Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Anderson Joel D 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Petco Health & Wellness Company, Inc. [WOOF] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PETCO HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMPANY,, INC., 10850 VIA FRONTERA 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/17/2026 (Street) SAN DIEGO, CA 92127 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Unit

(1)

02/17/2026

A

2,134,388

(1)

(1)

Class A Common Stock

2,134,388

$ 0

2,134,388

D

Performance Stock Unit

(2)

02/17/2026

A

1,400,779

(2)

(2)

Class A Common Stock

1,400,779

$ 0

1,400,779

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Anderson Joel D C/O PETCO HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMPANY, INC., 10850 VIA FRONTERA SAN DIEGO, CA 92127	X		Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

/s/ Giovanni Insana, as Attorney-in-Fact		02/19/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents 2,134,388 restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted to the Reporting Person under the Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, the "2021 Plan") on February 17, 2026 (the "Grant Date"). Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Class A common stock of the Issuer or the cash value thereof. The RSUs will vest as follows: (i) 34% on the first anniversary of the Grant Date; (ii) 16.5% on the date that is 18 months following the Grant Date; (iii) 16.5% on the second anniversary of the Grant Date; (iv) 16.5% on the date that is 30 months following the Grant Date; and (v) 16.5% on the third anniversary of the Grant Date.
(2)	Represents the target number of performance stock units ("PSUs") granted under the 2021 Plan. The PSUs represent the right to receive shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer in an amount from 0% to 200% of the target number of PSUs granted. The actual number of PSUs earned will be determined following a performance period ending February 3, 2029, based on the Issuer's 20-day volume weighted average trading price at the end of the performance period and subject to continued employment through the vesting date.

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