Albertsons Companies (ACI) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026)
Albertsons Companies (ACI) reported Operating Margin of 2.5% for Q1 2026, down 397.0% year-over-year from 0.84% in Q1 2025, and down 197.71% on a QoQ basis from 2.56% in Q4 2025.
Albertsons Companies (ACI) has 10 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 2.5% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 397.0% year-over-year to 2.5% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 0.87% (down 105.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.87%, down 105.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin slipped to 2.5% in Q1 2026 per ACI's latest filing, from 2.56% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 3.82% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 2.5% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 2.48% (2023), against an average of 2.19%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Margin jumped 493 bps; it then tumbled 397 bps in 2026.
- Tracing ACI's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 3.21% in 2022, then retreated by 5 bps to 3.05% in 2023, then dropped by 9 bps to 2.76% in 2024, then retreated by 7 bps to 2.56% in 2025, then plunged by 198 bps to 2.5% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ACI Operating Margin figures stand at 2.5% (Q1 2026), 2.56% (Q4 2025), and 1.56% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kroger | 43.85 Bn | 40.52 Bn | 8.12 Bn | -1.13% |
| 2 | Albertsons Companies | 8.84 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 5.51 Bn | -2.50% |
| 3 | Sprouts Farmers Market | 8.22 Bn | 7.97 Bn | 917.28 Mn | 9.24% |
| 4 | Weis Markets | 1.79 Bn | 1.59 Bn | 330.25 Mn | 2.84% |
| 5 | Grocery Outlet Holding | 788.88 Mn | 729.89 Mn | 345.20 Mn | -15.26% |
| 6 | Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage | 662.10 Mn | 641.38 Mn | 102.44 Mn | 5.37% |
| 7 | Krispy Kreme | 562.50 Mn | 489.27 Mn | 356.92 Mn | -0.99% |
| 8 | Ingles Markets | 393.09 Mn | -32.08 Mn | 325.26 Mn | 2.64% |
| 9 | Village Super Market | 190.86 Mn | 30.76 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | VenHub Global | 116.00 Mn | 110.21 Mn | 3,689.00 | -6,574.19% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | -2.50% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 2.56% |
| Sep 6, 2025 | 1.56% |
| Jun 14, 2025 | 1.81% |
| Feb 22, 2025 | 1.47% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 2.76% |
| Sep 7, 2024 | 1.57% |
| Jun 15, 2024 | 1.89% |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 2.32% |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 3.05% |
| Sep 9, 2023 | 2.48% |
| Jun 17, 2023 | 2.59% |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 2.37% |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 3.21% |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 2.96% |
| Jun 18, 2022 | 3.26% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 3.82% |
| Dec 4, 2021 | 3.58% |
| Sep 11, 2021 | 2.94% |
| Jun 19, 2021 | 3.23% |
| Feb 27, 2021 | -1.11% |
| Dec 5, 2020 | 1.68% |
| Sep 12, 2020 | 3.57% |
| Jun 20, 2020 | 4.27% |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 29.69% |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 1.46% |
| Sep 7, 2019 | 4.11% |
| Jun 15, 2019 | 1.72% |
| Feb 23, 2019 | 2.06% |
| Dec 1, 2018 | 1.26% |
| Sep 8, 2018 | 0.94% |
| Jun 16, 2018 | 1.04% |
| Feb 24, 2018 | 1.30% |
| Dec 2, 2017 | -0.74% |
| Sep 9, 2017 | -1.59% |
| Jun 17, 2017 | 0.45% |
| Feb 25, 2017 | 1.35% |