Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) Insider Ownership

Historic Insider Ownership Trends

CENT's three largest insider shareholders as of March 23, 2026 are William E Brown (Chairman, 939.59K shares), William E Brown (Chairman, 374.26K shares), Brooks Iii Pennington (Director, 128.91K shares).

Top Direct Holders

Insider ownership data is derived from the last 60 months of Form 4 SEC filings.
Holder Position Shares (Direct) Shares (Indirect) Report Date
William E Brown Chairman 939,588 0 12 Feb, 2025
William E Brown Chairman 0 374,258 31 Aug, 2025
Brooks Iii Pennington 128,906 0 16 Feb, 2026
Nicholas Lahanas Chief Executive Officer 122,830 0 12 Feb, 2026
Timothy P. Cofer Ceo 88,958 0 13 Feb, 2023
John D. Iii Walker President, Garden Consumer Pro 69,361 0 12 Feb, 2026
Howard Machek Chief Accounting Officer 51,868 0 12 Feb, 2026
John Edward Hanson President, Pet Consumer Prod 49,092 0 12 Feb, 2026
Brooks Iii Pennington 0 35,000 30 Nov, 2022
Mary Beth Springer 26,631 0 12 Feb, 2026
Apur Rohit Patel Chief Legal Officer 24,861 0 13 Feb, 2026
Courtnee A Chun 18,263 0 12 Feb, 2026
Bradley G. Smith Chief Financial Officer 17,544 0 13 Feb, 2026
Christopher T Metz 15,305 0 13 Feb, 2026
Lisa Coleman 13,439 0 14 Feb, 2025
Joyce M. Mccarthy General Counsel 13,359 0 20 May, 2025
Brendan Dougher 0 12,845 11 Feb, 2026
Michael J Griffith 12,508 0 14 Feb, 2024
George A. Yuhas General Counsel 8,183 0 21 Jan, 2026
Randal D. Lewis 7,839 0 12 Feb, 2026
John Edward Hanson President, Pet Consumer Prod 0 7,155 17 Feb, 2026
Daniel P. Myers 0 5,636 30 Aug, 2022
Michael Edwards 4,684 0 08 Jul, 2021
Brendan Dougher 3,584 0 12 Feb, 2026
John Ranelli 3,584 0 13 Feb, 2026
Daniel P. Myers 2,940 0 08 Feb, 2023
John Ranelli 0 646 23 Feb, 2026

* Please note that the shares above only reflect shares from the fund portfolio and the institutional portfolio. Shares from the personal portfolio are excluded from this Institutional Ownership Page. See these insiders' latest transactions here on Insider Page.

Recent Insider Transactions

Detailed insider trading activity based on Form 4 SEC filings.
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Transaction Date Insider Name Security Class Transaction Type Shares Traded Price Shares Remaining Ownership Code
19 Feb, 2026 John Ranelli Class A Common Stock D 3,668 $34.50 646 I S
17 Feb, 2026 John Edward Hanson Class A Common Stock D 5,000 $34.75 7,155 I S
13 Feb, 2026 Brooks Iii Pennington Common Stock D 2,050 $0.00 128,906 D G
11 Feb, 2026 Brooks Iii Pennington Class A Common Stock A 3,584 $0.00 40,630 D A
11 Feb, 2026 Apur Rohit Patel Class A Common Stock A 7,813 $0.00 24,861 D A
11 Feb, 2026 John Ranelli Class A Common Stock A 3,584 $0.00 3,584 D A
11 Feb, 2026 Bradley G. Smith Class A Common Stock D 7,813 $0.00 17,544 D A
11 Feb, 2026 Christopher T Metz Class A Common Stock A 3,584 $0.00 15,305 D A
11 Feb, 2026 Bradley G. Smith Stock Option (Right to Buy) D 2,797 $0.00 2,797 D A
11 Feb, 2026 Howard Machek Class A Common Stock A 6,250 $0.00 51,868 D A
11 Feb, 2026 John Edward Hanson Class A Common Stock D 7,813 $0.00 49,092 D A
11 Feb, 2026 Courtnee A Chun Class A Common Stock A 3,584 $0.00 18,263 D A
11 Feb, 2026 Mary Beth Springer Class A Common Stock A 8,803 $22.72 28,995 D M
11 Feb, 2026 Randal D. Lewis Class A Common Stock A 3,584 $0.00 7,839 D A
10 Feb, 2026 Nicholas Lahanas Class A Common Stock D 7,825 $33.81 79,080 D F
11 Feb, 2026 John D. Iii Walker Class A Common Stock D 7,813 $0.00 69,361 D A
11 Feb, 2026 Brendan Dougher Class A Common Stock A 3,584 $0.00 3,584 D A
11 Feb, 2026 Mary Beth Springer Class A Common Stock D 5,948 $33.63 23,047 D F
11 Feb, 2026 Nicholas Lahanas Class A Common Stock A 43,750 $0.00 122,830 D A
11 Feb, 2026 John Edward Hanson Stock Option (Right to Buy) A 2,797 $0.00 2,797 D A