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ACI Albertsons Companies, Inc.

Grocery Stores · Market cap $9.6B · Score date Apr 9, 2026

57.9
Neutral
Raw BEACON composite

How to read this page

The big number above is ACI's BEACON composite — a 0-100 sector-relative score blending three factors: Value (40%), Quality (35%), and Momentum (25%). A score of 70+ means ACI ranks well against its Consumer Staples peers on most factors. The current macro regime is then overlaid to produce the regime-adjusted score lower on this page.

Every metric on this page is computed against Consumer Staples peers, not the whole market. A "cheap" P/E in tech isn't the same as a "cheap" P/E in utilities. Read the full methodology →

Value 40%

How cheap is ACI compared to other Consumer Staples stocks? Lower forward P/E, EV/EBITDA, and P/FCF earn higher Value scores.

67.9
Forward P/E
8.18
EV / EBITDA
6.32
P / FCF
15.91
PEG
n/m

Quality 35%

How healthy is the underlying business? Higher gross margin, ROE, and FCF yield (and lower debt) earn higher Quality scores.

47.8
Gross Margin
+27.7%
ROE
+28.3%
Debt / Equity
4.19
FCF Yield
+6.29%

Momentum 25%

Is the market starting to recognize the value? Above the 200-day moving average and a positive 3-month return earn higher Momentum scores.

56.0
Price
$17.47
200-day SMA
$18.40
vs 200-day
-5.0%
3-month change
+4.9%

ACI vs Consumer Staples Median

Each row compares ACI to the median stock in the Consumer Staples sector. ▲ Better means ACI is better positioned than the sector median for that metric (cheaper for valuation metrics, healthier for quality metrics). ▼ Worse means the opposite. Tiny differences (within 2%) are shown as In line.

Metric ACI Consumer Staples Median vs Median
Forward P/E 8.18 16.91 ▲ Better
EV / EBITDA 6.32 13.22 ▲ Better
P / FCF 15.91 19.32 ▲ Better
PEG Ratio n/m n/m ▼ n/m
Gross Margin +27.7% +36.0% ▼ Worse
ROE +28.3% +15.1% ▲ Better
Debt / Equity 4.19 0.83 ▼ Worse
FCF Yield +6.3% +5.0% ▲ Better

Regime Fit

The current macro regime favors some sectors and pressures others. BEACON multiplies ACI's raw score by a sector-specific multiplier to produce its regime-adjusted score. The regime contribution below is how many score points the overlay added (or subtracted) for this stock.

Current regimeEXPANSION
Confidence70.0%
Fit▼ Headwind
Base multiplier0.90x
Effective multiplier0.93x
Regime contribution-4.1 pts
Raw BEACON57.9
Regime-adjusted53.8
Global rank#196
Sector rank#7 / 58

Financial Health

These five indicators drive BEACON's hard red-flag gates. If any of them lands in the red zone, the composite score is capped at 40 regardless of how the Value/Quality/Momentum sub-scores look. Refreshed weekly from ACI's most recent annual filings.

Altman Z-Score
3.24
Safe Zone
≥ 3.0 safe · 1.81-2.99 grey · < 1.8 distress
Current Ratio
0.90
Tight
≥ 1.5 healthy · 1.0-1.49 adequate · < 0.5 critical
Revenue YoY Growth
+1.5%
Flat
≥ +5% growing · 0 to -15% declining · < -15% sharp
Consecutive Negative FCF Years
0
None
3+ years triggers a red flag
Consecutive Revenue Decline Years
0
None
2+ years (combined w/ -15% YoY) triggers a red flag

Flags

Advisory flags

  • earnings_imminent

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