Answer
Based on the information you supplied, the press release only announces that Petco (NASDAQ:âŻWOOF) will release its secondâquarter fiscalâŻ2025 financial results onâŻAugustâŻ28,âŻ2025 (after the market close) and will hold a conference call atâŻ4:30âŻp.m. Eastern Time to discuss those results.
The excerpt does not contain any actual earningsâperâshare (EPS) figures, nor does it provide:
- the EPS that PetCo actually reported for Q2âŻ2025,
- the EPS that the company previously guided (either for the quarter or for the full fiscal year), or
- the consensus EPS expectations that WallâStreet analysts were forecasting before the release.
Because none of those data points are present in the provided news item, a direct comparisonââhow the reported EPS stacks up against prior guidance and analyst expectationsââcannot be performed at this time.
What this means for you
| Item | Status in the current news | Typical next steps |
|---|---|---|
| Reported EPS for Q2âŻ2025 | Not disclosed in the announcement. | Wait for the actual earnings release onâŻAugâŻ28,âŻ2025 (or the accompanying press release/SEC filing). |
| Companyâs prior guidance | Not mentioned. | Review Petcoâs earlier guidance statements (e.g., any FYâŻ2025 outlook or Q2âŻ2025 guidance issued in prior investor updates, earnings guidance, or management commentary). |
| Analyst consensus expectations | Not referenced. | Check thirdâparty sources (e.g., Bloomberg, FactSet, Thomson Reuters, or marketâwatch sites) for the consensus EPS estimate that analysts had published before the earnings date. |
Once the earnings are released, you can:
- Locate the EPS figure in the earnings press release (often shown as âadjusted EPSâ and âreported EPSâ).
- Compare it to the companyâs own guidance (if Petco had previously projected a specific EPS range for the quarter or the fiscal year).
- Contrast it with analyst expectations (the âconsensus estimateâ that analysts had been tracking).
- Interpret the variance (e.g., a beat vs. a miss, percentage difference, and any commentary from management explaining the drivers of the result).
How to obtain the missing data
- SEC filings: After the market close on AugâŻ28, Petco will file a FormâŻ8âK (or a similar earnings release) with the SEC, which will list the EPS.
- Company press release: The âPetco Reports SecondâQuarter FiscalâŻ2025 Resultsâ release will be posted on the investorârelations section of Petcoâs website.
- Financial news services: Bloomberg, Reuters, Yahoo!âŻFinance, and similar platforms will publish the EPS and often include a âbeat/missâ indicator relative to consensus estimates.
- Analyst research: Look up the latest âPetco earnings estimateâ on platforms such as FactSet, Zacks, or S&P Capital IQ to see the preârelease consensus EPS.
Bottom line
From the current pressârelease announcement alone, we cannot determine how the reported EPS compares to prior guidance or analyst expectations, because the EPS numbers have not yet been disclosed.
To answer the question definitively, youâll need to wait for the actual earnings release on AugustâŻ28,âŻ2025 (or retrieve the subsequent SEC filing/press release) and then crossâreference that EPS with any guidance Petco gave earlier and with the consensus analyst forecasts that were in place before the release. Once those figures are available, a straightforward âbeat/missâ analysis can be performed.