KR vs ACI vs SFM
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
ACI33.1
Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Consumer Defensive · Grocery Stores
$13.09 +0.54%$6.4B mkt cap
Score DNA
SFM54.2
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.
Consumer Defensive · Grocery Stores
$65.20 −2.15%$6.1B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
KR ACI SFM · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
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Smart money
8 measures| Measure | KR | ACI | SFM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | $2.52M | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-11 | 2026-04-27 | 2026-07-16 |
| 13F net change in holders | −66 | +9 | +11 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,105 | 278 | 307 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 840 | 277 | 235 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +265 | +1 | +72 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | KR | ACI | SFM |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 34.6x
100th
|
— | 12.1x
0th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | — | — | 0.41 |
| Price / sales | 0.3x
12th
|
0.1x
0th
|
0.7x
100th
|
| Price / book | 6.4x
100th
|
4.4x
88th
|
4.1x
75th
|
| Price / tangible book | 14.6x
100th
|
— | 8.5x
83rd
|
| Price / free cash flow | 16.5x
71st
|
2.8x
0th
|
17.1x
86th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 5.7x
25th
|
1.6x
0th
|
9.0x
100th
|
| Enterprise value | $60.1B
100th
|
$22.0B
88th
|
$8.0B
75th
|
| EV / sales | 0.4x
50th
|
0.3x
0th
|
0.9x
100th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 11.2x
100th
|
7.6x
43rd
|
8.3x
57th
|
| EV / EBIT | 30.0x
83rd
|
51.3x
100th
|
11.8x
33rd
|
| EV / free cash flow | 26.4x
86th
|
9.9x
0th
|
22.4x
57th
|
| Earnings yield | 2.9%
38th
|
-0.8%
25th
|
8.3%
100th
|
| FCF yield | 6.0%
38th
|
35.1%
100th
|
5.8%
25th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 17.6%
75th
|
63.3%
100th
|
11.1%
0th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $19.64
0th
|
— | $43.65
40th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | KR | ACI | SFM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 23.1%
0th
|
27.0%
38th
|
37.4%
88th
|
| EBITDA margin | 3.6%
25th
|
3.5%
12th
|
10.7%
100th
|
| Operating margin | 1.4%
25th
|
0.5%
12th
|
7.5%
100th
|
| EBIT margin | 1.3%
38th
|
0.5%
25th
|
7.5%
100th
|
| Net margin | 0.7%
38th
|
-0.1%
25th
|
5.6%
100th
|
| NOPAT margin | 1.1%
25th
|
0.4%
12th
|
5.6%
100th
|
| FCF margin | 1.5%
25th
|
2.7%
62nd
|
3.9%
88th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 4.4%
0th
|
4.8%
62nd
|
7.5%
88th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 15.1%
25th
|
25.9%
75th
|
29.4%
88th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.0%
25th
|
0.0%
38th
|
0.3%
75th
|
| Effective tax rate | 18.7%
0th
|
21.0%
12th
|
25.1%
88th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | KR | ACI | SFM |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 14.3%
75th
|
-2.3%
25th
|
35.2%
100th
|
| ROA | 2.1%
38th
|
-0.2%
25th
|
12.4%
100th
|
| ROIC | 6.0%
38th
|
2.0%
12th
|
14.9%
100th
|
| ROCE | 6.4%
38th
|
2.3%
25th
|
18.9%
100th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 3.9%
38th
|
1.6%
25th
|
16.6%
100th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 23.3%
88th
|
23.6%
100th
|
19.9%
75th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 68.2%
75th
|
80.9%
100th
|
78.6%
88th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 6.6%
75th
|
3.8%
25th
|
12.4%
100th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 7.4%
62nd
|
5.0%
25th
|
13.3%
100th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 22.2%
75th
|
27.7%
88th
|
28.6%
100th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 11.7%
25th
|
39.5%
75th
|
28.3%
50th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | KR | ACI | SFM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 1.6%
25th
|
2.6%
50th
|
7.2%
100th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | -24.9%
0th
|
-24.2%
12th
|
-0.1%
50th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 0.3%
25th
|
3.8%
62nd
|
10.9%
100th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 4.0%
29th
|
— | 7.5%
71st
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 1.4%
38th
|
1.5%
50th
|
11.7%
100th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | -7.8%
43rd
|
-43.1%
0th
|
24.8%
86th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | -60.2%
0th
|
— | 3.7%
60th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | -12.7%
20th
|
— | 25.5%
80th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | -56.5%
0th
|
— | 8.5%
60th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | -7.7%
20th
|
— | 29.4%
80th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | -6.0%
20th
|
— | 18.1%
60th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 2.7%
20th
|
230.9%
80th
|
-29.3%
0th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | -7.1%
14th
|
11.4%
57th
|
7.3%
43rd
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 0.8%
38th
|
6.0%
75th
|
13.8%
88th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | -13.4%
25th
|
-27.2%
0th
|
15.2%
100th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 6.1%
60th
|
6.9%
80th
|
— |
| Sustainable growth rate | 2.5%
0th
|
— | 35.2%
100th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | KR | ACI | SFM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 22.7%
0th
|
27.2%
38th
|
38.1%
88th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 2.3%
25th
|
1.7%
12th
|
7.0%
100th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 1.5%
38th
|
0.9%
25th
|
5.3%
100th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 1.4%
50th
|
1.3%
38th
|
4.4%
100th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.66
25th
|
0.94
62nd
|
0.88
50th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.02
0th
|
0.22
12th
|
0.79
88th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.98
88th
|
0.97
50th
|
0.98
75th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | KR | ACI | SFM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.7B
100th
|
$282.0M
75th
|
$223.9M
62nd
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$22.5B
0th
|
−$15.6B
12th
|
−$1.9B
25th
|
| Working capital | −$5.5B
0th
|
−$1.6B
12th
|
−$6.5M
38th
|
| Current ratio | 0.70
12th
|
0.82
25th
|
0.99
38th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.31
50th
|
0.21
0th
|
0.43
62nd
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.09
25th
|
0.03
0th
|
0.29
62nd
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 45 days
50th
|
23 days
0th
|
39 days
38th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | KR | ACI | SFM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $24.2B
100th
|
$15.9B
88th
|
$2.1B
75th
|
| Debt / equity | 4.14
88th
|
11.11
100th
|
1.40
62nd
|
| Net debt / equity | 3.85
88th
|
10.91
100th
|
1.25
50th
|
| Debt / assets | 48.8%
75th
|
58.5%
88th
|
48.6%
62nd
|
| Debt / capital | 80.5%
88th
|
91.7%
100th
|
58.4%
62nd
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 4.50
71st
|
5.51
100th
|
2.18
29th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.19
71st
|
5.42
100th
|
1.95
43rd
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 3.0x
43rd
|
0.8x
29th
|
346.7x
100th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 10.0x
43rd
|
7.3x
29th
|
346.6x
100th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 3.7 yrs
62nd
|
4.0 yrs
75th
|
3.1 yrs
50th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 88.2%
88th
|
94.7%
100th
|
65.4%
50th
|
| IS credit model rating | BBB- | B+ | A |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 350
62nd
|
650
75th
|
150
25th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | KR | ACI | SFM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 2.90
88th
|
3.08
100th
|
2.22
50th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 4.66
88th
|
5.11
100th
|
3.05
38th
|
| Inventory turnover | 13.9
62nd
|
11.7
38th
|
14.2
75th
|
| Receivables turnover | 67.9
38th
|
81.6
50th
|
141.7
88th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 5 days
62nd
|
4 days
50th
|
3 days
12th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 26 days
38th
|
31 days
62nd
|
26 days
25th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 33 days
88th
|
24 days
62nd
|
17 days
12th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | −1 days
25th
|
11 days
50th
|
11 days
38th
|
| Capex / revenue | 2.9%
38th
|
2.1%
12th
|
3.5%
50th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 1.28
50th
|
0.73
12th
|
1.09
38th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 19.9%
0th
|
25.8%
62nd
|
31.2%
88th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | KR | ACI | SFM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 6.08
100th
|
— | 1.34
0th
|
| FCF / net income | 2.09
100th
|
— | 0.71
20th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 34.4%
25th
|
55.5%
88th
|
52.8%
62nd
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 65.6%
75th
|
44.5%
12th
|
47.2%
38th
|
| Accruals ratio | -10.7%
25th
|
-15.1%
12th
|
-4.2%
100th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -15.4%
0th
|
-9.2%
12th
|
-7.0%
25th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.75
0th
|
— | 1.00
100th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | KR | ACI | SFM |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 39
38th
|
33
25th
|
54
62nd
|
| IS profitability | 24
62nd
|
9
0th
|
53
100th
|
| IS growth | 23
0th
|
35
12th
|
50
75th
|
| IS value | 43
38th
|
36
0th
|
47
50th
|
| IS momentum | 56
25th
|
37
0th
|
77
75th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
62nd
|
80
25th
|
100
62nd
|
| IS quality | 43
25th
|
26
0th
|
66
50th
|
| IS balance sheet | 24
38th
|
17
12th
|
56
62nd
|
| IS earnings quality | 77
38th
|
51
12th
|
91
100th
|
| IS cash flow | 43
50th
|
45
62nd
|
38
25th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 5
12th
|
5
12th
|
5
12th
|
| Altman Z-score | 4.3
62nd
|
3.2
25th
|
4.4
75th
|
| Beneish M-score | −7.84
0th
|
−3.11
38th
|
−2.61
75th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −5.86
62nd
|
−4.97
100th
|
−7.05
38th
|
| IS credit score | 53
38th
|
35
25th
|
75
75th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | KR | ACI | SFM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $37.6B
100th
|
$6.4B
88th
|
$6.1B
75th
|
| Revenue | $149.3B
100th
|
$83.2B
88th
|
$9.0B
75th
|
| EBITDA | $5.4B
100th
|
$2.9B
88th
|
$964.3M
75th
|
| Net income | $1.1B
100th
|
−$51.3M
25th
|
$502.9M
88th
|
| Free cash flow | $2.3B
100th
|
$2.2B
88th
|
$355.2M
75th
|
| Total assets | $49.5B
100th
|
$27.2B
88th
|
$4.3B
75th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $5.8B
100th
|
$1.4B
62nd
|
$1.5B
75th
|
| Employees | 403,000
100th
|
275,000
88th
|
36,000
75th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | KR | ACI | SFM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +1.4% | +0.5% | −2.1% |
| 1 week | +3.2% | +7.5% | +0.1% |
| 1 month | +4.7% | +4.3% | −6.4% |
| 3 months | +9.0% | −11.1% | −12.6% |
| 6 months | −6.7% | −20.8% | −12.1% |
| Year to date | +1.6% | −23.7% | −1.0% |
| 1 year | −7.4% | −31.3% | −51.4% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +51.3% | −38.8% | +67.3% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +76.6% | −28.9% | +162.1% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | KR | ACI | SFM |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 63.0 | 65.7 | 41.7 |
| From 52-week high | −16.9% | −34.0% | −53.3% |
| From 52-week low | +17.5% | +20.6% | +5.4% |
| Beta | 0.41 | 0.23 | 0.67 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17