# Central Garden & Pet

> Central Garden & Pet is a Walnut Creek, California company that makes and distributes lawn, garden and pet supplies under a portfolio of brands including Pennington, Sevin, Nylabone, Kaytee and Aqueon. Built from a small 1980 distribution business into a roughly $3.1 billion NASDAQ-listed operation, it moves more than 45,000 products to over 10,000 retail stores each week across two segments, Pet and Garden.

- **Founded:** 1980
- **Headquarters:** Walnut Creek, California, United States
- **Founders:** William E. Brown (Founder & Chairman)
- **Team size:** ~6,000-6,700 employees
- **Products:** Garden segment, Pet segment, Distribution network
- **Notable:** Grew from a small 1980 distribution company into a roughly $3.1 billion enterprise, Listed on NASDAQ in 1993 (ticker CENT / CENTA), Built a portfolio of category-leading brands across Pet and Garden

## Products & services

- **Garden segment** — Lawn and garden consumables and supplies: grass seed, vegetable, flower and herb packet seed, wild bird feed and birding accessories, herbicides, insecticides and pesticides, fertilizers and live plants. Brands include Pennington, Sevin, Amdro and Ferry-Morse.
- **Pet segment** — Products across dog and cat, aquatics, small animal, reptile and animal health: chews and treats, aquariums, bird and small-animal food and habitats, flea and tick control. Brands include Nylabone, Four Paws, Kaytee, Aqueon, Zilla, Farnam, Cadet, Comfort Zone and K&H Pet Products.
- **Distribution network** — A national logistics and distribution operation moving more than 45,000 products to over 10,000 retail stores each week, serving mass merchants, home improvement, grocery, pet specialty, e-commerce and independent retailers.

## Achievements

- Grew from a small 1980 distribution company into a roughly $3.1 billion enterprise
- Listed on NASDAQ in 1993 (ticker CENT / CENTA)
- Built a portfolio of category-leading brands across Pet and Garden
- Reported a record bottom-line year and record cash position in fiscal 2025
- Ships more than 45,000 products to over 10,000 retail stores each week

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Reported fourth quarter and fiscal 2025 results: net sales of ~$3.1 billion and a record year on the bottom line; provided a fiscal 2026 outlook of non-GAAP EPS of $2.70 or better.
- **2024-11** — Reported fiscal 2024 net sales of $3.2 billion (Pet $1.83B, Garden $1.37B), down 3% year over year.

## Links

- Website: https://www.central.com/
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/central-garden-and-pet
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/workatcentral
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/workatcentral/

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