Central Garden & Pet Company
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Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT) is a publicly traded company in the Trade & Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 10 items for CENT at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-06, rated 7/10. Across its 10 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 7 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for CENT spans 10-Q, 8-K.
Recent high-impact activity:
- Central Garden & Pet Q3 Sales Dip 8% but Margins Improve; TRIXIE Acquisition Announced
- Central Garden & Pet to Acquire 80% of Europe's Leading Pet Supplies Company for Up to €400M
- Central Garden & Pet to Acquire Majority Stake in Trixie Heimtierbedarf
- Q2 Earnings Report Details Strong Performance and Announces Strategic Pet Distribution Partnership
- Central Garden & Pet Reports Strong Q2 Results with 30% EPS Growth, Reaffirms FY26 Outlook, and Announces Strategic Pet Distribution Partnership
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
4.89 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 385,057 shares in CENT as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 9.5% decrease from the prior period — about 4.9 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 72.9% of CENT volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.