ACI vs SFM
Albertsons Companies, Inc. and Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ACI | SFM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $83.2B | $8.8B |
| Net income | $217.4M | $523.7M |
| Gross margin | 27.2% | 38.8% |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 5.9% |
| Return on equity | 8.3% | 38.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.40 | $5.31 |
| Dividend / share | $0.60 | · |
| Payout ratio | 148.4% | · |
| Free cash flow | $527.3M | $467.7M |
| Equity | $1.8B | $1.4B |
| Net debt / equity | 4.47× | · |
| Current ratio | 0.86× | 0.93× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 3.6% | 6.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −23.9% | 12.7% |
ACI bills 9.4× the revenue of SFM, and SFM keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (5.9% 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 | SFM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $83.2B | $8.8B |
| FY2024 | $80.4B | $7.7B |
| FY2023 | $79.2B | $6.8B |
| FY2022 | $77.6B | $6.4B |
| FY2021 | $71.9B | $6.1B |
| FY2020 | $69.7B | $6.5B |
| FY2019 | $62.5B | $5.6B |
| FY2018 | $60.5B | $5.2B |
| FY2017 | $59.9B | $4.7B |
| FY2016 | $59.7B | $4.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ACI | SFM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $217.4M | $523.7M |
| FY2024 | $958.6M | $380.6M |
| FY2023 | $1.3B | $258.9M |
| FY2022 | $1.5B | $261.2M |
| FY2021 | $1.6B | $244.2M |
| FY2020 | $850.2M | $287.4M |
| FY2019 | $466.4M | $149.6M |
| FY2018 | $131.1M | $158.5M |
| FY2017 | $46.3M | $158.4M |
| FY2016 | $-373.3M | $124.3M |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$74,366,341,000 | ACI |
| FY2024 | +$72,671,610,000 | ACI |
| FY2023 | +$72,400,316,000 | ACI |
| FY2022 | +$71,245,477,000 | ACI |
| FY2021 | +$65,787,131,000 | ACI |
| FY2020 | +$63,221,641,000 | ACI |
| FY2019 | +$56,820,265,000 | ACI |
| FY2018 | +$55,327,164,000 | ACI |
| FY2017 | +$55,259,988,000 | ACI |
| FY2016 | +$55,631,815,000 | ACI |
| FY2015 | +$55,140,969,000 | 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 | −5.7 pp | SFM |
| FY2024 | −3.7 pp | SFM |
| FY2023 | −2.2 pp | SFM |
| FY2022 | −2.1 pp | SFM |
| FY2021 | −1.7 pp | SFM |
| FY2020 | −3.2 pp | SFM |
| FY2019 | −1.9 pp | SFM |
| FY2018 | −2.8 pp | SFM |
| FY2017 | −3.3 pp | SFM |
| FY2016 | −3.7 pp | SFM |
| FY2015 | −4.4 pp | SFM |
SFM has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 11 fiscal years.
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 SFM's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 1.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.9.
11 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
SFM led in net margin in every one of the 11 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
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 SFM'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 SFM over these 9 fiscal years — ACI led in 5 and SFM in 4.
9 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.