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Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc.

WOOF

Consumer Cyclical · 2.46 +0.8% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 6 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 1 directly disclosed connection is confirming.

P/E79.2xlatest annual facts
Revenue YoY-2.5%2026-01-31
Operating margin2.0%+1.9 pts YoY
Company+0.8% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 6 activeDiscount Specialty Retail · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 1 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Gross margin improvement included a $6.8 million net benefit from gross refunds, alongside fuel and tariff cost pressure.
  • The effective tax rate benefited from a $13.4 million reduction in unrecognized tax benefits after a federal refund review.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if WOOF's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 6 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 1 directly disclosed connection is confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • Gross margin improvement included a $6.8 million net benefit from gross refunds, alongside fuel and tariff cost pressure.
  • The effective tax rate benefited from a $13.4 million reduction in unrecognized tax benefits after a federal refund review.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods7
Price observations320
Usable filing statements87
Verified relationships1
Evidence supporting the case
  • Operating margin changed +1.9 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +1.8 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 34.64x in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed -2.5% year over year.
  • Diluted shares increased 4.7% in the latest annual period.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

2.46
6m-6.7%12m-24.0%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2022-01-29$5.8B+18.0%$0.62+25.9%
2023-01-28$6.0B+3.9%$0.34+0.2%
2024-02-03$6.3B+3.6%$-4.78+0.6%
2025-02-01$6.1B-2.2%$-0.37+2.2%
2026-01-31$6.0B-2.5%$0.03+4.7%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesnegative · 5 filings
Interest expense, net 1,083 704 EBITDA $ 25,831 $ 20,395 50% of EBITDA $ 12,916 $ 10,198 20 (2) Other costs include, as incurred: restructuring costs and restructuring-related severance costs; legal reserves associated with significant, non-ordinary course le…
10-Q · Jun 5, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsnegative · 5 filings
BITDA $ 26,278 $ 20,720 $ 52,109 $ 41,115 50% of EBITDA $ 13,139 $ 10,360 $ 26,055 $ 20,558 (2) Other costs include, as incurred: restructuring costs and restructuring-related severance costs; legal reserves associated with significant, non-ordinary course le…
10-Q · Sep 4, 2026
Legal and regulatory exposurenegative · 4 filings
Interest expense, net 1,083 704 EBITDA $ 25,831 $ 20,395 50% of EBITDA $ 12,916 $ 10,198 20 (2) Other costs include, as incurred: restructuring costs and restructuring-related severance costs; legal reserves associated with significant, non-ordinary course le…
10-Q · Jun 5, 2026
Tariffs and trade policymixed · 2 filings
The increase in operating cash flows were primarily driven by the timing of interest and rent payments, a 22 decrease in inventory purchases, and the net impact of tariff refunds.
10-Q · Sep 4, 2026

Valuation discipline

Peer-relative valuation withheld

Jodie found no industry-matched filing peers suitable for a valuation comparison. It will not substitute broader financial-sector names.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

2.46+0.8% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for WOOF. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for WOOF. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind WOOF

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depended on by

CENTACentral Garden & Pet CompanycustomerNov 26, 2025

Amazon, Walmart, Petco and Kroger are also significant customers.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

WOOF is currently a Early Follower in the organic co-movement group Discount Specialty Retail. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 1 filing-linked name are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for WOOF; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.