7 years of historical data (2018–2024) · Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail
Percentile shows where the current value sits in 30-year historical distribution. Sparklines show 5-year trend.
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. currently has a negative P/E ratio, indicating the company is operating at a loss on a trailing-twelve-month basis. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 1.9x P/FCF, 95% below the 5-year average of 39.0x.
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $96M | $935M | $664M | $3.1B | $4.9B | $5.5B | — | — |
| Enterprise Value | $2.9B | $3.7B | $3.6B | $6.1B | $7.7B | $8.4B | — | — |
| P/E Ratio → | -6.89 | — | — | 34.53 | 29.52 | — | — | — |
| P/S Ratio | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.52 | 0.84 | 1.11 | — | — |
| P/B Ratio | 0.63 | 0.84 | 0.56 | 1.31 | 2.15 | 2.67 | — | — |
| P/FCF | 1.94 | 18.82 | — | 45.93 | 40.77 | 50.29 | — | — |
| P/OCF | 0.54 | 5.26 | 3.08 | 9.02 | 13.56 | 20.42 | — | — |
P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart
Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 0.61 | 0.57 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 1.70 | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | 14.43 | 17.54 | 22.68 | — | — |
| EV / EBIT | 409.79 | 239.52 | — | 28.30 | 27.50 | 47.17 | — | — |
| EV / FCF | — | 75.04 | — | 89.04 | 64.59 | 76.79 | — | — |
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. earns an operating margin of 0.1%, below the Consumer Cyclical sector average of 2.4%. Operating margins have compressed from 3.7% to 0.1% over the past 3 years, signaling potential cost pressures or competitive headwinds. A negative ROE of -8.9% indicates the company is currently destroying shareholder equity. ROIC of 0.1% represents below-average returns on invested capital versus a sector median of 5.6%.
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 38.0% | 38.0% | 37.6% | 40.2% | 41.8% | 42.8% | 43.0% | 43.4% |
| Operating Margin | 0.1% | 0.1% | -18.9% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 4.0% | 2.5% | -4.9% |
| Net Profit Margin | -1.7% | -1.7% | -20.5% | 1.5% | 2.8% | -0.5% | -2.2% | -9.4% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -8.9% | -8.9% | -71.8% | 3.9% | 7.6% | -2.0% | -16.0% | -64.9% |
| ROA | -1.9% | -1.9% | -21.4% | 1.4% | 2.6% | -0.4% | -1.7% | -8.4% |
| ROIC | 0.1% | 0.1% | -18.8% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 2.9% | 1.9% | -4.4% |
| ROCE | 0.2% | 0.2% | -24.0% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 3.7% | 2.3% | -4.9% |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
Net debt stands at $2.8B ($3.0B total debt minus $166M cash). Interest coverage of just 0.0x is concerning — the company has limited headroom to absorb earnings volatility before struggling with debt service.
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.57 | 1.32 | 1.35 | 1.46 | 8.36 | 5.06 |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | 7.47 | 6.95 | 8.13 | 16.51 | — |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | 2.51 | 2.46 | 1.23 | 1.26 | 1.41 | 8.10 | 4.77 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | 6.99 | 6.47 | 7.83 | 15.99 | — |
| Debt / FCF | — | 56.22 | — | 43.11 | 23.82 | 26.50 | — | 55.53 |
| Interest Coverage | 0.05 | 0.05 | -7.82 | 2.22 | 3.44 | 0.89 | 0.44 | -0.88 |
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
The current ratio of 0.85x is below 1.0, meaning current liabilities exceed current assets. The quick ratio of 0.28x is notably lower than the current ratio, indicating a significant portion of current assets is tied up in inventory. The current ratio has declined from 0.99x to 0.85x over the past 3 years.
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.99 | 1.02 | 0.89 | 0.84 | 1.40 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.54 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.33 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 1.18 | 1.17 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.72 | 0.89 |
| Inventory Turnover | 5.80 | 5.80 | 5.70 | 5.53 | 5.01 | 5.22 | 5.28 | 5.29 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 2.41 | 2.59 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 3.10 | 2.59 | 2.32 |
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend and has no material buyback yield, reinvesting earnings back into the business.
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | — | — | — | 2.9% | 3.4% | — | — | — |
| FCF Yield | 51.5% | 5.3% | — | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.0% | — | — |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $273M | $268M | $266M | $265M | $211M | $1.5B | $1.5B |
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| TSCO | $27B | 25.2 | 18.8 | 37.0 | 33.2% | 9.5% | 45.2% | 11.3% | 4.9 |
| CHWY | $11B | 30.1 | 49.6 | 25.1 | 29.2% | 0.9% | 101.8% | 28.0% | 2.2 |
| BARK | $149M | -4.1 | — | — | 62.4% | -7.3% | -27.5% | -27.4% | — |
| BQ | $15M | -0.2 | — | — | 21.5% | -12.7% | -22.1% | -18.0% | — |
| Consumer Cyclical Median | — | 18.8 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 38.6% | 2.4% | 6.5% | 5.6% | 4.2 |
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Start ComparisonPetco Health and Wellness Company, Inc.'s current P/E ratio is -6.9x. The historical average is 32.0x.
Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is -8.9%. The historical average is -21.7%.
Based on historical data, Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. is trading at a P/E of -6.9x. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. has 38.0% gross margin and 0.1% operating margin.