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PETMED EXPRESS, INC.

PETS · Consumer Discretionary · $42.6M mkt cap · FY2026 filings · Shallow moat ·

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The five investor questions

10

2022–2026 (latest 5 aligned FYs; v3 window cap 5): revenue $272M to $179M, decreasing; diluted EPS 0.92 to -2.74, decreasing.

48

Median gross margin 30.7% over 10y, stable.

90

Median ROIC 83.3%, above the 12% hurdle in 70% of years.

55

Net cash position — no leverage risk.

36

Owner earnings changed trend unclear over up to the ten most recent annual observations.

Price vs. value if growth stopped today

A cautious baseline, not a price target: what the shares may support if normalized owner earnings simply hold steady.

Above value if growth stopped todayBelow value if growth stopped today
No price data
Not reported
Unavailable — insufficient owner-earnings data
Unavailable — insufficient growth-model data
$1.99
No price data

This zero-growth estimate assumes trailing owner earnings persist — unreliable for declining businesses. The recent FY revenue series does not trigger the three-consecutive-declines flag.

Among the current top-score group, the median current price is 239% above the zero-growth estimate across 48 of the current top 50 companies by Moat Score with both values.

Score records captured Jul 26, 2026.

Exactly which 50 companies?

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Missing a usable price or zero-growth estimate: ANF, BKNG.

Model details under moat-index@3.0.0: zero-growth multiple 11.1×, capped-growth comparison at no more than 18×; 9% discount rate; high-end growth 0% (capped at 4%) using min(5y revenue CAGR, 5y diluted-EPS CAGR), clamped to 0%–4%; maintenance capex uses min(capex, D&A); abstain when D&A is unavailable. This is a disclosed model range, not intrinsic value as fact.

18 years of fundamentals

The business, in plain English

PETMED EXPRESS, INC. booked $179M of revenue in FY2026 in the Consumer Discretionary sector and kept 28.1% of it as gross profit — a moderate-margin business by that measure. After every other cost, −32.0% of each revenue dollar reached the bottom line.

Across the filed record, revenue shrank from $238M (FY2010) to $179M (FY2026) — about −1.8% a year compounded over 16 years.

It earned −615.7% on invested capital in the latest filed year, FY2026. Across the full 17-year measurable filed record, median ROIC was 49.2%. Over the v3 recent window (10 measurable filed years), median ROIC was 83.3%. The Returns on Capital filter above scores it 90/100.

PETS's latest filed year, FY2026, doesn't disclose total debt in a form the methodology can use, so current leverage is treated as unmeasured — never assumed to be zero.

Put together: Returns on Capital is the strongest of the five filters (90/100) and Business Trend the weakest (10/100), which is how PETS lands at 48/100 — a Shallow moat.

This breakdown is generated from the filed numbers and sub-scores above — no outside narrative, no estimates. Where a filing doesn’t disclose an input, the sentence that would need it is omitted instead of guessed.

FY2009–FY2026 · 18 fiscal years, normalized from PETS’s SEC filings

Sales, as filed$179M FY2026
$0$200M2009201520212026
Revenue kept after cost of goods28.1% FY2026
0%20%40%2009201520212026
Standard ROIC or separately labeled Operating ROICROIC −615.7% FY2026
−500%0%2009201520212026
Cash an owner could take out−$52.5M FY2026
−$50M$02009201520212026

Gaps in a line mean that item isn’t in PETS’s filings for that year. The series is never interpolated or estimated. The Table view lists every filed value, including operating and net margins, total debt, and share count.

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How PETMED EXPRESS, INC. makes its money

PETMED EXPRESS, INC.'s filing does not supply enough comparable lines for a truthful flow chart — here's what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of revenueSource
$179M100%
$50.2M28%
−$58.7M−33%
Income before tax−$57.4M−32%
Income tax−$73000−0%
−$57.3M−32%
Source: · event Mar 31, 2026 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set

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What PETMED EXPRESS, INC. owns — and owes

PETMED EXPRESS, INC.'s filing tags don't support a full breakdown — here's what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of assetsSource
Total assets$81.2M100%
Cash and equivalents$21.4M26%
Stockholders’ equity$28.9M36%
Source: · event Mar 31, 2026 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set

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What drives PETMED EXPRESS, INC.’s return on equity?

ROE is five filed business factors multiplied together.

DuPont return on equity factor treeReturn on equity branches into tax burden, interest burden, operating margin, asset turnover, and the equity multiplier.Return on equity−100%Tax burden100%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden98%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin−33%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.56×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier2.02×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2026-03-31 · 2 SEC filing sourcesBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
−$57.3MFY2026
Income before tax−$57.4MFY2026
Operating income−$58.7MFY2026
$179MFY2026
Ending assets$81.2MFY2026
Beginning assets$149MFY2025
$28.9MFY2026
$85.1MFY2025
Source:
  • SEC filingFiling detailsAccession 0001040130-25-000072
  • SEC filingFiling detailsAccession 0001040130-26-000019
· event Mar 31, 2026 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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Where PETMED EXPRESS, INC.'s cash went

PETMED EXPRESS, INC.’s filing does not supply enough provenance-matched cash-flow lines for a truthful flow chart — here’s what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of cash from operationsSource
Cash from operations−$28.4M−100%
Depreciation and amortization$9.4M33%
Source: · event Mar 31, 2026 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set

Curated 19-manager tier

Who reported holding PETMED EXPRESS, INC.

Delayed public 13F reports for 2026-Q1—not live positions, trades, or recommendations.

0 holding0 exited0 not holding0/19 resolved19 unavailable

Named manager positions and quarter-over-quarter changes
ManagerReported positionQuarter-over-quarterFiling accession
Abrams CapitalUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Akre CapitalUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Baupost GroupUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Berkshire HathawayUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Brave Warrior AdvisorsUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Dodge & CoxUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
First EagleUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
FundsmithUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Gardner Russo & QuinnUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Gates Foundation TrustUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Mairs & PowerUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Markel / Markel-GaynerUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Oakmark / Harris AssociatesUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Pershing SquareUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Polen CapitalUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Sequoia / Ruane CunniffUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Southeastern Asset ManagementUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Tweedy, BrowneUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Yacktman Asset ManagementUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable

Position size uses shares and filed value from each manager’s 13F. Portfolio weight uses the eligible long-share filing denominator. Changes compare only with the immediately preceding calendar quarter.

Source: Filing source unavailable · event Mar 31, 2026 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026

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What PETMED EXPRESS, INC. insiders reported

Records still being gathered — partial as of retrieval Aug 11, 2026.

Partial coverage: the incomplete Form 4 walk cannot establish no activity, an activity date, or zero counts.

Moat Score history

15 logged readings since Jul 17, 2026 · append-only, never rewritten

Moat Score over timeLast scored reading of each day, on the 0–100 scale47.7 / 100
0406080100WideNarrowShallowNo moatJul 17, 2026Jul 26, 2026

Breaks in the line mark methodology or normalizer upgrades — readings across versions aren’t compared, so a level shift there isn’t a change in the business.

Tier changesSame-methodology and same-normalizer crossings of the Wide / Narrow / Shallow bars

  1. Normalizer upgraded unstamped (version unknown)moat-xbrl-normalizer@1.1.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 26, 2026
  2. Methodology upgraded moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@3.0.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 23, 2026
  3. Methodology upgraded moat-index@1.2.0moat-index@2.0.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 20, 2026

Scores are logged append-only and never overwritten — this record cannot be reconstructed retroactively, which is exactly why it’s worth keeping.

Insider activity

Form 4 reports mix P/S market or private transactions with compensation-plan mechanics. Activity casually described as “insider selling” can include compensation mechanics; awards, tax withholding, and option exercises are shown by their exact filed class here, never collapsed into “Bought” or “Sold.”

These are disclosed filing facts and arithmetic aggregates, not a signal or verdict.

This machine-readable surface covers SEC ownership filings from 2003; it does not represent earlier paper-era records.

Records still being gathered — partial as of retrieval Aug 11, 2026.

128 filings were skipped because the SEC primary document returned 404; the omission is disclosed and aggregates are withheld.

Trailing-12-month totals and the 90-day cluster result are withheld because this issuer walk is incomplete.

No reported Form 4 rows were captured for PETS; the incomplete walk cannot establish zero activity, zero counts, or a negative cluster result.

A filing source-event date will appear when a Form 4 row is captured.

Retrieved .

Track record

How PETMED EXPRESS, INC.’s moat rated in each of the years we can reconstruct from its filings — scored only on what was knowable at the time — and what its price and returns did afterward. The score never saw a price; the two are joined only in hindsight, for education, not as a signal.

Point-in-time scores 2011–2025, one methodology version · reconstructed from filings on file each Dec 31 — never with hindsight

Point-in-time Moat Score (dot colored by tier)Indexed price (total-return (dividends reinvested))Rated Wide-moat that year

How to read this: each dot is what the engine would have scored PETS on that December 31; the line below is its total-return price path (dividends reinvested) in the years since.

0406080100WideNarrowShallowNo moatPoint-in-time Moat Score50100200500Indexed price · log scale (2012 = 100)201120142017202020232026

Two tracks, one timeline: the score has its own 0–100 scale (top), the price its own 100-based scale (bottom) — never a shared axis. The price path is a total-return (dividends reinvested) index built from the same data the forward returns use; gaps in the score line are years with no reconstructed rating (see the table for why). The Table view carries every value.

What followed, in the years it rated Wide

In the 4 years PETS rated Wide-moat (2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020), the median forward total return that followed — measured only after each year’s filings were public — was:

  • 1 year −6% vs the S&P 500’s 22% (price basis) · median over 4 years
  • 3 years −17% vs the S&P 500’s 33% (price basis) · median over 4 years
  • 5 years −68% vs the S&P 500’s 83% (price basis) · median over 4 years

These are medians computed from the data, not a claim about any one year. The company figures are total returns (dividends reinvested); the S&P 500 is the price-only ^GSPC index, which excludes dividends and so understates the index — the gap flatters the company. A quality rating is not a return forecast, and past returns don’t predict future ones. Educational only, not investment advice.

Consumer Discretionary context

#220 of 487 scored Consumer Discretionary companies, ranked by Moat Score.

Nearest peers by Moat Score

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  2. #219LCII LCI INDUSTRIES47.7Shallow moat
  3. #221HOUR Hour Loop, Inc.47.5Shallow moat
  4. #222RH RH47.4Shallow moat

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Common questions about PETS

Does PETMED EXPRESS, INC. have an economic moat?
Based on its FY2026 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores PETMED EXPRESS, INC. (PETS) 47.7 out of 100 — a Shallow moat. The five questions behind that score begin at 20% each; if exactly one genuinely lacks data, the other four weights are renormalized and disclosed. revenue and EPS trend 10, pricing power 48, returns on capital 90, balance-sheet safety 55, capital allocation 36.
How has PETS's Moat Score changed over time?
The record logs 15 readings since Jul 17, 2026; the latest reads 47.7 out of 100 (shallow moat). No tier changes on record yet. (Methodology or normalizer upgrades on Jul 20, 2026, Jul 23, 2026, Jul 26, 2026 re-based the score; readings across versions aren't compared.) The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.

Scored from primary SEC filings via the public methodology. Educational only — not a recommendation to buy or sell PETS. See the disclaimer.