Petco Health & Wellness Company Inc. is a publicly traded American pet retailer founded in 1965. Headquartered in San Diego, California, the company trades on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol WOOF. Petco operates over 1,500 locations across the United States, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. For the fiscal year ending January 31, 2026, the company reported annual revenue of $5.96 billion. The company employs between 26,000 and 29,000 people.
Petco is a specialty retailer focused on pet supplies and services. The company's stores sell pet food, supplies, and certain types of live small animals, such as fish, reptiles, and hamsters. In addition to retail products, Petco offers a range of services including dog grooming, obedience training, and veterinary care through in-store clinics and hospitals. The company also operates smaller-format stores called Unleashed by Petco, which primarily sell natural pet foods and do not sell live animals. Petco's e-commerce website and mobile app offer its full range of products and services for online ordering and in-store pickup.
The company's patent litigation history consists of defending its operations against infringement claims. Based on available data, Petco has been a defendant in two patent cases and has not been a plaintiff. This 0-2 plaintiff-defendant record indicates a defensive posture, characteristic of an operating company targeted by patent assertion entities. Both tracked cases are appeals involving the same plaintiff.
Petco's tracked litigation involves Monticello Enterprises LLC, a non-practicing entity (NPE) that acquires patents to assert them against other companies. The cases stem from district court litigation filed in the Western District of Texas, where Monticello accused Petco of infringing patents related to in-app and mobile payment systems. Unified Patents, an organization that challenges patents asserted by NPEs, has filed for ex parte reexamination of a Monticello patent asserted against Petco, Starbucks, and Macy's.