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CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO

CENT Net selling
CIK 0000887733 #1813 in the set updated 18 Sep 2026
Bought (120 mo)
$807.58K
out of their own pocket, the only kind of buying there is
Sold (120 mo)
$83.36M
$279.16K on a plan · $1.75M straight out of an exercise
Sold at will
$81.33M
169 of 182 sales
Net
−$82.55M
−$80.52M against sales at will

By person

30 insiders · 292 transactions
Insider
Role
Bought
Sold
Net
Holding
Worth
Change
BROWN WILLIAM E
Chairman
—
$48.68M (27)
−$48.68M
2,932,321
$114.36M
−43.5%
Ranelli John
Director
—
$12.59M (63)
−$12.59M
44,696
$1.74M
−90.8%
PENNINGTON BROOKS III
Director
—
$3.58M (22)
−$3.58M
330,356
$12.88M
−22.6%
LAHANAS NICHOLAS
Chief Executive Officer
—
$2.74M (8)
−$2.74M
151,939
$5.93M
+94.1%
Walker John D. III
President, Garden Consumer Pro
—
$2.55M (13)
−$2.55M
75,398
$2.94M
−48.1%
Yuhas George A.
General Counsel
—
$2.24M (6)
−$2.24M
23,068
$899.66K
−50.6%
Reed Michael A
Executive Vice President
—
$1.99M (5)
−$1.99M
112,111
$4.37M
−27.6%
Hanson John Edward
President, Pet Consumer Prod
—
$1.83M (7)
−$1.83M
57,870
$2.26M
−18.4%
Machek Howard
Chief Accounting Officer
—
$1.45M (6)
−$1.45M
59,213
$2.31M
+45.5%
SPRINGER MARY BETH
Director
—
$1.42M (6)
−$1.42M
26,631
$1.04M
+1,123%
PIERGALLINI ALFRED A
Director
—
$1.35M (3)
−$1.35M
74,482
$2.90M
−2.4%
BALOUSEK JOHN
Director
—
$1.28M (5)
−$1.28M
86,675
$3.38M
−13.1%
Colligan Thomas J
Director
$87.67K (2)
$831.92K (6)
−$744.25K
1,547
$60.33K
+6.3%
Cofer Timothy P.
CEO
$519.98K (2)
—
+$519.98K
108,958
$4.25M
—
METZ CHRISTOPHER T
Director
—
$309.06K (1)
−$309.06K
15,305
$596.90K
+703.0%
CHICHESTER DAVID N
Director
—
$238.12K (1)
−$238.12K
17,601
$686.44K
−8.5%
ROETH GEORGE C
President and CEO
—
$181.75K (2)
−$181.75K
136,162
$5.31M
+670.5%
Dougher Brendan
Director
—
$108.49K (1)
−$108.49K
16,429
$640.73K
+926.8%
Myers Daniel P.
Director
$100.11K (1)
—
+$100.11K
12,542
$489.14K
+216.2%
EDWARDS MICHAEL
Director
$99.83K (1)
—
+$99.83K
7,614
$296.95K
—
Lynch William Lawrence
Senior Vice President
—
—
—
36,889
$1.44M
−19.5%
Patel Apur Rohit
Chief Legal Officer
—
—
—
24,861
$969.58K
+45.8%
Chun Courtnee A
Director
—
—
—
18,263
$712.26K
+1,078%
Smith Bradley G.
Chief Financial Officer
—
—
—
17,544
$684.22K
−23.4%
Coleman Lisa
Director
—
—
—
13,439
$524.12K
+932.2%
McCarthy Joyce M.
General Counsel
—
—
—
13,359
$521.00K
+101.8%
Griffith Michael J
Director
—
—
—
12,508
$487.81K
+577.9%
Lewis Randal D.
Director
—
—
—
7,839
$305.72K
—
Schwichtenberg Kay
Director
—
—
—
4,649
$181.30K
—
Woeber Andrew K.
Director
—
—
—
1,172
$45.71K
—

No percentages here. These insiders hold more than one class of share between them, and the share count on file covers one of them rather than all. Dividing the two would compare different things.

Individual transactions

140
Insider
Date
Role
Action
Shares
Price
Amount
BROWN WILLIAM E
13 Aug 2026
Chairman
Sell indirect
3,900
$39.00
$152.10K
Walker John D. III
12 Aug 2026
President, Garden Consumer Pro
Sell
5,000
$39.00
$195.00K
Walker John D. III
11 Aug 2026
President, Garden Consumer Pro
Sell
5,000
$38.50
$192.50K
Ranelli John
19 Feb 2026
Director
Sell indirect
3,668
$34.50
$126.53K
Hanson John Edward
17 Feb 2026
President, Pet Consumer Prod
Sell indirect
5,000
$34.75
$173.76K
Dougher Brendan
10 Feb 2026
Director
Sell indirect
3,250
$33.38
$108.49K
METZ CHRISTOPHER T
28 Nov 2025
Director
Sell
10,000
$30.91
$309.06K
BROWN WILLIAM E
29 Aug 2025
Chairman
Sell
83,194
$32.71
$2.72M
BROWN WILLIAM E
28 Aug 2025
Chairman
Sell
16,806
$32.56
$547.22K
BROWN WILLIAM E
28 Aug 2025
Chairman
Sell indirect
3,125
$32.55
$101.72K
Walker John D. III
25 Aug 2025
President, Garden Consumer Pro
Sell
3,500
$32.59
$114.06K
Ranelli John
25 Aug 2025
Director
Sell indirect
3,076
$32.58
$100.23K
BROWN WILLIAM E
29 May 2025
Chairman
Sell indirect
3,000
$32.05
$96.15K
BROWN WILLIAM E
29 May 2025
Chairman
Sell indirect
4,800
$32.03
$153.74K
BROWN WILLIAM E
21 May 2025
Chairman
Sell
40,000
$32.42
$1.30M
BROWN WILLIAM E
20 May 2025
Chairman
Sell
60,000
$32.39
$1.94M
Hanson John Edward
13 May 2025
President Pet Consumer Product
Sell indirect
9,375
$32.00
$300.00K
Ranelli John
13 Feb 2025
Director
Sell indirect
2,500
$33.28
$83.21K
Walker John D. III
10 Feb 2025
President, Garden Consumer Pro
Sell
10,000
$32.86
$328.59K
BROWN WILLIAM E
30 Aug 2024
Chairman
Sell
60,000
$33.54
$2.01M
Ranelli John
19 Aug 2024
Director
Sell indirect
2,500
$34.28
$85.69K
BROWN WILLIAM E
31 May 2024
Chairman
Sell indirect
24,847
$37.27
$926.06K
BROWN WILLIAM E
30 May 2024
Chairman
Sell
700,000
$36.25
$25.38M
Walker John D. III
16 May 2024
President, Garden Consumer Pro
Sell
4,218
$40.31
$170.04K
LAHANAS NICHOLAS
15 May 2024
Chief Financial Officer
Sell
10,000
$40.00
$400.02K
Machek Howard
14 May 2024
Chief Accounting Officer
Sell
10,000
$40.05
$400.50K
LAHANAS NICHOLAS
13 May 2024
Chief Financial Officer
Sell
30,000
$39.98
$1.20M
Hanson John Edward
13 May 2024
President Pet Consumer Product
Sell
9,133
$39.98
$365.09K
BROWN WILLIAM E
29 Feb 2024
Chairman
Sell indirect
650
$37.48
$24.36K
BROWN WILLIAM E
23 Feb 2024
Chairman
Sell indirect
1,055
$37.39
$39.44K
BROWN WILLIAM E
20 Feb 2024
Chairman
Sell indirect
2,485
$36.66
$91.09K
Ranelli John
15 Feb 2024
Director
Sell indirect
400
$43.60
$17.44K
Ranelli John
15 Feb 2024
Director
Sell indirect
2,000
$37.28
$74.57K
Machek Howard
14 Feb 2024
Chief Accounting Officer
Sell
5,000
$36.40
$182.00K
Hanson John Edward
13 Feb 2024
President Pet Consumer Product
Sell
5,321
$37.19
$197.89K
LAHANAS NICHOLAS
12 Feb 2024
Chief Financial Officer
Sell
13,101
$37.64
$493.12K
Hanson John Edward
5 Dec 2023
President Pet Consumer Product
Sell
6,000
$39.23
$235.40K
Ranelli John
28 Nov 2023
Director
Sell indirect
2,800
$36.22
$101.40K
Ranelli John
31 Aug 2023
Director
Sell indirect
2,440
$40.87
$99.72K
Walker John D. III
23 Aug 2023
President, Garden Consumer Pro
Sell
11,000
$41.07
$451.72K
Machek Howard
7 Aug 2023
Chief Accounting Officer
Sell
3,000
$42.65
$127.95K
PENNINGTON BROOKS III
7 Aug 2023
Director
Sell
22,950
$45.64
$1.05M
PENNINGTON BROOKS III
7 Aug 2023
Director
Sell
2,611
$42.68
$111.43K
Walker John D. III
30 May 2023
President, Garden Consumer Pro
Sell
1,399
$34.75
$48.62K
BROWN WILLIAM E
16 Feb 2023
Chairman
Sell
15,671
$39.96
$626.28K
BROWN WILLIAM E
16 Feb 2023
Chairman
Sell
100,000
$39.35
$3.94M
Walker John D. III
1 Dec 2022
President, Garden Consumer Pro
Sell
3,400
$38.73
$131.70K
Hanson John Edward
16 Aug 2022
Senior Vice President
Sell
6,466
$42.65
$275.75K
LAHANAS NICHOLAS
13 May 2022
Chief Financial Officer
Sell
7,306
$41.78
$305.24K
Walker John D. III
25 Feb 2022
President, Garden Consumer Pro
Sell
2,000
$42.22
$84.44K
Walker John D. III
24 Feb 2022
President, Garden Consumer Pro
Sell
2,000
$42.26
$84.52K
Walker John D. III
27 Aug 2021
President, Garden Consumer Pro
Sell
4,500
$42.30
$190.34K
Ranelli John
16 Aug 2021
Director
Sell indirect
2,300
$43.02
$98.96K
Ranelli John
10 Aug 2021
Director
Sell indirect
2,383
$43.62
$103.95K
PENNINGTON BROOKS III
7 Jul 2021
Director
Sell
716
$46.65
$33.40K
Walker John D. III
24 May 2021
President, Garden Consumer Pro
Sell
6,976
$50.67
$353.48K
Yuhas George A.
10 May 2021
General Counsel
Sell
11,865
$54.13
$642.25K
PENNINGTON BROOKS III
18 Aug 2020
Director
Sell
1,806
$38.23
$69.04K
PENNINGTON BROOKS III
17 Jun 2020
Director
Sell
67
$33.13
$2.22K
BROWN WILLIAM E
19 May 2020
Chairman
Sell
185,427
$34.00
$6.30M
BALOUSEK JOHN
13 May 2020
Director
Sell indirect
2,627
$33.18
$87.16K
BALOUSEK JOHN
13 May 2020
Director
Sell indirect
2,000
$35.42
$70.85K
Yuhas George A.
13 May 2020
General Counsel
Sell
12,747
$32.09
$409.03K
PENNINGTON BROOKS III
11 May 2020
Director
Sell
50
$32.44
$1.62K
Colligan Thomas J
11 May 2020
Director
Sell
10,079
$31.92
$321.68K
PENNINGTON BROOKS III
18 Jun 2019
Director
Sell
1,644
$26.24
$43.13K
ROETH GEORGE C
31 May 2019
President and CEO
Sell indirect
3,398
$25.42
$86.39K
ROETH GEORGE C
23 May 2019
President and CEO
Sell indirect
3,595
$26.53
$95.37K
SPRINGER MARY BETH
17 May 2019
Director
Sell
2,325
$27.24
$63.33K
PENNINGTON BROOKS III
16 Jan 2019
Director
Sell
1,944
$34.70
$67.45K
Yuhas George A.
30 Nov 2018
General Counsel
Sell
16,251
$30.50
$495.66K
PENNINGTON BROOKS III
18 Sep 2018
Director
Sell
1,977
$36.30
$71.77K
Ranelli John
23 May 2018
Director
Sell indirect
2,600
$40.57
$105.48K
Ranelli John
22 May 2018
Director
Sell indirect
2,300
$40.76
$93.75K
Ranelli John
21 May 2018
Director
Sell indirect
5,000
$40.88
$204.40K
PENNINGTON BROOKS III
16 May 2018
Director
Sell
5,181
$37.64
$195.02K
Reed Michael A
15 May 2018
Executive Vice President
Sell
10,033
$37.60
$377.23K
Reed Michael A
11 May 2018
Executive Vice President
Sell
16,365
$36.50
$597.32K
Colligan Thomas J
11 May 2018
Director
Sell
2,000
$36.62
$73.24K
Ranelli John
28 Feb 2018
Director
Sell indirect
4,563
$36.53
$166.70K
Ranelli John
27 Feb 2018
Director
Sell indirect
7,000
$37.26
$260.84K
LAHANAS NICHOLAS
26 Feb 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Sell
1,824
$37.87
$69.07K
Machek Howard
22 Feb 2018
Chief Accounting Officer
Sell
6,000
$38.01
$228.06K
BALOUSEK JOHN
21 Feb 2018
Director
Sell indirect
5,010
$37.81
$189.41K
Ranelli John
20 Feb 2018
Director
Sell indirect
1,333
$37.53
$50.03K
Ranelli John
16 Feb 2018
Director
Sell indirect
518
$37.50
$19.43K
Yuhas George A.
16 Feb 2018
General Counsel
Sell
8,351
$37.03
$309.26K
Ranelli John
15 Feb 2018
Director
Sell indirect
5,000
$37.20
$186.02K
Colligan Thomas J
15 Feb 2018
Director
Sell
3,000
$37.25
$111.75K
Ranelli John
14 Feb 2018
Director
Sell indirect
6,000
$37.43
$224.56K
Ranelli John
12 Feb 2018
Director
Sell indirect
2,000
$37.19
$74.39K
PENNINGTON BROOKS III
10 Jan 2018
Director
Sell
10,000
$35.47
$354.74K
Ranelli John
13 Dec 2017
Director
Sell indirect
20,000
$37.67
$753.48K
LAHANAS NICHOLAS
12 Dec 2017
Chief Financial Officer
Sell
119
$38.07
$4.53K
Ranelli John
12 Dec 2017
Director
Sell indirect
10,802
$37.77
$407.95K
BALOUSEK JOHN
12 Dec 2017
Director
Sell indirect
13,000
$39.15
$508.93K
LAHANAS NICHOLAS
11 Dec 2017
Chief Financial Officer
Sell
4,000
$38.60
$154.40K
LAHANAS NICHOLAS
11 Dec 2017
Chief Financial Officer
Sell
3,000
$39.04
$117.12K
Ranelli John
11 Dec 2017
Director
Sell indirect
16,189
$38.17
$617.92K
Yuhas George A.
29 Aug 2017
General Counsel
Sell
4,364
$33.37
$145.63K
Ranelli John
24 Aug 2017
Director
Sell indirect
2,700
$34.09
$92.03K
SPRINGER MARY BETH
23 Aug 2017
Director
Sell indirect
7,831
$34.03
$266.49K
PIERGALLINI ALFRED A
17 Aug 2017
Director
Sell
6,390
$32.20
$205.76K
SPRINGER MARY BETH
16 Aug 2017
Director
Sell indirect
630
$32.97
$20.77K
Colligan Thomas J
16 Aug 2017
Director
Sell
3,500
$32.97
$115.39K
PENNINGTON BROOKS III
16 Aug 2017
Director
Sell
4,707
$32.93
$155.00K
PENNINGTON BROOKS III
14 Aug 2017
Director
Sell indirect
9,000
$35.11
$316.02K
PENNINGTON BROOKS III
14 Aug 2017
Director
Sell
10,000
$34.01
$340.14K
Ranelli John
14 Aug 2017
Director
Sell indirect
2,500
$34.25
$85.63K
Ranelli John
8 Aug 2017
Director
Sell indirect
3,800
$34.33
$130.44K
Reed Michael A
7 Aug 2017
Executive Vice President
Sell
15,016
$34.31
$515.20K
Ranelli John
7 Aug 2017
Director
Sell indirect
8,000
$34.45
$275.63K
Ranelli John
26 May 2017
Director
Sell indirect
3,100
$29.33
$90.92K
Ranelli John
25 May 2017
Director
Sell indirect
6,000
$29.51
$177.06K
Ranelli John
24 May 2017
Director
Sell indirect
6,000
$29.32
$175.92K
Ranelli John
23 May 2017
Director
Sell indirect
5,962
$29.34
$174.93K
Ranelli John
22 May 2017
Director
Sell indirect
5,000
$29.36
$146.80K
Ranelli John
19 May 2017
Director
Sell indirect
5,000
$30.45
$152.25K
Ranelli John
19 May 2017
Director
Sell indirect
193
$31.74
$6.13K
Ranelli John
19 May 2017
Director
Sell indirect
9,370
$31.39
$294.12K
Ranelli John
18 May 2017
Director
Sell indirect
3,000
$29.54
$88.62K
Ranelli John
17 May 2017
Director
Sell indirect
5,000
$31.61
$158.05K
PENNINGTON BROOKS III
17 May 2017
Director
Sell
4,821
$30.18
$145.51K
Ranelli John
16 May 2017
Director
Sell indirect
1,196
$32.47
$38.83K
Ranelli John
15 May 2017
Director
Sell indirect
629
$34.25
$21.54K
Ranelli John
12 May 2017
Director
Sell indirect
5,000
$34.77
$173.85K
Ranelli John
11 May 2017
Director
Sell indirect
5,000
$35.16
$175.80K
Ranelli John
10 May 2017
Director
Sell indirect
5,000
$35.34
$176.70K
Ranelli John
9 May 2017
Director
Sell indirect
10,000
$35.01
$350.10K
Ranelli John
8 May 2017
Director
Sell indirect
6,973
$33.01
$230.18K
Ranelli John
8 May 2017
Director
Sell indirect
3,000
$35.15
$105.45K
Ranelli John
28 Feb 2017
Director
Sell indirect
997
$33.35
$33.25K
Ranelli John
27 Feb 2017
Director
Sell indirect
16,666
$33.99
$566.48K
Ranelli John
24 Feb 2017
Director
Sell indirect
15,712
$33.26
$522.58K
Ranelli John
23 Feb 2017
Director
Sell indirect
5,000
$32.75
$163.75K
Yuhas George A.
22 Feb 2017
General Counsel
Sell
7,287
$32.46
$236.57K
Ranelli John
22 Feb 2017
Director
Sell indirect
10,000
$33.47
$334.70K
Ranelli John
21 Feb 2017
Director
Sell indirect
18,200
$34.05
$619.71K
BALOUSEK JOHN
17 Feb 2017
Director
Sell indirect
12,000
$35.50
$426.03K
Ranelli John
17 Feb 2017
Director
Sell indirect
1,489
$33.80
$50.33K
Showing 250 of 292 transactions. The figures above use every one of them.

What was left out

Form 4 filings counted 467
Amendments (4/A) skipped 8
Filings about a different issuer 0
Unreadable filings 0
Joint filings 0
Sales on a Rule 10b5-1 plan 4
Sales straight out of an exercise 9
Sales at will 169
Transactions with no price 0
Shares from compensation/vesting 6,704,332
Sales filed before the plan box existed 125
History held since 6 Sep 2016