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CHWY
44
Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical
Winston Score
44
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through May 3, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Chewy is an online pet store that sells food, medicine, toys, and supplies for dogs, cats, and other pets. It serves everyday pet owners across the United States and is one of the largest online-only pet retailers in the country. Chewy is best known for its Autoship subscription service, which lets customers set up automatic, recurring deliveries of pet food and supplies.

Most of Chewy's revenue comes from product sales on its website, with a growing portion tied to Autoship subscriptions that create predictable, repeat purchases. The company operates entirely in the United States and generates roughly $11 billion in annual revenue. Its main competitive advantage is customer loyalty built through strong service and convenience, but its thin operating margins leave little room for error if costs rise or competition from Amazon and big-box retailers like Walmart intensifies. The key growth driver ahead is expanding its veterinary telehealth and pharmacy services, which carry higher margins than standard retail sales.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+0.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+61.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

Insider Activity

1.8%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$898M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Chewy is growing revenue at 1% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
29.4%
Modest — 29.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
1.3%
Thin — 1.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
51.8%
Exceptional — 51.8% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+5.4%
Slow sales growth (+5.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-48.7%
Earnings shrinking (-48.7% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
358%
Turns 358% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
4.6%
Thin free cash flow (4.6%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
47.80x
Comfortably covers interest (47.8x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
50.8x
no trend
Expensive — P/E 50.8

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+32.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (50.8 → 18.2)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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