# Albertsons Companies Inc. (ACI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Food & Staples Retailing. Price $12.55, market value $6.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 78.4×** (5-yr avg 16.0×, 3-yr avg 21.5×). Albertsons Companies Inc. trades at 78.4× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 16.0×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 6.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.1×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 3.8×**. The shares trade at 3.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 5.1×**. Enterprise value is 5.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 9.3%** (5-yr avg 9.0%). Free cash flow equals 9.3% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 9.0%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 1.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 1.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 27.0%**. Albertsons Companies Inc. keeps 27.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 0.7%**. 0.7% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 0.3%**. 0.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 11.8%**. 11.8% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 4.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 4.1%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 0.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.5%** (3-yr 2.3%/yr, 5-yr 3.6%/yr). Revenue grew 3.5% over the last year, against 3.6% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -75.6%** (3-yr -43.9%/yr, 5-yr -22.9%/yr). Earnings per share fell 75.6%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -9.0%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -9.0% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 4.87**. Debt is 4.87 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 3.0×**. It would take 3.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Current ratio: 0.86** (quick 0.86). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 5.42%** ($0.62 per share, trailing). Albertsons Companies Inc. yields 5.42%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 148%** (57% of free cash flow). The dividend exceeds earnings (148% payout), though free cash flow still covers it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 2**. 2 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 43.1%/yr** (1-yr 25.0%). The dividend has compounded at 43.1% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 2 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (16 analysts). 16 analysts cover Albertsons Companies Inc.; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $14.19 (+13% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -31.5%** (YTD -24.4%, 3-mo -22.1%). The shares are down 31.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -37.2%** (15.6% above the low). Trading 37% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 51**. An RSI of 51 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.22** (volatility 38%). Beta of -0.22 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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