# Pets At Home Group Plc (PETS.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Specialty Retail. Price 211p, market value 917 millionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 15.1×** (5-yr avg 1461.1×, 3-yr avg 1369.3×). Pets At Home Group Plc trades at 15.1× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 1461.1×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 11.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.3×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 3.4×**. Enterprise value is 3.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 34.4%** (5-yr avg 0.1%). Free cash flow equals 34.4% of the market value, above its five-year average of 0.1%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 6.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 46.3%**. Pets At Home Group Plc keeps 46.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 7.8%**. 7.8% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 4.3%**. 4.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 6.5%**. 6.5% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 12.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 12.6%.
- **Return on assets: 9.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 9.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -0.8%** (3-yr 1.5%/yr, 5-yr 5.2%/yr). Revenue fell 0.8% over the last year, against 5.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -26.3%** (3-yr -12.6%/yr, 5-yr -4.9%/yr). Earnings per share fell 26.3%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -5.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -5.4% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.41**. Debt is 0.41 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.0×**. It would take 1.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 6.1×**. Operating profit covers interest 6.1× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 0.61** (quick 0.30). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.62**. A Z-score of 2.62 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.45%** (0p per share, trailing). Pets At Home Group Plc yields 3.45%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 93%** (37% of free cash flow). 93% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving a thin cushion.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 8**. 8 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 11.6%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has compounded at 11.6% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 6 years at that pace.
- **Shareholder yield: 9.9%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 9.9% of the market value a year.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (12 analysts). 12 analysts cover Pets At Home Group Plc; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of 222p (+5% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -6.3%** (YTD 8.4%, 3-mo 17.8%). The shares are down 6.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -12.3%** (26.3% above the low). Trading 12% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 56**. An RSI of 56 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.83** (volatility 29%). Beta of 0.83 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move roughly with the market.

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