Petco Health & Wellness Company (WOOF) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Petco Health & Wellness Company's Operating Margin was 3.21% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 0.32 percentage points from 2.89% a year earlier and up 1.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Petco Health & Wellness Company (WOOF) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Petco Health & Wellness Company's Operating Margin was 2.24% through Aug 1, 2026, up 0.90 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was 2.02%, up 1.90 percentage points from FY2025.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -1.93 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Operating Margin was 0.12% in FY2025 (+18.98 pp), -18.87% in FY2024 (-22.61 pp), 3.74% in FY2023 (-0.84 pp) and 4.58% in FY2022 (+0.63 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q4 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has increased for eight straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +11.54 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (a gain of 82.73 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2024 (a drop of 85.66 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, WOOF's Operating Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was 1.65% (Q1 2027), 2.10% (Q4 2026) and 1.99% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 4.99% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 3.99% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 4.44% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 2.80% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 6.81% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 8.54% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 14.11% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 4.21% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 10.29% |
| 10 | Petco Health & Wellness Company | 563.53 Mn | -390.93 Mn | 591.15 Mn | 3.21% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 3.21% |
| May 2, 2026 | 1.65% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 2.10% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 1.99% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 2.89% |
| May 3, 2025 | 1.10% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 1.12% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 0.26% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 0.16% |
| May 4, 2024 | -1.10% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -82.46% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 1.57% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 1.77% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 4.92% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 3.20% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 3.38% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 3.38% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 5.47% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 4.29% |
Petco Health & Wellness Company Operating Margin API
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "WOOF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=WOOF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();