ACI vs BDL vs MUSA Stock Comparison

Albertsons Companies, Flanigans Enterprises and Murphy USA Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACI Albertsons Companies, Inc.
$13.16 +13.0% 1M -28.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.19B
P/E
196.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.19B
Div. yield
5.02%
Grocery Stores Consumer Staples
2 wins
BDL Flanigans Enterprises Inc
$53.15 +18.6% 1M +67.8% 1Y
Market cap
$98.79M
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.29M
Div. yield
1.13%
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
MUSA Murphy USA Inc.
$516.78 -0.6% 1M +30.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.50B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.26B
Div. yield
0.49%
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Murphy USA leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Murphy USA 4, Flanigans Enterprises 4, Albertsons Companies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACIBDLMUSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.19B $98.79M $9.50B MUSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 196.1x 14.9x 14.4x MUSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 14.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.1% +7.1% +20.2% MUSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% 3.1% — BDL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 9.6% — BDL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.02% 1.13% 0.49% ACI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.7% +67.8% +30.4% BDL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.7%/yr +12.7%/yr +26.0%/yr MUSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.6% 58.7% 39.6% ACI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 68/100 51/100 BDL

Percentile Scorecard

ACIBDLMUSA

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

AxisACIBDLMUSA
Valuation 64 #15 of 40 96 #3 of 50 54 #19 of 40
Growth 3 #37 of 38 91 #5 of 47 81 #8 of 38
Profitability 23 #28 of 36 49 #24 of 46 94 #3 of 36
Financial Health 3 #39 of 40 80 #11 of 51 13 #35 of 40
Shareholder Returns 89 #4 of 28 23 #25 of 32 11 #25 of 28
Overall 36 68 51
  • ACI ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • BDL ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • MUSA ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACIBDLMUSASPY
1 month +13.0%+18.6%-0.6% +0.9%
3 months +9.0%+43.3%-16.2% +5.9%
6 months -20.1%+83.3%+0.5% +8.5%
Year to date -23.4%+79.6%+28.1% +13.3%
1 year -28.7%+67.8%+30.4% +12.4%
3 years -39.4%+88.3%+42.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -15.4%+23.5%+12.4% +23.5%
5 years -57.5%+81.7%+217.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -15.7%+12.7%+26.0% +11.0%
10 years —+129.6%+646.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+8.7%+22.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureACIBDLMUSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.6%58.7%39.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.5%63.5%40.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.240.60-0.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.731.160.77 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.1%-41.2%-35.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.5%0.0%-17.1% -0.9%
52-week high $18.66$53.15$623.43 $779.14
52-week low $11.02$27.55$356.57 $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.

MultipleACIBDLMUSA
P/E now vs peer median 196.1xmedian 21.7x 14.9xmedian 20.8x 14.4xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.3x 6.2xmedian 13.0x —median 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 17.1x 21.4xmedian 17.6x 17.2xmedian 17.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.9x 1.2xmedian 3.2x 12.0xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -2.82median 1.02 0.28median 1.08 1.02median 1.02

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 monthsACIBDLMUSA
Revenue $77.19B $215.29M $23.26B
Gross profit $20.93B $124.08M –
Operating income $452.80M $11.46M $980.10M
Net income $32.50M $10.35M $663.30M
Free cash flow – $4.62M –
EPS (diluted) $0.07 $3.57 $35.75
Cash & equivalents $282.00M $28.84M $161.80M
Total debt $35.41B $92.23M –
Shares (diluted) 488.20M 1.86M 18.55M
Enterprise value $5.25B $18.52M $9.50B

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
MetricACIBDLMUSA
P/E 196.1x 14.9x 14.4x
P/FCF 11.3x 21.4x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.1x 8.3x
P/S 0.1x 0.5x 0.4x
P/B 4.3x 1.2x 12.0x
P/Tangible book -10.5x 1.2x 14.5x
EV/EBITDA – 6.2x –
EV/EBIT 33.7x 8.8x –
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.5x 0.4x
EV/FCF – 21.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 6.3x 8.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.82 0.28 1.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACIBDLMUSA
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.1% 7.1% 20.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 8.0% 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.9% 8.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -70.6% 50.1% 38.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.0% 9.1% 7.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -96.7% 51.1% 40.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -71.3% 12.5% 8.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -96.2% 53.6% 45.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.5% 52.3% 14.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 89.1% 40.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.8% 16.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 75.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 45.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACIBDLMUSA
Gross margin 27.1% 57.6% –
EBITDA margin – 7.6% –
Operating margin 0.6% 5.3% –
Pretax margin 0.0% 5.2% –
Net margin 0.0% 3.1% –
FCF margin – 2.1% –
Operating cash flow margin – 7.5% 4.9%
Return on equity 2.0% 12.4% 84.1%
Return on assets 0.1% 6.8% 12.9%
Return on invested capital 4.2% 9.6% –
Return on capital employed 2.5% 8.7% –
Asset turnover 2.9x 1.4x 4.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACIBDLMUSA
Debt / assets 34.3% 20.0% –
Debt / equity 6.5x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.2x –
Debt / FCF – 6.8x –
Liabilities / assets 94.7% 46.5% 84.7%
Equity / assets 5.3% 53.5% 15.3%
Interest coverage – 10.3x –
Current ratio 0.8x 2.0x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.5x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.5x –
Altman Z-score 3.03 3.19 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACIBDLMUSA
Dividend yield 5.0% 1.1% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 5.0% 1.1% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusACIBDLMUSA
Forward P/E – – 14.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – – $35.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +43.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $22.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +17.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – -5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACIBDLMUSA
Held by institutions 93.5% 10.4% 83.0%
Institutions holding 447 12 606
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +0.8% -2.2%
Institutions buying 234 4 310
Institutions selling 163 3 190
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.33 1.63

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.

ACIBDLMUSA
ACI 1.00 0.02 0.14
BDL 0.02 1.00 -0.04
MUSA 0.14 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACI, BDL and MUSA?

Murphy USA (MUSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Albertsons Companies (ACI) $6.19B, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) $98.79M, Murphy USA (MUSA) $9.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACI, BDL and MUSA?

Murphy USA (MUSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 196.1x, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 14.9x, Murphy USA (MUSA) 14.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Murphy USA (MUSA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Albertsons Companies (ACI) -5.1%, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) +7.1%, Murphy USA (MUSA) +20.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) has the highest net margin (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 0.0%, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) leads (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 4.2%, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) returned the most: Albertsons Companies (ACI) -28.7%, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) +67.8%, Murphy USA (MUSA) +30.4%. Over five years, Murphy USA (MUSA) compounded fastest (Albertsons Companies (ACI) -15.7%/yr, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) +12.7%/yr, Murphy USA (MUSA) +26.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Albertsons Companies (ACI) has the highest dividend yield: Albertsons Companies (ACI) 5.02%, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 1.13%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 0.49%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Albertsons Companies (ACI) has been the steadiest (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 39.6%, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 58.7%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 39.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACI, BDL and MUSA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Murphy USA (MUSA) leads on 4. 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.