Does Albertsons Companies, Inc. have an economic moat?

Based on its FY2026 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI) 42.1 out of 100 — a Shallow moat. The four filters behind that score (each 0–100): pricing power 50, returns on capital 54, balance-sheet safety 9, capital discipline 45.

How has ACI's Moat Score changed over time?

The record logs 3 readings since Jul 17, 2026; the latest reads 42.1 out of 100 (shallow moat). No tier changes on record yet. The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.

The Moat Index

Albertsons Companies, Inc.

ACI · Consumer Discretionary · FY2026 filings · Shallow moat ·

Doesn't clear the bar

Shallow moat

The four filters

Pricing power50

Median gross margin 27.9% over 10y, very stable.

Returns on capital54

Median ROIC 12.0%, above the 9% hurdle in 67% of years.

Balance-sheet safety9

Net debt/EBITDA 3.3x, interest coverage 2x.

Capital discipline45

Owner earnings trend unclear, share count flat.

Margin of safety

Above valueOn sale

No price data

Owner earnings (normalized): $1.3B
Est. intrinsic value / share: —
Recent price: $15.11
Discount to value: No price data

Conservative model: 9% discount rate, 0% assumed growth (capped at 4%), maintenance capex ≈ min(capex, D&A).

12 years of fundamentals

The business, in plain English

Albertsons Companies, Inc. booked $83.2B of revenue in FY2026 in the Consumer Discretionary sector and kept 27.2% of it as gross profit — a moderate-margin business by that measure. After every other cost, 0.3% of each revenue dollar reached the bottom line.

Across the filed record, revenue grew from $58.7B (FY2016) to $83.2B (FY2026) — about 3.5% a year compounded over 10 years.

It earned 5.6% on invested capital in FY2026, with a median of 12.0% across 9 filed years. The Returns on Capital filter above scores it 54/100.

The balance sheet carried $8.9B of total debt in FY2026 against $291.7M of owner earnings — roughly 30.7 years of owner earnings to retire it all. Balance-Sheet Safety scores it 9/100.

Put together: Returns on Capital is the strongest of the four filters (54/100) and Balance-Sheet Safety the weakest (9/100), which is how ACI lands at 42/100 — a Shallow moat.

This breakdown is generated from the filed numbers and sub-scores above — no outside narrative, no estimates. Where a filing doesn’t disclose an input, the sentence that would need it is omitted instead of guessed.

RevenueSales, as filed$83.2B FY2026

Gross marginRevenue kept after cost of goods27.2% FY2026

Return on invested capitalOperating profit on the capital employed5.6% FY2026

Owner earningsCash an owner could take out$291.7M FY2026

Gaps in a line mean that item isn’t in ACI’s filings for that year — the series is never interpolated or estimated. The Table view lists every filed value, including operating and net margins, total debt, and share count.

Moat Score history

Moat Score over timeLast scored reading of each day, on the 0–100 scale42.1 / 100

Score history begins Jul 17, 2026 — the record builds from here and can’t be backfilled.

Tier changesSame-methodology crossings of the Wide / Narrow / Shallow bars

None yet — ACI has read Shallow moat for every logged capture since Jul 17, 2026.

Scores are logged append-only and never overwritten — this record can’t be backfilled, which is exactly why it’s worth keeping.

Consumer Discretionary context

#198 of 340 scored Consumer Discretionary companies, ranked by Moat Score.

Nearest peers by Moat Score

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Common questions about ACI

Does Albertsons Companies, Inc. have an economic moat?: Based on its FY2026 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI) 42.1 out of 100 — a Shallow moat. The four filters behind that score (each 0–100): pricing power 50, returns on capital 54, balance-sheet safety 9, capital discipline 45.
How has ACI's Moat Score changed over time?: The record logs 3 readings since Jul 17, 2026; the latest reads 42.1 out of 100 (shallow moat). No tier changes on record yet. The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.

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