Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (WOOF)Consumer Cyclical | Specialty Retail | San Diego, United States | NasdaqGS
2.44 USD
+0.07
(2.954%)
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(Oct. 15, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:07 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Petco is structurally broken. The company is trading at a fraction of its book value, yet it carries a crushing debt load that dwarfs its equity, creating a precarious balance sheet that limits operational flexibility. While the forward P/E suggests analysts expect a massive earnings turnaround, the reality of the business is starkly different: profit margins are negligible, and the stock has erased nearly 84% of its value over the last four years. The recent price action shows a fragile attempt to stabilize, but the overwhelming presence of speculative put buying confirms that the market views any bounce as a potential trap. With no dividend to provide income and a history of severe capital destruction, this is a high-risk speculative vehicle best avoided by investors seeking certainty. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.080540 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.088993 |
| AutoETS | 0.088993 |
| MSTL | 0.091509 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 31% |
| H-stat | 23.62 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.167 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.29 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 233.752 |
| Revenue per Share | 21.099 |
| Market Cap | 698,863,232 |
| Trailing P/E | 24.40 |
| Forward P/E | 9.12 |
| Beta | 1.59 |
| Profit Margins | 0.51% |
| Previous Name | PET Acquisition LLC |
| Website | https://corporate.petco.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 10:07 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest is significantly higher than call open interest across nearly all expirations, with massive concentration in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes well below current price) for the 2028 expiration. This indicates a 'bear put' strategy where investors are betting on further price collapse or seeking insurance against a continued decline, rather than anticipating a recovery.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.33983284 |
| Address1 | 10,850 Via Frontera |
| All Time High | 31.08 |
| All Time Low | 1.414 |
| Ask | 3.02 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.9 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,713,730 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,154,150 |
| Average Volume | 2,154,150 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,713,730 |
| Beta | 1.585 |
| Bid | 1.78 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 4.219 |
| City | San Diego |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.44 |
| Current Ratio | 0.903 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 2.44 |
| Day Low | 2.38 |
| Debt To Equity | 233.752 |
| Display Name | Petco Health and Wellness |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,749,155,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,749,155,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 1.6 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 1.767 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,788,379,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,788,379,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,788,379,200 |
| Ebitda | 332,368,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.05572 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 9.647 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.537 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,206,261,760 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.25837 |
| Eps Forward | 0.26749 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.1 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.5244 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.08439994 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.033433665 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -33.983284 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 3.87 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.4299998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.369509 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.14 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.29999995 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.14018689 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.14 - 3.87 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,610,634,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 91,531,034 |
| Forward Eps | 0.26749 |
| Forward P E | 9.121837 |
| Free Cashflow | 160,643,248 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 29,000 |
| Fullday Change | 0.07000017 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 2.953594 |
| Fullday Price | 2.44 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.38813 |
| Gross Profits | 2,315,356,928 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03314 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.21489 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 286,419,357 |
| Industry | Specialty Retail |
| Industry Disp | Specialty Retail |
| Industry Key | specialty-retail |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-01-14 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,769,817,600 |
| Long Business Summary | Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc., operates as a pet specialty retailer, focuses on enhancing the lives of pets, pet parents, and its Petco partners in the United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Chile. The company provides veterinary care, grooming, and training services; and pet care supplies and companion animals. It also offers a range of consumables, supplies, and services through its petco.com website and mobile app. In addition, the company treats whole pet, including their physical, mental, and social well-being. It offers its products under the WholeHearted, Reddy, So Phresh, and Well & Good brand names. Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. |
| Long Name | Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 698,863,232 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_696961387 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,785,542,400 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-10-15 |
| Net Income To Common | 30,269,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,801,353,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 660,196,617 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 11 |
| Open | 2.4 |
| Operating Cashflow | 374,196,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.03211 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 858 453 7845 |
| Prev Name | PET Acquisition LLC |
| Previous Close | 2.37 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 9.443821 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.5783361 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.11715099 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0050700004 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.285 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.91667 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.07000017 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.953594 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.44 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.38 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.38 - 2.44 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.4 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.37 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.44 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,073,214 |
| Regular Market Volume | 283,567 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0164 |
| Return On Equity | 0.025799999 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.0 |
| Revenue Per Share | 21.099 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16440773 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 248,628,576 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.066199996 |
| Shares Short | 18,967,626 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 19,447,215 |
| Short Name | Petco Health and Wellness Compa |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.2013 |
| Short Ratio | 6.48 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | WOOF |
| Target High Price | 5.0 |
| Target Low Price | 2.11 |
| Target Mean Price | 3.46909 |
| Target Median Price | 3.25 |
| Total Cash | 293,772,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.026 |
| Total Debt | 2,821,220,096 |
| Total Revenue | 5,965,491,200 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.1 |
| Trailing P E | 24.4 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.698625 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.25862503 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.09583585 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 283,567 |
| Website | https://corporate.petco.com |
| Zip | 92,127 |