As a mail-order company: 1965; 59 years ago (1965) San Diego County, California, US
First retail store: 1976; 48 years ago (1976) La Mesa, California, US
Founders
Walter Evans
Headquarters
San Diego, California, US
Number of locations
1,500[1] (2021)
Area served
United States (including Puerto Rico), Mexico
Key people
Mike Mohan (Interim CEO)
Products
Pet supplies and live animals
Brands
Unleashed by Petco, PetCoach, PetInsuranceQuotes.com
Revenue
$4.434billion (2020)[2]
$4.920billion (2021)[3]
Operating income
US$194 million (2021)[3]
Net income
US$26.483 million (2021)[3]
Total assets
US$1.912billion (2021)[3]
Total equity
US$219.083 million (2021)[3]
Owner
CPP Investment Board
CVC Capital Partners
(50% control each)
Number of employees
27,000 (January 30, 2021)
Website
petco.com
Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. is an American pet retailer with corporate offices in San Diego and San Antonio. Petco sells pet food, products, and services, as well as certain types of live small animals.
Founded in 1965 as a mail-order veterinary supply company in California, it grew into a pet food and supplies chain. Acquired by The Spectrum Group, Inc. and the Thomas H. Lee Company in 1988, it first went public on the NASDAQ in 1994 (ticker "PETC").[4] It was subsequently bought by Leonard Green & Partners and Texas Pacific Group in 2000 and went privately owned. In 2002 the company went public for the second time, again on the NASDAQ under ticker "PETC".[5] In 2016 Petco was sold to CVC Capital Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, who retained control when Petco held its third IPO in January 2021.
As of 2021, the company has approximately 1,500 Petco stores across the United States (including Puerto Rico) and Mexico. Stores sell pet food, pet supplies, small animals, and fish. Some stores offer services such as obedience training, dog grooming, pet vaccinations, and veterinary care, while also hosting adoption events. Unleashed by Petco are smaller stores that do not sell live animals. The company also owns the PetCoach app, PetInsuranceQuotes.com, and Vital Care, a subscription service for veterinary care.[6][7]
The company owns the naming rights to the Petco Park baseball stadium, which is home of the San Diego Padres. Petco had yearly revenues of $4.1 billion in 2020, and was the 107th largest private company in the United States.
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^ abcde"WOOF Financials". Nasdaq.com. January 30, 2021.
Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. is an American pet retailer with corporate offices in San Diego and San Antonio. Petco sells pet food, products...
Petco Park is a baseball stadium located in San Diego, California. The stadium is the home ballpark of the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB)...
as an expansion franchise in 1969. The Padres play their home games at Petco Park, which has served as the home ballpark of the team since 2004. The...
Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2023, at Petco Park in San Diego, California. The 44th annual Holiday Bowl featured the...
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of the San Diego Padres franchise. The Padres play their home games at Petco Park as members of Major League Baseball's National League West. Source...
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board both acquired American pet supplier Petco for a fee of around $4.6 billion. In April 2016, CVC Capital Partners acquired...
first letters of each word, the resulting acrostic reads "BOYCOTT PETCO". Neither PETCO nor the Padres have taken any action to remove the brick, stating...
symbol for gold. Sotheby's (the famous auction house) uses the symbol "BID". Petco uses the symbol "WOOF". While most symbols come from the company's name...
states. These discoveries were prompted by the initial find at a Seattle Petco. Owners of fish tanks were urged to decontaminate the moss balls by boiling...
an option for 2005. In the Padres inaugural season at their new home in Petco Park in 2004, Hoffman returned to the closer role and finished with 41 saves...
2023 included Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater, The Brooklyn Mirage, and Petco Park, as well as festivals such as EDC Las Vegas, HARD Summer, Lollapalooza...
few seconds. Petco In early 2007, Petco announced the return of biannual hamster races in all of its stores. The event is branded the "Petco Hamster Ball...
was unveiled in the park just beyond Petco Park's outfield in an area named Tony Gwynn Plaza. The address of Petco Park is 19 Tony Gwynn Drive. In 2014...
to the next in team history. The Padres also moved into their new home Petco Park, which drew a total of 3,016,752 fans to 81 home games, shattering...
of 1979 World Series Championship San Diego Padres 20th Anniversary of Petco Park "PS" patch in memory of owner Peter Seidler San Francisco Giants 10th...
multiple theaters and several museums. The San Diego Convention Center and Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres, are also located downtown. Downtown...
various national events including the Perfect Game All-American Classic at Petco Park. He also was named to USA Baseball's 18-and-under team. Holliday entered...
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Levi's Stadium Oakland Coliseum Oracle Park Petco Park Rose Bowl SoFi Stadium Arenas Alex G. Spanos Center Anaheim Convention...
games for the series were held behind closed doors at a neutral site at Petco Park in San Diego. The games were televised nationally by TBS. The Rays...
to participate in waste collection and recycling initiatives, such the Petco initiative established by the government in 2018. Kenya has a labour force...
LoanDepot Park Minute Maid Park Nationals Park Oracle Park Camden Yards Petco Park PNC Park Progressive Field Oakland Coliseum Rogers Centre T-Mobile...
Global Information
US$194 million (2021)[3]
US$26.483 million (2021)[3]