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CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO Executive Compensation (FY25)

CENTA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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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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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Nicholas Lahanas: $1,176,285 → $1,905,762 (62.0% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO's chief executive and what were they paid?
Nicholas Lahanas was paid $1,905,762 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer and Former Chief Financial Officer for fiscal 2025. Lahanas' total moved 62.0% higher from the $1,176,285 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held February 11, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Church & Dwight Co., Edgewell Personal Care Co., Energizer Holdings Inc., Helen of Troy Ltd. and J.M. Smucker Co., among others.
What is CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 40:1, against median employee compensation of $49,985.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Hanson
President, Pet Consumer Products
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Nicholas Lahanas
Chief Executive Officer and Former Chief Financial Officer
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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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Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Nicholas Lahanas
Chief Executive Officer and Former Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Hanson
President, Pet Consumer Products
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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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Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Hanson
President, Pet Consumer Products
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Nicholas Lahanas
Chief Executive Officer and Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
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William Brown
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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John Walker
President, Garden Consumer Products
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Bradley Smith
Chief Financial Officer
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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. SmithRSU◇——◇———
Bradley G. SmithPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John D. WalkerRSU◇——◇———
John D. WalkerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John HansonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John HansonRSU◇——◇———
John HansonRSU◇——◇——◇
Nicholas LahanasPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Nicholas LahanasRSU◇——◇———
William E. BrownRSU◇——◇——◇
William E. BrownRSU◇——◇——◇
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
Bradley SmithPSU◇◇——
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John WalkerRSU◇◇——
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Nicholas LahanasRSU◇◇——
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John HansonPSU◇◇——
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William BrownRSU◇◇——
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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
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Michael J. Griffith
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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.
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◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Board meeting fee◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • 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
  • 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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228 figures on this page: 224 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
224 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-057026
  2. 0001140361-25-046376
    Director Compensation Table · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0001193125-23-032428
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001193125-20-035729
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  5. 0001193125-17-050454
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO discloses

The companies named in CENTA'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
BibTeX
@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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