Albertsons Companies, Inc. ACI

Consumer StaplesFood & Drug RetailingUnited States of America

Last close 13.08 USD on Nov 1, 2026, −20.2% year to date

Quant rating

Quant rating C Rank 72 of 124 in Consumer Staples

Growth C 78 of 124
Valuation B 37 of 124
Quality B 43 of 124
Revisions D 90 of 124
Momentum C 75 of 124

Wall Street consensus Hold (2.90)Average target 13.27 USD +1.4%

Historical valuation

Multiples use consensus estimates for the next twelve months. The dashed line is the 5-year average.

Key data

Market cap: 6.2B
Enterprise value: 15.2B
52-week range: 10.86 – 18.83
3-year range: 10.86 – 23.10
Dividend yield: 5.20%
Beta (5 years): 0.39
Shares outstanding: 470M
Next earnings: Jan 11, 2027

About the company

Albertsons Companies, Inc. is a food and drug retailer in the United States. The Company is engaged in the operation of food and drug retail stores that offer grocery products, general merchandise, health and beauty care products, pharmacy, fuel and other items and services in its stores or through digital channels. It operates approximately 2,244 retail stores with 405 associated fuel centers, 22 dedicated distribution centers, 19 manufacturing facilities and various digital platforms. The Company operates over 2,244 stores across 35 states and the District of Columbia under 22 banners, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Shaw's, Star Market, United Supermarkets, Market Street, Haggen, Kings Food Markets and Balducci's Food Lovers Market. Its own brands include Signature SELECT, O Organics, Open Nature, Signature Cafe, Lucerne, Waterfront BISTRO, among others.

Growth and profitability fiscal year ends February 28

Growth and profitability by fiscal year
	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	5Y avg
Revenue (mil)	83,172	80,391	79,238	77,650	71,887	–
Revenue growth	3.5%	1.5%	2.0%	8.0%	3.2%	3.6%
EPS (basic, normalized)	2.18	2.34	2.88	3.37	3.07	–
EPS growth	−6.8%	−18.8%	−14.5%	9.8%	–	–
Gross margin	27.2%	27.7%	27.8%	28.0%	28.8%	27.9%
Net margin	0.3%	1.1%	1.6%	1.6%	1.8%	1.3%
ROE	8.3%	28.6%	58.9%	50.8%	44.8%	38.3%

Balance sheet, last quarter
Cash & short-term investments (mil)	291
Current ratio	0.82x
Long-term debt (mil)	8,446
Net debt (mil)	9,038
Total equity (mil)	1,433
Net debt / equity	6.31x
Net debt / EBITDA	2.32x

Estimates and valuation

Consensus estimates and implied multiples
	Sales (mil)			EBITDA (mil)			EPS
Fiscal year	Mean est.	Growth	EV/Sales	Mean est.	Growth	EV/EBITDA	Mean est.	Growth	P/E
2026 actual	83,172	+3.5%	0.2x	3,902	−1.9%	3.9x	2.18	−6.8%	6.0x
2027	81,975	−1.4%	0.2x	3,522	−9.7%	4.3x	1.73	−20.6%	7.6x
2028	82,303	+0.4%	0.2x	3,496	−0.7%	4.3x	1.66	−4.2%	7.9x
2029	82,747	+0.5%	0.2x	3,467	−0.8%	4.4x	1.71	+3.3%	7.6x

Estimate revisions

Change in consensus estimates over 1, 3 and 6 months
	Sales				EPS
Fiscal year	Estimate (mil)	1M	3M	6M	Estimate	1M	3M	6M
2027	81,975	0.0%	0.0%	−0.7%	1.73	−2.8%	−2.6%	−24.7%
2028	82,303	−0.2%	−0.2%	−1.6%	1.66	−9.8%	−9.4%	−32.5%
2029	82,747	−0.4%	−0.5%	−2.6%	1.71	−9.2%	−13.1%	−35.7%

Earnings surprises EPS beat in 3 of the last 4 quarters

Reported results versus consensus, last 10 fiscal quarters
Quarter ended	May 2024	Aug 2024	Nov 2024	Feb 2025	May 2025	Aug 2025	Nov 2025	Feb 2026	May 2026	Aug 2026
Sales reported (mil)	24,265	18,552	18,774	18,800	24,881	18,916	19,124	20,252	24,942	18,895
Sales mean (mil)	24,140	18,483	18,820	18,785	24,731	18,898	19,169	20,468	24,822	18,867
Surprise	+0.5%	+0.4%	−0.2%	+0.1%	+0.6%	+0.1%	−0.2%	−1.1%	+0.5%	+0.1%
EPS reported	0.66	0.51	0.71	0.46	0.55	0.44	0.72	0.48	0.42	0.36
EPS mean	0.67	0.48	0.66	0.40	0.53	0.40	0.68	0.43	0.54	0.33
Surprise	−0.9%	+6.4%	+8.2%	+13.6%	+3.2%	+10.1%	+6.2%	+11.5%	−22.3%	+10.0%

Peer comparison Food & Drug Retailing

Peers in the same industry group, by market capitalization
Company	Market cap	Net debt/EBITDA	Net margin	P/B	FY1 P/E	FY2 P/E	FY1 EV/EBITDA	FY2 EV/EBITDA
ACI Albertsons Companies, Inc.	6.2B	2.32x	0.3%	4.35x	7.6x	7.9x	4.3x	4.3x
WMT Walmart Inc.	979.9B	1.16x	3.1%	9.99x	42.9x	38.3x	20.9x	19.3x
SYY Sysco Corporation	40.8B	2.67x	2.1%	14.88x	16.4x	15.4x	10.9x	10.4x
KR Kroger Co	39.4B	1.86x	0.7%	6.81x	12.9x	12.2x	6.7x	6.6x
CASY Caseys General Stores Inc	25.1B	1.29x	4.1%	6.14x	31.8x	29.0x	16.6x	15.3x
USFD US Foods Holding Corp.	22.4B	2.77x	1.7%	5.24x	21.7x	18.7x	13.2x	12.0x
Mean		2.01x	2.0%	7.90x	22.2x	20.2x	12.1x	11.3x
Median		2.09x	1.9%	6.48x	19.1x	17.0x	12.0x	11.2x

Technical analysis

1M+13.7%
3M+14.3%
1Y−25.8%
3Y−33.1%

Financial statements in millions of USD

Income statement in millions of USD, fiscal years

Income statement, Albertsons Companies, Inc., fiscal years, most recent first
	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Total revenue	83,172	80,391	79,238	77,650	71,887	69,690
Cost of revenue	60,569	58,135	57,192	55,894	51,165	49,276
Gross profit	22,603	22,256	22,046	21,756	20,722	20,414
Selling, general & administrative expenses	19,036	18,563	18,056	17,755	16,784	17,472
Research & development	–	–	–	–	–	–
Depreciation/amortization	1,759	1,684	1,659	1,695	1,517	1,364
Interest expense (income), operating	–	−0.1	−1.0	–	–	–
Unusual expense (income)	1,054	462	263	−1.9	−11.3	46.5
Other operating expenses	0	0	0	0	0	0
Operating income	754	1,546	2,069	2,307	2,433	1,532
Net interest income (expense)	−504	−460	−492	−405	−482	−538
Gain (loss) on sale of assets	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other non-operating income (expense)	17.5	43.4	12.2	33.0	148	135
Net income before taxes	268	1,130	1,589	1,936	2,100	1,129
Provision for taxes	50.4	252	293	422	480	278
Minority interest	–	–	–	–	–	–
Equity in affiliates	–	–	–	–	–	–
U.S. GAAP adjustment	–	–	–	–	–	–
Net income before extraordinary items	217	878	1,296	1,514	1,620	850
Extraordinary items	–	81.0	–	–	–	0
Net income	217	959	1,296	1,514	1,620	850
EBIT, normalized	1,809	2,008	2,331	2,406	2,545	1,771
EBITDA, normalized	3,595	3,700	4,110	4,213	4,226	3,293
Basic EPS, normalized	2.18	2.34	2.88	3.37	3.07	–

Balance sheet in millions of USD, fiscal years

Balance sheet, Albertsons Companies, Inc., fiscal years, most recent first
	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Assets
Cash & short-term investments	212	335	212	477	2,902	1,717
Receivables	933	835	724	688	561	551
Total inventory	5,174	4,989	4,945	4,782	4,501	4,301
Prepaid expenses	368	339	370	303	302	317
Other current assets	28.8	61.5	35.6	20.9	101	102
Total current assets	6,716	6,559	6,288	6,270	8,366	6,988
Property, plant & equipment	16,006	15,964	15,552	15,238	15,258	15,428
Goodwill	1,201	1,201	1,201	1,201	1,201	1,183
Intangibles	2,156	2,318	2,434	2,465	2,285	2,109
Long-term investments	111	119	107	99.3	–	–
Note receivable	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other long-term assets	576	594	639	894	1,013	890
Total assets	26,766	26,756	26,221	26,168	28,123	26,598
Liabilities
Accounts payable	4,021	4,093	4,218	4,173	4,237	3,487
Payable/accrued	–	–	–	–	–	–
Accrued expenses	2,463	2,445	2,306	2,364	2,540	2,419
Short-term debt	0	0	0	0	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	534	57.6	285	1,076	829	212
Other current liabilities	806	656	649	815	743	713
Total current liabilities	7,824	7,251	7,458	8,429	8,348	6,832
Long-term debt	8,413	7,762	7,783	7,834	7,136	8,101
Minority interest	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other liabilities	8,693	8,356	8,232	8,249	8,335	8,741
Total liabilities	24,930	23,370	23,474	24,512	23,820	23,675
Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock	0	0	0	45.7	1,278	1,599
Common stock	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9
Additional paid-in capital	2,219	2,184	2,130	2,073	2,032	1,899
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	1,378	1,488	828	−185	2,565	1,263
Treasury stock	−1,850	−387	−304	−352	−1,647	−1,907
Other equity	83.2	94.7	88.0	69.3	69.0	63.5
Total equity	1,836	3,386	2,748	1,656	4,303	2,923
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity	26,766	26,756	26,221	26,168	28,123	26,598

Cash flow statement in millions of USD, fiscal years

Cash flow statement, Albertsons Companies, Inc., fiscal years, most recent first
	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Operating activities
Net income	217	959	1,296	1,514	1,620	850
Depreciation, depletion & amortization	1,914	1,818	1,779	1,807	1,681	1,537
Deferred taxes	−209	−105	−113	12.9	219	−112
Non-cash items	836	820	861	873	668	544
Changes in working capital	−392	−810	−1,164	−1,352	−675	1,084
Cash from operations	2,367	2,681	2,660	2,854	3,513	3,902
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	−1,839	−1,931	−2,031	−2,154	−1,606	−1,630
Other investing cash flows	160	39.4	285	177	67.6	58.2
Cash from investing	−1,679	−1,892	−1,747	−1,977	−1,539	−1,572
Financing activities
Financing cash flow items	−91.2	−45.0	−36.3	−55.7	−58.6	−248
Cash dividends paid	−323	−295	−277	−4,237	−322	−160
Issuance (retirement) of debt, net	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other financing cash flows	−368	−344	−870	928	−409	−634
Cash from financing	−782	−684	−1,183	−3,365	−790	−1,042
Foreign exchange effects	–	–	–	–	–	–
Net change in cash	−94.9	105	−271	−2,489	1,185	1,289
Free cash flow	527	749	628	700	1,907	2,272

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