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Pets At Home Group/£PETS

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About Pets At Home Group

Pets at Home Group PLC, founded in 1991, operates as a leading pet care brand in the UK. The company specializes in retailing pet food, pet products, accessories, and offering veterinary services across its widespread network of stores and online platforms. Pets at Home operates in a myriad of sectors including retail of pet supplies, veterinary care through its Vet Group, and grooming services, ensuring comprehensive care and products for pets and their owners.
Ticker
£PETS
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Primary listing
LSE
Employees
11,040
Headquarters
Handforth, United Kingdom
Website
www.petsathomeplc.com

PETS Metrics

BasicAdvanced
£903M
15.13
£0.14
1.08
£0.07
3.60%

What the Analysts think about PETS

Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Pets At Home Group stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Pets At Home Group stock.

Bulls say / Bears say

Retail consumer revenue rose 4.9% in Q1 FY27, with volumes growing faster than sales and management reporting market-share gains. The turnaround plan is gaining traction through lower prices, refreshed ranges and store investment, while full-year guidance was maintained. (Pets at Home Group)
The Vet Group offers a more resilient earnings stream: FY26 consumer revenue grew 5.0% and underlying profit rose 10.4%, helped by Care Plan sign-ups and higher average transaction values. Management says further practice openings and extensions provide room for continued growth. (Pets at Home Group)
The shares offer a potential recovery and shareholder-return angle if FY26 proves to be the earnings trough. Shore Capital argues that the higher-margin Vet business, improving retail execution, strong balance sheet, free cash flow and the £50m buyback are not fully reflected in the valuation. (Digital Look, Pets at Home Group)
FY26 showed severe operating pressure: underlying profit before tax fell 30.2%, retail underlying profit fell 57.8% and group gross margin dropped by about 120 basis points. The dividend was cut by 43.1%, showing that the recovery is not yet reflected in earnings or cash returns. (Pets at Home Group)
The Q1 retail rebound may overstate underlying momentum because roughly one percentage point of growth came from the timing of the exit from the legacy PetPlan insurance agreement. Vet growth was only 1.9% in the quarter, so the group still needs stronger performance to deliver its unchanged full-year expectations. (Pets at Home Group)
Retail remains vulnerable to cautious consumer spending and intense competition from supermarkets and online sellers, particularly in discretionary accessories. Price investment has already reduced retail gross margin, while the full rollout of a new vet practice-management system is expected to add cost in FY27. (Pets at Home Group, Financial Times)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 22 Sept 2026.

PETS Financial Performance

Revenues and expenses
Income statement
QuarterlyAnnual
Q3 24
QoQ growth
Revenue
Net income
Profit margin

PETS Earnings Performance

Company profitability
Earnings per share
QuarterlyAnnual
Q4 23
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Actual
Expected
Surprise

Funds containing PETS

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£PETS weighting
iShares FTSE 250£MIDD
£661M0.31%
Vanguard FTSE 250£VMID
£1.6B0.30%
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap€DX2J
€3.2B0.08%
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap£XXSC
£2.8B0.08%
L&G Global Quality Dividends£LDGG
£279M0.02%
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