ACI vs ARKO vs PARR Stock Comparison

Albertsons Companies, Arko and Par Pacific Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACI Albertsons Companies, Inc.
$13.16 +13.0% 1M -28.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.17B
P/E
190.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.19B
Div. yield
–
Grocery Stores Consumer Staples
2 wins
ARKO ARKO Corp.
$3.69 -13.4% 1M -16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$423.50M
P/E
46.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.93B
Div. yield
0.03%
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Par Pacific Holdings leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Par Pacific Holdings 9, Albertsons Companies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACIARKOPARRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.17B $423.50M $3.53B ACI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 190.0x 46.8x 4.1x PARR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 33.5x 2.9x PARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.1% -2.1% +13.2% PARR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% 0.1% 9.9% PARR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 6.3% 34.3% PARR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 0.4x PARR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.7% -16.1% +86.1% PARR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.7%/yr -17.4%/yr +36.7%/yr PARR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.6% 56.3% 59.5% ACI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 40/100 70/100 PARR

Percentile Scorecard

ACIARKOPARR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisACIARKOPARR
Valuation 64 #15 of 40 97 #2 of 40 77 #6 of 23
Growth 3 #37 of 38 11 #34 of 38 83 #4 of 19
Profitability 23 #28 of 36 29 #26 of 36 88 #3 of 18
Financial Health 3 #39 of 40 41 #24 of 40 74 #7 of 24
Shareholder Returns 89 #4 of 28 22 #22 of 28 29 #13 of 18
Overall 36 40 70
  • ACI ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • ARKO ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • PARR ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodACIARKOPARRSPY
1 month +13.0%-13.4%-5.4% +0.9%
3 months +9.0%-52.3%-11.2% +5.9%
6 months -20.1%-41.3%+11.0% +8.5%
Year to date -23.4%-18.7%+110.0% +13.3%
1 year -28.7%-16.1%+86.1% +12.4%
3 years -39.4%-51.6%+130.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year -15.4%-21.5%+32.1% +23.5%
5 years -57.5%-61.5%+377.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -15.7%-17.4%+36.7% +11.0%
10 years ——+459.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+18.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureACIARKOPARRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.6%56.3%59.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.5%64.4%60.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.240.62-0.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.73-0.291.45 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.1%-65.4%-69.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.5%-57.3%-17.9% -0.9%
52-week high $18.66$8.64$89.89 $779.14
52-week low $11.02$3.69$34.83 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleACIARKOPARR
P/E now vs peer median 196.1xmedian 21.7x 45.8xmedian 21.7x 4.2xmedian 8.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.3x 3.6xmedian 9.3x 3.2xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 17.1x 11.3xmedian 17.1x 9.0xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.9x 0.9xmedian 2.9x 1.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -2.82median 1.02 -1.14median 1.02 0.21median 0.32

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsACIARKOPARR
Revenue $77.19B $7.93B $8.62B
Gross profit $20.93B – $1.99B
Operating income $452.80M $97.79M $1.16B
Net income $32.50M $19.16M $857.72M
Free cash flow – $36.75M $412.42M
EPS (diluted) $0.07 $0.08 $17.33
Cash & equivalents $282.00M $245.56M $185.00M
Total debt $35.41B $674.51M $739.20M
Shares (diluted) 488.20M 115.88M 49.44M
Enterprise value $5.23B -$734.24M $2.85B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricACIARKOPARR
P/E 196.1x 45.8x 4.2x
P/FCF 11.3x 11.3x 9.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 2.7x 6.7x
P/S 0.1x 0.1x 0.4x
P/B 4.3x 0.9x 1.9x
P/Tangible book -10.5x 1.3x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA – 3.6x 3.2x
EV/EBIT 33.7x 8.5x 3.7x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.1x 0.5x
EV/FCF – 22.7x 10.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 5.4x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.82 -1.14 0.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACIARKOPARR
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.1% -2.1% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -4.8% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.9% – 126.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – 16.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -70.6% -3.1% 1,543%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.0% -12.9% 18.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -96.7% 29.4% 4,579%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -71.3% -27.3% 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -96.2% -0.6% 4,701%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.5% -40.0% 19.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -32.8% 184.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.4% -9.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -60.2% 1,269%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -22.7% -15.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACIARKOPARR
Gross margin 27.1% – 23.1%
EBITDA margin – 2.9% 15.2%
Operating margin 0.6% 1.2% 13.4%
Pretax margin 0.0% 0.3% 12.8%
Net margin 0.0% 0.1% 9.9%
FCF margin – 0.5% 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 2.0% 6.4%
Return on equity 2.0% 4.1% 48.4%
Return on assets 0.1% 0.5% 19.4%
Return on invested capital 4.2% 6.3% 34.3%
Return on capital employed 2.5% 3.2% 38.1%
Asset turnover 2.9x 2.2x 2.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 8.1x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACIARKOPARR
Debt / assets 34.3% 19.0% 16.3%
Debt / equity 6.5x 1.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 0.4x
Debt / FCF – 18.4x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 94.7% 86.8% 56.3%
Equity / assets 5.3% 13.2% 43.7%
Interest coverage – 1.1x 16.9x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.03 2.53 4.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACIARKOPARR
Dividend yield 5.0% 3.3% –
Net buyback yield – -47.0% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 5.0% -43.7% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 70.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 36.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -3.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.6% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusACIARKOPARR
Forward P/E – 33.5xFY2026 2.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.11FY2026 $25.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -26.7%FY2026 +231.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +18.2% -34.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $8.25BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.0%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -2.0% -12.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACIARKOPARR
Held by institutions 93.5% 64.6% 99.0%
Institutions holding 447 152 366
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +7.5% -4.1%
Institutions buying 234 87 202
Institutions selling 163 48 115
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.81 1.76

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ACIARKOPARR
ACI 1.00 0.12 0.11
ARKO 0.12 1.00 -0.01
PARR 0.11 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACI, ARKO and PARR?

Albertsons Companies (ACI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Albertsons Companies (ACI) $6.17B, Arko (ARKO) $423.50M, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) $3.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACI, ARKO and PARR?

Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 190.0x, Arko (ARKO) 46.8x, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 4.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) is cheapest (Arko (ARKO) 33.5x, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 2.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Albertsons Companies (ACI) -5.1%, Arko (ARKO) -2.1%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) has the highest net margin (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 0.0%, Arko (ARKO) 0.1%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 9.9%). On return on invested capital, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) leads (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 4.2%, Arko (ARKO) 6.3%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 34.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) returned the most: Albertsons Companies (ACI) -28.7%, Arko (ARKO) -16.1%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) +86.1%. Over five years, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) compounded fastest (Albertsons Companies (ACI) -15.7%/yr, Arko (ARKO) -17.4%/yr, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) +36.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Albertsons Companies (ACI) 0.00%, Arko (ARKO) 0.03%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 0.00%. Albertsons Companies (ACI) and Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Albertsons Companies (ACI) has been the steadiest (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 39.6%, Arko (ARKO) 56.3%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 59.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACI, ARKO and PARR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) leads on 9. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.