Albertsons vs United Natural Foods
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The short version
- 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%).
| Latest fiscal year | ACI · FY25 | UNFI · FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $6.8B | $2.9B |
| 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 |
Revenue
FY17
ACI $59.9B
UNFI $9.3B
FY18
ACI $60.5B
UNFI $10.2B
FY19
ACI $62.5B
UNFI $22.3B
FY20
ACI $69.7B
UNFI $26.6B
FY21
ACI $71.9B
UNFI $27.0B
FY22
ACI $77.6B
UNFI $28.9B
FY23
ACI $79.2B
UNFI $30.3B
FY24
ACI $80.4B
UNFI $31.0B
FY25
ACI $83.2B
UNFI $31.8B
FY26
ACI —
UNFI $31.2B
ACI
UNFI
Operating margin
FY17
ACI −0.1%
UNFI 2.4%
FY18
ACI 1.3%
UNFI 2.2%
FY19
ACI 2.3%
UNFI −0.9%
FY20
ACI 2.3%
UNFI −0.7%
FY21
ACI 3.4%
UNFI 1.1%
FY22
ACI 3.0%
UNFI 1.5%
FY23
ACI 2.6%
UNFI 0.4%
FY24
ACI 1.9%
UNFI 0.0%
FY25
ACI 0.9%
UNFI −0.1%
FY26
ACI —
UNFI 0.7%
ACI
UNFI
Free cash flow
FY17
ACI −$502M
UNFI $217M
FY18
ACI $344M
UNFI $64.4M
FY19
ACI $437M
UNFI $57.0M
FY20
ACI $2.3B
UNFI $284M
FY21
ACI $1.9B
UNFI $304M
FY22
ACI $700M
UNFI $80.0M
FY23
ACI $628M
UNFI $301M
FY24
ACI $749M
UNFI −$92.0M
FY25
ACI $527M
UNFI $239M
FY26
ACI —
UNFI $323M
ACI
UNFI
Return on capital
FY17
ACI —
UNFI 7.8%
FY18
ACI 6.9%
UNFI 8.8%
FY19
ACI 10.3%
UNFI −4.7%
FY20
ACI 13.2%
UNFI −3.8%
FY21
ACI 23.5%
UNFI 6.4%
FY22
ACI 19.9%
UNFI 9.0%
FY23
ACI 16.3%
UNFI 3.2%
FY24
ACI 12.2%
UNFI 0.2%
FY25
ACI 5.5%
UNFI −0.7%
FY26
ACI —
UNFI 5.3%
ACI
UNFI
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.