Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI) reported $18.92 billion in revenue for the quarter ended August 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 2%. EPS of $0.44 for the same period compares to $0.51 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $18.9 billion, representing a surprise of +0.1%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +12.82%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.39.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Albertsons Companies performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Same - Store Sales (Identical sales): 2.2% compared to the 2% average estimate based on five analysts.
- Number of stores at end of quarter: 2,257 versus 2,267 estimated by four analysts on average.
- Total Square Footage - Retail Square Feet: 112.5 million compared to the 112.93 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Revenues- Fuel: $911.3 million versus $951.3 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -4.2% change.
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Shares of Albertsons Companies have returned -7.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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