ACI vs NGVC
Albertsons Companies, Inc. and Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ACI | NGVC |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $83.2B | $1.3B |
| Net income | $217.4M | $46.4M |
| Gross margin | 27.2% | 29.9% |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 3.5% |
| Return on equity | 8.3% | 24.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.40 | $2.00 |
| Dividend / share | $0.60 | · |
| Payout ratio | 148.4% | 23.7% |
| Free cash flow | $527.3M | $24.1M |
| Equity | $1.8B | $212.4M |
| Net debt / equity | 4.47× | · |
| Current ratio | 0.86× | 1.06× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 3.6% | 5.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −23.9% | 18.3% |
ACI bills 62.5× the revenue of NGVC, and NGVC keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (3.5% 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 | NGVC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $83.2B | $1.3B |
| FY2024 | $80.4B | $1.2B |
| FY2023 | $79.2B | $1.1B |
| FY2022 | $77.6B | $1.1B |
| FY2021 | $71.9B | $1.1B |
| FY2020 | $69.7B | $1.0B |
| FY2019 | $62.5B | $903.6M |
| FY2018 | $60.5B | $849.0M |
| FY2017 | $59.9B | $769.0M |
| FY2016 | $59.7B | $705.5M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ACI | NGVC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $217.4M | $46.4M |
| FY2024 | $958.6M | $33.9M |
| FY2023 | $1.3B | $23.2M |
| FY2022 | $1.5B | $21.4M |
| FY2021 | $1.6B | $20.6M |
| FY2020 | $850.2M | $20.0M |
| FY2019 | $466.4M | $9.4M |
| FY2018 | $131.1M | $12.7M |
| FY2017 | $46.3M | $6.9M |
| FY2016 | $-373.3M | $11.5M |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$81,841,664,000 | ACI |
| FY2024 | +$79,149,315,000 | ACI |
| FY2023 | +$78,097,132,000 | ACI |
| FY2022 | +$76,560,075,000 | ACI |
| FY2021 | +$70,831,484,000 | ACI |
| FY2020 | +$68,653,558,000 | ACI |
| FY2019 | +$61,551,518,000 | ACI |
| FY2018 | +$59,685,458,000 | ACI |
| FY2017 | +$59,155,570,000 | ACI |
| FY2016 | +$58,972,701,000 | ACI |
| FY2015 | +$58,109,322,000 | ACI |
ACI has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 11 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
11 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −3.2 pp | NGVC |
| FY2024 | −1.5 pp | NGVC |
| FY2023 | −0.4 pp | NGVC |
| FY2022 | −0.0 pp | NGVC |
| FY2021 | +0.3 pp | ACI |
| FY2020 | −0.7 pp | NGVC |
| FY2019 | −0.3 pp | NGVC |
| FY2018 | −1.3 pp | NGVC |
| FY2017 | −0.8 pp | NGVC |
| FY2016 | −2.3 pp | NGVC |
| FY2015 | −3.4 pp | NGVC |
The higher net margin has changed hands between ACI and NGVC over this period.
11 of 15 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 NGVC's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 1.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.7.
11 of 15 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 NGVC over these 11 fiscal years — ACI led in 1 and NGVC in 10.
11 of 15 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 NGVC's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 25.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.7.
9 of 15 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 NGVC over these 9 fiscal years — ACI led in 7 and NGVC in 2.
9 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.