Who owns Petstock?
Petstock is owned by Woolworths Group (Australia, ASX: WOW).[1]
Woolworths Group owns 55% of Petstock rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Woolworths Group Annual Report 2026, Woolworths Group Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Woolworths Group Limited (55% stake) reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇺 Australia, Bella Vista, New South Wales
- Origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia, Melbourne
- Founded
- 2002
- Category
- Pet & animal care › Pet supplies & services › Pet supplies
- Parent ticker
- ASX: WOW
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Petstock
Petstock is an Australian pet supplies and veterinary chain of about 240 retail stores. Woolworths Group holds 55 per cent of it, with the remaining 45 per cent recorded in its accounts as a material non-controlling interest, making it one of the few businesses in the group that Woolworths does not own outright.
Ownership timeline of Petstock
- Current owner Woolworths Group (55%) [1] reported
Where Petstock sits in Woolworths Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Woolworths Group ownership tree →
See the full Woolworths Group brand portfolio (7) →
Other brands owned by Woolworths Group
Woolworths Group controls 7 brands on Brandtree.
Founded in the 2000s
- Everyday Rewards (2007)
Other brands in pet supplies, and who owns them
The 30 brands in pet supplies on Brandtree belong to 16 owners. The largest is Tractor Supply, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Aqueon | Central Garden & Pet | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Frisco | Chewy | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Musti | Sonae | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| 4health | Tractor Supply | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BarkBox | BARK | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Fresh Step | Clorox | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Melo Pet & Garden | Grupo Melo | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| Cat's Pride | Oil-Dri | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Woolworths Group
Woolworths Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Bella Vista, New South Wales, Australia, founded in 1924. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as ASX: WOW.
Woolworths Group is the largest supermarket operator in Australia, running about 1,130 Woolworths supermarkets there and 181 more in New Zealand, alongside the BIG W discount department stores and a majority stake in the Petstock pet chain. It shares a name with two unrelated companies: Woolworths Holdings in South Africa and the long-defunct F. W. Woolworth chains of Britain and the United States. It demerged its hotels and liquor business as Endeavour Group in 2021 and has since been selling down the shareholding it retained.
Woolworths Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇦🇺 Petstock and other Australian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 228 brands that began in Australia. 72 of them (32%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Petstock is not one of them.
- SavourLife — SunRice 🇦🇺
- 19 Crimes — Treasury Wine Estates 🇦🇺
- 7plus — Southern Cross Media Group 🇦🇺
- 9Now — Nine 🇦🇺
- APA — APA 🇦🇺
- AXL+CO by Connor — TFG 🇿🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Petstock?
The parent company of Petstock is Woolworths Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Australia.
Is Petstock Australian?
Yes. Petstock originated in Australia in 2002 and its owner, Woolworths Group, is also headquartered in Australia.
Is Petstock still owned by Woolworths Group?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Petstock is still owned by Woolworths Group (55% stake). 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] Woolworths Group Annual Report 2026 — Woolworths Group Limited, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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