Chewy Inc (CHWY)
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Rating:60Neutral
Price Target:
$21.50
▼(-21.88% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:06/10/26
The score is driven primarily by improving financial performance and cash generation, supported by a mostly positive earnings outlook despite moderated FY26 sales guidance. These positives are meaningfully offset by weak technicals (downtrend across key moving averages with negative MACD) and a relatively demanding P/E without dividend support.
Positive Factors
Recurring revenue (Autoship)
A very high Autoship penetration provides durable recurring revenue and predictable demand for consumables. That subscription-like mix reduces revenue volatility, lowers marginal acquisition cost per reorder, and supports steady inventory turns and cash generation over multiple years.
Negative Factors
Thin net and operating margins
Despite recent margin progress, absolute margins remain slim for a retail business, leaving limited buffer for inflation, freight or promotional pressures. Small margin shocks can quickly erode earnings and free cash flow, increasing sensitivity to macro shifts and raising execution demands on management.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Recurring revenue (Autoship)
A very high Autoship penetration provides durable recurring revenue and predictable demand for consumables. That subscription-like mix reduces revenue volatility, lowers marginal acquisition cost per reorder, and supports steady inventory turns and cash generation over multiple years.
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Chewy Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Active Customers
Indicates the total number of customers making purchases, reflecting the company's market reach and customer base growth.
Indicates the total number of customers making purchases, reflecting the company's market reach and customer base growth.
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Market Cap
$7.46B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)10.43M
Price to Earnings (P/E)37.8
Beta (1Y)0.96
Revenue Growth6.14%
EPS Growth-32.48%
CountryUS
Employees18,000
SectorConsumer Cyclical
Sector Strength84
IndustrySpecialty Retail
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.47
Shares Outstanding232,945,980
10 Day Avg. Volume12,053,080
30 Day Avg. Volume10,426,544
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-1.23
Price to Book (P/B)23.61
Price to Sales (P/S)0.93
P/FCF Ratio20.90
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.99
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.58
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit1.94
Enterprise Value/Ebitda19.97
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$32.79Price Target Upside19.15% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering21
EPS Forecast (FY)0.88
Revenue Forecast (FY)$13.49B
Chewy Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Chewy, Inc., along with its affiliated entities, functions exclusively as an online retail enterprise within the United States. Through its primary website, chewy.com, and its mobile applications, the company provides a comprehensive range of prod...
How the Company Makes Money
Chewy primarily makes money by selling pet products directly to customers through its e-commerce platform. Its largest revenue stream is product sales, especially consumables such as pet food and treats, as well as hardgoods like toys, crates, and...
Chewy Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jun 10, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Sep 02, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a largely positive operational and financial picture: solid top-line growth, meaningful margin expansion (7.5% adjusted EBITDA margin in Q1), strong Autoship penetration, accelerating free cash flow (FCF +45% YoY), and strategic investments (SmartPak, Modern Animal, AI, Vet Care) that expand TAM and strengthen long-term economics. Offsetting these positives are near-term macro-driven pressures: softer consumer spending that is muting premiumization and attach rates, a downward revision to fiscal 2026 net sales guidance, and some margin cadence headwinds driven by prior-year comps, fuel surcharges and a modest FY2026 margin impact from Modern Animal. Overall, the company is emphasizing discipline, ongoing strategic investments, and confidence in its structural margin opportunity while prudently moderating short-term revenue assumptions.Positive Updates
Revenue Growth in Q1
Q1 net sales of approximately $3.36 billion, up 7.7% year-over-year, reflecting balanced contribution from active customer growth and NSPAC expansion.
Negative Updates
Softer Consumer Environment and Guidance Revision
Management updated fiscal 2026 net sales guidance to $13.40 billion–$13.55 billion (6.3%–7.5% YoY growth), reflecting a more conservative view due to a weakening consumer environment and slower-than-expected premiumization/attach behavior.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Revenue Growth in Q1
Q1 net sales of approximately $3.36 billion, up 7.7% year-over-year, reflecting balanced contribution from active customer growth and NSPAC expansion.
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Company Guidance
Chewy updated its fiscal 2026 outlook with full‑year net sales of $13.40–13.55 billion (≈6.3–7.5% YoY), including about $80 million from SmartPak and $70 million from Modern Animal, and kept full‑year adjusted EBITDA margin at 6.6–6.8% (implying roughly $900 million of adjusted EBITDA at the midpoint); Q2 guidance calls for net sales of $3.30–3.33 billion (≈6–7% YoY), adjusted EBITDA margin of 6.3–6.4% (≈50 bps YoY expansion at the midpoint) and adjusted diluted EPS of about $0.36, while noting a modest Q2 gross‑margin headwind from lapping prior‑year MAP benefits and a mid‑single‑digit million fuel‑surcharge impact (assumed similarly for the year). The company said quarterly net customer additions are expected to trend toward the lower end of its prior ~150k–250k range, projects AI efficiencies to deliver a low‑tens‑of‑millions benefit in 2026 with a larger ramp in 2027, expects to exit FY26 with ~60 clinics (steady‑state clinic revenue contribution ~ $290M), and plans to end the year with ~420M diluted shares outstanding, approximately $520M cash, over $1B total liquidity, net interest expense of ~$10–15M, an effective tax rate of 24–26%, and a target to keep net leverage below 2x adjusted EBITDA.Chewy Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
66
Positive
Balance Sheet
57
Neutral
Cash Flow
79
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 12.75B | 12.60B | 11.86B | 11.15B | 10.12B | 8.97B |
| Gross Profit | 3.79B | 3.75B | 3.47B | 3.16B | 2.83B | 2.39B |
| EBITDA | 368.40M | 397.20M | 271.77M | 161.50M | 138.56M | -17.72M |
| Net Income | 199.60M | 222.80M | 392.74M | 39.58M | 49.90M | -75.21M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 3.30B | 3.59B | 3.01B | 3.19B | 2.52B | 2.09B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 520.10M | 878.80M | 596.66M | 1.13B | 678.59M | 603.08M |
| Total Debt | 484.10M | 556.80M | 502.40M | 527.79M | 471.82M | 410.17M |
| Total Liabilities | 2.88B | 3.10B | 2.75B | 2.68B | 2.36B | 2.07B |
| Stockholders Equity | 424.20M | 497.90M | 261.46M | 510.24M | 160.27M | 14.74M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 584.50M | 562.40M | 452.49M | 342.93M | 119.28M | 8.55M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 713.70M | 691.60M | 596.33M | 486.21M | 349.57M | 191.74M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -339.20M | -151.80M | 394.57M | -287.36M | -615.48M | -193.27M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -505.80M | -276.00M | -996.74M | 71.60M | -6.73M | 41.26M |
Chewy Technical Analysis
Negative
27.52
Price Trends
22.90
Negative
24.58
Negative
29.87
Negative
Market Momentum
-1.20
Positive
32.23
Neutral
12.38
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CHWY, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 27.52 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 20.30, above the 50-day MA of 22.90, and below the 200-day MA of 29.87, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -1.20 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 32.23 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 12.38 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for CHWY.
Chewy Risk Analysis
Chewy disclosed 51 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Chewy reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Chewy Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
75 Outperform | $10.47B | 21.98 | 16.35% | ― | 11.84% | 14.91% | |
67 Neutral | $15.75B | 13.76 | 40.05% | 5.46% | 0.99% | 31.91% | |
63 Neutral | $4.14B | 5.71 | -52.38% | 4.16% | -1.40% | -4.34% | |
61 Neutral | $18.38B | 12.79 | -2.54% | 3.03% | 1.52% | -15.83% | |
60 Neutral | $7.46B | 37.81 | 44.82% | ― | 6.14% | -32.48% | |
50 Neutral | $14.96B | 248.96 | 1.31% | 3.33% | 4.79% | -92.77% | |
47 Neutral | $748.18M | 133.18 | 0.48% | ― | -1.91% | ― |
* Consumer Cyclical Sector Average
CHWY
Chewy
18.21
-25.15
-58.00%
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108.70
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20.56
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WOOF
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2.62
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Chewy Corporate Events
Executive/Board ChangesLegal Proceedings
Chewy Reaches Settlement Agreement in Derivative Lawsuit
Neutral
Apr 28, 2026
On April 6, 2026, a Special Litigation Committee of Chewy’s board, the company and various BC Partners-affiliated entities and directors entered into a stipulation and settlement agreement with stockholder Eric Gilbert to resolve a derivativ...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Chewy Expands Share Repurchase Authorization to Boost Returns
Positive
Apr 8, 2026
On April 7, 2026, Chewy, Inc.’s board of directors approved a $500 million increase to its existing share repurchase program for its Class A and Class B common stock, adding to the roughly $119.4 million of remaining authorization under the ...
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