Canada's Pet Valu Q2 revenue slightly beats on higher retail, franchise sales

Pet Valu Holdings

11/08/2026 11:40

Overview
Canada pet supplies retailer's Q2 revenue rose 4%, slightly beating analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for Q2 beat analyst expectations
Company reaffirmed 2026 outlook for revenue growth and adjusted EBITDA margin

Outlook
Pet Valu expects 2026 revenue growth between 2% and 4%
Company sees 2026 adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 21%
Pet Valu expects 2026 adjusted net income per diluted share similar to fiscal 2025

Result Drivers
RETAIL AND FRANCHISE SALES - Revenue growth was mainly due to higher retail sales and franchise and other revenues
SAME-STORE TRANSACTION DECLINE - Same-store sales fell 0.2% as a 1.4% decline in transactions was only partly offset by a 1.2% rise in average spend per transaction
LOWER SG&A EXPENSES - Decrease in SG&A expenses, mainly from gains on sale of re-franchised stores and lower share-based compensation, supported higher profitability

Company press release: ID:nGNX67fqtz

Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q2 Revenue
Slight Beat*
C$290.68 mln
C$288.76 mln (6 Analysts)
Q2 Adjusted EPS
Beat
C$0.41
C$0.35 (7 Analysts)
Q2 Adjusted Net Income
 
C$28.20 mln
 
Q2 Net Income
 
C$24.93 mln
 
Q2 Adjusted EBITDA
 
C$64.99 mln
 
Q2 Operating Income
 
C$41.90 mln
 
*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 7 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the miscellaneous specialty retailers peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Pet Valu Holdings Ltd. is C$23.00, about 22.3% above its August 10 closing price of C$18.80
The stock recently traded at 11 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 12 three months ago

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