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Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI)

Consumer Defensive | Grocery Stores | Boise, United States | NYSE
14.79 USD +0.03 (0.203%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 14.77 -0.02 (-0.020%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:40 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 6:22 a.m. EDT

Albertsons presents a classic value trap scenario where the market has priced in severe structural issues despite the company's status as a grocery staple. The fundamental picture is deteriorating: the payout ratio of 1.5 indicates the dividend is being funded by borrowing or selling assets rather than organic earnings, which is unsustainable. While the forward P/E looks attractive at 6x, this is likely a reflection of the market's expectation that earnings will remain suppressed or decline, rather than a true bargain. The price action confirms this skepticism, trading well below its 200-day average and showing a trailing run of negative annual returns. The options market reinforces this bearish view, with traders placing massive hedges at lower price levels. Although the recent news mentions a potential merger with Kroger, the current data suggests investors are waiting for clarity before committing capital, leading to a neutral stance where the risks of continued decline outweigh the speculative upside of a deal.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.037206
MSTL0.039810
AutoETS0.040001
AutoARIMA0.042082

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 35%
H-stat 26.43
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 3.43
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-23
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-23
Debt to Equity Ratio 833.074
Revenue per Share 152.554
Market Cap 7,243,823,104
Trailing P/E 36.98
Forward P/E 6.06
Beta 0.25
Profit Margins 0.26%
Website https://www.albertsonscompanies.com

As of July 11, 2026, 6:22 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume and significant open interest walls at strikes like $13 and $14.5, suggesting a fear of further downside. Conversely, there is notable new call flow at lower strikes ($9-$10 range) and some accumulation at the $16 strike, indicating a speculative bet on a bounce or a merger-related catalyst, though the overall sentiment leans bearish due to the dominance of put open interest.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.02% 3.46% 2.80% 8.96%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-24 0.17 1.022864
2026-01-23 0.15 0.879250
2025-10-24 0.15 0.804290
2025-07-25 0.15 0.750000
2025-04-25 0.15 0.684619
2025-01-24 0.15 0.753390
2024-10-28 0.12 0.654308
2024-07-26 0.12 0.586797
2024-04-25 0.12 0.602712
2024-01-25 0.12 0.550206
2023-10-30 0.12 0.552486
2023-07-25 0.12 0.554017
2023-04-25 0.12 0.572519
2023-01-25 0.12 0.570613
2022-10-28 0.12 0.588813
2022-10-21 6.85 32.495256
2022-07-25 0.12 0.454030
2022-04-25 0.12 0.370028
2022-01-25 0.12 0.443131
2021-10-28 0.12 0.399334
2021-07-23 0.10 0.494071
2021-04-23 0.10 0.521376
2021-01-25 0.10 0.537924
2020-10-23 0.10 0.674309
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.68
dividendYield 4.61
exDividendDate 2026-04-24
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.6
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.04065041
lastDividendValue 0.17
lastDividendDate 2026-04-24
dividendDate 2026-05-08

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.33303207
Address1 250 Parkcenter Boulevard
All Time High 37.99
All Time Low 12.91
Ask 14.87
Ask Size 2,200
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 7,968,950
Average Daily Volume3 Month 7,398,624
Average Volume 7,398,624
Average Volume10Days 7,968,950
Beta 0.25
Bid 14.6
Bid Size 2,500
Board Risk 4
Book Value 3.676
City Boise
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 14.79
Current Ratio 0.858
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 14.93
Day Low 14.6
Debt To Equity 833.074
Display Name Albertsons Companies
Dividend Date 1,778,198,400
Dividend Rate 0.68
Dividend Yield 4.61
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,776,196,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,776,196,800
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,809,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,809,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,809,800
Ebitda 3,598,500,096
Ebitda Margins 0.043270003
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.217
Enterprise To Revenue 0.269
Enterprise Value 22,372,769,792
Eps Current Year 2.27461
Eps Forward 2.44135
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.4
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,776,988,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 15.3752
Fifty Day Average Change -0.5852003
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.038061313
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -33.303207
Fifty Two Week High 22.39
Fifty Two Week High Change -7.5999994
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.33943725
Fifty Two Week Low 13.165
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.625
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.123433344
Fifty Two Week Range 13.165 - 22.39
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,593,178,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.32
Float Shares 332,797,222
Forward Eps 2.44135
Forward P E 6.0581236
Free Cashflow 1,525,537,536
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 106,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.2718
Gross Profits 22,606,700,544
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01176
Held Percent Institutions 0.99255997
Implied Shares Outstanding 489,778,423
Industry Grocery Stores
Industry Disp Grocery Stores
Industry Key grocery-stores
Ipo Expected Date 2,020-06-26
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,988,800
Last Dividend Value 0.17
Last Fiscal Year End 1,772,236,800
Long Business Summary Albertsons Companies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates in the food and drug retail industry in the United States. The company's food and drug retail stores offer grocery products, general merchandise, health and beauty care products, pharmacy, vaccines, fuel, and other items and services. It also operates stores under various banners, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Shaw's, Star Market, United Supermarkets, Market Street, Haggen, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci's Food Lovers Market; and in-store pharmacies and branded coffee shops, fuel centers, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities, as well as various digital platforms. Albertsons Companies, Inc. was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.
Long Name Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 7,243,823,104
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_317807696
Most Recent Quarter 1,772,236,800
Net Income To Common 217,400,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,803,772,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 7,229,129,523
Number Of Analyst Opinions 16
Open 14.87
Operating Cashflow 2,366,700,032
Operating Margins 0.01695
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 1.5
Peg Ratio 1.3
Phone 208 395 6200
Post Market Change -0.019900322
Post Market Change Percent -0.13455255
Post Market Price 14.7701
Post Market Time 1,783,986,000
Previous Close 14.76
Price Eps Current Year 6.5022135
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.023395
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.08709397
Profit Margins 0.00261
Quick Ratio 0.15
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.10526
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0299997
Regular Market Change Percent 0.20325
Regular Market Day High 14.93
Regular Market Day Low 14.6
Regular Market Day Range 14.6 - 14.93
Regular Market Open 14.87
Regular Market Previous Close 14.76
Regular Market Price 14.79
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 6,363,953
Return On Assets 0.04137
Return On Equity 0.08326
Revenue Growth 0.077
Revenue Per Share 152.554
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 489,778,423
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1027
Shares Short 50,310,724
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 45,962,113
Short Name Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1515
Short Ratio 5.95
Source Interval 15
State ID
Symbol ACI
Target High Price 26.0
Target Low Price 14.0
Target Mean Price 20.25
Target Median Price 20.0
Total Cash 238,300,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.482
Total Debt 15,296,900,096
Total Revenue 83,172,499,456
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.6
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.04065041
Trailing Eps 0.4
Trailing P E 36.975
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.3004
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 16.9869
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.1969004
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.12932909
Type Disp Equity
Volume 6,363,953
Website https://www.albertsonscompanies.com
Zip 83,706