(ACI) Albertsons Companies - NYSE
Sector: Consumer Defensive | Industry: Grocery Stores | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 6.651m USD | Total Return: -35% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 114M
EPS Trend: -96.7%
Qual. Beats: 3
Rev. Trend: 96.5%
Qual. Beats: -1
Warnings
High Debt/EBITDA (6.4) with thin interest coverage (1.5)
Altman Z'' 0.16 < 1.0 - financial distress zone
Below Avwap Earnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
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: 217.4m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.08 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 5.27 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -1.33% < 20% (prev -0.86%; Δ -0.47% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.15 > 3% & CFO 3.93b > Net Income 217.4m |
| Net Debt (21.9b) to EBITDA (3.41b): 6.41 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.86 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (509.7m) vs 12m ago -12.74% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 26.67% > 18% (prev 27.68%; Δ -1.02% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 296.7% > 50% (prev 274.3%; Δ 22.35% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.53 > 6 (EBIT TTM 772.0m / Interest Expense TTM 504.2m) |
| A: -0.04 (Total Current Assets 6.72b - Total Current Liabilities 7.82b) / Total Assets 26.8b |
| B: 0.05 (Retained Earnings 1.38b / Total Assets 26.8b) |
| C: 0.03 (EBIT TTM 772.0m / Avg Total Assets 28.0b) |
| D: 0.07 (Book Value of Equity 1.84b / Total Liabilities 24.9b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 0.16 = B |
| DSRI: 1.08 (Receivables 932.6m/834.8m, Revenue 83.2b/80.4b) |
| GMI: 1.04 (GM 27.68% / 26.67%) |
| AQI: 0.65 (AQ_t 0.15 / AQ_t-1 0.23) |
| SGI: 1.03 (Revenue 83.2b / 80.4b) |
| TATA: -0.14 (NI 217.4m - CFO 3.93b) / TA 26.8b) |
| Beneish M = -3.12 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of June 24, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 13.91 with a total of 7,948,813 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -6.39%, over one month by -11.57%, over three months by -17.97% and over the past year by -34.97%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 13.10 (which is 5.8% or 1.5 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 | 20.9 | 50.5% |
P/E Trailing = 33.625
P/E Forward = 5.9242
P/S = 0.08
P/B = 3.6224
P/EG = 1.185
Revenue TTM = 83.2b USD
EBIT TTM = 772.0m USD
EBITDA TTM = 3.41b USD
Long Term Debt = 8.41b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1.27b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 22.1b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 6.76b
Net Debt = 21.9b USD (calculated: Debt 22.1b - CCE 198.6m)
Enterprise Value = 28.5b USD (6.65b + Debt 22.1b - CCE 198.6m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.53 (Ebit TTM 772.0m / Interest Expense TTM 504.2m)
EV/FCF = 13.61x (Enterprise Value 28.5b / FCF TTM 2.09b)
FCF Yield = 7.35% (FCF TTM 2.09b / Enterprise Value 28.5b)
FCF Margin = 2.52% (FCF TTM 2.09b / Revenue TTM 83.2b)
Net Margin = 0.26% (Net Income TTM 217.4m / Revenue TTM 83.2b)
Gross Margin = 26.67% ((Revenue TTM 83.2b - Cost of Revenue TTM 61.0b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 25.11% (prev 27.45%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.07 (Enterprise Value 28.5b / Total Assets 26.8b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.29% (Interest Expense 504.2m / Debt 22.1b)
Taxrate = 18.82% (50.4m / 267.8m)
NOPAT = 626.7m (EBIT 772.0m * (1 - 18.82%))
Current Ratio = 0.86 (Total Current Assets 6.72b / Total Current Liabilities 7.82b)
Debt / Equity = 12.01 (Debt 22.1b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.84b)
Debt / EBITDA = 6.41 (Net Debt 21.9b / EBITDA 3.41b)
Debt / FCF = 10.44 (Net Debt 21.9b / FCF TTM 2.09b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.66b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.78% (Net Income 217.4m / Total Assets 26.8b)
RoE = 8.17% (Net Income TTM 217.4m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.66b)
RoCE = 6.97% (EBIT 772.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 2.66b + L.T.Debt 8.41b))
RoIC = 3.13% (NOPAT 626.7m / Invested Capital 20.0b)
WACC = 2.67% (E(6.65b)/V(28.7b) * Re(5.35%) + D(22.1b)/V(28.7b) * Rd(2.29%) * (1-Tc(0.19)))
Discount Rate = 5.35% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -44.23 | Cagr: -5.63%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈1.56b ; Y1≈1.78b ; Y5≈2.63b
[DCF] Fair Price = 35.70 (EV 39.5b - Net Debt 21.9b = Equity 17.7b / Shares 494.5m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -96.66 | EPS CAGR: -15.90% | SUE: 1.47 | # QB: 3
Revenue Correlation: 96.50 | Revenue CAGR: 1.87% | SUE: -0.94 | # QB: -1
EPS current Quarter (2026-08-31): EPS=0.46 | Chg30d=-0.24% | Revisions=-20% | Analysts=18
EPS current Year (2027-02-28): EPS=2.29 | Chg30d=-0.03% | Revisions=-20% | GrowthEPS=+4.9% | GrowthRev=-0.9%
EPS next Year (2028-02-29): EPS=2.46 | Chg30d=+0.05% | Revisions=+20% | GrowthEPS=+7.7% | GrowthRev=+1.4%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -20%