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Albertsons ACI

Albertsons scores weak on business quality (3.2 of 10). Here is why, in plain words, and what our sealed record shows.

Last price$12.19Oct 9, 2026
Business qualityWeak
Next earningsNot scheduled yet
Insiders, 90 daysBuying

Why it matters

  1. What Albertsons does

    Albertsons Companies operates traditional grocery stores across the United States, making money by selling food and household goods directly to consumers. Leadership changes are reshaping the board and strategic direction.

  2. What it does best

    Albertsons secures local market density with $83 billion in revenue, outperforming peers like KR on scale but lagging CART in digital reach.

  3. The main risk

    Heavy debt loads leave the business vulnerable to margin squeezes if consumer spending shifts or labor costs rise unexpectedly.

Quality, check by check

Scored against its own industry, from company filings.

ProfitabilityWeak

Operating margin sits at 2.0% and net margin at 0.1%, ranking in the bottom decile of its sector at the 2nd percentile for operating margin.

MoatFair

Scale and local store footprint lock in everyday shoppers, ranking in the middle of its sector at the 51st percentile for revenue growth.

GrowthSlow

Revenue grew 3.5% to $83.2B, showing steady top-line gains that match historical mid-single-digit patterns.

Financial healthWeak

Debt-to-equity of 4.9x and net debt of $8.7B weigh heavily, though free cash flow of $564M provides some buffer; the balance sheet is softening.

Insiders

Executives and directors, from SEC Form 4 filings we read ourselves. Open market trades only; grants, option exercises and pre-planned sales left out.

3 insiders bought $2.5M on the open market.

Our sealed record on ACI

Verdicts appear here 30 days after we publish them; members see today's. Each one is in the nightly ledger, fingerprinted the night it was made.

The first sealed verdicts appear here on Oct 11, 2026.

Questions

Is ACI a good business?

Albertsons scores weak on the Cluenex quality check (3.2 of 10), measured against its own industry. Profitability is weak, moat fair, growth slow and financial health weak.

Are insiders buying ACI?

In the last 90 days of SEC Form 4 filings: 3 insiders bought $2.5M on the open market.

When does ACI report earnings?

Not scheduled yet.

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Cite this page: Cluenex, “Albertsons (ACI)”, https://cluenex.com/stocks/aci/, data as of Oct 10, 2026.