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CENT

Central Garden & Pet Company

Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

40.10$ -1.1% vs. previous close Closing price · As of: Sep 18, 2026

Ownership

Ownership Structure

Who owns Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT)? This page shows the largest institutions and funds, the ownership structure and the latest insider transactions.

Institutional ownership ?Share of the stock held by institutional investors (funds, banks, insurers) according to regulatory filings. 95.4%
Insiders ?Share of the stock held by the executives, founders and major shareholders of the company itself. 16.0%
Short % of float ?Shares sold short as a percentage of the freely tradable float — high values signal many bets on falling prices. 7.7%
Shares Outstanding ?Total number of shares issued. Price times share count gives market cap. 10Mio.

Largest Shareholders

Institutions

Institutions CENT
Name Stake (%) Shares Change (%) Date
BlackRock Inc 2.57 1,605,753 +2.4 03/31/2026
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 1.17 735,398 -8.5 06/30/2026
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. 1.04 650,817 +0.1 06/30/2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC 0.87 543,970 +0.0 03/31/2026
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC 0.76 473,536 +0.0 03/31/2026
Geode Capital Management, LLC 0.73 455,752 -3.5 03/31/2026
American Century Companies Inc 0.66 413,959 +19.7 06/30/2026

Funds

Funds CENT
Name Stake (%) Shares Change (%) Date
Allspring Special Small Cap Value A 0.97 607,633 +0.0 07/31/2026
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 0.79 492,555 +0.0 08/31/2026
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF 0.64 397,872 +0.1 08/31/2026

Largest reported positions according to regulatory filings; stake as a percentage of shares outstanding, change versus the previous filing. Source: fundamentals data.

Data as of: September 18, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)

Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.

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