Pet-focused retailer Petco (NASDAQ: WOOF) will be announcing earnings results this Wednesday after the bell. Here’s what to look for.
Petco met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.46 billion, down 3.1% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates but EBITDA guidance for next quarter missing analysts’ expectations.
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This quarter, the market is expecting Petco’s revenue to decline 2.4% year on year, improving from the 7.3% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Petco has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates multiple times over the last two years.
Looking at Petco’s peers in the specialty retail segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. National Vision delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 15.1%, beating analysts’ expectations by 1.5%, and Tractor Supply reported revenues up 3.3%, falling short of estimates by 2.4%. National Vision traded up 9.2% following the results while Tractor Supply was down 7.7%.
Read our full analysis of National Vision’s results here and Tractor Supply’s results here.
Debates over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments have raised questions about economic stability in 2025. While some of the specialty retail stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 9.7% on average over the last month. Petco is down 8.6% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $3.42 (compared to the current share price of $2.35).
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