Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol CENT, and our Class A common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol CENTA. Our Class B stock is not listed on any market and generally cannot be transferred unless converted to common stock on a one-for-one basis.
As of November 19, 2025, there were 60 holders of record of our common stock, 367 holders of record of our Class A nonvoting common stock and three holders of record of our Class B stock.
Stock Performance Graph
The following graph compares the percentage change of our cumulative total stockholder return on our Common Stock (“CENT”) for the period from September 26, 2020 to September 27, 2025 with the cumulative total return of the NASDAQ Composite (U.S.) Index and the Dow Jones Non-Durable Household Products Index, a peer group index consisting of approximately 30 manufacturers and distributors of household products.
The comparisons in the graph below are based on historical data and are not indicative of, or intended to forecast, the possible future performance of our Common Stock.
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Total Return Analysis
9/26/2020 9/25/2021 9/24/2022 9/30/2023 9/28/2024 9/27/2025
Central Garden & Pet Company $ 100.00 $ 123.47 $ 99.58 $ 116.77 $ 123.88 $ 112.32
NASDAQ Composite $ 100.00 $ 138.82 $ 101.01 $ 123.97 $ 171.21 $ 213.87
Dow Jones US Nondurable Household Products $ 100.00 $ 103.94 $ 99.70 $ 110.46 $ 138.35 $ 121.25
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
The following table sets forth the repurchases of any equity securities during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended September 27, 2025 and the dollar amount of authorized share repurchases remaining under our stock repurchase programs.
Period Total Number
of Shares
(or Units)
Purchased Average
Price Paid
per Share
(or Unit) Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs Maximum Number
(or Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares (or Units)
that May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Plans or
Programs (1) (2)
June 29, 2025 – August 2, 2025 3,924 (3)
$ 35.85 — $ 46,474,000
August 3, 2025 – August 30, 2025 1,912 (3)
$ 31.22 — 46,474,000
August 31, 2025 – September 27, 2025 702 (3)
$ 32.55 — 46,474,000
Total 6,538 $ 34.14 — $ 46,474,000 (2)
(1) In December 2024, our Board of Directors authorized a $100 million increase in our share repurchase program (the "2024 Repurchase Authorization”). The 2024 Repurchase Authorization has no fixed expiration date and expires when the amount authorized has been used or the Board withdraws its authorization. The repurchase of shares may be limited by certain financial covenants in our credit facility that restrict our ability to repurchase our stock. As of September 27, 2025, we had $46.5 million of authorization remaining under our 2024 Repurchase Authorization.
(2) In February 2019, our Board of Directors authorized us to make supplemental stock purchases to minimize dilution resulting from issuances under our equity compensation plans (the “Equity Dilution Authorization”). In addition to our regular share repurchase program, we are permitted to purchase annually a number of shares equal to the number of shares of restricted stock and stock options granted in the prior fiscal year, to the extent not already repurchased, and the current fiscal year. The Equity Dilution Authorization has no fixed expiration date and expires when the Board withdraws its authorization. There were no shares remaining under our Equity Dilution Authorization as of September 27, 2025.
(3) Shares purchased during the period indicated represent withholding of a portion of shares to cover taxes in connection with the vesting of restricted stock and do not reduce the dollar value of shares that may be purchased under our stock repurchase plan.
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