Albertsons Companies vs Kroger
ACI and KR side by side, both in consumer staples. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ACI and KR compare
Kroger is the larger company, worth 6.2 times as much as Albertsons Companies ($39.4B against $6.3B).
On earnings, Kroger is cheaper: it trades at 36.3× trailing earnings, against 164× for Albertsons Companies.
Albertsons Companies grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.7% versus 1.6% for Kroger).
Kroger keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 0.73% compared with 0.08% at Albertsons Companies.
Both pay dividends: Albertsons Companies yields 3.7% and Kroger 2.2%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ACI | KR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.3B | $39.4B |
| Share price | $13.08 | $66.76 |
| Change, 1 year | −28.4% | 1.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −62.4% | 57.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.20 | 0.19 |
| Employees | 280K | 403K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 7 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 164× | 36.3× (better) |
| P/S | 0.1× (better) | 0.3× |
| P/B | 3.9× (better) | 6.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.2× (better) | 10.0× |
| P/FCF | 11.2× (better) | 16.5× |
| FCF yield | 8.9% (better) | 6.0% |
| Fair value | $13.61 | $43.46 |
| Margin of safety | 3.9% (better) | −53.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.7% (better) | 1.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.6% (better) | 2.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −93.1% | −60.2% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −95.1% | −53.4% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −22.9% | −14.0% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 27.0% (better) | 23.1% |
| Operating margin | 0.65% | 1.4% (better) |
| Net margin | 0.08% | 0.73% (better) |
| FCF margin | 0.68% | 1.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | 2.7% | 14.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 4.7% | 8.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 5.68 | 2.63 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.59 | 2.58 (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.84 (better) | 0.70 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.32 | 4.41 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.7% (better) | 2.2% |
| Payout ratio | 489% | 82.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 | 17 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 24.6% (better) | 14.4% |
| Buyback yield | 21.9% (better) | 9.4% |
| Shareholder yield | 25.6% (better) | 11.6% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 95.4% | 89.0% |
| Held by insiders | 33.1% | 0.37% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $180K (better) | −$6.2M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 18.3% | 5.3% |
Go deeper
- ACI stock overview
- ACI income statement
- ACI valuation and score
- KR stock overview
- KR income statement
- KR valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.