CENTA CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 4/4 quarters. Q2 2026: $44M, Q1 2026: $54M, Q3 2025: $3M, Q2 2025: $5M

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $44M vs trailing avg $21M (+114%)

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.

Negative FCF ($-48M), buybacks not supported by cash flow

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Missing shares repurchased or outstanding data

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

No insider open-market purchases in the last 12 months

Are both company buybacks and insider buying independently active? Bull when the company is buying back stock in 2+ quarters and insiders have made 2+ open-market purchases.

Need both buyback and insider purchase data

Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?

Insiders bought $0M, sold $1M in the last 90 days (net selling)

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

Company buying back stock while insiders sold 8199710.7x more than bought. 2 C-suite officers among sellers

• Hanson John Edward (President, Pet Consumer Prod) sold 5,000 shares on 2026-02-17
• Walker John D. III (President, Garden Consumer Pro) sold 3,500 shares on 2025-08-25