Albertsons vs Kroger
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The short version
- Kroger is the larger business, with $147.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $83.2B for Albertsons, about 1.8 times as much.
- Albertsons grew revenue faster (3.5%, against 0.4%).
- Kroger turned more of its sales into free cash flow (2.3% FCF margin, against 0.6%).
- Kroger earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (7.6%, against 5.5%).
| Latest fiscal year | ACI · FY25 | KR · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $6.8B | $40.6B |
| Revenue | $83.2B | $147.6B |
| Free cash flow | $527M | $3.5B |
| Net income | $217M | $1.0B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 3.5% | 0.4% |
| 5-year growth | 3.6% | 2.2% |
| Share count change | −6.3% | −9.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 27.2% | — |
| Operating margin | 0.9% | 1.3% |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| FCF margin | 0.6% | 2.3% |
| Return on capital | 5.5% | 7.6% |
| Return on equity | 8.3% | 14.3% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $8.7B | $14.2B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.3x | 2.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.8B | $3.6B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 37.1x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 4 |
Revenue
FY16
ACI $59.7B
KR $115.3B
FY17
ACI $59.9B
KR $123.3B
FY18
ACI $60.5B
KR $121.9B
FY19
ACI $62.5B
KR $122.3B
FY20
ACI $69.7B
KR $132.5B
FY21
ACI $71.9B
KR $137.9B
FY22
ACI $77.6B
KR $148.3B
FY23
ACI $79.2B
KR $150.0B
FY24
ACI $80.4B
KR $147.1B
FY25
ACI $83.2B
KR $147.6B
ACI
KR
Operating margin
FY16
ACI 1.0%
KR 3.0%
FY17
ACI −0.1%
KR 2.1%
FY18
ACI 1.3%
KR 2.2%
FY19
ACI 2.3%
KR 1.8%
FY20
ACI 2.3%
KR 2.1%
FY21
ACI 3.4%
KR 2.5%
FY22
ACI 3.0%
KR 2.8%
FY23
ACI 2.6%
KR 2.1%
FY24
ACI 1.9%
KR 2.6%
FY25
ACI 0.9%
KR 1.3%
ACI
KR
Free cash flow
FY16
ACI $438M
KR $573M
FY17
ACI −$502M
KR $604M
FY18
ACI $344M
KR $1.2B
FY19
ACI $437M
KR $1.5B
FY20
ACI $2.3B
KR $4.0B
FY21
ACI $1.9B
KR $3.6B
FY22
ACI $700M
KR $1.4B
FY23
ACI $628M
KR $2.9B
FY24
ACI $749M
KR $1.8B
FY25
ACI $527M
KR $3.5B
ACI
KR
Return on capital
FY16
ACI —
KR 12.3%
FY17
ACI —
KR 12.7%
FY18
ACI 6.9%
KR 9.2%
FY19
ACI 10.3%
KR 7.7%
FY20
ACI 13.2%
KR 9.8%
FY21
ACI 23.5%
KR 13.4%
FY22
ACI 19.9%
KR 14.8%
FY23
ACI 16.3%
KR 10.7%
FY24
ACI 12.2%
KR 13.9%
FY25
ACI 5.5%
KR 7.6%
ACI
KR
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.