KR vs WMK vs ACI Stock Comparison

Kroger, Weis Markets and Albertsons Companies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KR Kroger Co
$66.79 +15.9% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$40.48B
P/E
52.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$137.15B
Div. yield
–
Grocery Stores Consumer Staples
3 wins
WMK Weis Markets Inc
$79.16 +9.4% 1M +15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.92B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Grocery Stores Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Weis Markets leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Weis Markets 6, Kroger 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKRWMKACILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.48B $1.92B $6.78B KR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 52.1x 19.3x 208.6x WMK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.7% +4.7% -5.1% WMK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% 2.0% 0.0% WMK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.7% — 4.2% KR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.7% +15.5% -27.3% WMK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.7%/yr +7.3%/yr -14.7%/yr KR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 26.4% 39.5% WMK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 56/100 36/100 WMK

Percentile Scorecard

KRWMKACI

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

AxisKRWMKACI
Valuation 46 #22 of 40 74 #11 of 40 62 #16 of 40
Growth 8 #35 of 38 35 #25 of 38 3 #37 of 38
Profitability 31 #26 of 37 53 #18 of 37 22 #29 of 37
Financial Health 15 #34 of 40 92 #4 of 40 3 #39 of 40
Shareholder Returns 63 #11 of 28 26 #21 of 28 93 #3 of 28
Overall 33 56 36
  • KR ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • WMK ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • ACI ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKRWMKACISPY
1 month +15.9%+9.4%+19.3% -1.0%
3 months +17.4%+8.0%+26.7% +2.9%
6 months -0.7%+15.2%-16.0% +6.4%
Year to date +6.9%+23.5%-18.7% +11.4%
1 year -2.7%+15.5%-27.3% +13.1%
3 years +53.2%+24.9%-35.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +15.3%+7.7%-13.8% +21.5%
5 years +66.0%+42.5%-54.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.7%+7.3%-14.7% +10.9%
10 years +117.1%+41.9%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.1%+3.6%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureKRWMKACISPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%26.4%39.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.7%27.1%45.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.69-0.12-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.090.59-0.69 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.7%-37.1%-70.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.7%-4.2%-27.3% -2.5%
52-week high $75.60$82.63$19.21 $779.14
52-week low $55.53$61.60$11.02 $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.

MultipleKRWMKACI
P/E now vs peer median 52.1xmedian 21.6x 19.7xmedian 21.6x 208.1xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 9.7x 6.9xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 17.8x 50.1xmedian 17.8x 11.3xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 3.0x 1.4xmedian 3.0x 4.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -3.03median 1.06 -7.20median 1.06 -2.99median 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 monthsKRWMKACI
Revenue $137.15B $5.07B $77.19B
Gross profit $31.69B $1.29B $20.93B
Operating income $1.54B $126.45M $452.80M
Net income $798.00M $99.57M $32.50M
Free cash flow – $39.10M –
EPS (diluted) $1.28 $4.02 $0.07
Cash & equivalents $1.68B $103.53M $282.00M
Total debt $70.53B – $35.41B
Shares (diluted) 608.00M 24.74M 488.20M
Enterprise value $26.63B $1.13B $5.83B

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
MetricKRWMKACI
P/E 52.1x 19.7x 208.1x
P/FCF 10.1x 50.1x 11.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.1x –
P/S 0.3x 0.4x 0.1x
P/B 6.7x 1.4x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 1.4x -11.1x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x 6.9x –
EV/EBIT 35.6x 13.8x 34.5x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.3x 0.2x
EV/FCF – 44.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 7.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.03 -7.20 -2.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRWMKACI
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.7% 4.7% -5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 1.8% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.7% 6.8% -5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 2.6% -1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -60.8% 4.7% -70.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -16.7% -4.6% -40.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -70.8% -3.4% -96.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.3% -3.9% -71.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -68.6% 2.9% -96.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -17.2% -2.7% -69.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 38.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 503.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -25.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRWMKACI
Gross margin 23.1% 25.5% 27.1%
EBITDA margin 3.3% 5.0% –
Operating margin 1.1% 2.5% 0.6%
Pretax margin 0.7% 2.6% 0.0%
Net margin 0.6% 2.0% 0.0%
FCF margin – 0.8% –
Operating cash flow margin – 4.8% –
Return on equity 13.5% 7.2% 2.0%
Return on assets 1.6% 4.9% 0.1%
Return on invested capital 5.7% – 4.2%
Return on capital employed 4.9% 7.4% 2.5%
Asset turnover 2.8x 2.5x 2.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRWMKACI
Debt / assets 34.3% – 34.3%
Debt / equity 2.9x – 6.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 88.2% 32.2% 94.7%
Equity / assets 11.8% 67.8% 5.3%
Interest coverage 153.9x – –
Current ratio 0.7x 2.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.9x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.13 5.81 3.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRWMKACI
Dividend yield 2.2% 1.7% 5.8%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.2% 1.7% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 33.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 86.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -8.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -2.3% –

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.

ConsensusKRWMKACI
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.30FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +9.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +7.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $159.97BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after -6.9% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRWMKACI
Held by institutions 85.6% 46.2% 93.5%
Institutions holding 1,319 197 447
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +5.5% +1.7%
Institutions buying 668 112 234
Institutions selling 473 57 163
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.96 1.44

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.

KRWMKACI
KR 1.00 0.42 0.59
WMK 0.42 1.00 0.41
ACI 0.59 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KR, WMK and ACI?

Kroger (KR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kroger (KR) $40.48B, Weis Markets (WMK) $1.92B, Albertsons Companies (ACI) $6.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, KR, WMK and ACI?

Weis Markets (WMK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kroger (KR) 52.1x, Weis Markets (WMK) 19.3x, Albertsons Companies (ACI) 208.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Weis Markets (WMK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kroger (KR) -6.7%, Weis Markets (WMK) +4.7%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) -5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Weis Markets (WMK) has the highest net margin (Kroger (KR) 0.6%, Weis Markets (WMK) 2.0%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) 0.0%). On return on invested capital, Kroger (KR) leads (Kroger (KR) 5.7%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Weis Markets (WMK) returned the most: Kroger (KR) -2.7%, Weis Markets (WMK) +15.5%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) -27.3%. Over five years, Kroger (KR) compounded fastest (Kroger (KR) +10.7%/yr, Weis Markets (WMK) +7.3%/yr, Albertsons Companies (ACI) -14.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kroger (KR) 0.00%, Weis Markets (WMK) 0.02%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) 0.00%. Kroger (KR) and Albertsons Companies (ACI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Weis Markets (WMK) has been the steadiest (Kroger (KR) 30.0%, Weis Markets (WMK) 26.4%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) 39.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KR, WMK and ACI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Weis Markets (WMK) leads on 6. 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.