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 6.7 times as much as Albertsons Companies ($41.0B against $6.1B).
Albertsons Companies grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.3% versus 1.6% for Kroger).
Kroger keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 0.73% compared with −0.06% at Albertsons Companies.
Both pay dividends: Albertsons Companies yields 3.8% and Kroger 2.1%.
Kroger scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 5 for Albertsons Companies), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ACI | KR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.1B | $41.0B |
| Share price | $13.01 | $69.49 |
| Change, 1 year | −25.6% | 7.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −61.5% | 69.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.21 | 0.19 |
| Employees | 280K | 403K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 37.8× |
| P/S | 0.1× (better) | 0.3× |
| P/B | 4.3× (better) | 7.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | 36.0× | 10.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 17.2× |
| FCF yield | – | 5.8% |
| Fair value | $23.15 | $44.45 |
| Margin of safety | 43.8% (better) | −56.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.3% (better) | 1.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.6% (better) | 2.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −105% | −60.2% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −107% | −53.4% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −22.9% | −14.0% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 27.0% (better) | 23.1% |
| Operating margin | 0.51% | 1.4% (better) |
| Net margin | −0.06% | 0.73% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | 1.6% |
| Return on equity | −2.3% | 14.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 3.1% | 8.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 6.51 | 2.63 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 21.48 | 2.58 (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.82 (better) | 0.70 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.25 | 4.43 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.8% (better) | 2.1% |
| Payout ratio | – | 82.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 | 17 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 24.6% (better) | 14.4% |
| Buyback yield | – | 9.0% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.8% | 11.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 98.4% | 89.0% |
| Held by insiders | 34.1% | 0.37% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $180K (better) | −$6.2M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 17.0% | 4.9% |
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.