Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI)

Albertsons Companies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates in the food and drug retail industry in the United States. The company's food and drug retail stores offer grocery products, general merchandise, health and beauty care products, pharmacy, vaccines, fuel, and other items and services. It also operates stores under various 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; and in-store pharmacies and branded coffee shops, fuel centers, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities, as well as various digital platforms. Albertsons Companies, Inc. was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.

Ticker: ACI
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Grocery Stores
Market cap: $6.20B
52-week range: $10.86 - $18.83

Valuation

Share price: $12.79 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
P/E (TTM): -135.13x
Price to book: 4.32x
Price to free cash flow: 12.23x
Enterprise value: $21.83B
Book value per share: $2.96

Price performance

Period	Change
1 day	-3.40%
5 days	-2.22%
1 month	+11.41%
3 months	+5.88%
6 months	-20.21%
Year to date	-25.51%
1 year	-26.83%
3 years	-41.92%
5 years	-63.25%
All time	-17.22%

Short interest

As of: Oct 15, 2026
Short % of float: 17.69%
Shares short: 56.36M
Days to cover: 5.96
Change since prior report: -5.27%
Source: FINRA consolidated short interest

Members of Congress who disclosed ACI trades

Lisa McClain · Julia Letlow

Super investors holding ACI

Mason Hawkins (Southeastern Asset Management) · Ken Griffin (Citadel) · Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates)

Profitability and growth

Return on equity: 11.84%
Return on invested capital: 3.95%
Return on assets: 0.81%
Return on capital employed: 3.84%
Gross margin: 27.18%
Net margin: 0.26%
EBITDA margin: 3.18%
Revenue growth: 3.46%
Net income growth: -77.32%
Free cash flow growth: -29.64%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM): 8.18%
Current ratio: 0.82x
Net debt to EBITDA: 5.00x

Latest reported year

Period end: Feb 28, 2026
Fiscal year: 2026
Revenue: $83.17B
Cost of revenue: $60.57B
Gross profit: $22.61B
EBITDA: $2.64B
Net income: $217.40M
Earnings per share: $0.40
Interest expense: $504.20M
Shares outstanding: 545.20M

Income statement by year

Period end	Revenue	Gross profit	Net income	EPS
2026-02-28	$83.17B	$22.61B	$217.40M	$0.40
2025-02-22	$80.39B	$22.26B	$958.60M	$1.65
2024-02-24	$79.24B	$22.05B	$1.30B	$2.25
2023-02-25	$77.65B	$21.76B	$1.51B	$2.29
2022-02-26	$71.89B	$20.72B	$1.62B	$2.73
2021-02-27	$69.69B	$20.41B	$850.20M	$1.53
2020-02-29	$62.46B	$17.59B	$466.40M	$0.80
2019-02-23	$60.53B	$16.89B	$131.10M	$0.23
2018-02-24	$59.92B	$16.36B	$46.30M	$0.08
2017-02-25	$59.68B	$16.64B	-$373.30M	$0.00

Margins and returns by year

Period end	Gross margin	Net margin	Return on equity	Return on capital
2026-02-28	27.18%	0.26%	11.84%	3.95%
2025-02-22	27.68%	1.19%	28.31%	7.83%
2024-02-24	27.82%	1.64%	47.17%	10.45%
2023-02-25	28.02%	1.95%	93.97%	11.38%
2022-02-26	28.83%	2.25%	53.55%	11.48%
2021-02-27	29.29%	1.22%	64.20%	8.48%
2020-02-29	28.17%	0.75%	20.47%	7.69%
2019-02-23	27.91%	0.22%	9.04%	6.98%
2018-02-24	27.30%	0.08%	3.31%	-0.23%
2017-02-25	27.88%	-0.63%	-	5.34%

Cash and debt by year

Period end	Cash	Debt
2026-02-28	$198.60M	$8.41B
2025-02-22	$293.60M	$7.76B
2024-02-24	$188.70M	$7.78B
2023-02-25	$455.80M	$7.83B
2022-02-26	$2.90B	$7.14B
2021-02-27	$1.72B	$8.10B
2020-02-29	$470.70M	$8.49B
2019-02-23	$926.10M	$9.77B
2018-02-24	$670.30M	$10.95B
2017-02-25	$1.22B	$11.18B

Free cash flow by year

Period end	Free cash flow	Stock-based compensation
2026-02-28	$527.30M	$95.50M
2025-02-22	$749.40M	$106.20M
2024-02-24	$628.20M	$104.50M
2023-02-25	$700.00M	$138.30M
2022-02-26	$1.91B	$101.20M
2021-02-27	$2.26B	$59.00M
2020-02-29	$436.50M	$32.80M
2019-02-23	$344.20M	$47.70M
2018-02-24	-$501.70M	$45.90M
2017-02-25	$438.00M	$53.30M

Dividend history

Most recent payment: Oct 23, 2026
Paid in the last twelve months: $0.66

Payment date	Dividend per share
2026-10-23	$0.17
2026-07-24	$0.17
2026-04-24	$0.17
2026-01-23	$0.15
2025-10-24	$0.15
2025-07-25	$0.15
2025-04-25	$0.15
2025-01-24	$0.15

Investor relations

Past earnings dates

Reported	Fiscal period	EPS estimate
2026-10-13	Aug 2026	$0.31
2026-07-23	May 2026	$0.52
2026-04-14	Feb 2026	$0.39
2026-01-07	Nov 2025	$0.63
2025-10-14	Aug 2025	$0.36
2025-07-15	May 2025	$0.49
2025-04-15	Feb 2025	$0.38
2025-01-08	Nov 2024	$0.64

Filings and sources

Company website: albertsonscompanies.com
SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar: All upcoming reports

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