ACI vs DDL vs GO Stock Comparison

Albertsons Companies, Dingdong (Cayman) and Grocery Outlet Holding Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACI Albertsons Companies, Inc.
$13.98 +19.9% 1M -25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.63B
P/E
204.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.19B
Div. yield
–
Grocery Stores Consumer Staples
3 wins
DDL Dingdong (Cayman) Ltd
$1.99 -10.0% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$423.70M
P/E
5.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.86B
Div. yield
–
Grocery Stores Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Dingdong (Cayman) leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Dingdong (Cayman) 5, Albertsons Companies 3, Grocery Outlet Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACIDDLGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.63B $423.70M $1.28B ACI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 204.1x 5.4x -3.4x DDL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 6.6x 25.6x DDL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.1% -44.2% +5.1% GO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% 4.2% -8.0% DDL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% — -27.1% ACI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.0% +5.3% -13.7% DDL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.3%/yr -41.1%/yr -9.5%/yr GO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 55.1% 56.5% ACI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 52/100 26/100 DDL

Percentile Scorecard

ACIDDLGO

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

AxisACIDDLGO
Valuation 62 #16 of 40 85 #7 of 40 46 #22 of 40
Growth 3 #37 of 38 46 #21 of 38 14 #33 of 38
Profitability 23 #28 of 36 40 #22 of 36 20 #29 of 36
Financial Health 3 #39 of 40 36 #26 of 40 41 #24 of 40
Shareholder Returns 89 #4 of 28 – 7 #26 of 28
Overall 36 52 26
  • ACI ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • DDL ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • GO ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACIDDLGOSPY
1 month +19.9%-10.0%+18.0% -0.8%
3 months +23.1%-16.4%+38.6% +3.5%
6 months -15.6%-22.0%+63.0% +7.0%
Year to date -18.6%-20.1%+29.3% +12.2%
1 year -25.0%+5.3%-13.7% +13.0%
3 years -35.7%+6.4%-51.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -13.7%+2.1%-21.6% +23.1%
5 years -53.7%-92.9%-39.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.3%-41.1%-9.5% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureACIDDLGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%55.1%56.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.3%50.8%65.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.230.660.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.630.10-0.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.1%-97.0%-87.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.6%-37.8%-10.7% -1.8%
52-week high $18.78$3.20$14.62 $779.14
52-week low $11.02$1.67$5.79 $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.

MultipleACIDDLGO
P/E now vs peer median 208.4xmedian 22.0x 5.5xmedian 22.0x -3.4xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.8x —median 9.8x -7.2xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 17.8x 9.7xmedian 17.8x 106.9xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 3.0x —median 3.0x 1.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -3.00median 1.18 0.11median 1.18 0.04median 1.18

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 monthsACIDDLGO
Revenue $77.19B $1.86B $4.74B
Gross profit $20.93B $534.39M $1.42B
Operating income $452.80M -$10.87M -$374.22M
Net income $32.50M $81.55M -$381.25M
Free cash flow – $89.46M $12.11M
R&D – $64.50M –
EPS (diluted) $0.07 $0.35 $-3.82
Cash & equivalents $282.00M $209.46M $74.20M
Total debt $35.41B $593.73M $505.60M
Shares (diluted) 488.20M 224.83M 99.77M
Enterprise value $5.69B -$1.01B $1.02B

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
MetricACIDDLGO
P/E 208.4x 5.5x -3.4x
P/FCF 11.3x 9.7x 106.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.7x 7.0x
P/S 0.1x 0.5x 0.3x
P/B 4.6x – 1.6x
P/Tangible book -11.1x – 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – – -7.2x
EV/EBIT 34.5x -77.5x -4.6x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.5x 0.4x
EV/FCF – 9.4x 142.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.4x 9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.00 0.11 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACIDDLGO
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.1% -44.2% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -15.9% 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.9% 2.2% 3.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -18.2% 6.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -70.6% -133.3% -992.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.0% 40.1% -72.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -96.7% 74.2% -4,788%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -71.3% 54.6% -94.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -96.2% 67.3% -4,726%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.5% 50.0% -94.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -17.7% -5.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 73.7% -10.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -17.7% 146.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 73.7% -53.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACIDDLGO
Gross margin 27.1% 28.7% 30.0%
EBITDA margin – – -5.1%
Operating margin 0.6% -0.6% -7.9%
Pretax margin 0.0% -0.1% -8.5%
Net margin 0.0% 4.2% -8.0%
FCF margin – 4.8% 0.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 4.8% 3.9%
Return on equity 2.0% – -47.0%
Return on assets 0.1% 7.4% -12.8%
Return on invested capital 4.2% – -27.1%
Return on capital employed 2.5% -8.0% -14.5%
Asset turnover 2.9x 1.7x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACIDDLGO
Debt / assets 34.3% 20.1% 16.9%
Debt / equity 6.5x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.8x
Debt / FCF – 2.7x 41.8x
Liabilities / assets 94.7% 80.9% 72.7%
Equity / assets 5.3% – 27.3%
Interest coverage – -6.2x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.04 – 1.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACIDDLGO
Dividend yield 4.7% – –
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.7% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusACIDDLGO
Forward P/E – 6.6xFY2026 25.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.30FY2026 $0.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +233.3%FY2026 -32.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.0% +37.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $4.24BFY2026 $4.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +22.0%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.6% +2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACIDDLGO
Held by institutions 93.5% 15.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 447 56 243
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% -1.6% -2.2%
Institutions buying 234 13 152
Institutions selling 163 21 65
Buyers to sellers 1.44 0.62 2.34

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.

ACIDDLGO
ACI 1.00 0.03 0.23
DDL 0.03 1.00 0.00
GO 0.23 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACI, DDL and GO?

Albertsons Companies (ACI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Albertsons Companies (ACI) $6.63B, Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) $423.70M, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) $1.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACI, DDL and GO?

Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 204.1x, Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) 5.4x, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -3.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) is cheapest (Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) 6.6x, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) 25.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Albertsons Companies (ACI) -5.1%, Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) -44.2%, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) has the highest net margin (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 0.0%, Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) 4.2%, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -8.0%). On return on invested capital, Albertsons Companies (ACI) leads (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 4.2%, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -27.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) returned the most: Albertsons Companies (ACI) -25.0%, Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) +5.3%, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -13.7%. Over five years, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) compounded fastest (Albertsons Companies (ACI) -14.3%/yr, Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) -41.1%/yr, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -9.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Albertsons Companies (ACI) has been the steadiest (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 39.5%, Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) 55.1%, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) 56.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACI, DDL and GO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) leads on 5. 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.