Central Garden & Pet Common Stock
Markets branded pet supplies and lawn-and-garden consumables through major retail channels.
$43.59
After-hours close−0.17 (−0.38%)
At close$43.76(+0.14%)
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Breakdown13F · Form 4
Institutions 15.44%9.66M sharesInsiders 3.03%1.90M sharesOther 81.53%51.01M shares
Shares outstanding 62.57M · Float 57.40M · 91.7% free float
Institutions13F, as of Jun 30, 2026
189 holders · 9.66M shares · 32 new positions · 105 increased · 45 reduced · 21 closed
| Holder | Shares | % outstanding | Chg q/q | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 1.69M | 2.70% | +86.6K | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 735.4K | 1.18% | −68.2K | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 650.8K | 1.04% | +941 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 536.6K | 0.86% | −7.4K | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 475.6K | 0.76% | +2.0K | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 453.9K | 0.73% | −1.9K | Aug 12, 2026 |
| American Century Companies Inc | 414.0K | 0.66% | +68.1K | Aug 12, 2026 |
| State Street Corp | 382.4K | 0.61% | −3.5K | Aug 7, 2026 |
Beneficial owners13D/G · 5% or more, as filed
| Holder | % of class | Shares | Form | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 14.10% | 7.53M | 13G | Apr 30, 2025 ↗ |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 7.60% | 811.2K | 13G | Jan 13, 2025 ↗ |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management | 6.87% | 3.50M | 13G | Apr 29, 2026 ↗ |
| Vanguard Capital Management | 6.39% | 617.5K | 13G | Apr 29, 2026 ↗ |
| Stowers Institute for Medical Researchincl. American Century Investment Management, Inc., American Century Companies, Inc. | 5.10% | 2.60M | 13G | Aug 14, 2026 ↗ |
InsidersForm 4
| Insider | Role | Shares | % outstanding | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William E. Brown | director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman | 1.30M | 2.08% | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Brooks Iii Pennington | director | 163.7K | 0.26% | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Nicholas Lahanas | director, officer: Chief Executive Officer | 122.4K | 0.20% | May 19, 2026 |
| John D. III Walker | officer: President, Garden Consumer Pro | 59.7K | 0.10% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| John Edward Hanson | officer: President, Pet Consumer Prod | 56.7K | 0.09% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Howard Machek | officer: Chief Accounting Officer | 47.9K | 0.08% | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Mary Beth Springer | director | 23.0K | 0.04% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Courtnee A. Chun | director | 18.3K | 0.03% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Bradley G. Smith | officer: Chief Financial Officer | 17.5K | 0.03% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Apur Rohit Patel | officer: Chief Legal Officer | 17.0K | 0.03% | Feb 13, 2026 |
3 ten-percent owners hold 965.7K shares by Form 4, outside the officers-and-directors figure above · 30 people have not refiled in the last 18 months (4.95M shares), so they are not in the figure above
Latest trades
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Avg price | Owned after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | William E. Browndirector, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman | Sale | 3,900 | $39.00 | 350,259 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | John D. III Walkerofficer: President, Garden Consumer Pro | Sale | 5,000 | $39.00 | 59,679 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | John D. III Walkerofficer: President, Garden Consumer Pro | Sale | 5,000 | $38.50 | 64,679 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | John Ranellidirector | Sale | 3,668 | $34.50 | 646 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | John Edward Hansonofficer: President, Pet Consumer Prod | Sale | 5,000 | $34.75 | 7,155 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Brendan Dougherdirector | Sale | 3,250 | $33.38 | 12,845 |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Christopher T. Metzdirector | Sale | 10,000 | $30.91 | 11,721 |
| Aug 28, 2025 | William E. Browndirector, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman | Sale · 2 lots | 19,931 | $32.56 | 1,387,817 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | William E. Browndirector, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman | Sale | 83,194 | $32.71 | 930,365 |
CongressHouse and Senate disclosures
| Member | Type | Amount | Owner | Traded | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rep. Gilbert Cisneros · CA31 | Purchase | $1,001 – $15,000 | Mar 3, 2026 | Apr 8, 2026 ↗ |