← BackAlbertsons Companies, Inc. · Grocery StoresACI
Low riskNext report: Around Jan 6, 2027 (est.)
The short versionA profitable company with steady sales.
Going well
- Raised its dividend (4.3% yield)
- Profitable
- Brings in more cash than it spends
Money moves
- No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
- Institutions added 2.1% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (224 bought, 235 sold)
- Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)
Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.
What the price means
Price as of Oct 26
$13.99+0.2% that day
- Company value
- $6.6B
- Share price times all shares
- Price vs profit (P/E)
- 127.2x
- You pay about $127 for each $1 of yearly profit
- Price vs sales
- 0.09x
- Company value is 0.09 times a year of sales
- Dividend yield
- 4.3%
- Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
- Cash vs value
- 4%
- Cash as a share of company value
- Debt vs value
- 128%
- Owes more than the whole company is worth
From ACI's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.
The business over time
Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings
Sales, Sep '26$18.9B+0.5% vs a year earlier
Dec '22Tap a barSep '26
Last 12 months: $77.2B, up 3.7% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 3.6% a year.
Business quality
The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.- MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.7.4%
- MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.3.36x equity
- MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.0.3%
- MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.9 of 10 years
- PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$2.4B
- MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+2.5% in 3 years
- MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.27.2%
- Revenue
- $83.2B
- +3.5% vs prior year
- 5-year growth
- +3.6%/yr
- revenue, per year
- Total debt
- $8.4B
- 3.36x equity
- Current ratio
- 0.91x
- short-term assets / bills due
From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.
Latest quarter
Quarter ended Sep 12, 2026- Revenue
- $18.9B
- -0.1% YoY
- EPS
- $0.11
- vs $0.30
- Op. margin
- 0.9%
- -0.7 pts
- Gross margin
- 26.8%
- -0.2 pts
- Free cash flow
- $481.4M
- Share count
- -13.2%
- vs a year ago
Insider rating
Last 90 days
No open-market insider buys or sells in the last 90 days.
Weekly insider trendNo trades to chart yet.
Filing buzz
Last 7 days vs normal
0/ 100
- This week
- 0
- Normal week
- 3.3
- vs normal
- 0.0x
SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.
Institutional ownership
■Steady+2.1%Institutions added 2.1% to their holdings. 224 bought, 235 sold.
Shares held by institutions463.0M
Sep '24Jun '26
Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years
-6.5%Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn
Cash flow positiveDebt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have
5.9x · $8.4B debtShares outstandingLatest reported
470MNext reportAround Jan 6, 2027 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year
- Results filedOct 13
- Results filedJul 23
- Results filedApr 14
- Results filedJan 7
- Results filedOct 14, 2025
Flags and big holders
Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days
No offerings, red flags or new big holders. Clean record.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days
No open-market buys or sells in 90 days. Grants and option exercises are left out.
"Owns after" is the insider's holding right after the trade. Pre-planned (10b5-1) sales are set up months ahead, a weaker signal.
Latest filings
Straight from SEC EDGAR
Stock awardHarmit J SinghDirector
5,423 shares
- Now owns 5,423 shares
- Time-based Restricted Stock Units
- Filed 4 days after trade
Stock awardWilliam P BoltzDirector
5,423 shares
- Now owns 5,423 shares
- Time-based Restricted Stock Units
- Filed 4 days after trade
Stock awardMargaret M HamDirector
5,423 shares
- Now owns 5,423 shares
- Time-based Restricted Stock Units
- Filed 4 days after trade
Stock awardChristopher DrumgooleDirector
5,423 shares
- Now owns 5,423 shares
- Time-based Restricted Stock Units
- Filed 4 days after trade
Stock awardThomas M MoriartyEVP, M&A and Corporate Affairs
164,745 shares
- Now owns 164,745 shares
- Time-based Restricted Stock Units
- Filed 2 days after trade