Insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) since 2015 are shown in Table 1 and Table 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of Central Garden & Pet Co. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions. This company's CIK number is 887733.
Total stock buying since 2015: $852,625.
Total stock sales since 2015: $105,890,323.
Total stock option exercises since 2015: $45,213,949.
| Insider Buying | Insider Sales | Option Exercises | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Shares | Value | Shares | Value | Shares | Value |
| 2025 | 0 | $0 | 239,422 | $7,788,815 | 35,540 | $800,006 |
| 2024 | 0 | $0 | 860,663 | $31,244,940 | 83,800 | $2,030,977 |
| 2023 | 0 | $0 | 175,241 | $7,094,122 | 73,618 | $2,167,041 |
| 2022 | 0 | $0 | 32,972 | $1,347,835 | 136,560 | $4,086,407 |
| 2021 | 2,375 | $100,106 | 28,740 | $1,422,370 | 59,160 | $1,318,370 |
| 2020 | 0 | $0 | 228,803 | $7,778,723 | 122,542 | $1,991,747 |
| 2019 | 24,000 | $607,720 | 12,906 | $355,660 | 73,790 | $976,485 |
| 2018 | 2,930 | $99,825 | 112,455 | $4,087,372 | 107,824 | $1,309,956 |
| 2017 | 0 | $0 | 342,976 | $11,722,517 | 612,634 | $7,355,479 |
| 2016 | 0 | $0 | 1,290,031 | $28,989,761 | 1,412,327 | $15,629,438 |
| 2015 | 5,000 | $44,974 | 261,182 | $4,058,208 | 813,566 | $7,548,043 |
| Trading Period | Insider Buying | Insider Sales | Option Exercises | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year-month | Shares | Value | Shares | Value | Shares | Value |
| 2025-08 | 0 | $0 | 112,982 | $3,691,856 | 8,803 | $200,004 |
| 2025-05 | 0 | $0 | 117,175 | $3,790,011 | 0 | $0 |
| 2025-02 | 0 | $0 | 9,265 | $306,948 | 17,770 | $400,003 |
| 2025-01 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 8,967 | $199,999 |
| 2024-08 | 0 | $0 | 63,986 | $2,146,587 | 4,483 | $99,970 |
| 2024-05 | 0 | $0 | 769,065 | $28,070,451 | 20,464 | $622,197 |
| 2024-02 | 0 | $0 | 27,612 | $1,027,902 | 58,853 | $1,308,810 |
| 2023-12 | 0 | $0 | 6,000 | $235,404 | 40,074 | $1,112,160 |
| 2023-11 | 0 | $0 | 2,800 | $101,404 | 0 | $0 |
| 2023-08 | 0 | $0 | 49,371 | $2,121,531 | 33,544 | $1,054,881 |
| 2023-05 | 0 | $0 | 1,399 | $48,619 | 0 | $0 |
| 2023-02 | 0 | $0 | 115,671 | $4,587,164 | 0 | $0 |
| 2022-12 | 0 | $0 | 10,200 | $395,085 | 0 | $0 |
| 2022-11 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 40,000 | $1,278,000 |
| 2022-10 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 36,720 | $1,136,115 |
| 2022-08 | 0 | $0 | 11,466 | $478,540 | 50,840 | $1,547,912 |
| 2022-05 | 0 | $0 | 7,306 | $305,244 | 0 | $0 |
| 2022-02 | 0 | $0 | 4,000 | $168,966 | 0 | $0 |
| 2022-01 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 9,000 | $124,380 |
| 2021-08 | 2,375 | $100,106 | 9,183 | $393,237 | 10,830 | $400,060 |
| 2021-07 | 0 | $0 | 716 | $33,401 | 10,830 | $400,060 |
| 2021-05 | 0 | $0 | 18,841 | $995,732 | 19,500 | $269,490 |
| 2021-03 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 18,000 | $248,760 |
| 2020-12 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 35,250 | $487,155 |
| Trade Date | Insider Name | Trade Type | Shares | Price ($) | Value ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-29 | Brown William E (Chairman) | Sale | 83,194 | 32.71 | 2,721,026 |
| 2025-08-28 | Brown William E (Chairman) | Sale | 19,931 | 32.55 | 648,853 |
| 2025-08-25 | Walker John D. Iii (President, Garden Consumer Pro) | Sale | 3,500 | 32.59 | 114,061 |
| 2025-08-25 | Ranelli John | Sale | 3,076 | 32.58 | 100,228 |
| 2025-08-14 | Metz Christopher T | Option Ex | 8,803 | 22.72 | 200,004 |
| 2025-08-14 | Pennington Brooks Iii | Sale | 3,281 | 32.82 | 107,688 |
| 2025-05-29 | Brown William E (Chairman) | Sale | 7,800 | 32.04 | 249,912 |
| 2025-05-21 | Brown William E (Chairman) | Sale | 40,000 | 32.42 | 1,296,759 |
| 2025-05-20 | Brown William E (Chairman) | Sale | 60,000 | 32.39 | 1,943,340 |
| 2025-05-13 | Hanson John Edward | Sale | 9,375 | 32.00 | 300,000 |
| 2025-02-13 | Ranelli John | Sale | 2,500 | 33.28 | 83,204 |
| 2025-02-11 | Pennington Brooks Iii | Sale | 2,703 | 33.44 | 90,393 |
| 2025-02-10 | Springer Mary Beth | Option Ex | 8,967 | 22.30 | 199,999 |
| 2025-02-10 | Pennington Brooks Iii | Sale | 4,062 | 32.83 | 133,351 |
| 2025-02-10 | Pennington Brooks Iii | Option Ex | 8,803 | 22.72 | 200,004 |
| 2025-01-22 | Metz Christopher T | Option Ex | 8,967 | 22.30 | 199,999 |
| 2024-08-30 | Brown William E (Chairman) | Sale | 60,000 | 33.54 | 2,012,160 |
| 2024-08-19 | Ranelli John | Sale | 2,500 | 34.27 | 85,687 |
| 2024-08-13 | Pennington Brooks Iii | Sale | 1,486 | 32.80 | 48,740 |
| 2024-08-12 | Pennington Brooks Iii | Option Ex | 4,483 | 22.30 | 99,970 |
| 2024-05-31 | Brown William E (Chairman) | Sale | 24,847 | 37.27 | 926,047 |
| 2024-05-30 | Brown William E (Chairman) | Sale | 700,000 | 36.25 | 25,375,000 |
| 2024-05-29 | Dougher Brendan | Option Ex | 7,495 | 32.82 | 245,993 |
| 2024-05-16 | Walker John D. Iii (President, Garden Consumer Pro) | Sale | 4,218 | 40.31 | 170,044 |
| 2024-05-15 | Lahanas Nicholas (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 10,000 | 40.00 | 400,020 |
| 2024-05-13 | Lahanas Nicholas (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 30,000 | 39.98 | 1,199,340 |
| 2024-05-10 | Lahanas Nicholas (Chief Financial Officer) | Option Ex | 12,969 | 29.01 | 376,204 |
| 2024-02-29 | Brown William E (Chairman) | Sale | 650 | 37.48 | 24,360 |
| 2024-02-26 | Walker John D. Iii (President, Garden Consumer Pro) | Option Ex | 54,172 | 22.28 | 1,206,952 |
| 2024-02-23 | Brown William E (Chairman) | Sale | 1,055 | 37.39 | 39,444 |
| 2024-02-20 | Brown William E (Chairman) | Sale | 2,485 | 36.66 | 91,090 |
| 2024-02-14 | Machek Howard (Chief Accounting Officer) | Sale | 5,000 | 36.40 | 182,000 |
| 2024-02-13 | Hanson John Edward | Sale | 5,321 | 37.19 | 197,887 |
| 2024-02-13 | Machek Howard (Chief Accounting Officer) | Option Ex | 4,681 | 21.76 | 101,858 |
| 2024-02-12 | Lahanas Nicholas (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 13,101 | 37.64 | 493,121 |
| 2023-12-15 | Machek Howard (Chief Accounting Officer) | Option Ex | 6,000 | 27.20 | 163,200 |
| 2023-12-14 | Lahanas Nicholas (Chief Financial Officer) | Option Ex | 34,074 | 27.85 | 948,960 |
| 2023-12-05 | Hanson John Edward | Sale | 6,000 | 39.23 | 235,404 |
| 2023-11-28 | Ranelli John | Sale | 2,800 | 36.22 | 101,404 |
| 2023-08-31 | Ranelli John (Director) | Sale | 2,440 | 40.87 | 99,722 |
| 2023-08-23 | Walker John D. Iii (President, Garden Consumer Pro) | Sale | 11,000 | 41.06 | 451,715 |
| 2023-08-15 | Pennington Brooks Iii (Director) | Sale | 777 | 41.62 | 32,338 |
| 2023-08-14 | Pennington Brooks Iii (Director) | Option Ex | 3,587 | 27.88 | 100,005 |
| 2023-08-07 | Hanson John Edward (Senior Vice President) | Sale | 6,593 | 42.63 | 281,033 |
| 2023-08-07 | Hanson John Edward (Senior Vice President) | Option Ex | 12,286 | 24.93 | 306,351 |
| 2023-08-07 | Machek Howard (Chief Accounting Officer) | Sale | 3,000 | 42.65 | 127,950 |
| 2023-08-07 | Pennington Brooks Iii (Director) | Sale | 25,561 | 44.16 | 1,128,773 |
| 2023-08-04 | Machek Howard (Chief Accounting Officer) | Option Ex | 7,221 | 36.70 | 265,010 |
| 2023-08-04 | Lahanas Nicholas (Chief Financial Officer) | Option Ex | 10,450 | 36.70 | 383,515 |
| 2023-05-30 | Walker John D. Iii (President, Garden Consumer Pro) | Sale | 1,399 | 34.75 | 48,619 |
| 2023-02-16 | Brown William E (Chairman) | Sale | 115,671 | 39.66 | 4,587,164 |
| 2022-12-01 | Walker John D. Iii (President, Garden Consumer Pro) | Sale | 6,800 | 38.73 | 263,390 |
| 2022-11-15 | Lahanas Nicholas (Chief Financial Officer) | Option Ex | 24,000 | 31.95 | 766,800 |
| 2022-10-25 | Lahanas Nicholas (Chief Financial Officer) | Option Ex | 24,480 | 30.94 | 757,410 |
| 2022-08-25 | Walker John D. Iii (President, Garden Consumer Pro) | Sale | 5,000 | 40.56 | 202,785 |
| 2022-08-25 | Walker John D. Iii (President, Garden Consumer Pro) | Option Ex | 29,140 | 33.82 | 985,514 |
| 2022-08-16 | Hanson John Edward (Senior Vice President) | Sale | 6,466 | 42.65 | 275,755 |
| 2022-08-08 | Hanson John Edward (Senior Vice President) | Option Ex | 21,700 | 25.92 | 562,398 |
| 2022-05-13 | Lahanas Nicholas (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 7,306 | 41.78 | 305,244 |
| 2022-02-25 | Walker John D. Iii (President, Garden Consumer Pro) | Sale | 2,000 | 42.22 | 84,444 |
| 2022-02-24 | Walker John D. Iii (President, Garden Consumer Pro) | Sale | 2,000 | 42.26 | 84,522 |
| 2022-01-27 | Machek Howard (Chief Accounting Officer) | Option Ex | 9,000 | 13.82 | 124,380 |
| 2021-08-27 | Walker John D. Iii (President, Garden Consumer Pro) | Sale | 4,500 | 42.30 | 190,336 |
| 2021-08-19 | Myers Daniel P. (Director) | Buy | 2,375 | 42.15 | 100,106 |
| 2021-08-16 | Ranelli John (Director) | Sale | 2,300 | 43.02 | 98,955 |
| 2021-08-10 | Ranelli John (Director) | Sale | 2,383 | 43.62 | 103,946 |
| 2021-08-09 | Ranelli John (Director) | Option Ex | 5,415 | 36.94 | 200,030 |
| 2021-08-09 | Springer Mary Beth (Director) | Option Ex | 5,415 | 36.94 | 200,030 |
| 2021-07-07 | Edwards Michael (Director) | Option Ex | 5,415 | 36.94 | 200,030 |
| 2021-07-07 | Pennington Brooks Iii (Director) | Sale | 716 | 46.65 | 33,401 |
| 2021-07-06 | Pennington Brooks Iii (Director) | Option Ex | 5,415 | 36.94 | 200,030 |
| 2021-05-24 | Walker John D. Iii (President, Garden Consumer Pro) | Sale | 6,976 | 50.67 | 353,480 |
| 2021-05-10 | Walker John D. Iii (President, Garden Consumer Pro) | Option Ex | 19,500 | 13.82 | 269,490 |
| 2021-05-10 | Yuhas George A. (General Counsel) | Sale | 11,865 | 54.13 | 642,252 |
| 2021-03-31 | Lahanas Nicholas (Chief Financial Officer) | Option Ex | 9,000 | 13.82 | 124,380 |
| 2021-03-11 | Machek Howard (Chief Accounting Officer) | Option Ex | 9,000 | 13.82 | 124,380 |
| 2020-12-01 | Yuhas George A. (General Counsel) | Option Ex | 35,250 | 13.82 | 487,155 |
| 2020-08-27 | Lahanas Nicholas (Chief Financial Officer) | Option Ex | 4,500 | 10.63 | 47,835 |
| 2020-08-25 | Machek Howard (Chief Accounting Officer) | Sale | 9,000 | 38.10 | 342,900 |
| 2020-08-25 | Machek Howard (Chief Accounting Officer) | Option Ex | 9,000 | 10.63 | 95,670 |
| 2020-08-18 | Pennington Brooks Iii (Director) | Sale | 1,806 | 38.23 | 69,043 |
| 2020-08-06 | Ranelli John (Director) | Option Ex | 6,298 | 31.76 | 200,024 |
| 2020-08-06 | Colligan Thomas J (Director) | Option Ex | 4,199 | 31.76 | 133,360 |
| 2020-08-05 | Balousek John (Director) | Option Ex | 6,298 | 31.76 | 200,024 |
| 2020-07-29 | Springer Mary Beth (Director) | Option Ex | 4,199 | 31.76 | 133,360 |
| 2020-06-17 | Pennington Brooks Iii (Director) | Sale | 67 | 33.13 | 2,219 |
| 2020-06-16 | Pennington Brooks Iii (Director) | Option Ex | 3,298 | 31.76 | 104,744 |
| 2020-05-19 | Machek Howard (Chief Accounting Officer) | Sale | 5,000 | 33.80 | 169,000 |
| 2020-05-19 | Machek Howard (Chief Accounting Officer) | Option Ex | 9,000 | 10.63 | 95,670 |
| 2020-05-19 | Brown William E (Chairman) | Sale | 185,427 | 34.00 | 6,304,518 |
| 2020-05-13 | Yuhas George A. (General Counsel) | Sale | 12,747 | 32.09 | 409,025 |
| 2020-05-13 | Balousek John (Director) | Sale | 4,627 | 34.30 | 158,715 |
| 2020-05-11 | Colligan Thomas J (Director) | Sale | 10,079 | 31.92 | 321,681 |
| 2020-05-11 | Pennington Brooks Iii (Director) | Sale | 50 | 32.44 | 1,622 |
| 2020-05-08 | Yuhas George A. (General Counsel) | Option Ex | 37,500 | 10.63 | 398,625 |
| 2020-05-08 | Pennington Brooks Iii (Director) | Option Ex | 3,000 | 31.76 | 95,280 |
| 2019-12-04 | Cofer Timothy P. (CEO) | Buy | 10,000 | 26.00 | 260,000 |
| 2019-12-03 | Cofer Timothy P. (CEO) | Buy | 10,000 | 26.00 | 259,980 |
| 2019-11-12 | Schwichtenberg Kay (Executive Vice President) | Option Ex | 12,500 | 10.63 | 132,875 |
| 2019-08-06 | Colligan Thomas J (Director) | Buy | 4,000 | 21.93 | 87,740 |
| 2019-07-15 | Balousek John (Director) | Option Ex | 14,546 | 13.75 | 200,007 |
| 2019-06-18 | Pennington Brooks Iii (Director) | Sale | 1,644 | 26.24 | 43,131 |
| 2019-06-17 | Pennington Brooks Iii (Director) | Option Ex | 5,000 | 13.75 | 68,750 |
| 2019-05-31 | Roeth George C (President and CEO) | Sale | 3,398 | 25.42 | 86,383 |
| 2019-05-23 | Roeth George C (President and CEO) | Sale | 3,595 | 26.53 | 95,368 |
| 2019-05-22 | Roeth George C (President and CEO) | Option Ex | 14,546 | 13.75 | 200,007 |
| 2019-05-17 | Springer Mary Beth (Director) | Sale | 2,325 | 27.24 | 63,328 |
| 2019-05-14 | Springer Mary Beth (Director) | Option Ex | 4,849 | 13.75 | 66,673 |
| 2019-03-21 | Schwichtenberg Kay (Executive Vice President) | Option Ex | 12,500 | 13.82 | 172,750 |
| 2019-01-16 | Pennington Brooks Iii (Director) | Sale | 1,944 | 34.70 | 67,450 |
| 2019-01-15 | Pennington Brooks Iii (Director) | Option Ex | 5,000 | 13.75 | 68,750 |
| 2019-01-08 | Colligan Thomas J (Director) | Option Ex | 4,849 | 13.75 | 66,673 |
| 2018-12-03 | Edwards Michael (Director) | Buy | 2,930 | 34.07 | 99,825 |
| 2018-11-30 | Yuhas George A. (General Counsel) | Sale | 16,251 | 30.50 | 495,655 |
| 2018-09-18 | Pennington Brooks Iii (Director) | Sale | 1,977 | 36.30 | 71,767 |
| 2018-09-17 | Pennington Brooks Iii (Director) | Option Ex | 4,546 | 13.75 | 62,507 |
| 2018-07-05 | Schwichtenberg Kay (Executive Vice President) | Option Ex | 25,000 | 12.22 | 305,625 |
| 2018-05-23 | Ranelli John (Director) | Sale | 2,600 | 40.57 | 105,476 |
| 2018-05-22 | Ranelli John (Director) | Sale | 2,300 | 40.76 | 93,748 |
| 2018-05-21 | Ranelli John (Director) | Sale | 5,000 | 40.88 | 204,405 |
| 2018-05-16 | Pennington Brooks Iii (Director) | Sale | 5,181 | 37.64 | 195,023 |
| 2018-05-15 | Reed Michael A (Executive Vice President) | Sale | 10,033 | 37.60 | 377,230 |
| 2018-05-15 | Pennington Brooks Iii (Director) | Option Ex | 10,284 | 9.86 | 101,400 |
| 2018-05-11 | Reed Michael A (Executive Vice President) | Sale | 16,365 | 36.50 | 597,322 |
| 2018-05-10 | Reed Michael A (Executive Vice President) | Option Ex | 25,000 | 12.22 | 305,625 |
| 2018-05-10 | Roeth George C (President and CEO) | Option Ex | 20,284 | 9.86 | 200,000 |
| 2018-04-10 | Lahanas Nicholas (Chief Financial Officer) | Option Ex | 4,500 | 10.63 | 47,835 |
| 2018-02-28 | Ranelli John (Director) | Sale | 4,563 | 36.53 | 166,695 |
| 2018-02-27 | Ranelli John (Director) | Sale | 7,000 | 37.26 | 260,841 |
| 2018-02-26 | Lahanas Nicholas (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 1,824 | 37.87 | 69,074 |
| 2018-02-21 | Lahanas Nicholas (Chief Financial Officer) | Option Ex | 4,500 | 13.82 | 62,190 |
| 2018-02-21 | Balousek John (Director) | Sale | 5,010 | 37.81 | 189,413 |
| 2018-02-16 | Yuhas George A. (General Counsel) | Sale | 8,351 | 37.03 | 309,262 |
| 2018-02-15 | Ranelli John (Director) | Sale | 5,000 | 37.20 | 186,020 |
| 2018-02-15 | Colligan Thomas J (Director) | Sale | 3,000 | 37.25 | 111,750 |
| 2018-02-14 | Ranelli John (Director) | Sale | 6,000 | 37.43 | 224,562 |
| 2018-02-13 | Colligan Thomas J (Director) | Option Ex | 6,948 | 22.75 | 158,101 |
| 2018-02-12 | Ranelli John (Director) | Sale | 2,000 | 37.20 | 74,390 |
| 2018-02-08 | Balousek John (Director) | Option Ex | 6,762 | 9.86 | 66,673 |
| 2018-01-10 | Pennington Brooks Iii (Director) | Sale | 10,000 | 35.47 | 354,739 |
| 2017-12-13 | Ranelli John (Director) | Sale | 20,000 | 37.67 | 753,480 |
| 2017-12-12 | Ranelli John (Director) | Sale | 10,802 | 37.77 | 407,948 |
| 2017-12-12 | Lahanas Nicholas (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 119 | 38.07 | 4,530 |
| 2017-12-12 | Balousek John (Director) | Sale | 13,000 | 39.15 | 508,937 |
| 2017-12-11 | Ranelli John (Director) | Sale | 16,189 | 38.17 | 617,917 |
| 2017-12-11 | Lahanas Nicholas (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 7,000 | 38.82 | 271,740 |
| 2017-12-08 | Piergallini Alfred A (Director) | Option Ex | 6,762 | 9.86 | 66,673 |
| 2017-09-26 | Machek Howard (Chief Accounting Officer) | Option Ex | 5,000 | 6.43 | 32,150 |
| 2017-08-29 | Yuhas George A. (General Counsel) | Sale | 4,364 | 33.37 | 145,626 |
| 2017-08-24 | Yuhas George A. (General Counsel) | Option Ex | 12,500 | 6.43 | 80,375 |
Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises of CENT listed in the above tables cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy. For more insider trading information of Central Garden & Pet Co (symbol CENT, CIK number 887733) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.