Albertsons vs Kroger
Kroger reported revenue of $147.6 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.8 times Albertsons' $83.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Albertsons' revenue grew 3.5% in its latest year, and Kroger's grew 0.3%. Albertsons had an operating margin of 0.9%, against 1.3% at Kroger. Free cash flow was $527 million at Albertsons and $3.5 billion at Kroger. Their fiscal years end in different months (February 28 and January 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Albertsons | Kroger | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Feb 28, 2026 | FY2025, Jan 31, 2026 |
| Revenue | $83.2B | $147.6B |
| Revenue growth | 3.5% | 0.3% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 3.6% | 2.2% |
| Gross margin | 27.2% | — |
| Operating margin | 0.9% | 1.3% |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Free cash flow | $527M | $3.5B |
| Free cash flow margin | 0.6% | 2.3% |
| Return on capital | 5.5% | 7.6% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 3.3x | 2.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.8B | $3.6B |
| Change in diluted share count | −6.3% | −9.0% |
| Last close | $13.98 | $66.77 |
| P/E at the last close | — | 37.1× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $2.5 million, sold $2.3 million | sold $6.2 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 4 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Albertsons and Kroger pages.