Central Garden & Pet Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Central Garden & Pet's CEO is Niko Lahanas, appointed in Sep 2024, has a tenure of 1.25 years. total yearly compensation is $1.91M, comprised of 46.9% salary and 53.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.14% of the company’s shares, worth $2.67M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.8 years and 6 years respectively.
Key information
Niko Lahanas
Chief executive officer
US$1.9m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 46.88% |
| CEO tenure | 1.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.1% |
| Management average tenure | 5.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 2025 | US$2m | US$893k | US$163m |
| Jun 28 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$138m |
| Mar 29 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$123m |
| Dec 28 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$122m |
| Sep 28 2024 | US$931k | US$523k | US$108m |
| Jun 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$145m |
| Mar 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$148m |
| Dec 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$135m |
| Sep 30 2023 | US$992k | US$509k | US$126m |
| Jun 24 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$121m |
| Mar 25 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$113m |
| Dec 24 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$135m |
| Sep 24 2022 | US$864k | US$479k | US$152m |
| Jun 25 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$151m |
| Mar 26 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$152m |
| Dec 25 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$155m |
| Sep 25 2021 | US$978k | US$467k | US$152m |
| Jun 26 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$168m |
| Mar 27 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$161m |
| Dec 26 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$131m |
| Sep 26 2020 | US$3m | US$456k | US$121m |
| Jun 27 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$110m |
| Mar 28 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$87m |
| Dec 28 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$87m |
| Sep 28 2019 | US$2m | US$448k | US$93m |
Compensation vs Market: Niko's total compensation ($USD1.91M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.44M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Niko's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Niko Lahanas (56 yo)
Mr. Nicholas Lahanas, also known as Niko, is CEO & Director of Central Garden & Pet Company from September 29, 2024 and served as the Chief Financial Officer since May 22, 2017 until September 29, 2024 and...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder & Chairman | 45.9yrs | US$1.54m | 6.89% $ 128.1m | |
| CEO & Director | 1.3yrs | US$1.91m | 0.14% $ 2.7m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 1.3yrs | US$736.04k | 0.017% $ 308.2k | |
| President of Garden Consumer Products | 8.9yrs | US$858.94k | 0.11% $ 2.1m | |
| President of Pet Consumer Products | 6.3yrs | US$2.06m | 0.091% $ 1.7m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer | no data | US$643.95k | 0.085% $ 1.6m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Information Officer | 14.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | 5.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel & Secretary | 10.3yrs | US$627.17k | 0.019% $ 351.5k | |
| Senior Vice President of Human Resources | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Dog & Cat Brands | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Wild Bird | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: CENT.A's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder & Chairman | 45.9yrs | US$1.54m | 6.89% $ 128.1m | |
| CEO & Director | 1.3yrs | US$1.91m | 0.14% $ 2.7m | |
| Independent Director | 6.8yrs | US$196.99k | 0.019% $ 349.7k | |
| Director | 27.9yrs | US$202.49k | 0.41% $ 7.6m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 12.9yrs | US$241.99k | 0.032% $ 602.4k | |
| Independent Director | 15.7yrs | US$214.49k | 0.014% $ 252.6k | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$206.49k | 0.024% $ 438.0k | |
| Director | 1yr | US$260.34k | 0.0068% $ 127.0k | |
| Independent Director | 5.3yrs | US$226.49k | 0.026% $ 480.2k | |
| Independent Director | 4.3yrs | US$224.49k | 0.022% $ 401.0k |
Experienced Board: CENT.A's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/12/31 12:45 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/12/30 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/27 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/09/27 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Central Garden & Pet Company is covered by 15 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| John Staszak | Argus Research Company |
| Shannon Coyne | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Christopher Carey | BofA Global Research |