Chewy, Inc. (CHWY)Consumer Cyclical | Internet Retail | Plantation, United States | NYSE
23.26 USD
+0.46
(2.018%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 23.28 +0.02 (0.082%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:37 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is fraught with danger despite the company's impressive recent earnings rebound. Chewy has successfully turned the corner on its multi-year decline, posting a +50% gain last year and maintaining a positive cumulative trajectory over the last six years. However, the market is currently pricing in a severe correction, with analysts warning of a 'discount' that numbers don't justify and heavy institutional trimming. The options data confirms this pessimism, showing a massive wall of put open interest that suggests traders are betting hard against a further plunge. While the business fundamentals—driven by a 52% jump in earnings and a forward P/E of just 13x—are objectively strong and support a solid long-term buy, the short-term technicals and sentiment are broken. The stock is likely to face selling pressure as the market digests the recent rally, making it a risky entry for the next few weeks despite the attractive valuation. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.092978 |
| MSTL | 0.093788 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.093860 |
| AutoETS | 0.094057 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 45% |
| H-stat | 0.11 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.839 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.41 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 123.385 |
| Revenue per Share | 31.012 |
| Market Cap | 9,523,207,168 |
| Trailing P/E | 38.13 |
| Forward P/E | 12.70 |
| Beta | 1.42 |
| Profit Margins | 1.99% |
| Website | https://www.chewy.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:37 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 17.5, 20, 22.5) relative to calls. While there is some volume in near-term calls around the money, the overwhelming capital allocation is in put writing and buying, suggesting a fear of a significant drop below the current $24 level. Implied volatility is elevated on deep OTM strikes, indicating a market expectation of a sharp, potentially volatile decline.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.4219067 |
| Address1 | 7,700 West Sunrise Boulevard |
| All Time High | 120.0 |
| All Time Low | 14.685 |
| Ask | 23.25 |
| Ask Size | 900 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 6,171,810 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 8,685,198 |
| Average Volume | 8,685,198 |
| Average Volume10Days | 6,171,810 |
| Beta | 1.42 |
| Bid | 23.32 |
| Bid Size | 700 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 1.035 |
| City | Plantation |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 23.26 |
| Current Ratio | 0.784 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 23.735 |
| Day Low | 22.815 |
| Debt To Equity | 123.385 |
| Display Name | Chewy |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,749,643,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,749,643,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.527 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.519 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,788,957,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,788,957,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,788,957,000 |
| Ebitda | 399,300,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.031089999 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 23.858 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.742 |
| Enterprise Value | 9,526,507,520 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.52941 |
| Eps Forward | 1.83139 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.61 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 21.5636 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.6963997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.07866959 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -42.19067 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 43.5 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -20.24 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.46528736 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 17.4 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 5.8600006 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.33678165 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 17.4 - 43.5 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,560,519,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 54,371,535 |
| Forward Eps | 1.83139 |
| Forward P E | 12.700735 |
| Free Cashflow | 463,275,008 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 18,000 |
| Fullday Change | 0.460001 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 2.01755 |
| Fullday Price | 23.279 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.29912 |
| Gross Profits | 3,841,499,904 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.025980001 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.97871 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 409,424,207 |
| Industry | Internet Retail |
| Industry Disp | Internet Retail |
| Industry Key | internet-retail |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,769,904,000 |
| Long Business Summary | Chewy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the e-commerce business in the United States. It offers pet food and treats, pet supplies and pet medications, and other pet-health products, as well as pet services. The company serves its customer through its retail websites and mobile applications, including Autoship subscription program. Chewy, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in Plantation, Florida. |
| Long Name | Chewy, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 9,523,207,168 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_272762396 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,777,766,400 |
| Net Income To Common | 255,200,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,801,440,000 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 9,334,871,919 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 22 |
| Open | 22.9 |
| Operating Cashflow | 713,699,968 |
| Operating Margins | 0.03828 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.5 |
| Phone | 786 320 7111 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0189991 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.08168142 |
| Post Market Price | 23.279 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,407 |
| Previous Close | 22.8 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 15.208479 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 22.47343 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.7415269 |
| Profit Margins | 0.01987 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.321 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.76923 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.460001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.01755 |
| Regular Market Day High | 23.735 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 22.815 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 22.815 - 23.735 |
| Regular Market Open | 22.9 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 22.8 |
| Regular Market Price | 23.26 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,203 |
| Regular Market Volume | 5,008,842 |
| Return On Assets | 0.06008 |
| Return On Equity | 0.63816 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.077 |
| Revenue Per Share | 31.012 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 232,945,978 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.050300002 |
| Shares Short | 20,592,478 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 27,330,297 |
| Short Name | Chewy, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0889 |
| Short Ratio | 2.84 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | FL |
| Symbol | CHWY |
| Target High Price | 40.0 |
| Target Low Price | 22.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 30.54545 |
| Target Median Price | 31.0 |
| Total Cash | 520,100,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.27 |
| Total Debt | 523,400,000 |
| Total Revenue | 12,842,699,776 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.61 |
| Trailing P E | 38.131145 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.4575 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 26.12405 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.86405 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.10963269 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 5,008,842 |
| Website | https://www.chewy.com |
| Zip | 33,322 |