Who owns PetMD?
PetMD is owned by Chewy (the United States, NYSE: CHWY).[1]
Evidence: Chewy, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-25, SEC EDGAR, 25 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Chewy, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Plantation, Florida
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Internet & digital › Digital services › Reference & knowledge
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CHWY
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About PetMD
PetMD is a website of pet health information run by Chewy. The retailer's annual report describes PetMD.com as its own site carrying pet health focused content, offered free alongside the blogs, videos and tutorials on Chewy.com to help pet owners choose the right product or find answers to common questions about their type of pet. PetMD is one of the trademarks Chewy lists as its own.
What Chewy's annual report says about PetMD
Sentences about PetMD from Chewy's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
In addition, we offer a wide range of free educational media (such as blogs, videos, and tutorials on our website, Chewy.com/education and pet health focused content on our website, PetMD.com) to enhance our product offerings and the buying experience, helping pet parents choose the right product for their pet or find answers to commonly asked questions specific to their type of pet.
How often Chewy names PetMD in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of PetMD
Where PetMD sits in Chewy
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Chewy
Chewy controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
- Chewy (2011)
Other brands in reference & knowledge, and who owns them
The 14 brands in reference & knowledge on Brandtree belong to 8 owners. The largest is Baidu, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Baidu Experience | Baidu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Encyclopaedia Britannica | Britannica | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Wikimedia Commons | Wikimedia Foundation | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Podchaser | Acast | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| OccasionGenius | Hostelworld Group | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Youdao | NetEase | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Penger.no | Schibsted Media | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| Baidu Knows | Baidu | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: Chewy
Chewy is a publicly listed company headquartered in Plantation, Florida, United States. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: CHWY.
Chewy, Inc. is an online retailer of pet food, supplies and prescriptions with co-headquarters in Plantation, Florida and Boston, Massachusetts. It began operating as Chewy.com in 2011, took its present name in March 2016 and listed its Class A shares on 18 June 2019. Net sales were $12.6 billion in the fiscal year ended 1 February 2026. It is a controlled company: a consortium led by funds advised by BC Partners holds a majority of the voting power.
🇺🇸 PetMD and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; PetMD is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of PetMD?
The parent company of PetMD is Chewy, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is PetMD American?
Yes. PetMD originated in the United States and its owner, Chewy, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is PetMD still owned by Chewy?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, PetMD is still owned by Chewy. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Chewy, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-25 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 25 March 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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