Albertsons Companies, Inc. vs US FOODS HOLDING CORP., two Grocery stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ACI and USFD diverge most: on net margin, ACI reads 0.1% and USFD reads 1.8%; on return on assets, ACI reads 0.2% and USFD reads 5.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ACI's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What USFD's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ACI | USFD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.20 | $97.36 |
| Market cap | $6.1B | $21.1B |
| Sector | Grocery | Grocery |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +15.1% |
| P/E | — | 30.0 |
| P/B | 3.77 | 4.92 |
| P/S | 0.07 | 0.52 |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.0 | 16.1 |
| Revenue growth | +3.0% | +3.8% |
| Gross margin | 26.6% | 18.2% |
| Operating margin | 1.1% | 4.2% |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 1.8% |
| Return on equity | 4.1% | 17.0% |
| Return on assets | 0.2% | 5.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.0% | 9.9% |
| FCF yield | 9.3% | 4.5% |
| Dividend yield | 4.9% | — |
| Debt / equity | 5.68 | 1.22 |
| Current ratio | 0.84 | 1.14 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 9.14 | 4.50 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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