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VCA Animal Hospitals

Logo: VCA animal hospitals, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Chain of animal hospitals

VCA, Inc., doing business as VCA Animal Hospitals, operates more than 1,000 animal hospitals in the US and Canada. The company is based in Los Angeles, and was founded in 1986.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 18, 2026.

Overview

$6.0BRevenue, fiscal 20265
$9.1MNet income, fiscal 20265
1986Founded1

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  • TickerWOOF on Nasdaq1
  • Industryveterinary medicine1
  • HeadquartersLos Angeles1
  • Websitevcahospitals.com
  • Legal formpublic company1
  • Incorporated inDE6
  • Business address10850 Via Frontera, San Diego, Ca 921276
  • Filer categoryAccelerated filer6

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VCA Rotherwood Animal Hospital January 2026
Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons7

VCA, Inc., doing business as VCA Animal Hospitals, operates more than 1,000 animal hospitals in the US and Canada. The company is based in Los Angeles, and was founded in 1986. Until its acquisition by Mars Inc. in 2017, VCA traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker "WOOF", which is now used by Petco.3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2026

38.7%Gross margin5
2.0%Operating margin5
0.2%Net margin5
-2.5%Revenue growth, 20265
0.8%Return on equity5
1.28×Debt to equity5
$187.0MFree cash flow5

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Products and services

Consumables brought in 50% of the revenue VCA Animal Hospitals broke down this way in fiscal 2026.

  1. Consumables$3.0B550%down 2% from 2025
  2. Supplies And Companion Animals$2.0B533%down 5% from 2025
  3. Services And Other$1.0B517%up 3% from 2025
Products and services by year
Products and services202420252026
Consumables$3.1B$3.0B$3.0B
Supplies And Companion Animals$2.2B$2.1B$2.0B
Services And Other$981.6M$999.6M$1.0B

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2026

  • Cost of revenue61¢$3.7B
  • Selling, general and admin37¢$2.2B
  • Other costs2¢$105.1M
  • Income tax0¢$6.3M
  • Profit0¢$9.1M

Out of $6.0B in revenue.5

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2026

  • Capital spending40¢$127.1M
  • Kept or used elsewhere60¢$187.0M

Out of $314.1M of cash from operations.5

Financial statements

Revenue8910115$6.0B in 2026+34% since 2020
0$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B$8.0B2020: $4.4B$4.4B20202021: $4.9B$4.9B2021+11%2022: $5.8B$5.8B2022+18%2023: $6.0B$6.0B2023+4%2024: $6.3B$6.3B2024+4%2025: $6.1B$6.1B2025−2%2026: $6.0B$6.0B2026−3%
Gross profit8910115$2.3B in 2026+21% since 2020
0$1.0B$2.0B$3.0B2020: $1.9B$1.9B20202021: $2.1B$2.1B2021+11%2022: $2.4B$2.4B2022+15%2023: $2.4B$2.4B2023+0%2024: $2.4B$2.4B2024−3%2025: $2.3B$2.3B2025−1%2026: $2.3B$2.3B2026−1%
Operating income8910115$120.4M in 2026+9% since 2020
-$1.5B-$1.0B-$500.0M0$500.0M2020: $110.6M$110.6M20202021: $194.4M$194.4M2021+76%2022: $266.1M$266.1M2022+37%2023: $225.6M$225.6M2023−15%2024: -$1.2B-$1.2B20242025: $7.1M$7.1M20252026: $120.4M$120.4M2026+1608%
Net income8910115$9.1M in 2026
-$1.5B-$1.0B-$500.0M0$500.0M2020: -$95.9M-$95.9M20202021: -$26.5M-$26.5M2021−72%2022: $164.4M$164.4M20222023: $90.8M$90.8M2023−45%2024: -$1.3B-$1.3B20242025: -$101.8M-$101.8M2025−92%2026: $9.1M$9.1M2026

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.5

Period ending2026-01-312025-01-312024-01-31
Total net sales$6.0B$6.1B$6.3B
Total cost of sales$3.7B$3.8B$3.9B
Gross profit$2.3B$2.3B$2.4B
Selling, general and administrative expenses$2.2B$2.3B$2.3B
Goodwill impairment$0$1.2B
Operating income (loss)$120.4M$7.1M-$1.2B
Interest income-$6.3M-$3.7M-$3.4M
Interest expense$131.2M$143.5M$150.9M
Loss on partial extinguishment of debt$565.0K$920.0K
Other non-operating income$0-$4.8M-$4.7M
Loss before income taxes and income from equity method investees-$5.0M-$128.0M-$1.3B
Income tax expense (benefit)$6.3M-$7.5M-$27.6M
Income from equity method investees-$20.4M-$18.7M-$16.2M
Consolidated net income (loss)$9.1M-$101.8M-$1.3B
Net income (loss) attributable to Class A and B-1 common stockholders$9.1M-$101.8M-$1.3B
Basic$0.03-$0.37-$4.78
Diluted$0.03-$0.37-$4.78
Basic279.6M shares273.4M shares267.5M shares
Diluted286.1M shares273.4M shares267.5M shares

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Leadership

Who has led VCA Animal Hospitals, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Ron Coughlin2021–2024
  2. Joel D. Anderson2024–now

Chair

  1. Ron Coughlin2021–2024
  2. Glenn Murphy2024

Chief financial officer

  1. Michael Nuzzo2021
  2. Brian Larose2021–2025
  3. Sabrina Simmons2025–now

Chief operating officer

  1. Michael Nuzzo2021
  2. Justin Tichy2023–2024
1990200020102020
Board members and other officers (34)

Former names

  • PET Acquisition LLCOct 2, 2020 to Jan 11, 20216

Timeline

  1. Jul 30, 2024New chief executive Joel D. Anderson becomes CEO16
  2. Jan 13, 2021New chief executive Ron Coughlin becomes CEO17
  3. 1986Founded Founded1

Filings

416 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 62 major events, 292 insider forms, 4 large holders, 38 other. The latest 20:

  1. Sep 24, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  2. Sep 9, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  3. Sep 9, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  4. Sep 9, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  5. Sep 9, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  6. Sep 4, 2026S-8 EDGAR
  7. Sep 4, 202610-Q EDGAR
  8. Sep 2, 20268-K EDGAR
  9. Aug 7, 20263 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  10. Aug 3, 20268-K EDGAR
  11. Jul 17, 20268-K EDGAR
  12. Jul 10, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  13. Jul 9, 2026144 EDGAR
  14. Jul 9, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  15. Jul 8, 2026144 EDGAR
  16. Jul 7, 2026144 EDGAR
  17. Jul 2, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  18. Jul 2, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  19. Jul 2, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  20. Jul 2, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR

The 416 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last three years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades and holders

Large holders

Investors who own more than 5% must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively. 4 such filings since October 2021:

  1. Feb 14, 2024SC 13G/A
  2. Feb 14, 2024SC 13G/A
  3. Feb 14, 2022SC 13G
  4. Feb 10, 2022SC 13G

From Forms 4 and Schedules 13D and 13G filed with the SEC.

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
CVC Management Holdings II Ltd.145,924,140$396.9M85.1%No change
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board59,765,368$162.6M0.1%No change
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP11,072,709$30.1M0.0%+961,648
Long Focus Capital Management, LLC8,371,050$22.8M0.9%+360,999
BlackRock, Inc.8,082,129$22.0M0.0%−131,866
Two Sigma Investments, LP5,577,176$15.2M0.0%−392,398
Holocene Advisors, LP4,904,000$13.3M0.0%−858,654
Cresset Asset Management, LLC3,865,368$10.5M0.0%No change
Vanguard Capital Management LLC3,842,365$10.5M0.0%+359,013
Fmr LLC3,822,806$10.4M0.0%−316,175
Nuveen, LLC3,631,866$9.9M0.0%−412,256
Jpmorgan Chase & Co2,786,471$7.7M0.0%+1,105,209
Geode Capital Management, LLC2,613,856$7.1M0.0%+191,431
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2,591,891$7.0M0.0%+111,161
Royce & Associates LP2,572,250$7.0M0.1%New
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2,209,999$6.0M0.0%−272,162
State Street Corp2,153,278$5.9M0.0%+84,423
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC1,811,287$4.9M0.1%−135,150
Goldman Sachs Group Inc1,659,974$4.5M0.0%−323,709
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.1,628,423$4.4M0.1%+231,700
Aqr Capital Management LLC1,603,116$4.3M0.0%−106,978
Empowered Funds, LLC1,213,287$3.3M0.0%+44,850
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.1,146,409$3.1M0.0%−130,066
CastleKnight Management LP1,121,400$3.1M0.1%+892,500
Northern Trust Corp795,787$2.2M0.0%+73,469

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

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