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Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$43.73 -0.71 (-1.60%)
Closing price 08/14/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$43.71 -0.02 (-0.05%)
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Central Garden & Pet Short Interest Overview

As of July 31, 2026, Central Garden & Pet (CENT) had a short interest of 276,503 shares sold short, representing 0.48% of the public float. This marks a -7.46% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.8, meaning it would take 3.8 days of the average trading volume of 100,156 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
276,503 shares
Previous Short Interest
298,777 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-7.46%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$11.90 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
62,590,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.48%
Today's Trading Volume
137,166 shares
Average Trading Volume
100,156 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
137%
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Central Garden & Pet Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/31/2026276,503 shares $11.90 million -7.5%0.5%3.78 $43.05
7/15/2026298,777 shares $12.87 million -18.1%0.5%3.44 $43.07
6/30/2026364,766 shares $16.17 million -7.9%0.6%3.41 $44.34
6/15/2026395,827 shares $17.09 million -1.7%0.7%5.01 $43.18
5/29/2026402,471 shares $15.49 million +14.3%0.7%6.93 $38.48
5/15/2026352,002 shares $13.16 million +12.2%0.6%5.83 $37.38
4/30/2026313,622 shares $11.61 million +2.6%0.5%8.01 $37.02
4/15/2026305,758 shares $11.49 million +2.9%0.5%4.3 $37.57
3/31/2026297,108 shares $10.92 million -9.4%0.5%2.18 $36.77
3/13/2026328,053 shares $12.05 million +1.3%0.6%5.12 $36.74
2/27/2026323,884 shares $12.69 million +0.3%0.6%4.31 $39.19
2/13/2026322,840 shares $12.25 million +33.5%0.6%3.79 $37.95
1/30/2026241,887 shares $8.18 million +0.1%0.4%3.57 $33.83
1/15/2026241,719 shares $8.03 million +11.4%0.4%4.07 $33.24
12/31/2025216,951 shares $6.97 million +0.8%0.4%3.03 $32.15
12/15/2025215,194 shares $7.26 million +5.5%0.4%2.62 $33.76
11/28/2025203,996 shares $6.97 million -5.1%0.4%1.75 $34.16
11/14/2025215,060 shares $6.82 million -64.9%0.4%3.24 $31.69
10/31/2025613,218 shares $18.81 million -11.2%1.1%8.45 $30.67
10/15/2025690,700 shares $20.38 million -8.0%8.4%9.3 $29.50
9/30/2025750,400 shares $24.50 million -8.3%9.1%10.1 $32.65
9/15/2025818,400 shares $29.14 million -10.6%9.9%10.7 $35.61
8/31/2025914,900 shares $33.33 million -8.0%11.1%12 $36.43
8/15/2025994,700 shares $35.62 million -9.6%12.2%12.8 $35.81
7/31/20251,100,000 shares $42.92 million -6.0%13.3%12.7 $39.02
7/15/20251,170,000 shares $46.17 million +1.7%14.1%12.3 $39.46
6/30/20251,150,000 shares $40.46 million -2.5%13.9%10.3 $35.18
6/15/20251,180,000 shares $40.37 million -0.8%14.3%8.7 $34.21
5/31/20251,190,000 shares $43.01 million -4.8%14.3%6 $36.14
5/15/20251,250,000 shares $44.59 million +2.5%15.0%5.6 $35.67
4/30/20251,220,000 shares $40.94 million -1.6%13.5%5.4 $33.56
4/15/20251,240,000 shares $45.17 million -6.1%13.8%5.7 $36.43
3/31/20251,320,000 shares $48.39 million -40.0%14.7%6.3 $36.66
3/15/20252,200,000 shares $80.54 million +7.3%24.4%10.9 $36.61
2/28/20252,050,000 shares $72.34 million +10.8%22.8%15.3 $35.29
2/15/20251,850,000 shares $71.69 million -1.1%21.1%14.6 $38.75
1/31/20251,870,000 shares $68.24 million -2.1%20.9%15.6 $36.49
1/15/20251,910,000 shares $68.68 million -3.1%21.3%16.3 $35.96
12/31/20241,970,000 shares $76.44 million +11.9%21.9%16 $38.80
12/15/20241,760,000 shares $71.67 million +2.3%19.3%14 $40.72
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11/30/20241,720,000 shares $68.37 million +7.5%18.8%14.3 $39.75
11/15/20241,600,000 shares $59.07 million +8.8%16.9%13.4 $36.92
10/31/20241,470,000 shares $50.42 million +3.5%15.4%12.6 $34.30
10/15/20241,420,000 shares $49.47 million +4.4%14.9%11.7 $34.84
9/30/20241,360,000 shares $49.60 million -8.7%14.3%11.4 $36.47
9/15/20241,490,000 shares $57.19 million +4.2%15.6%12.1 $38.38
8/31/20241,430,000 shares $56.44 million +18.2%15.0%11.4 $39.47
8/15/20241,210,000 shares $47.57 million -10.4%12.7%9.9 $39.31
7/31/20241,350,000 shares $53.78 million +5.5%14.2%11.5 $39.84
7/15/20241,280,000 shares $48.72 million +3.2%13.4%11.5 $38.06
6/30/20241,240,000 shares $47.74 million +5.1%13.0%11.7 $38.50
6/15/20241,180,000 shares $44.55 million +8.3%12.4%11.5 $37.75
5/31/20241,090,000 shares $47.36 million +2.8%11.4%11.5 $43.45
5/15/20241,060,000 shares $50.17 million +7.7%11.1%10.4 $47.33
4/30/2024983,900 shares $40.29 million -12.9%10.3%8.3 $40.95
4/15/20241,130,000 shares $44.61 million -5.0%11.9%9.7 $39.48
3/31/20241,190,000 shares $50.97 million +2.6%12.5%10.6 $42.83
3/15/20241,160,000 shares $49.13 million +5.5%14.5%10.3 $42.35
2/29/20241,100,000 shares $48.26 million +4.8%13.7%9.1 $43.87
2/15/20241,050,000 shares $45.79 million +7.5%13.1%8.9 $43.61
1/31/2024976,600 shares $36.64 million +4.7%10.6%9.7 $37.52
1/15/2024932,600 shares $44.25 million +5.8%10.1%10.3 $47.45
12/31/2023881,900 shares $35.35 million +20.1%9.5%10.3 $40.09
12/15/2023734,500 shares $35.36 million +19.8%8.0%8.9 $48.14
11/30/2023613,200 shares $24.88 million +4.3%6.6%7.4 $40.58
11/15/2023587,700 shares $26.55 million -3.4%6.4%8.1 $45.18
10/31/2023608,300 shares $26.54 million +9.6%6.6%9.1 $43.63
10/15/2023554,900 shares $24.24 million -6.4%6.0%8.3 $43.68
9/30/2023592,600 shares $26.16 million +106.1%6.4%9.2 $44.14
9/15/2023287,600 shares $13.49 million -0.1%3.1%4.7 $46.92
8/31/2023287,800 shares $12.70 million +9.4%3.1%7.1 $44.14
8/15/2023263,100 shares $11.79 million -12.1%2.9%5.9 $44.80
7/31/2023299,400 shares $12.12 million -1.1%3.3%6.4 $40.48
7/15/2023302,800 shares $11.91 million +5.1%3.3%6.8 $39.32
6/30/2023288,100 shares $11.17 million -17.4%3.1%6.2 $38.77
6/15/2023348,600 shares $13.52 million +4.3%3.8%7.8 $38.78
5/31/2023334,300 shares $12.14 million +20.5%3.6%7.6 $36.30
5/15/2023277,400 shares $10.22 million -0.4%3.0%6.8 $36.83
4/30/2023278,600 shares $10.26 million -0.6%3.0%7.3 $36.84
4/15/2023280,200 shares $11.13 million -5.3%3.0%7.6 $39.73
3/31/2023295,800 shares $12.15 million -0.7%3.2%8.3 $41.06
3/15/2023297,800 shares $11.69 million +23.5%3.2%8.3 $39.27
2/28/2023241,200 shares $9.77 million -5.3%2.6%6.9 $40.50
2/15/2023254,700 shares $10.86 million -3.0%2.7%7.1 $42.65
1/31/2023262,600 shares $11.01 million +13.0%2.8%7.1 $41.94
1/15/2023232,500 shares $9.37 million -0.1%2.5%6.4 $40.32
12/30/2022232,700 shares $8.71 million -0.8%2.5%5.8 $37.45
12/15/2022234,600 shares $8.59 million +0.3%2.6%5.4 $36.63
11/30/2022233,900 shares $9.60 million -16.4%2.6%5.3 $41.05
11/15/2022279,900 shares $12.42 million -0.1%3.0%6.2 $44.37
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10/31/2022280,100 shares $11.56 million -7.3%3.0%6.4 $41.27
10/15/2022302,200 shares $11.15 million +5.0%3.3%6.6 $36.88
9/30/2022287,800 shares $10.37 million -7.4%3.1%6.8 $36.04
9/15/2022310,900 shares $11.49 million +8.9%3.4%6.5 $36.97
8/31/2022285,500 shares $11.40 million -4.1%3.1%5.9 $39.92
8/15/2022297,600 shares $13.42 million +1.1%3.2%6.2 $45.11
7/31/2022294,500 shares $12.76 million -0.6%3.2%5.8 $43.34
7/15/2022296,200 shares $13.07 million +63.0%3.2%6 $44.13
6/30/2022181,700 shares $7.71 million -10.3%2.0%3.6 $42.42
6/15/2022202,500 shares $8.53 million +13.1%2.2%4.8 $42.14
5/31/2022179,000 shares $8.09 million +40.6%1.9%4.7 $45.18
5/15/2022127,300 shares $5.71 million -5.6%1.4%3.1 $44.84
4/30/2022134,900 shares $5.91 million +1.3%1.5%3.4 $43.79
4/15/2022133,200 shares $6.03 million -11.0%1.4%2.8 $45.29
3/31/2022149,700 shares $6.58 million -20.9%1.6%3 $43.96
3/15/2022189,300 shares $8.49 million No Change2.0%3.8 $44.84
2/28/2022189,300 shares $8.96 million -7.9%2.0%2.9 $47.34
2/15/2022205,600 shares $9.33 million -5.6%2.2%3 $45.36
1/31/2022217,800 shares $10.10 million -35.9%2.3%3.1 $46.39
1/15/2022340,000 shares $16.51 million -6.8%3.7%5.5 $48.57
12/31/2021364,900 shares $19.20 million -16.9%3.9%6.1 $52.63
12/15/2021439,300 shares $21.77 million -15.8%4.7%6.9 $49.55
11/30/2021521,500 shares $25.13 million -6.9%5.6%9.5 $48.18
11/15/2021560,300 shares $31.46 million -0.6%6.0%10.1 $56.14
10/29/2021563,800 shares $29.08 million -9.7%6.1%10 $51.58
10/15/2021624,200 shares $30.86 million -1.1%6.7%10.1 $49.44
9/30/2021630,800 shares $30.28 million +8.3%6.8%9.7 $48.00
9/15/2021582,400 shares $26.22 million -3.1%6.3%7 $45.02
8/31/2021600,900 shares $27.67 million +0.7%6.5%7.8 $46.05

CENT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Central Garden & Pet shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 276,503 shares of CENT short. 0.48% of Central Garden & Pet's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Central Garden & Pet's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. CENT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.8. Learn More on Central Garden & Pet's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.48% of Central Garden & Pet's floating shares are currently sold short.

Central Garden & Pet saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 276,503 shares, a drop of 7.5% from the previous total of 298,777 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

0.48% of Central Garden & Pet's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Central Garden & Pet: Central Garden & Pet Company (2.30%), Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. (3.46%), WD-40 Company (3.77%), Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc. (15.47%), Energizer Holdings, Inc. (10.97%), Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (2.94%), Colgate-Palmolive Company (2.24%), Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (4.42%), The Clorox Company (11.25%), Jbs N.V. (4.54%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($50.36 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.20 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($13.40 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($11.46 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.84 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.51 billion), iShares Semiconductor ETF ($6.37 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.34 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CENT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Central Garden & Pet as its price is falling. CENT shares are trading down $0.71 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Central Garden & Pet occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CENT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CENT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like CENT:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NASDAQ:CENT is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/11/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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