Albertsons Companies (ACI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026)
Albertsons Companies (ACI) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of -2.50% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Feb 28, 2026), down 3.97 percentage points from 1.47% a year earlier and down 5.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Albertsons Companies (ACI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Feb 28, 2026), Albertsons Companies reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 0.87%, down 1.05 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for four straight fiscal years, with a five-year change of -1.45 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 1.92% in FY2025 (-0.69 pp), 2.61% in FY2024 (-0.36 pp), 2.97% in FY2023 (-0.42 pp) and 3.39% in FY2022 (+1.07 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to fiscal Q4 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for 14 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.88 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 4.93 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2022, against a drop of 3.97 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 2.56% (Q3 2026), 1.56% (Q2 2026) and 1.81% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 4.99% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 408.32 Bn | 337.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 3.99% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.11 Bn | 31.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 4.44% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.86 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 2.80% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.24 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 6.81% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.83 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 8.54% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.05 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 14.11% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.97 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 4.21% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.22 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 10.29% |
| 10 | Albertsons Companies | 5.82 Bn | 5.00 Bn | 5.51 Bn | -2.50% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |
API Access
Albertsons Companies Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ACI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "ACI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ACI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();