ACI Stock Overview

Through its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of food and drug stores in the United States. More details

ACI fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	5/6
Future Growth	2/6
Past Performance	1/6
Financial Health	3/6
Dividends	3/6

Rewards

Trading at 77.3% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 5.84% per year

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Risk Analysis

Has a high level of debt

Large one-off items impacting financial results

My Notes

Capture your thoughts, links and company narrative

Albertsons Companies, Inc. Competitors

Sprouts Farmers Market

NasdaqGS:SFM

US$13.2b

Casey's General Stores

NasdaqGS:CASY

US$15.0b

Maplebear

NasdaqGS:CART

US$10.8b

Kroger

NYSE:KR

US$44.8b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Albertsons Companies
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$19.52
52 Week High	US$23.47
52 Week Low	US$17.00
Beta	0.36
1 Month Change	0.77%
3 Month Change	5.40%
1 Year Change	-13.36%
3 Year Change	-33.92%
5 Year Change	n/a
Change since IPO	26.34%

There May Be Life In The Busted Albertsons -- Kroger Deal

Dec 12

Albertsons Companies, Inc.'s (NYSE:ACI) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Nov 10

Recent updates

There May Be Life In The Busted Albertsons -- Kroger Deal

Dec 12

Albertsons Companies, Inc.'s (NYSE:ACI) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Nov 10

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.12

Oct 18

Albertsons Companies Remains One Of The Best Risk-To-Reward Prospects In This Market

Oct 16

An Intrinsic Calculation For Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) Suggests It's 44% Undervalued

Oct 14

Kroger Vs. Albertsons: Merger Of Grocery Titans Makes One A Better Deal Based On Value

Dec 29

Supermarket Chain Albertsons Rated Hold Until Kroger Merger Completes

Nov 27

Albertsons And Kroger Will Not Likely Merge As Planned

Sep 22

Kroger And Albertsons Offer A Tasty Opportunity That's Hard To Ignore

Sep 10

Albertsons: 25% Arbitrage Upside In Merger With Kroger

Aug 11

Albertsons Companies: The Kroger Merger Will Potentially Transform The Company

Jul 12

Albertsons Companies proposes $750M senior notes offering

Feb 06

The Albertsons/Kroger Merger Is In Jeopardy

Jan 25

Albertsons Companies shares payment date for $6.85 special dividend

Jan 19

Shareholder Returns

	ACI	US Consumer Retailing	US Market
7D	-1.7%	-2.7%	-2.4%
1Y	-13.4%	43.9%	23.4%

Return vs Industry: ACI underperformed the US Consumer Retailing industry which returned 43.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: ACI underperformed the US Market which returned 23.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is ACI's price volatile compared to industry and market?
ACI volatility
ACI Average Weekly Movement	3.3%
Consumer Retailing Industry Average Movement	5.6%
Market Average Movement	6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market	16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market	3.1%

Stable Share Price: ACI has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: ACI's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1860	196,650	Vivek Sankaran	www.albertsonscompanies.com

Albertsons Companies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of food and drug stores in the United States. The company’s food and drug retail stores offer grocery products, general merchandise, health and beauty care products, pharmacy, fuel, and other items and services. It also manufactures and processes food products for sale in stores.

Albertsons Companies, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Albertsons Companies's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
ACI fundamental statistics
Market cap	US$11.31b
Earnings (TTM)	US$998.00m
Revenue (TTM)	US$79.71b

11.3x

P/E Ratio

0.1x

P/S Ratio

Is ACI overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
ACI income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$79.71b
Cost of Revenue	US$57.06b
Gross Profit	US$22.66b
Other Expenses	US$21.66b
Earnings	US$998.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 07, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	1.72
Gross Margin	28.42%
Net Profit Margin	1.25%
Debt/Equity Ratio	247.2%

How did ACI perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.5%

Current Dividend Yield

28%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/23 03:51
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/07
Annual Earnings	2024/02/24

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Albertsons Companies, Inc. is covered by 30 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Karen Short	Barclays
Kelly Bania	BMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Robert Ohmes	BofA Global Research

ACI Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Albertsons Companies, Inc. Competitors

NasdaqGS:SFM

US$13.2b

NasdaqGS:CASY

US$15.0b

NasdaqGS:CART

US$10.8b

NYSE:KR

US$44.8b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

There May Be Life In The Busted Albertsons -- Kroger Deal

Albertsons Companies, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) cancelled the acquisitions of Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) from a group of shareholders.

Albertsons Companies, Inc.'s (NYSE:ACI) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Albertsons Companies, Inc. Announces Changes to Board of Directors

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 18%

Recent updates

There May Be Life In The Busted Albertsons -- Kroger Deal

Albertsons Companies, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) cancelled the acquisitions of Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) from a group of shareholders.

Albertsons Companies, Inc.'s (NYSE:ACI) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Albertsons Companies, Inc. Announces Changes to Board of Directors

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 18%

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.12

Second quarter dividend of US$0.12 announced

Albertsons Companies Remains One Of The Best Risk-To-Reward Prospects In This Market

Second quarter 2025 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Albalbertsons Companies, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2024, Payable on November 8, 2024

An Intrinsic Calculation For Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) Suggests It's 44% Undervalued

Albertsons Companies, Inc. to Report Q2, 2025 Results on Oct 15, 2024

Albertsons-Kroger Deal Offers A Potential Premium

Does Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Albertsons Companies, Inc. Launches New Own Brand, Overjoyed, Featuring Indulgent Treats, Gifts and Decor

Albertsons Companies, Inc. Offers the Latest Monovalent mRNA COVID Vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna Along with the Annual Flu Vaccine

Albertsons: Merger Scrutiny Heats Up With Nearing FTC Trial

Insider exercised options and sold US$1.8m worth of stock

First quarter 2025 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 13%

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.12 announced

AlbAlbertsons Companies, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2024, Payable on August 9, 2024

Albertsons Companies, Inc. to Report Q1, 2025 Results on Jul 23, 2024

Albertsons Companies, Inc.(NYSE:ACI) dropped from Russell 2500 Growth Index

Albertsons Companies, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Aug 08, 2024

Albertsons: Grocery Chains Shouldn't Trade At These Multiples

Albertsons May Be Win-Win Proposition, With Or Without Kroger Deal

Insider recently sold US$2.0m worth of stock

President & CFO exercised options and sold US$2.0m worth of stock

Albertsons Companies: As Merger Woes Mount, Things Get Interesting

Full year 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Third quarter dividend of US$0.12 announced

Albertsons Companies, Inc. Announces Common Stock Dividend, Payable on May 10, 2024

Albertsons Companies, Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Apr 22, 2024

Albertsons Investment Prospects After FTC Blocks Kroger Buyout

CEO & Director exercised options and sold US$1.5m worth of stock

Albertsons Companies Voluntarily Recalls Five Readymeals and Store-Made Taco Kits Containing A Recalled Cheese Ingredient Due to Possible Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination

Upcoming dividend of US$0.12 per share at 2.2% yield

Albertsons Companies Launches New Signature SELECT® Mix + Match Meal Solution Delivering Quality, Convenient Dinners to Busy Families

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Albertsons Companies, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2023, Payable on February 9, 2024

Albertsons-Kroger And 15 Other Merger Arbitrage Opportunities With Wide Spreads

Kroger Vs. Albertsons: Merger Of Grocery Titans Makes One A Better Deal Based On Value

Albertsons Companies, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Jan 09, 2024

Less than half of directors are independent

Albertsons Companies, Inc. Announces Board Appointments

High number of new directors

Supermarket Chain Albertsons Rated Hold Until Kroger Merger Completes

Albertsons Companies, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Upcoming dividend of US$0.12 per share at 2.2% yield

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Albertsons Companies, Inc. Reports Impairment Losses for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2023

Albertsons Companies, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Oct 17, 2023

Albertsons And Kroger Will Not Likely Merge As Planned

Albertsons Companies, Inc. Launches 30-Minute Grocery Pickup and Delivery with New Flash Service

Kroger And Albertsons Offer A Tasty Opportunity That's Hard To Ignore

C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Select Stores, Distribution Centers, Offices & Private Label Brands from The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) and Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) for $1.9 billion.

C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Select Stores, Distribution Centers, Offices & Private Label Brands from The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) and Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) for $1.9 billion.