CENT
Central Garden & Pet Company
NasdaqGS Consumer Defensive United States
39,70 $US
-0.28% today
+24.26% YTD · +27.28% 1Y
7
Insider transactions
SEC Form 4 · AMF · BaFin — rolling 90 days
19
Hedge funds tracked
Latest available SEC 13F filings
67
/ 100
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Analysis Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) — Kairos Score 67/100

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About Central Garden & Pet Company

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.

Key info

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CEO
Mr. Nicholas Lahanas
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HQ
1340 Treat Boulevard, Suite 600, Walnut Creek, CA, 94597, United States
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Employees
6 000
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Market cap
2 209 740 000,00 $US
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P/E
13.3
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Dividend yield
—

🕴️ Insider activity (90 days)

7 transactions — 0 buys and 3 sales reported by Central Garden & Pet Company executives.

BW
BROWN WILLIAM E
Chairman · 2026-09-24
Other
BW
BROWN WILLIAM E
Chairman · 2026-08-13
Sell
PB
PENNINGTON BROOKS III
2026-08-12
Other

🏦 Hedge Funds

19 institutional funds report a position on CENT in their latest SEC quarterly filing.

BlackRock, Inc.
VANGUARD GROUP INC
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC

📰 Recent news

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