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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings and third-party price providers. Scores, valuations, and metrics are algorithmic estimates. This is not investment advice. See our Terms and Methodology.
Pets at Home Group Plc is the United Kingdom's leading pet care business and specialist retailer, offering a comprehensive range of pet food, toys, bedding, accessories, and medications for various pets including dogs, cats, rabbits, rodents, and fish. Founded in 1991 with its first store in Chester, the company has expanded to operate approximately 459 pet care centres, 343 grooming salons, and 448 veterinary practices across the UK, complemented by a robust online store. It provides essential in-store services such as grooming, veterinary care through its Vets4Pets network—operating via joint ventures with veterinary professionals—and dog training, creating an integrated omnichannel experience for pet owners. Pets at Home Group Plc plays a pivotal role in the consumer cyclical specialty retail sector, emphasizing small animal care and supporting pet owners throughout their pet care journey with expert advice and products. Headquartered in Handforth, Cheshire, the company employs around 7,905 people and maintains a significant presence in the FTSE 250 Index following its 2014 public listing. Through its focus on quality services and partnerships, it addresses the growing demand for holistic pet care solutions in the UK market.
£1.83
+£0.01 (+0.60%)
EOD Jul 3, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 6.29%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue declined 0.8% YoY. Margins deteriorated 2.8pp alongside, both lines moving the wrong way.
Free cash flow declined 12% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. ROIC dropped from 7.04% to 4.92%, capital efficiency is deteriorating.
13.5x earnings, 5.6x FCF. The multiple is below average. Either the market is pricing in deterioration you should investigate, or there's genuine value here.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
£1.47B
▼ -0.8% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
£63M
▼ -28.5% YoY
Op. Margin
6.29%
▼ -2.8pp YoY
ROIC
4.92%
▼ -2.1pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
£148M
▼ -12.1% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
£191M
▼ -12.4% YoY
Net Debt
£357M
Cash & Equiv.
£40M
3Y CAGR: +1.5%
3Y CAGR: -5.1%
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At a P/E of 13.5 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 5.6, Pets at Home Group (PETS.XLON) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about £4.87 per share, so at £1.83 the stock looks undervalued (165.6% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Pets at Home Group scores 34/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 7.1%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about £4.87 per share for PETS.XLON, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around £3.65. At today's £1.83, that puts the stock about 165.6% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Pets at Home Group scores 34 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 6.3% operating margin and a 4.9% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Yes, Pets at Home Group pays a regular dividend of about £0.13 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 7.1% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 93.0% of earnings, so the dividend is stretched at this level. Pets at Home Group has grown the dividend at roughly 4.9% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For PETS.XLON's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. PETS.XLON currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 34/100 on quality (lower-quality). It also yields about 7.1%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.