ACI vs SBH vs WOOF Stock Comparison

Albertsons Companies, Sally Beauty Holdings and Petco Health & Wellness Company Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACI Albertsons Companies, Inc.
$13.96 +19.3% 1M -27.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.78B
P/E
208.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.19B
Div. yield
–
Grocery Stores Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionACISBHWOOFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.78B $1.66B $714.07M ACI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 208.6x 8.6x 23.6x SBH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.2x 9.1x SBH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.1% +1.1% -1.3% SBH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% 5.2% 0.5% SBH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 14.1% 0.0% SBH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.5x 3.5x SBH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.3% +15.6% -33.8% SBH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.7%/yr +1.7%/yr -36.5%/yr SBH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 42.8% 57.9% ACI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 74/100 51/100 SBH

Percentile Scorecard

ACISBHWOOF

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

AxisACISBHWOOF
Valuation 62 #16 of 40 95 #3 of 40 100 #1 of 40
Growth 3 #37 of 38 38 #24 of 38 54 #18 of 38
Profitability 22 #29 of 37 89 #5 of 37 36 #24 of 37
Financial Health 3 #39 of 40 62 #16 of 40 13 #35 of 40
Shareholder Returns 93 #3 of 28 85 #5 of 28 –
Overall 36 74 51
  • ACI ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • SBH ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • WOOF ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACISBHWOOFSPY
1 month +19.3%+3.9%+6.1% -1.0%
3 months +26.7%+18.9%-6.1% +2.9%
6 months -16.0%+18.0%-16.7% +6.4%
Year to date -18.7%+22.1%-12.8% +11.4%
1 year -27.3%+15.6%-33.8% +13.1%
3 years -35.9%+119.8%-23.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year -13.8%+30.0%-8.7% +21.5%
5 years -54.7%+8.7%-89.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -14.7%+1.7%-36.5% +10.9%
10 years —-33.9%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —-4.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureACISBHWOOFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%42.8%57.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.3%43.3%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.240.750.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.690.36-0.58 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.1%-66.6%-94.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.3%-1.2%-35.9% -2.5%
52-week high $19.21$17.62$3.82 $779.14
52-week low $11.02$11.82$2.18 $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.

MultipleACISBHWOOF
P/E now vs peer median 208.1xmedian 21.6x 8.6xmedian 21.6x 23.1xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.7x 5.5xmedian 9.7x 5.3xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 17.8x 6.8xmedian 17.8x 2.6xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 3.0x 1.9xmedian 3.0x 0.5xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -2.99median 1.06 0.89median 1.06 -2.77median 1.06

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 monthsACISBHWOOF
Revenue $77.19B $3.73B $5.97B
Gross profit $20.93B $1.94B $2.32B
Operating income $452.80M $314.21M $133.49M
Net income $32.50M $192.27M $30.27M
Free cash flow – $241.21M $237.83M
EPS (diluted) $0.07 $1.96 $0.10
Cash & equivalents $282.00M $173.10M $293.50M
Total debt $35.41B $807.57M $1.48B
Shares (diluted) 488.20M 97.91M 290.50M
Enterprise value $5.83B $1.02B -$240.38M

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
MetricACISBHWOOF
P/E 208.1x 8.6x 23.1x
P/FCF 11.3x 6.8x 2.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 4.4x 1.6x
P/S 0.1x 0.4x 0.1x
P/B 4.6x 1.9x 0.5x
P/Tangible book -11.1x 2.0x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA – 5.5x 5.3x
EV/EBIT 34.5x 7.2x 13.4x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.6x 0.3x
EV/FCF – 9.4x 7.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 6.2x 4.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.99 0.89 -2.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACISBHWOOF
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.1% 1.1% -1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -0.4% -1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.9% 2.5% -0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 0.8% -1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -70.6% -4.8% 65.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.0% 3.0% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -96.7% -0.9% 207.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -71.3% 5.6% -5.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -96.2% 4.5% 205.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.5% 9.6% -8.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 39.2% 99.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.3% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 43.6% 305.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.7% 24.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACISBHWOOF
Gross margin 27.1% 52.1% 38.8%
EBITDA margin – 11.1% 5.6%
Operating margin 0.6% 8.4% 2.2%
Pretax margin 0.0% 6.9% 0.0%
Net margin 0.0% 5.2% 0.5%
FCF margin – 6.5% 4.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 9.9% 6.3%
Return on equity 2.0% 22.5% 0.7%
Return on assets 0.1% 6.7% 0.2%
Return on invested capital 4.2% 14.1% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 2.5% 13.6% 3.4%
Asset turnover 2.9x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 12.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACISBHWOOF
Debt / assets 34.3% 28.0% 28.6%
Debt / equity 6.5x 0.9x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.5x 3.5x
Debt / FCF – 3.3x 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 94.7% 69.8% 76.6%
Equity / assets 5.3% 30.2% 23.4%
Interest coverage – – 1.0x
Current ratio 0.8x 2.4x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.04 2.93 1.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACISBHWOOF
Dividend yield 5.8% – –
Net buyback yield – 5.5% –
Shareholder yield 5.8% 5.5% –
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.

ConsensusACISBHWOOF
Forward P/E – 8.2xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.13FY2026 $0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +12.1%FY2026 +58.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +3.3% -11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.87BFY2026 $6.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +4.6%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.1% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACISBHWOOF
Held by institutions 93.5% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 447 248 196
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +13.4% +1.0%
Institutions buying 234 125 84
Institutions selling 163 83 70
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.51 1.20

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.

ACISBHWOOF
ACI 1.00 0.14 0.18
SBH 0.14 1.00 0.22
WOOF 0.18 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACI, SBH and WOOF?

Albertsons Companies (ACI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Albertsons Companies (ACI) $6.78B, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) $1.66B, Petco Health & Wellness Company (WOOF) $714.07M.

Which stock is cheaper, ACI, SBH and WOOF?

Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 208.6x, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) 8.6x, Petco Health & Wellness Company (WOOF) 23.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) is cheapest (Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) 8.2x, Petco Health & Wellness Company (WOOF) 9.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Albertsons Companies (ACI) -5.1%, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) +1.1%, Petco Health & Wellness Company (WOOF) -1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) has the highest net margin (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 0.0%, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) 5.2%, Petco Health & Wellness Company (WOOF) 0.5%). On return on invested capital, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) leads (Albertsons Companies (ACI) 4.2%, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) 14.1%, Petco Health & Wellness Company (WOOF) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) returned the most: Albertsons Companies (ACI) -27.3%, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) +15.6%, Petco Health & Wellness Company (WOOF) -33.8%. Over five years, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) compounded fastest (Albertsons Companies (ACI) -14.7%/yr, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) +1.7%/yr, Petco Health & Wellness Company (WOOF) -36.5%/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%, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) 42.8%, Petco Health & Wellness Company (WOOF) 57.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACI, SBH and WOOF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) 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.