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CENTRAL GARDEN & PET (CENT) stock: insider trades, news & valuation

Heavy selling
Close · Oct 9, 2026 $40.58 +0.1% on the day +34.4% over 12 months 52-week range $28.98 – $46.54

Share price and insider trades

CENT closeInsider buyInsider sale
20304050NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctSold $108,485 on 2026-02-10 · Brendan DougherSold $126,546 on 2026-02-19 · John RanelliSold $152,100 on 2026-08-13 · William E BrownSold $173,750 on 2026-02-17 · John Edward HansonSold $192,500 on 2026-08-11 · John D. Walker IIISold $195,000 on 2026-08-12 · John D. Walker IIISold $309,100 on 2025-11-28 · Christopher T Metz
Bought, 12 months$0
Sold, 12 months$1.3M
Insiders buying0
Insiders selling6

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET insider trading at a glance (Oct 9, 2026): in the past 12 months, 0 insiders bought $0 and 6 sold $1.3M of CENT stock on the open market.

CENT insider buying and selling by quarter

Open-market purchases (green, above the line) and sales (red, below), by trade date.

Q4 2025: $309K sold (1 trades)Q4 2025Q1 2026: $409K sold (3 trades)Q1 2026Q2 2026Q3 2026: $540K sold (3 trades)Q3 2026Q4 2026
QuarterBoughtPurchasesSoldSales
Q4 2026—0—0
Q3 2026—0$540K3
Q2 2026—0—0
Q1 2026—0$409K3
Q4 2025—0$309K1

Valuation, profit and volume

P/E (trailing)n/aSector median —
Market value— 
Profit margin—Revenue growth —
Volume vs. 50-day0.7×Last 5 sessions
Insiders' paper profit—On all tracked purchases —

Summary

Over the past 12 months, 0 CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO insiders reported open-market purchases totaling $0, while 6 insiders reported sales totaling $1.3M. 0 of 7 recorded sales were made under pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which are usually less informative than discretionary sales.

Insider transactions

Open-market purchases and sales.

Filed Insider Type Shares Price Value Since Score
Aug 17SEC William E BrownChair Sell 3,900350,259 held (−1%) $39.00 $152K +4.1% —
Aug 12SEC John D. Walker IIIPresident Sell 5,00059,679 held (−8%) $39.00 $195K +4.1% —
Aug 12SEC John D. Walker IIIPresident Sell 5,00064,679 held (−7%) $38.50 $192K +5.4% —
Feb 23SEC John RanelliDirector Sell 3,668646 held (−85%) $34.50 $127K +17.6% —
Feb 17SEC John Edward HansonPresident Sell 5,0007,155 held (−41%) $34.75 $174K +16.8% —
Feb 11SEC Brendan DougherDirector Sell 3,25012,845 held (−20%) $33.38 $108K +21.6% —
Dec 2SEC Christopher T MetzDirector Sell 10,00011,721 held (−46%) $30.91 $309K +31.3% —

Insiders at CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO

InsiderBoughtSoldLast filingScore
John D. Walker IIIPresident — $388K Aug 12, 2026 —
Christopher T MetzDirector — $309K Dec 2, 2025 —
John Edward HansonPresident — $174K Feb 17, 2026 —
William E BrownChair — $152K Aug 17, 2026 —
John RanelliDirector — $127K Feb 23, 2026 —
Brendan DougherDirector — $108K Feb 11, 2026 —

CENT stock: common questions

Are CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO insiders buying CENT stock?

In the past 12 months, 0 insiders reported open-market purchases of CENT worth $0.

Are CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO insiders selling CENT stock?

6 insiders reported sales worth $1.3M over the same period.

Where does this data come from?

Every transaction comes from Form 4 filings that insiders must submit to the SEC within two business days of a trade. We pull them from SEC EDGAR every night.

What is CENT's 52-week range?

Over the past year CENT has traded between $28.98 and $46.54. It last closed at $40.58 on Oct 9, 2026.