ACI Stock Analysis: Albertsons Companies | NYSE
Grocery Stores | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 5.672m USD | 12M Return: -34.7% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 112M
EPS Trend: -96.3%
Qual. Beats: -1
Rev. Trend: 96.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 6.1 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) is a U.S. food and drug retailer that offers groceries, general merchandise, health and beauty products, pharmacy services, vaccines, and fuel. It operates a portfolio of regional banners, including Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Shaws, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Carrs, Star Market, United Supermarkets, Market Street, Haggen, Kings Food Markets, and Balduccis Food Lovers Market.
Beyond retail, the company runs in-store pharmacies, branded coffee shops, fuel centers, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities, and maintains various digital platforms. Founded in 1860 and headquartered in Boise, Idaho, Albertsons went public on June 26, 2020. The food retail sector is typically characterized by thin operating margins, intense price competition, and growing reliance on private label brands and digital/integration strategies to drive customer loyalty and differentiation.
- Private label gains lift margins as shoppers trade down
- Kroger merger blocked, ACI boosts buybacks and dividend
- Pharmacy and fuel centers diversify grocery revenue mix
| Net Income: 65.7m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.03 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.71 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -1.55% < 20% (prev -1.79%; Δ 0.24% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.09 > 3% & CFO 2.48b > Net Income 65.7m |
| Net Debt (21.9b) to EBITDA (3.01b): 7.29 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.84 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (509.7m) vs 12m ago -11.42% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 26.53% > 18% (prev 27.47%; Δ -0.95% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 311.8% > 50% (prev 306.0%; Δ 5.78% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.07 > 6 (EBIT TTM 565.6m / Interest Expense TTM 529.1m) |
| A: -0.05 (Total Current Assets 6.89b - Total Current Liabilities 8.18b) / Total Assets 26.9b |
| B: 0.05 (Retained Earnings 1.38b / Total Assets 26.9b) |
| C: 0.02 (EBIT TTM 565.6m / Avg Total Assets 26.7b) |
| D: 0.06 (Book Value of Equity 1.61b / Total Liabilities 25.3b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 0.06 = B |
| DSRI: 1.10 (Receivables 1.03b/908.9m, Revenue 83.2b/81.0b) |
| GMI: 1.04 (GM 27.47% / 26.53%) |
| AQI: 0.93 (AQ_t 0.15 / AQ_t-1 0.16) |
| SGI: 1.03 (Revenue 83.2b / 81.0b) |
| TATA: -0.09 (NI 65.7m - CFO 2.48b) / TA 26.9b) |
| Beneish M = -2.94 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of August 05, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 12.07 with a total of 7,898,854 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +4.23%, over one month by -13.60%, over three months by -24.79% and over the past year by -34.66%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 11.20 (which is 7.2% or 1.4 ATR below the current price).
Albertsons Companies has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.76. Therefore, it is recommended to hold ACI.
- StrongBuy: 5
- Buy: 6
- Hold: 10
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 14.5 | 20.1% |
P/E Trailing = 72.375
P/E Forward = 6.2035
P/S = 0.0675
P/B = 3.4909
P/EG = 1.2406
Revenue TTM = 83.2b USD
EBIT TTM = 565.6m USD
EBITDA TTM = 3.01b USD
Long Term Debt = 8.42b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1.49b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 22.2b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 6.54b
Net Debt = 21.9b USD (calculated: Debt 22.2b - CCE 293.4m)
Enterprise Value = 27.6b USD (5.67b + Debt 22.2b - CCE 293.4m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.07 (Ebit TTM 565.6m / Interest Expense TTM 529.1m)
EV/FCF = 39.36x (Enterprise Value 27.6b / FCF TTM 701.7m)
FCF Yield = 2.54% (FCF TTM 701.7m / Enterprise Value 27.6b)
FCF Margin = 0.84% (FCF TTM 701.7m / Revenue TTM 83.2b)
Net Margin = 0.08% (Net Income TTM 65.7m / Revenue TTM 83.2b)
Gross Margin = 26.53% ((Revenue TTM 83.2b - Cost of Revenue TTM 61.2b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 26.61% (prev 25.11%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.03 (Enterprise Value 27.6b / Total Assets 26.9b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.38% (Interest Expense 529.1m / Debt 22.2b)
Taxrate = 6.28% (4.40m / 70.1m)
NOPAT = 530.1m (EBIT 565.6m * (1 - 6.28%))
Current Ratio = 0.84 (Total Current Assets 6.89b / Total Current Liabilities 8.18b)
Debt / Equity = 13.79 (Debt 22.2b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.61b)
Debt / EBITDA = 7.29 (Net Debt 21.9b / EBITDA 3.01b)
Debt / FCF = 31.28 (Net Debt 21.9b / FCF TTM 701.7m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.26b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.25% (Net Income 65.7m / Total Assets 26.9b)
RoE = 2.91% (Net Income TTM 65.7m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.26b)
RoCE = 5.30% (EBIT 565.6m / Capital Employed (Equity 2.26b + L.T.Debt 8.42b))
RoIC = 2.66% (NOPAT 530.1m / Invested Capital 19.9b)
WACC = 2.95% (E(5.67b)/V(27.9b) * Re(5.77%) + D(22.2b)/V(27.9b) * Rd(2.38%) * (1-Tc(0.06)))
Discount Rate = 5.77% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -78.14 | Cagr: -2.64%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈621.5m ; Y1≈712.5m ; Y5≈1.05b
[DCF] Fair Price = N/A (negative equity: EV 15.8b - Net Debt 21.9b = -6.17b; debt exceeds intrinsic value)
EPS Correlation: -96.25 | EPS CAGR: -15.18% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: -1
Revenue Correlation: 96.79 | Revenue CAGR: 2.04% | SUE: 0.64 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-08-31): EPS=0.33 | Chg30d=-28.69% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=17
EPS next Quarter (2026-11-30): EPS=0.65 | Chg30d=-16.69% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=17
EPS current Year (2027-02-28): EPS=1.79 | Chg30d=-21.51% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=-18.0% | GrowthRev=-1.5%
EPS next Year (2028-02-29): EPS=1.87 | Chg30d=-23.33% | Revisions=-40% | GrowthEPS=+4.8% | GrowthRev=+0.7%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -18% (up=3, down=5)