Albertsons vs Sprouts Farmers Market
Albertsons reported revenue of $83.2 billion in fiscal 2025, 9.4 times Sprouts Farmers Market's $8.8 billion in fiscal 2025. Albertsons' revenue grew 3.5% in its latest year, and Sprouts Farmers Market's grew 14.1%. Albertsons had an operating margin of 0.9%, against 7.8% at Sprouts Farmers Market. Free cash flow was $527 million at Albertsons and $468 million at Sprouts Farmers Market. Their fiscal years end in different months (February 28 and December 28), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Albertsons | Sprouts Farmers Market | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Feb 28, 2026 | FY2025, Dec 28, 2025 |
| Revenue | $83.2B | $8.8B |
| Revenue growth | 3.5% | 14.1% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 3.6% | 6.4% |
| Gross margin | 27.2% | 38.8% |
| Operating margin | 0.9% | 7.8% |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 6.0% |
| Free cash flow | $527M | $468M |
| Free cash flow margin | 0.6% | 5.3% |
| Return on capital | 5.5% | 46.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 3.3x | −0.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.8B | $472M |
| Change in diluted share count | −6.3% | −2.6% |
| Last close | $13.98 | $65.91 |
| P/E at the last close | — | 12.6× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $2.5 million, sold $2.3 million | bought $440,248, sold $22.6 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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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 Sprouts Farmers Market pages.