ACI
Albertsons Companies, Inc.
ACI lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect earnings to fall sharply, though they disagree widely on how much.
ACI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure |
ACI's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
ACI PE Valuation
ACI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ACI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong decline | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect ACI's revenue to grow, but its earnings to decline. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
ACI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.65 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.03 | -102% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.16 | -90% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.40 | -76% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.55 | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.69 | -1.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.64 | -15% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.64 | -26% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.78 | -27% |
ACI has swung to a loss: it lost $0.03 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
ACI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $18.9B | -0.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.9B | +0.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.3B | +7.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $19.1B | +1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $18.9B | +2% |
| Q2 2025 | $24.9B | +2.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $18.8B | +2.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $18.8B | +1.2% |
ACI's revenue grew through 2022 and has held roughly level since: $18.9B last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.9% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.1% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2.5% | -4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.6% | -0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.6% | 0 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.8% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.5% | -0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.8% | -0.3 points |
ACI's operating margin was 0.9% last quarter, down 0.6 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
ACI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $103.9M | -36% |
| Q2 2026 | $206.8M | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $290.5M | +6% |
| Q4 2025 | -$94.7M | -277% |
| Q3 2025 | $161.7M | +4046% |
| Q2 2025 | $169.8M | -59% |
| Q1 2025 | $274M | -37% |
| Q4 2024 | $53.6M | +$121.4M |
ACI still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $507M over the past year.
ACI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2% | -10M shares |
| 1 year | -13% | -74.3M shares |
| 3 years | -16% | -93.7M shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -84.8M shares |
| Available history | +75% | +209M shares |
ACI has 488M diluted shares, down 13% from a year ago, with $1.3B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $173.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $224.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $278.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $649.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $235.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $314.8M |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
ACI spent $1.3B buying back its own shares over the past year.
ACI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.2x | Moderate |
ACI's net debt is about 3.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.3 years a year ago.
ACI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.4 | Neutral |
ACI's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 56 (neutral).
ACI PE vs Consumer Defensive Sector
| Metric | ACI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 82x | 19x | 320% above |
| PE % | 100 | 18 | 82 pts above |
ACI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ACI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.7 | 3.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $12.7 | 3.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $15.2 | 13% below |
| 100 week MA | $17.7 | 25% below |
| 200 week MA | $19.3 | 32% below |
ACI has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 32% below its 200-week average.
ACI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $15.5 | $15.8 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | $15.8 | $29.9 | +90% |
| 2022 | $29.9 | $21.1 | -29% |
| 2023 | $21.1 | $23.0 | +8.8% |
| 2024 | $23.0 | $19.9 | -13% |
| 2025 | $19.9 | $17.4 | -13% |
| 2026 YTD | $17.4 | $13.2 | -24% |
ACI has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 24% so far in 2026.