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Central Garden & Pet Executive Compensation (FY25)

CENT · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Nicholas Lahanas
Latest say-on-pay support
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February 11, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 3, 2026Latest filing (8-K): February 18, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Nicholas Lahanas: $1,176,285 → $1,905,762 (62.0% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 134:1 → 40:1 (70.1% lower)

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Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Central Garden & Pet's chief executive and what were they paid?
Nicholas Lahanas, Chief Executive Officer, received $1,905,762 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Lahanas' total was 62.0% higher than the $1,176,285 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Central Garden & Pet's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 98.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held February 11, 2026.
Which companies are in Central Garden & Pet's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Church & Dwight Co., Edgewell Personal Care Co., Energizer Holdings Inc., Helen of Troy Ltd. and J.M. Smucker Co., among others. The additional disclosed peer group includes Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc. and The Clorox Company.
What is Central Garden & Pet's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 40:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $49,985.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Timothy Cofer
Chief Executive Officer
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John Hanson
President Pet Consumer Products
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John Walker
President Garden Consumer Products(5)
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William Brown
Chairman
◇—◇———◇◇
Nicholas Lahanas
Chief Financial Officer
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Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Hanson
President, Pet Consumer Products
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Nicholas Lahanas
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Walker
President, Garden Consumer Products
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William Brown
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Nicholas Lahanas
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Hanson
President, Pet Consumer Products
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mary Beth Springer
Former Interim Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
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John Walker
President, Garden Consumer Products
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William Brown
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Timothy Cofer
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
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Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Hanson
President, Pet Consumer Products
◇—◇———◇◇
Nicholas Lahanas
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
William Brown
Chairman of the Board of Directors
◇—◇———◇◇
John Walker
President, Garden Consumer Products
◇—◇———◇◇
Bradley Smith
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Bradley G. SmithPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Bradley G. SmithRSU◇——◇——◇
John D. WalkerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John D. WalkerRSU◇——◇——◇
John HansonRSU◇——◇——◇
John HansonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John HansonRSU◇——◇——◇
Nicholas LahanasPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Nicholas LahanasRSU◇——◇——◇
William E. BrownRSU◇——◇——◇
William E. BrownRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
John HansonRSU◇◇——
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William BrownRSU◇◇——
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John WalkerRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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Nicholas LahanasRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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PSU◇◇——
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Bradley SmithPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Randal D. Lewis
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Mary Beth Springer
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Brendan P. Dougher
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Lisa Coleman
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John R. Ranelli
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Courtnee Chun
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Brooks M. Pennington III
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Christopher T. Metz
◇◇————◇
Michael J. Griffith
◇—————◇
Nicholas Lahanas and William E. Brown served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Board meeting fee◇
Committee meeting fee◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2024
  • Church & Dwight Co. CHD
  • Edgewell Personal Care Co. EPC
  • Energizer Holdings Inc. ENR
  • Helen of Troy Ltd. HELE
  • J.M. Smucker Co. SJM
  • Newell Brands Inc. NWL
  • Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. SMG
  • Tupperware Brands Corp. TUP
Additional disclosed peer group
  • Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc. SPB
  • The Clorox Company CLX

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025February 11, 2026=◇◇◇
2022February 7, 2023=◇◇◇
2019February 11, 2020=◇◇◇
2016February 14, 2017=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

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261 figures on this page: 257 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
257 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-057026
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001140361-25-046376
    Director Compensation Table · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0001140361-24-050528
    Summary Compensation Table
  4. 0001193125-23-032428
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001193125-22-313383
  6. 0001193125-20-035729
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001193125-17-050454
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Central Garden & Pet discloses

The companies named in CENT's own disclosed peer group.

Church & Dwight Co.Edgewell Personal Care Co.Energizer Holdings Inc.Helen of Troy Ltd.J.M. Smucker Co.Newell Brands Inc.Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc.The Clorox Company

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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