Central Garden & Pet: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ: CENT) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, United States that owns 5 consumer brands across 2 categories.[1][2]
Central Garden & Pet was founded in 1980 as a garden products distributor and moved into owning brands, acquiring dozens of niche names in pet supplies and lawn and garden. It is one of the largest suppliers to American pet specialty and garden retail.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Central Garden & Pet Company
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Walnut Creek, California, United States
- Founded
- 1980
- Tickers
- NASDAQ: CENT
- Revenue
- $3.13 billion (2025)[2]
- SEC CIK
- 0000887733
- Website
- www.central.com
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
What Central Garden & Pet's annual report says about its business
Read from Central Garden & Pet's latest annual filing[1]. Each line gives the sentence the filing uses, copied word for word.
Segments the filing names
- Pet, Garden:
We operate through two reportable segments: Pet and Garden.
- Pet segment, Garden segment:
These operating segments are the Pet segment and the Garden segment.
Acquisitions and disposals named in the filing
- Acquired: TDBBS (November 2023).
Most recently, in November 2023, we acquired TDBBS, a provider of premium natural dog chews and treats, expanding our presence in bully and collagen sticks, bones and jerky, and enhancing our eCommerce and digital capabilities.
- Sold or exited: U.K. operations.
As part of these efforts, we have consolidated portions of our dog and cat treat and toy operations, combined multiple garden manufacturing facilities, merged our outdoor cushion business with our pet bed business to leverage synergies in sourcing, manufacturing and innovation, consolidated legacy garden distribution locations into modern fulfillment centers, exited our pottery business and sold our U.K. operations.
Central Garden & Pet in numbers
- Central Garden & Pet owns 5 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is pet & animal care with 4 brands.[1]
Central Garden & Pet financial history
Headline figures from Central Garden & Pet's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2020–2025. Revenue moved from $2.7bn to $3.13bn, an average of 3.0% a year (calculated).
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3.13bn | $250m | 8.0% | $162.8m | $3.63bn | $1.19bn | 10-K | |
| $3.2bn | $185.4m | 5.8% | $108m | $3.55bn | $1.19bn | 10-K | |
| $3.31bn | $210.6m | 6.4% | $125.6m | $3.38bn | $1.19bn | 10-K | |
| $3.34bn | $260m | 7.8% | $152.2m | $3.28bn | $1.19bn | 10-K | |
| $3.3bn | $254.5m | 7.7% | $151.7m | $3.12bn | $1.18bn | 10-K | |
| $2.7bn | $198m | 7.3% | $120.7m | $2.34bn | $694m | 10-K |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything Central Garden & Pet owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Central Garden & Pet in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 5493004DVZLD37DJ0H83
- Registered name
- CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY (US)
- Registration status
- Issued · record updated 10 June 2026
- Parent
- None named: it reports that no person or entity controls it.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Central Garden & Pet SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
Proxy statements
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Results of a shareholder vote; Other events | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Entry into a material agreement; Creation of a direct financial obligation |
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Central Garden & Pet own?
Central Garden & Pet owns 5 consumer brands tracked here, including Pennington, Aqueon, Kaytee, Zilla and Nylabone.
Is Central Garden & Pet an American company?
Yes. Central Garden & Pet is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, United States and was founded in 1980.
Who owns Central Garden & Pet?
Central Garden & Pet is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as CENT on the NASDAQ.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Central Garden & Pet Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-26 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 26 November 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] Central Garden & Pet Company: Form 10-K for the year ended 2025-09-27 (revenue) — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 26 November 2025; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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