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Central Garden & Pet (CENTA)

Central Garden & Pet on one page: short interest, daily short volume, fails to deliver, 13F holders, financials and earnings dates. Listed on Nasdaq, classified by the SEC as wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods.

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1.3M

Short interest

settlement 2026-10-15

4.3

Days to cover

-0.7 days vs prior

64.1%

Short share of volume

2026-11-03

758

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-10-14

Mon 23 Nov

Next earnings

estimated date

As of 2026-11-03.

Short interest

FINRA, twice a month. The newest 48 settlements in the table, 48 in the chart. JSON

As of 15 October 2026, short interest in CENTA is 1,252,432 shares, down 277,487 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 637,965 shares (30 June 2025) to 1,529,919 shares (15 September 2026). At the reported average volume of 294K shares a day that is 4.3 days to cover.

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SettlementShares shortChangeAvg daily volumeDays to cover
2026-10-151,252,432-17.1%293,6114.27
2026-09-301,510,331-1.3%305,8304.94
2026-09-151,529,919+13.4%310,1184.93
2026-08-311,348,978+14.7%295,4424.57
2026-08-141,176,191+2.4%338,7343.47
2026-07-311,148,558-2.7%252,6404.55
2026-07-151,180,237+20.5%274,3424.30
2026-06-30979,775+15.3%576,9441.70
2026-06-15850,008+2.4%322,2612.64
2026-05-29829,864-19.2%289,4032.87
2026-05-151,027,282-7.8%357,4962.87
2026-04-301,114,522+18.6%259,4614.30
2026-04-15939,458-1.5%249,3453.77
2026-03-31954,192-10.2%418,9062.28
2026-03-131,062,865+25.0%215,6354.93
2026-02-27850,263-6.3%236,6533.59
2026-02-13907,057-10.9%321,2352.82
2026-01-301,017,622+3.9%285,3843.57
2026-01-15979,897+4.3%211,0324.64
2025-12-31939,700-7.5%259,8963.62
2025-12-151,015,330-7.8%276,5123.67
2025-11-281,101,054-2.5%524,7702.10
2025-11-141,129,654+3.0%349,9303.23
2025-10-311,096,485-6.0%375,8282.92
2025-10-151,165,863+9.5%309,2913.77
2025-09-301,065,008+19.4%380,5552.80
2025-09-15891,611+2.9%337,1102.64
2025-08-29866,777-4.9%338,9472.56
2025-08-15911,500+20.8%489,1111.86
2025-07-31754,573+10.5%326,2822.31
2025-07-15682,903+7.0%511,6581.33
2025-06-30637,965-9.9%612,4011.04
2025-06-13708,131+5.0%301,6712.35
2025-05-30674,723-3.3%277,0862.44
2025-05-15697,420+0.3%363,7441.92
2025-04-30695,430-0.9%281,6442.47
2025-04-15701,467-14.8%382,1001.84
2025-03-31822,817-9.3%461,7841.78
2025-03-14906,850-11.7%329,9602.75
2025-02-281,026,620+4.0%357,1572.87
2025-02-14987,406+4.1%319,3683.09
2025-01-31948,399+5.2%185,6425.11
2025-01-15901,589+4.2%282,3373.19
2024-12-31865,562-2.8%390,2692.22
2024-12-13890,016+13.0%278,4133.20
2024-11-29787,452-2.3%275,4442.86
2024-11-15806,100-2.6%292,9462.75
2024-10-31827,609+16.5%256,6513.22

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, the last 30 sessions. JSON

As of 3 November 2026, the short share of CENTA volume is 64.1%, up 6.0 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 25.1% (30 October 2026) to 67.0% (21 October 2026). The latest reading sits at the top of that range. The latest reading is 13.1 points above the 30-session average of 51.0%, on 90K shares reported.

DateShort volumeTotal volumeShort shareExempt
2026-11-0357K90K64.1%0
2026-11-0244K115K38.3%0
2026-10-3047K188K25.1%0
2026-10-2938K99K38.2%701
2026-10-2840K99K40.7%0
2026-10-2764K109K58.1%0
2026-10-2689K134K66.9%0
2026-10-23144K306K47.1%0
2026-10-2278K226K34.4%0
2026-10-2190K134K67.0%0
2026-10-2055K99K55.3%0
2026-10-1940K74K53.8%0
2026-10-1627K52K52.2%0
2026-10-1558K94K61.6%0
2026-10-1437K87K41.9%0
2026-10-1352K90K57.8%0
2026-10-1226K42K62.7%0
2026-10-0931K55K55.7%0
2026-10-0851K82K62.1%0
2026-10-0745K143K31.7%0
2026-10-0627K54K49.0%36
2026-10-0535K59K59.4%0
2026-10-0249K91K54.3%0
2026-10-0142K85K49.6%0
2026-09-3036K58K61.1%0
2026-09-2935K66K53.0%0
2026-09-2829K63K45.5%0
2026-09-2539K84K46.8%0
2026-09-2451K105K48.7%0
2026-09-2340K87K46.5%0

Fails to deliver

SEC, the last 30 settlement dates with a fail. JSON

As of 14 October 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in CENTA is 758 shares, up 757 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 1 share (25 June 2026) to 12,608 shares (20 May 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

SettlementShares failedPriceValue
2026-10-14758$35.53$27K
2026-10-131$35.30$35
2026-09-218,213$34.57$284K
2026-09-0836$36.07$1K
2026-08-11729$38.19$28K
2026-07-3050$38.82$2K
2026-07-27101$38.45$4K
2026-07-24101$37.72$4K
2026-07-234$38.26$153
2026-07-20433$38.29$17K
2026-07-14473$37.63$18K
2026-07-0977$37.02$3K
2026-06-251$39.54$40
2026-06-2234$37.78$1K
2026-06-15190$37.77$7K
2026-06-11744$36.78$27K
2026-06-0315$33.91$509
2026-05-29818$34.88$29K
2026-05-2012,608$34.52$435K
2026-05-132,764$34.40$95K
2026-04-3012,391$33.80$419K
2026-04-23341$33.84$12K
2026-03-232$31.16$62
2026-03-164$32.14$129
2026-03-1288$32.13$3K
2026-03-0923$32.56$749
2026-02-271,211$34.63$42K
2026-02-17241$33.98$8K
2026-01-023$29.19$88
2025-12-3038$29.40$1K

13F holders

Tracked managers holding CENTA at their latest 13F. JSON

7 of the 30 tracked managers held CENTA at their latest 13F, $55.3M in total at quarter-end prices. Two Sigma Investments is the largest at $22.6M (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 3 added shares and 4 cut.

FundQuarterSharesValueOf portfolioChange in shares
Two Sigma Investments2026-06-30584K$22.6M0.02%+85K
Renaissance Technologies2026-06-30322K$12.5M0.02%-132K
AQR Capital Management2026-06-30277K$10.8M0.00%+8K
Citadel Advisors2026-06-30114K$4.4M0.00%+75K
D. E. Shaw & Co.2026-06-3059K$2.3M0.00%-22K
Millennium Management2026-06-3053K$2.0M0.00%-16K
Point72 Asset Management2026-06-3018K$697K0.00%-39K

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

Financials

SEC XBRL, as filed. JSON

In Q3 FY 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-27) Central Garden & Pet reported revenue of $882.4M, down 8.2% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net income of $89.9M (1.45 diluted EPS). In FY 2025 it generated $332.5M of operating cash flow and spent $155.1M on buybacks. As of 2026-06-27, cash was $996.7M against $1.19B of debt.

Cash
$996.7M
Debt
$1.19B
Equity
$1.75B
Total assets
$3.79B

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

QuarterPeriod endRevenueNet incomeMarginDiluted EPS
Q3 FY 20262026-06-27$882.4M$89.9M10.2%1.45
Q2 FY 20262026-03-28$906.2M$79.4M8.8%1.28
Q1 FY 20262025-12-27$617.4M$6.8M1.1%0.11
Q4 FY 2025derived2025-09-27$678.2M-$9.8M-1.4%n/a
Q3 FY 20252025-06-28$960.9M$95.0M9.9%1.52
Q2 FY 20252025-03-29$833.5M$63.6M7.6%0.98
Q1 FY 20252024-12-28$656.4M$14.0M2.1%0.21
Q4 FY 2024derived2024-09-28$669.5M-$34.2M-5.1%n/a

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Fiscal yearEndsRevenueNet incomeOperating cash flowCapexBuybacksDividends
FY 20252025-09-27$3.13B$162.8M$332.5M$41.4M$155.1Mn/a
FY 20242024-09-28$3.20B$108.0M$394.9M$43.1M$24.1Mn/a
FY 20232023-09-30$3.31B$125.6M$381.6M$54.0M$37.2Mn/a
FY 20222022-09-24$3.34B$152.2M-$34.0M$115.2M$62.3Mn/a
FY 20212021-09-25$3.30B$151.7M$250.8M$80.3M$27.9Mn/a

Quarters are the three-month figures the company reports; a fourth quarter marked derived is the fiscal year less the three reported quarters, since companies report it only inside the 10-K. Fiscal years are the annual figures. Buybacks are the cash the company paid to repurchase its common stock in the year, not the amount authorized. Balance sheet lines are as of 2026-06-27.

What this page is

Central Garden & Pet in the regulatory record

Regulators publish company data in separate files that never sit next to each other: FINRA's twice-monthly short interest, its daily short sale volume, the SEC's fails-to-deliver counts, and each insider's Form 4. A company page puts those series for one ticker on one URL, with planned sales, large holders, 13F holders and financials beside them, so the short position, the daily flow, the settlement fails and what insiders are doing can be read together.

Each section has its own history table, a one-line summary of the latest figures and its own JSON and CSV links, and says when its source last updated.

This page follows Central Garden & Pet (CENTA), SEC CIK 887733, listed on Nasdaq, classified by the SEC as wholesale-miscellaneous nondurable goods. The cross-market tables live on the short interest and insider transactions hubs.

Source and updates

Short interest
FINRA consolidated short interestSource: FINRA.Twice a month, about eight business days after settlement. Latest 2026-10-15.JSON and CSV
Daily short volume
FINRA Reg SHO daily filesSource: FINRA.Every trading day, the morning after FINRA posts it. Latest 2026-11-03.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver
SEC fails-to-deliver dataSource: SEC.Twice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-10-14.JSON and CSV
13F holders
SEC EDGAR Form 13F-HRSource: SEC.Quarterly, filed within 45 days of quarter end; 30 tracked managers. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Financials
SEC EDGAR 10-K and 10-Q filingsSource: SEC.Weekly; values are as filed in the 10-Q and 10-K. Latest 2026-06-27.JSON and CSV
Earnings dates
SEC EDGAR 8-K filings (Item 2.02)Source: SEC.Twice a day. Reported dates come from the company's 8-K filings; the next date is marked as an estimate until the 8-K arrives. Latest 2026-08-05.JSON and CSV
Company record
EDGAR filing index for CIK 887733Ticker, name and exchange from the SEC's company list, refreshed weekly.
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How to read it

  • Read the position against the flow: rising short interest with a high daily short share is new shorting; rising short interest with a normal short share is old shorts holding on.
  • Insider buys next to a large short position are rare and stand out; insider sells next to one are common and mean little.
  • Fails to deliver matter relative to the float, not in absolute shares; a million failed shares in a mega cap is noise.

Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much of CENTA is sold short?
1,252,432 shares were held short at the 2026-10-15 settlement, 4.3 days of average volume. FINRA publishes the next count about eight business days after the 15th and the last business day of the month.
What is CENTA's daily short volume?
On 2026-11-03, 57,410 of the 89,604 CENTA shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 64.1% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.
Does CENTA have fails to deliver?
The SEC's latest file shows 758 CENTA shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-10-14. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.
Are CENTA insiders buying or selling?
No Form 4 filings for CENTA are on record.
What did CENTA report last quarter?
In Q3 FY 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-27) Central Garden & Pet reported revenue of $882.4M, down 8.2% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net income of $89.9M (1.45 diluted EPS). In FY 2025 it generated $332.5M of operating cash flow and spent $155.1M on buybacks. As of 2026-06-27, cash was $996.7M against $1.19B of debt.
Which tracked 13F managers own CENTA?
7 of the 30 tracked 13F managers held CENTA shares at their latest filing, $55.3M in all. The largest: Two Sigma Investments (584K shares, $22.6M), Renaissance Technologies (322K shares, $12.5M), Cliff Asness's AQR Capital Management (277K shares, $10.8M), Ken Griffin's Citadel Advisors (114K shares, $4.4M), D. E. Shaw & Co. (59K shares, $2.3M), Izzy Englander's Millennium Management (53K shares, $2.0M). The table above lists all 7.

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