Albertsons vs United Natural Foods
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KIRA’s take AI analyst
I put Albertsons and United Natural Foods side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Albertsons is the larger business, with $83.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $31.2B for United Natural Foods, about 2.7 times as much.
- Albertsons grew revenue faster (3.5%, against −2.0%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Albertsons
ACI
7/11
Revenue growth5-year growthGross marginOperating marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityShare count change
United Natural Foods
UNFI
4/11
Net marginFCF marginPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDA
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | ACI FY25 | UNFI FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $6.8B | $3.0B |
| Revenue | $83.2B | $31.2B |
| Free cash flow | $527M | $323M |
| Net income | $217M | $84.0M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 3.5% | −2.0% |
| 5-year growth | 3.6% | 2.9% |
| Share count change | −6.3% | 4.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 27.2% | 13.5% |
| Operating margin | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| FCF margin | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Return on capital | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| Return on equity | 8.3% | 5.3% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $8.7B | $1.5B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.3x | 3.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.8B | $50.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.