CENTA · Insider Trading
Central Garden & Pet Company
Every open-market purchase and sale reported by CENTA officers, directors and 10%+ beneficial owners on SEC Form 4, which must be filed within two business days of the transaction. Sales often reflect scheduled 10b5-1 plans or tax withholding rather than a directional view, so read counts alongside the size and the filer.
| Filed | Insider | Role | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | William E Brown | Chairman | J | −1,000 | — |
| 2026-08-17 | William E Brown | Chairman | Sell | −3,900 | −$152.10K |
| 2026-08-17 | Brooks Pennington III | Director | G | −5,800 | — |
| 2026-08-12 | John D. Walker III | President, Garden Consumer Pro | Sell | −10,000 | −$387.50K |
| 2026-08-12 | William E Brown | Chairman | MIXED | +11,710 | −$460.64K |
| 2026-08-11 | William E Brown | Chairman | J | −20,117 | — |
| 2026-07-14 | Howard Machek | Chief Accounting Officer | F | −3,924 | −$147.50K |
| 2026-06-26 | John Edward Hanson | President, Pet Consumer Prod | MIXED | +467 | −$12.81K |
| 2026-06-17 | John D. Walker III | President, Garden Consumer Pro | MIXED | +318 | −$9.58K |
| 2026-05-19 | Nicholas Lahanas | Chief Executive Officer | F | −480 | −$16.41K |
| 2026-03-26 | William E Brown | Chairman | G | −2,040 | — |
| 2026-03-24 | Kay Schwichtenberg | Director | A | +3,734 | — |
| 2026-02-23 | John Ranelli | Director | Sell | −3,668 | −$126.53K |
| 2026-02-17 | John Edward Hanson | President, Pet Consumer Prod | Sell | −5,000 | −$173.76K |
| 2026-02-17 | Brooks Pennington III | Director | G | −2,050 | — |
| 2026-02-13 | Apur Rohit Patel | Chief Legal Officer | A | +7,813 | — |
| 2026-02-13 | Bradley G. Smith | Chief Financial Officer | A | −7,813 | — |
| 2026-02-13 | Christopher T Metz | Director | A | +3,584 | — |
| 2026-02-13 | Brooks Pennington III | Director | A | +3,584 | — |
| 2026-02-13 | John Ranelli | Director | A | +3,584 | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Mary Beth Springer | Director | MIXED | +6,439 | −$27 |
| 2026-02-12 | William E Brown | Chairman | A | +14,063 | — |
| 2026-02-12 | John D. Walker III | President, Garden Consumer Pro | A | −7,813 | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Brendan Dougher | Director | A | +3,584 | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Howard Machek | Chief Accounting Officer | A | +6,250 | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Courtnee A Chun | Director | A | +3,584 | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Randal D. Lewis | Director | A | +3,584 | — |
| 2026-02-12 | John Ranelli | Director | MIXED | +2,887 | −$16 |
| 2026-02-12 | Nicholas Lahanas | Chief Executive Officer | MIXED | +35,925 | −$264.56K |
| 2026-02-12 | John Edward Hanson | President, Pet Consumer Prod | A | −7,813 | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Brendan Dougher | Director | Sell | −3,250 | −$108.49K |
| 2026-02-11 | John D. Walker III | President, Garden Consumer Pro | F | −6,437 | −$217.63K |
| 2026-02-10 | William E Brown | Chairman | F | −4,840 | −$163.57K |
| 2026-02-10 | Howard Machek | Chief Accounting Officer | F | −1,329 | −$44.65K |
| 2026-02-09 | Bradley G. Smith | Chief Financial Officer | F | −776 | −$26.07K |
| 2026-02-09 | Nicholas Lahanas | Chief Executive Officer | F | −1,357 | −$45.60K |
| 2026-02-09 | John D. Walker III | President, Garden Consumer Pro | F | −1,181 | −$39.68K |
| 2026-02-09 | John Edward Hanson | President, Pet Consumer Prod | MIXED | −3,801 | −$127.71K |
| 2026-02-03 | Nicholas Lahanas | Chief Executive Officer | MIXED | +1,670 | −$34.57K |
| 2026-02-03 | John Edward Hanson | President, Pet Consumer Prod | MIXED | +1,501 | −$39.68K |
| 2026-02-02 | Bradley G. Smith | Chief Financial Officer | MIXED | +498 | −$10.46K |
| 2026-02-02 | John D. Walker III | President, Garden Consumer Pro | MIXED | +1,838 | −$29.49K |
| 2026-02-02 | Howard Machek | Chief Accounting Officer | MIXED | +1,856 | −$43.57K |
| 2026-01-21 | George A. Yuhas | General Counsel | MIXED | +2,288 | −$63.00K |
| 2025-12-02 | Christopher T Metz | Director | Sell | −10,000 | −$309.06K |
| 2025-09-02 | William E Brown | Chairman | Sell | −103,125 | −$3.37M |
| 2025-08-28 | John Ranelli | Director | Sell | −3,076 | −$100.23K |
| 2025-08-26 | John D. Walker III | President, Garden Consumer Pro | Sell | −3,500 | −$114.06K |
| 2025-08-18 | Christopher T Metz | Director | MIXED | +2,729 | −$13 |
| 2025-08-15 | Brooks Pennington III | Director | MIXED | −3,723 | −$107.69K |
| Insider | Role | Shares Held | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| William E Brown | Chairman | 1,297,517 | $50.71M |
| Brooks Pennington III | Director | 129,685 | $5.07M |
| Nicholas Lahanas | Chief Executive Officer | 125,668 | $4.91M |
| John D. Walker III | President, Garden Consumer Pro | 62,354 | $2.44M |
| Howard Machek | Chief Accounting Officer | 55,315 | $2.16M |
| John Edward Hanson | President, Pet Consumer Prod | 52,146 | $2.04M |
| Mary Beth Springer | Director | 26,631 | $1.04M |
| Apur Rohit Patel | Chief Legal Officer | 24,861 | $971.57K |
| Courtnee A Chun | Director | 18,263 | $713.72K |
| Bradley G. Smith | Chief Financial Officer | 17,862 | $698.08K |
| Brendan Dougher | Director | 16,429 | $642.05K |
| Christopher T Metz | Director | 15,305 | $598.12K |
| Joyce M. McCarthy | General Counsel | 14,737 | $575.92K |
| George A. Yuhas | General Counsel | 14,197 | $554.82K |
| Lisa Coleman | Director | 13,439 | $525.20K |
| Randal D. Lewis | Director | 7,839 | $306.35K |
| John Ranelli | Director | 4,230 | $165.31K |
| Kay Schwichtenberg | Executive Vice President | 4,037 | $157.77K |
Form 4 reports a change in beneficial ownership by an officer, director or 10%+ holder, and must be filed within two business days of the transaction — so this is close to real time, unlike the 45-day-lagged 13F institutional data.
Transaction codes matter more than the raw buy/sell count. Code P is an open-market purchase — an insider choosing to buy with their own money, which is the signal most research treats as informative. Code S is a sale, but sales are frequently pre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan or cover tax withholding on vesting equity, so a run of sales often says nothing directional. Codes A and M are grants and option exercises rather than open-market decisions.
Full filing history and per-insider positions are on the CENTA quote page; the site-wide leaderboard is on the insider transactions hub.
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