ACI vs MUSA vs DDL Stock Comparison

Albertsons Companies, Murphy USA and Dingdong (Cayman) Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MUSA Murphy USA Inc.
$509.55 -1.1% 1M +38.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.25B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.26B
Div. yield
–
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
7 wins
DDL Dingdong (Cayman) Ltd
$1.87 -12.6% 1M +5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$409.61M
P/E
5.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.86B
Div. yield
–
Grocery Stores Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Murphy USA leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Murphy USA 7, Dingdong (Cayman) 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACIMUSADDLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.69B $9.25B $409.61M MUSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 205.8x 13.9x 5.2x DDL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.3x 6.2x DDL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.1% +20.2% -44.2% MUSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% 2.9% 4.2% DDL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 25.2% — MUSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.6% +38.4% +5.1% MUSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.5%/yr +24.5%/yr -42.7%/yr MUSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.2% 39.2% 54.9% MUSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 62/100 51/100 MUSA

Percentile Scorecard

ACIMUSADDL

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

AxisACIMUSADDL
Valuation 62 #16 of 40 59 #17 of 40 85 #7 of 40
Growth 3 #37 of 38 81 #8 of 38 46 #21 of 38
Profitability 22 #29 of 37 86 #6 of 37 39 #23 of 37
Financial Health 3 #39 of 40 28 #29 of 40 36 #26 of 40
Shareholder Returns 89 #4 of 28 56 #13 of 28 –
Overall 36 62 51
  • ACI ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • MUSA ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • DDL ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACIMUSADDLSPY
1 month +12.8%-1.1%-12.6% -2.0%
3 months +9.9%-13.6%-19.7% -2.2%
6 months -17.7%-15.7%-27.5% +4.2%
Year to date -22.7%+26.3%-24.9% +10.6%
1 year -24.6%+38.4%+5.1% +10.4%
3 years -39.5%+34.5%-5.1% +73.6%
3 years, per year -15.5%+10.4%-1.7% +20.2%
5 years -61.8%+198.9%-93.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year -17.5%+24.5%-42.7% +10.1%
10 years —+678.7%— +261.3%
10 years, per year —+22.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACIMUSADDLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.2%39.2%54.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.1%39.2%50.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.29-0.710.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.610.980.09 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.1%-35.8%-97.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.9%-18.3%-41.6% -3.2%
52-week high $18.66$623.43$3.20 $779.14
52-week low $11.02$356.57$1.67 $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.

MultipleACIMUSADDL
P/E now vs peer median 197.8xmedian 20.5x 14.2xmedian 20.5x 5.1xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.4x 0.4xmedian 0.4x 0.4xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.5x 8.8xmedian 9.5x —median 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 14.5x 13.8xmedian 14.5x 9.1xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.7x 11.6xmedian 2.7x —median 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median -2.84median 1.00 1.00median 1.00 0.10median 1.00

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 monthsACIMUSADDL
Revenue $77.19B $23.26B $1.86B
Gross profit $20.93B $2.71B $534.39M
Operating income $452.80M $980.10M -$10.87M
Net income $32.50M $663.30M $81.55M
Free cash flow – $667.50M $89.46M
R&D – – $64.50M
EPS (diluted) $0.07 $35.75 $0.35
Cash & equivalents $282.00M $161.80M $209.46M
Total debt $9.33B $2.19B $242.71M
Shares (diluted) 488.20M 18.55M 224.83M
Enterprise value $5.74B $8.73B -$1.03B

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
MetricACIMUSADDL
P/E 197.8x 14.2x 5.1x
P/FCF 11.3x 13.8x 9.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.0x 9.1x
P/S 0.1x 0.4x 0.4x
P/B 4.4x 11.6x –
P/Tangible book -10.6x 14.1x –
EV/EBITDA – 8.8x –
EV/EBIT 33.8x 11.4x -72.7x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.5x 0.4x
EV/FCF – 16.8x 8.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.8x 8.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.84 1.00 0.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACIMUSADDL
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.1% 20.2% -44.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 2.1% -15.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.9% 16.9% 2.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 5.9% -18.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -70.6% 38.4% -133.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.0% 7.8% 40.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -96.7% 40.8% 74.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -71.3% 8.1% 54.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -96.2% 45.9% 67.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.5% 14.1% 50.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 40.6% -17.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.1% 73.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 81.8% -17.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.0% 73.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACIMUSADDL
Gross margin 27.1% 11.7% 28.7%
EBITDA margin – 5.5% –
Operating margin 0.6% 4.2% -0.6%
Pretax margin 0.0% 3.7% -0.1%
Net margin 0.0% 2.9% 4.2%
FCF margin – 2.9% 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 4.9% 4.8%
Return on equity 2.0% 84.1% –
Return on assets 0.1% 12.9% 7.4%
Return on invested capital 4.2% 25.2% –
Return on capital employed 2.5% 24.7% -8.0%
Asset turnover 2.9x 4.5x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACIMUSADDL
Debt / assets 34.3% 42.2% 20.1%
Debt / equity 6.5x 2.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x –
Debt / FCF – 3.3x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 94.7% 84.7% 80.9%
Equity / assets 5.3% 15.3% –
Interest coverage – 8.5x -6.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.03 7.60 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACIMUSADDL
Dividend yield 5.0% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield – 4.1% –
Shareholder yield 5.0% 4.6% –
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.

ConsensusACIMUSADDL
Forward P/E – 14.3xFY2026 6.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $35.60FY2026 $0.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +43.0%FY2026 +233.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -7.9% +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $22.85BFY2026 $4.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +17.9%FY2026 +22.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -5.8% +7.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACIMUSADDL
Held by institutions 93.5% 83.0% 15.8%
Institutions holding 447 609 56
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% -2.2% -1.6%
Institutions buying 234 313 13
Institutions selling 163 190 21
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.65 0.62

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.

ACIMUSADDL
ACI 1.00 0.11 0.03
MUSA 0.11 1.00 0.15
DDL 0.03 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACI, MUSA and DDL?

Murphy USA (MUSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Albertsons Companies (ACI) $6.69B, Murphy USA (MUSA) $9.25B, Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) $409.61M.

Which stock is cheaper, ACI, MUSA and DDL?

Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 205.8x, Murphy USA (MUSA) 13.9x, Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) 5.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) is cheapest (Murphy USA (MUSA) 14.3x, Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) 6.2x). 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%, Murphy USA (MUSA) +20.2%, Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) -44.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) has the highest net margin (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 0.0%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 2.9%, Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) 4.2%). On return on invested capital, Murphy USA (MUSA) leads (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 4.2%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 25.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Murphy USA (MUSA) returned the most: Albertsons Companies (ACI) -24.6%, Murphy USA (MUSA) +38.4%, Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) +5.1%. Over five years, Murphy USA (MUSA) compounded fastest (Albertsons Companies (ACI) -17.5%/yr, Murphy USA (MUSA) +24.5%/yr, Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) -42.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Murphy USA (MUSA) has been the steadiest (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 40.2%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 39.2%, Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) 54.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.