ACI vs KR
Albertsons Companies, Inc. and Kroger Co., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ACI | KR |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $83.2B | $147.6B |
| Net income | $217.4M | $1.0B |
| Gross margin | 27.2% | 23.3% |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Return on equity | 8.3% | 14.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.40 | $1.54 |
| Dividend / share | $0.60 | $1.37 |
| Payout ratio | 148.4% | 87.1% |
| Free cash flow | $527.3M | $3.5B |
| Equity | $1.8B | $5.9B |
| Net debt / equity | 4.47× | 2.12× |
| Current ratio | 0.86× | 0.80× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 3.6% | 2.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −23.9% | −17.0% |
KR bills 1.8× the revenue of ACI, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (0.7% against 0.3%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ACI | KR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $83.2B | $147.6B |
| FY2024 | $80.4B | $147.1B |
| FY2023 | $79.2B | $150.0B |
| FY2022 | $77.6B | $148.3B |
| FY2021 | $71.9B | $137.9B |
| FY2020 | $69.7B | $132.5B |
| FY2019 | $62.5B | $122.3B |
| FY2018 | $60.5B | $121.9B |
| FY2017 | $59.9B | $123.3B |
| FY2016 | $59.7B | $115.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ACI | KR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $217.4M | $1.0B |
| FY2024 | $958.6M | $2.7B |
| FY2023 | $1.3B | $2.2B |
| FY2022 | $1.5B | $2.2B |
| FY2021 | $1.6B | $1.7B |
| FY2020 | $850.2M | $2.6B |
| FY2019 | $466.4M | $1.7B |
| FY2018 | $131.1M | $3.1B |
| FY2017 | $46.3M | $1.9B |
| FY2016 | $-373.3M | $2.0B |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$64,469,500,000 | KR |
| FY2024 | −$66,732,100,000 | KR |
| FY2023 | −$70,801,300,000 | KR |
| FY2022 | −$70,608,300,000 | KR |
| FY2021 | −$66,001,000,000 | KR |
| FY2020 | −$62,807,600,000 | KR |
| FY2019 | −$59,830,900,000 | KR |
| FY2018 | −$61,317,500,000 | KR |
| FY2017 | −$63,355,400,000 | KR |
| FY2016 | −$55,658,800,000 | KR |
| FY2015 | −$51,096,000,000 | KR |
KR has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 11 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −0.4 pp | KR |
| FY2024 | −0.6 pp | KR |
| FY2023 | +0.2 pp | ACI |
| FY2022 | +0.4 pp | ACI |
| FY2021 | +1.0 pp | ACI |
| FY2020 | −0.7 pp | KR |
| FY2019 | −0.5 pp | KR |
| FY2018 | −2.3 pp | KR |
| FY2017 | −1.5 pp | KR |
| FY2016 | −2.3 pp | KR |
| FY2015 | −2.7 pp | KR |
The higher net margin has changed hands between ACI and KR over this period.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ACI's net margin has been more volatile than KR's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 1.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.5.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between ACI and KR over these 11 fiscal years — ACI led in 3 and KR in 8.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ACI's return on equity has been more volatile than KR's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 25.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.7.
9 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between ACI and KR over these 9 fiscal years — ACI led in 6 and KR in 3.
9 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.