Petco (WOOF)
Runs an integrated retail, services, and veterinary ecosystem across roughly 1,400 U.S. pet care centers.
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Operates about 1,400 pet care centers in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, selling pet food, supplies, and companion animals alongside grooming, training, and veterinary services. Revenue comes from in-store sales, services, digital channels, and owned brands; controlling private-equity sponsors hold the company through a dual-class share structure.
Pet food, supplies, and companion animals anchor the merchandise mix alongside owned brands like WholeHearted, Reddy, So Phresh, and Well & Good. Grooming, training, roughly 300 full-service veterinary hospitals, and about 1,600 weekly Vetco mobile clinics make Petco one of the largest U.S. veterinary providers.
About 1,382 pet care centers operate across the U.S. and Puerto Rico; roughly 150 more in Mexico and two in Chile run through joint ventures.
Physical stores connect to Petco.com, mobile apps, and repeat-delivery options, forming an omnichannel ecosystem the company calls its health and wellness platform.
CVC Capital Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board hold controlling Class B shares, leaving Class A holders without governance majority. Long-term debt was refinanced in early 2026 with maturities pushed to 2031; management is unwinding parts of the 2018–2023 wellness-only pivot that lost value-oriented customers.
Company facts
Target rangeAs of Sep 21, 2026
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | Robert W. Baird | Target | Target: $4 | Target: $3.25 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Evercore ISI | Target | Target: $3.50 | Target: $4 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Goldman Sachs | Target | Target: $4.53 | Target: $4.14 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | UBS | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $3.50 | Target: $4 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | BNP Paribas | Target | Target: — | Target: $2.18 |
EPSReportedEstimate
RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Aug 1, 2026Cash & short-term investments $293.5M · Total debt $1.48B · Total assets $5.17B · Shareholders' equity $1.21B
- Revenue
- $1.49B
- Operating income
- $47.8M
- Net income
- $38.7M
No dividends on record.
| Institutions | 93.45% | 302.96M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 204 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 | |||
| Insiders | 2.13% | 6.92M shares | |
| 12 holders · as of Sep 9, 2026 | |||
| Other | 4.42% | 14.33M shares | |
| remainder | |||
324.21M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
Two share counts disagree (324.21M in the company's Sep 22, 2026 report, 285.57M elsewhere); stakes use the report.
This company has 3 share classes; every stake here is a share of the whole company.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
CVC Management Holdings Ii Ltd.Institution | 45.01% | 145.92M A | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment BoardInstitution | 18.43% | 59.77M A | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors LPInstitution | 3.42% | 11.07M A | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Long Focus Capital Management, LLCInstitution | 2.58% | 8.37M A | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 2.49% | 8.08M A | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2026 | Holly May | officer: Chief Human Resources Officer | −200,000 | $2.54 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Holly May | officer: Chief Human Resources Officer | −150,000 | $2.55 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Holly May | officer: Chief Human Resources Officer | −100,000 | $2.55 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Patrick J. Venezia | officer: Chief Revenue Officer | −102,029 | $3.42 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Patrick J. Venezia | officer: Chief Revenue Officer | −74,192 | $3.08 |
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Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petco | $2.41 | +1.69% | $676.8M | 23.7 | 10.3 | 0.1 | +0.1% |
| Chewy | $20.15 | −1.78% | $8.49B | 39.4 | 17.9 | 0.7 | +7.3% |
| Amazon | $254.23 | −1.63% | $2.78T | 20.8 | 27.2 | 3.6 | +19.6% |
| Walmart | $109.71 | +2.11% | $855.02B | 38.8 | 36.6 | 1.2 | +5.9% |
| Tractor Supply | $33.04 | +2.18% | $16.96B | 16.8 | 16.8 | 1.1 | +2.3% |
| Costco | $899.82 | +0.15% | $398.46B | 45.2 | 41.0 | 1.4 | +11.6% |
| Target | $159.13 | +0.90% | $71.63B | 16.4 | 17.2 | 0.7 | +5.3% |
| Kroger | $59.11 | −0.97% | $36.57B | 32.3 | 11.8 | 0.2 | +2.0% |
| Median | 32.3 | 17.9 | 1.1 | +5.9% |