Albertsons Companies (ACI)

Gross profit margin

Feb 28, 2025 Nov 30, 2024 Aug 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 Feb 29, 2024 Nov 30, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Nov 30, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 Nov 30, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 Nov 30, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 May 31, 2020
Gross profit (ttm) US$ in thousands 21,757,300 22,207,700 22,158,600 22,078,800 22,500,900 21,985,800 21,910,200 21,502,800 21,385,100 21,285,100 20,993,500 21,076,400 20,722,400 20,297,600 19,976,100 19,834,000 20,414,500 20,273,000 19,759,500 19,126,100
Revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 80,390,900 79,930,900 79,713,700 79,452,900 79,237,700 79,163,300 78,760,900 78,389,600 77,649,700 76,768,100 75,341,600 73,927,900 71,887,000 70,275,800 68,956,300 68,208,200 69,690,400 69,354,900 68,049,200 66,468,300
Gross profit margin 27.06% 27.78% 27.80% 27.79% 28.40% 27.77% 27.82% 27.43% 27.54% 27.73% 27.86% 28.51% 28.83% 28.88% 28.97% 29.08% 29.29% 29.23% 29.04% 28.77%

February 28, 2025 calculation

Gross profit margin = Gross profit (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $21,757,300K ÷ $80,390,900K
= 27.06%

The gross profit margin of Albertsons Companies has exhibited a relatively stable trend over the analyzed period from May 2020 through February 2025. Initially, the margin increased modestly from 28.77% in May 2020 to a peak of approximately 29.29% in February 2021, indicating an improvement in the company's ability to generate gross profit relative to net sales during this period. Subsequently, the margin experienced a gradual decline, decreasing to around 27.54% by February 2023. This downward trend persisted into late 2023, although slight fluctuations occurred, with the margin rising marginally to approximately 27.82% in August 2023 before settling at about 27.77% in November 2023.

Notably, there was a recent uptick in the gross profit margin, reaching approximately 28.40% in February 2024, suggesting a temporary improvement in profitability on the gross level. However, this increase was not sustained, and the margin declined again to within the 27.78% to 27.80% range through August 2024. As of February 2025, the gross profit margin settled at approximately 27.06%, marking a slight decrease from previous levels.

Overall, the data indicates that Albertsons Companies has maintained a relatively consistent gross profit margin, mostly fluctuating within a narrow band of approximately 27.0% to 29.3%. The observed trend reflects minor variations possibly influenced by factors such as changes in cost of goods sold, competitive pricing strategies, and shifts in product mix, but no significant structural shifts are evident from the data. The consistency suggests stable core operations with limited volatility in gross profitability over the analyzed timeframe.


Peer comparison

Feb 28, 2025

Company name
Symbol
Gross profit margin
Albertsons Companies
ACI
27.06%
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp
GO
30.24%
Kroger Company
KR
22.04%
Sprouts Farmers Market LLC
SFM
37.28%