Ownership profile
Who owns Petco?
Petco is publicly traded on NASDAQ, but private equity sponsors CVC Capital Partners and CPP Investments retained majority control through the 2021 IPO and continue to hold it.
Ownership profile
Petco
Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: WOOF)
Ownership chainPetco (NASDAQ: WOOF) › Scooby Aggregator LP › CVC Capital Partners; CPP Investments
Report last updated2026-06-14
Evidence (3)
strong
press release · 2015-11-23
CVC Capital Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board agreed to jointly acquire Petco for about $4.6B in 2015 (closing in 2016).
https://www.cppinvestments.com/newsroom/cvc-petco/
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news · 2025
After Petco's January 2021 IPO, an entity representing sponsors CVC and CPP (Scooby Aggregator LP) still held roughly 66% of the company as of 2025.
https://fintel.io/so/us/woof
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news · 2021-01
Petco raised about $864M in its 2021 IPO; at the time it was owned by CPP Investments and private-equity firm CVC Capital Partners.
https://chainstoreage.com/petco-raises-864-million-ipo-values-company-nearly-4-billionWhat's uncertain
- Petco is publicly traded, but its private-equity sponsors retained majority control after the IPO. Stakes shift as shares trade — confirm current ownership in recent SEC filings before relying on the exact percentage.