Chewy vs Tractor Supply
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I put Chewy and Tractor Supply side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Tractor Supply is the larger business, with $15.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $12.6B for Chewy.
- Chewy grew revenue faster (6.2%, against 4.3%).
- Tractor Supply kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (9.5% operating margin, against 2.0%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Chewy’s earnings: a P/E of 33.2x against 16.9x for Tractor Supply.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Chewy
CHWY
5/10
Revenue growth5-year growthReturn on equityPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDA
Tractor Supply
TSCO
5/10
Gross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | CHWY FY25 | TSCO FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $9.0B | $17.1B |
| Revenue | $12.6B | $15.5B |
| Free cash flow | $562M | $740M |
| Net income | $223M | $1.1B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 6.2% | 4.3% |
| 5-year growth | 12.0% | 7.9% |
| Share count change | −1.2% | −1.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 29.8% | 36.4% |
| Operating margin | 2.0% | 9.5% |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 7.1% |
| FCF margin | 4.5% | 4.8% |
| Return on capital | — | 28.5% |
| Return on equity | 58.7% | 45.2% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$879M | $1.6B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.3x | 0.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $263M | $849M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 33.2x | 16.9x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 6 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.