24,752 Form 4
2025-02-06 Walker John D. IIIPresident, Garden Consumer Pro Shares withheld for tax F −666 34.04 84,397 Form 4
2025-02-06 Smith Bradley G.Chief Financial Officer Shares withheld for tax F −237 34.04 7,048 Form 4
2025-02-06 McCarthy Joyce M.General Counsel Shares withheld for tax F −631 34.04 10,921 Form 4
2025-02-06 Machek HowardChief Accounting Officer Shares withheld for tax F −672 34.04 46,879 Form 4
2025-02-06 Lahanas NicholasChief Executive Officer Shares withheld for tax F −788 34.04 80,473 Form 4
2025-01-22 Ranelli JohnDirector Option exercise M +8,967 22.30 9,789 Form 4
2025-01-22 Ranelli JohnDirector Shares withheld for tax F −6,433 31.09 3,356 Form 4
2025-01-22 Metz Christopher TDirector Option exercise M +8,967 22.30 21,778 Form 4
2025-01-22 Metz Christopher TDirector Shares withheld for tax F −6,433 31.09 15,345 Form 4
2024-12-26 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Gift G −5,600 – 1,120,173 Form 4
2024-12-26 Brown William eDirector, Chairman, 10% owner Gift G +2,500 – 387,103 Form 4

How to read it

Buy, sale
Code P and S on the form: shares bought or sold in the market, at the market price. The other codes are mostly pay (a grant, an option exercised) or tax (shares the company withheld), and say little about what the insider thinks of the price.
Plan
A sale or purchase under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, set up in advance and running on its own schedule. Since April 2023 the form has a box for it. Much executive selling is planned and says more about diversifying than about the company.
Holds after
The shares the insider still held after the trade, in the form the trade was in (directly, or indirectly through a trust or a fund).
Value
Shares times the price the form reports, which is often an average over several fills on the day.

Read from the SEC's own quarterly data sets of Forms 3, 4 and 5, and from each day's filings since the last one. A correcting amendment replaces the lines it restates. Every row links to its filing. None of this is advice: insiders sell for many reasons, and buy for fewer.

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