Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI) Key Metrics
ACI valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 17, 2026- Market cap
- $6.35B
- Enterprise value
- $21.09B
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 10.0
- Forward P/E
- 6.1
- PEG ratio
- 1.22
- Price / sales
- 0.1 10-yr median 0.1
- Price / book
- 3.5 10-yr median 5.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 6.5 10-yr median 6.0
- Dividend yield
- 5.19% $0.68 a year
- Beta
- 0.23
ACI key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended February 28, 2026 · U.S. dollarsACI valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
ACI returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
ACI per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
ACI financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
ACI efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
ACI valuation history
ACI returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
ACI debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
ACI cash returned to shareholders
ACI price vs earnings per share
ACI key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $9.79B | $12.28B | $11.78B | $10.62B | $13.85B | $9.35B | — | — | — | — |
| Enterprise value | $24.89B | $26.13B | $25.81B | $25.15B | $26.19B | $23.63B | — | — | — | — |
| P/E ratio | 45.1 | 12.8 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 11.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — |
| Price / book | 5.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 7.1 | — | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 18.6 | 16.4 | 18.8 | 15.2 | 7.3 | 4.1 | — | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — |
| EV / sales | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | 47.2 | 34.9 | 41.1 | 35.9 | 13.7 | 10.4 | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 2.2% | 7.8% | 11.0% | 14.3% | 11.7% | 9.1% | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow yield | 5.4% | 6.1% | 5.3% | 6.6% | 13.8% | 24.3% | — | — | — | — |
| Dividend yield | 3.3% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 39.9% | 2.3% | 1.7% | — | — | — | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 18.4% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 40.3% | 2.5% | 21.8% | — | — | — | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $17.90 | $21.04 | $20.28 | $19.88 | $29.15 | $16.17 | — | — | — | — |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $152.00 | $137.70 | $136.36 | $145.41 | $151.25 | $120.55 | $107.63 | $104.24 | $102.66 | $102.24 |
| Earnings per share | $0.40 | $1.64 | $2.23 | $2.83 | $3.41 | $1.47 | $0.80 | $0.23 | $0.08 | −$0.64 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $4.33 | $4.59 | $4.58 | $5.34 | $7.39 | $6.75 | $3.28 | $2.91 | $1.75 | $3.11 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.96 | $1.28 | $1.08 | $1.31 | $4.01 | $3.93 | $0.74 | $0.56 | −$0.90 | $0.68 |
| Cash per share | $0.36 | $0.58 | $0.36 | $0.89 | $6.24 | $3.08 | $0.85 | $1.71 | $1.21 | $2.13 |
| Book value per share | $3.36 | $5.80 | $4.73 | $3.02 | $6.36 | $2.29 | $3.93 | $2.50 | $2.40 | $2.35 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$2.78 | −$0.23 | −$1.53 | −$3.85 | −$0.97 | −$3.40 | −$1.71 | −$4.42 | −$5.02 | −$5.64 |
| Dividends per share | $0.59 | $0.51 | $0.48 | $7.94 | $0.68 | $0.28 | $0.28 | $0.28 | $0.43 | $0.43 |
| Capex per share | $3.36 | $3.31 | $3.50 | $4.03 | $3.38 | $2.82 | $2.54 | $2.35 | $2.65 | $2.42 |
| Debt per share | $27.95 | $24.29 | $24.50 | $28.10 | $32.20 | $27.79 | $25.30 | $18.23 | $21.49 | $21.14 |
| Shares outstanding | 547.2M | 583.8M | 581.1M | 534.0M | 475.3M | 578.1M | 580.3M | 580.7M | 583.7M | 583.7M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −6.3% | +0.5% | +8.8% | +12.4% | −17.8% | −0.4% | −0.1% | −0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 8.3% | 31.3% | 59.5% | 65.3% | 74.5% | 47.2% | 25.0% | 9.2% | 3.3% | −25.0% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 3.5% | 7.7% | 10.3% | 11.5% | 12.1% | 7.6% | 8.1% | 6.5% | −0.3% | 3.7% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 0.8% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 0.6% | 0.2% | −1.6% |
| Return on tangible assets | 0.9% | 3.7% | 5.2% | 6.0% | 5.9% | 3.3% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 0.3% | −2.0% |
| Free cash flow margin | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% | −0.9% | 0.7% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 10.89 | 2.80 | 2.05 | 1.89 | 2.17 | 4.59 | 4.08 | 12.87 | 22.00 | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $15.30B | $14.18B | $14.24B | $15.01B | $15.30B | $16.07B | $14.68B | $10.59B | $12.54B | $12.34B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $198.6M | $339.2M | $212.0M | $477.2M | $2.97B | $1.78B | $492.4M | $990.8M | $705.3M | $1.24B |
| Net debt | $15.10B | $13.84B | $14.03B | $14.53B | $12.34B | $14.29B | $14.19B | $9.60B | $11.84B | $11.10B |
| Debt / equity | 8.33 | 4.19 | 5.18 | 9.32 | 5.06 | 12.13 | 6.44 | 7.30 | 8.97 | 9.00 |
| Debt / assets | 0.57 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.56 | 0.52 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.42 | 3.39 | 3.10 | 3.03 | 2.52 | 3.78 | 3.99 | 3.66 | 6.38 | 4.73 |
| Current ratio | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.84 | 0.74 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 0.97 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.18 |
| Quick ratio | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.23 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.41 |
| Interest coverage | 1.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Working capital | −$1.11B | −$692.0M | −$1.17B | −$2.16B | $17.9M | $155.8M | −$173.0M | $1.10B | $1.12B | $1.05B |
| Invested capital | $16.93B | $17.23B | $16.77B | $16.14B | $15.36B | $15.61B | $16.47B | $11.05B | $13.23B | $12.47B |
| Tangible asset value | −$1.52B | −$133.1M | −$888.0M | −$2.06B | −$461.4M | −$1.97B | −$992.4M | −$2.57B | −$2.93B | −$3.29B |
| Net current asset value | −$18.21B | −$19.36B | −$19.76B | −$20.87B | −$19.38B | −$21.07B | −$19.26B | −$13.81B | −$15.00B | −$15.59B |
| Graham number | $5.48 | $14.64 | $15.40 | $13.87 | $22.09 | $8.71 | $8.43 | $3.56 | $2.07 | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$39.19 | −$38.48 | −$39.27 | −$44.49 | −$46.51 | −$41.03 | −$37.78 | −$28.36 | −$30.44 | −$31.59 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $322.7M | $295.1M | $277.0M | $4.24B | $322.0M | $159.7M | $159.7M | $159.7M | $250.0M | $250.0M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $1.48B | $82.5M | $38.8M | $44.0M | $29.4M | $1.88B | $18.8M | $25.8M | $17.5M | $17.4M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 148.4% | 30.8% | 21.4% | 280.0% | 19.9% | 18.8% | 34.2% | 121.8% | 540.0% | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 341.5% | 50.4% | 50.3% | 611.6% | 18.4% | 89.8% | 41.6% | 57.0% | — | 67.1% |
| Capex / revenue | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 2.4% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 77.7% | 72.0% | 76.4% | 75.5% | 45.7% | 41.8% | 77.5% | 80.7% | 151.8% | 78.0% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.65 | 0.78 | 0.82 | 0.78 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| SG&A / revenue | 22.9% | 25.6% | 23.3% | 25.2% | 25.5% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 26.6% | 27.1% | 26.8% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 30.6 | 31.2 | 31.0 | 30.3 | 31.4 | 32.1 | 35.3 | 36.6 | 37.2 | 37.7 |
| Days payables outstanding | 24.4 | 26.1 | 26.8 | 27.5 | 27.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 24.1 | 24.6 | 24.7 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 10.1 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 11.2 | 14.9 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 16.9 |
| Receivables turnover | 94.12 | 103.12 | 112.23 | 124.42 | 129.35 | 129.51 | 112.38 | 100.76 | 96.16 | 93.33 |
| Payables turnover | 14.93 | 13.99 | 13.63 | 13.29 | 13.25 | 15.45 | 15.44 | 15.17 | 14.85 | 14.80 |
| Inventory turnover | 11.92 | 11.70 | 11.76 | 12.04 | 11.63 | 11.39 | 10.33 | 9.97 | 9.81 | 9.69 |
| Asset turnover | 2.97 | 2.77 | 2.75 | 2.61 | 2.39 | 2.46 | 2.56 | 2.75 | 2.59 | 2.51 |
| Average receivables | $883.7M | $779.6M | $706.0M | $624.1M | $555.8M | $538.1M | $555.8M | $600.8M | $623.1M | $639.4M |
| Average payables | $4.06B | $4.16B | $4.20B | $4.20B | $3.86B | $3.19B | $2.90B | $2.88B | $2.93B | $2.91B |
| Average inventory | $5.08B | $4.97B | $4.86B | $4.64B | $4.40B | $4.33B | $4.34B | $4.38B | $4.44B | $4.44B |
| Intangibles / total assets | 12.5% | 12.0% | 12.6% | 12.8% | 11.3% | 11.2% | 12.0% | 18.7% | 19.2% | 19.6% |
Computed from ACI's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed April 27, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
ACI valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2026 (February 28, 2026), Albertsons traded at 45.1 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 10.0. Albertsons earned a return on equity of 8.3% and a return on invested capital of 3.5% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $15.3 billion of debt and $198.6 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $15.1 billion. It returned $1.8 billion to shareholders: $322.7 million in dividends and $1.5 billion in share buybacks, 342% of free cash flow. The share count fell 6.3% from 583.7M to 547.2M over 9 years.
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ACI key metrics FAQ
What is Albertsons's P/E ratio?
Albertsons traded at 45.1 times earnings at the end of fiscal 2026.
What is Albertsons's EV/EBITDA?
Albertsons's enterprise value was 7.3 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2026 (enterprise value $24.9 billion, EBITDA $3.4 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 6.5.
What is Albertsons's return on equity?
Albertsons's return on equity (ROE) was 8.3% in fiscal 2026: net income of $217.4 million on average shareholders' equity of $2.6 billion.
What is Albertsons's ROIC?
Albertsons's return on invested capital was 3.5% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Albertsons have?
Albertsons had total debt of $15.3 billion at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.33 and $15.1 billion of net debt (4.42 times EBITDA).
What is Albertsons's dividend yield?
Albertsons's forward dividend yield is 5.19%. Albertsons paid $322.7 million in dividends in fiscal 2026 ($0.59 per share), a payout ratio of 148.4%.
Does Albertsons buy back its shares?
Yes. Albertsons spent $1.5 billion on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed −6.3% over the year, to 547.2M..
What is Albertsons's free cash flow yield?
Albertsons generated $527.3 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of 5.4% on its market value at year-end ($9.8 billion).
What is Albertsons's current ratio?
Albertsons's current ratio was 0.86 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 0.86 times current liabilities.