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ACI vs KR // FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE
Albertsons Companies Inc. (NYSE) VS. Kroger Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ACI 4
— KR 9
▲ FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE LEADER: ACI
LAST: $13.72 (+4.89%) • MKT CAP: $6.15B
forward-pe
25.8x
LAST: $68.36 (+2.40%) • MKT CAP: $39.43B
forward-pe
35.6x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ACI VS. KR)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ACI | KR | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 27.20% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.40% | 8.70% | -1.30 | KR | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 3.5x | 6.6x | -3.10 | ACI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -18.00% | 1.71% | -19.71 | KR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 0.90% | 1.30% | -0.40 | KR | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.30% | 0.70% | -0.40 | KR | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.50% | 0.40% | +3.10 | ACI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 5.36% | 2.27% | +3.09 | ACI | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.50 | 4.33 | -0.83 | KR | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | 5/9 | -2.00 | KR | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 53.3 | 62.8 | -9.50 | KR | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.95 | 1.03 | -0.08 | KR | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple ACTIVE | 25.8x | 35.6x | -9.80 | ACI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $6.15B | $39.43B | -$33.27B | KR | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ACI REV | KR REV | ACI GROSS % | KR GROSS % | ACI FCF | KR FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $83.17B | $147.64B | 27.2% | — | -$1.38B | $667.1M |
| FY 2024 | $80.39B | $147.12B | 27.7% | — | -$937.0M | -$826.5M |
| FY 2023 | $79.24B | $150.04B | — | — | -$906.2M | $36.2M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ACI // BETA 0.95
KR // BETA 1.03