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Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held At End of Year)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
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EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]  
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held At End of Year)
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY INVESTMENT GROWTH PLAN
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4(i)—SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
DECEMBER 31, 2025
Employer identification number: 68-0275553
Plan number: 001
Schedule H, Line 4(i)
(a)(b)
Identity of issue, borrower,
lessor, or similar party		(c)
Description of investment,including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value		(e)
Current
value
Investments at fair value:
Registered Investment Companies
American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund R5Registered investment company$22,128,361 
Cohen & Steers Real Estate Securities Fund, Inc. Class InstitutionalRegistered investment company1,130,596 
JPMorgan Small-Cap Value Fund R6Registered investment company7,933,091 
Lord Abbett Income Fund FRegistered investment company6,362,268 
Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund R4Registered investment company32,622,876 
Principal Mid-Cap S&P 400 Institutional Fund R5Registered investment company9,434,716 
Putnam Large Cap Value Fund Class YRegistered investment company20,344,061 
T.Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund Registered investment company12,277,240 
T.Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund AdvisorRegistered investment company7,395,520 
T.Rowe Price Retirement Balanced FundRegistered investment company4,215,101 
T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2010 Fund AdvisorRegistered investment company1,151,093 
T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2015 Fund AdvisorRegistered investment company172,600 
T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2020 Fund Advisor Registered investment company2,605,832 
T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2025 Fund AdvisorRegistered investment company2,311,721 
T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2030 Fund AdvisorRegistered investment company6,573,580 
T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2035 Fund AdvisorRegistered investment company7,571,673 
T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2040 Fund AdvisorRegistered investment company3,507,974 
T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2045 Fund AdvisorRegistered investment company4,949,837 
T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2050 Fund AdvisorRegistered investment company3,608,892 
T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2055 Fund AdvisorRegistered investment company2,752,873 
T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2060 Fund AdvisorRegistered investment company701,593 
T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2065 Fund AdvisorRegistered investment company508,069 
T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2070 Fund AdvisorRegistered investment company68,004 
Vanguard Institutional Index FundRegistered investment company71,182,833 
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund AdmiralRegistered investment company3,324,491 
Vanguard Small-Cap Index FundRegistered investment company14,888,944 
Fidelity Advisor International Small-Cap FundRegistered investment company2,710,256 
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund ZRegistered investment company3,538,080 
*Voya GNMA Income Fund IRegistered investment company7,639,300 
*Voya Government Money Market FundRegistered investment company994,990 
*Voya T.Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Portfolio - Institutional ClassRegistered investment company89,488,620 
354,095,085 
*Central Garden & Pet Company Stock Fund A:
Central Garden & Pet Class A Common StockClass A Common Stock40,782,050 
Interest-bearing cashInterest-bearing cash900,791 
       Total Central Garden & Pet Stock Fund A41,682,841 
*Central Garden & Pet Company Stock Fund:
Central Garden & Pet Company Stock Common Stock464,471 
Interest-bearing cashInterest-bearing cash19,490 
       Total Central Garden & Pet Stock Fund483,961 
Investments at contract value:
*Voya Fixed AccountGuaranteed investment contract18,586,024 
*Voya Fixed Account AGuaranteed investment contract24,382,359 
     42,968,383 
*Participant loans
Interest rates between 5.25% and 10.50%, maturing through September 2034
5,106,400 
$444,336,670 
*Indicates party-in-interest as defined by ERISA
Column (d) information was omitted as all investments are participant directed