Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Business
Albertsons Companies, Inc. operates as a leading food and drug retailer providing full-service grocery and pharmacy retailing across a portfolio of well-known banners. Its main products and services include grocery products, pharmacy services and vaccines, health and beauty care items, general merchandise, fuel, Own Brands private-label products and in-store services such as coffee shops and manufactured prepared foods. The company’s business is organized into geographically based retail operating divisions reported as a single segment that manage local merchandising and operations. It serves customers through physical stores, in-store pharmacies and omnichannel digital platforms including curbside pickup and third-party delivery partnerships.
Summary from filing dated 2025-04-21
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2026 2026-02-28 | FY 2025 2025-02-28 | FY 2024 2024-02-29 | FY 2023 2023-02-28 | FY 2022 2022-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales and other revenue | 83,173 | 80,391 | 79,238 | 77,650 | 71,887 | |
| Cost of sales | 60,566 | 58,135 | 57,192 | 55,894 | 51,165 | |
| Gross margin | 22,607 | 22,256 | 22,046 | 21,756 | 20,722 | |
| Selling and administrative expenses | 21,891 | 20,614 | 19,933 | 19,596 | 18,301 | |
| (Gain) loss on property dispositions and impairment losses, net | −12 | 96 | 44 | −148 | −15 | |
| Operating income | 728 | 1,546 | 2,069 | 2,307 | 2,437 | |
| Interest expense, net | 504 | 460 | 492 | 405 | — | |
| Other income, net | −44 | −43 | −12 | −33 | −148 | |
| Income before income taxes | 268 | 1,130 | 1,589 | 1,936 | — | |
| Income tax expense | 50 | 171 | 293 | 422 | 480 | |
| Net income | 217 | 959 | 1,296 | 1,514 | 1,620 | |
| Recognition of pension (loss) gain | −10 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 6 | |
| Other | −1 | 2 | 3 | −4 | −300,000 | |
| Other comprehensive (loss) income | −12 | 7 | 19 | 300,000 | 6 | |
| Comprehensive income | 206 | 965 | 1,315 | 1,514 | 1,625 | |
| Basic net income per Class A common share (in dollars per share) | 0.4 | 1.65 | 2.25 | 2.29 | 2.73 | |
| Diluted net income per Class A common share (in dollars per share) | 0.4 | 1.64 | 2.23 | 2.27 | 2.7 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 545 | 580 | 575 | 529 | 470 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 547 | 584 | 581 | 534 | 475 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2026 2026-02-28 | FY 2025 2025-02-28 | FY 2024 2024-02-29 | FY 2023 2023-02-28 | FY 2022 2022-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 199 | 294 | 189 | 456 | 2,902 | |
| Receivables, net | 933 | 835 | 724 | 688 | 561 | |
| Inventories, net | 5,174 | 4,989 | 4,945 | 4,782 | 4,501 | |
| Prepaid assets | 368 | 339 | 370 | 303 | 302 | |
| Other current assets | 43 | 103 | 59 | 42 | 101 | |
| Total current assets | 6,716 | 6,559 | 6,288 | 6,270 | 8,366 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 9,904 | 9,811 | 9,570 | 9,359 | 9,350 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 6,102 | 6,153 | 5,982 | 5,879 | 5,908 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 2,156 | 2,318 | 2,435 | 2,465 | 2,285 | |
| Goodwill | 1,201 | 1,201 | 1,201 | 1,201 | 1,201 | |
| Other assets | 687 | 713 | 746 | 994 | 1,013 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 26,766 | 26,756 | 26,221 | 26,168 | 28,123 | |
| Accounts payable | 4,021 | 4,093 | 4,218 | 4,173 | 4,237 | |
| Accrued salaries and wages | 1,348 | 1,345 | 1,303 | 1,317 | 1,555 | |
| Current maturities of long-term debt and finance lease obligations | 534 | 58 | 285 | 1,076 | 829 | |
| Current operating lease obligations | 737 | 706 | 678 | 665 | 641 | |
| Current portion of self-insurance liability | 386 | 374 | 368 | 356 | 333 | |
| Taxes other than income taxes | 378 | 394 | 325 | 382 | 345 | |
| Other current liabilities | 420 | 282 | 281 | 460 | 410 | |
| Total current liabilities | 7,824 | 7,251 | 7,458 | 8,429 | 8,349 | |
| Long-term debt and finance lease obligations | 8,413 | 7,763 | 7,783 | 7,834 | 7,136 | |
| Long-term operating lease obligations | 5,614 | 5,657 | 5,493 | 5,386 | 5,420 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 631 | 824 | 808 | 854 | 800 | |
| Long-term self-insurance liability | 918 | 922 | 900 | 879 | 838 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 1,531 | 953 | 1,032 | 1,130 | 1,278 | |
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 2,219 | 2,184 | 2,130 | 2,073 | 2,032 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost, 101,191,791 and 22,522,934 shares held as of February 28, 2026 and February 22, 2025, respectively | −1,851 | −387 | −304 | −352 | −1,647 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 83 | 95 | 88 | 69 | 69 | |
| Retained earnings | 1,378 | 1,488 | 828 | −185 | 2,565 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 1,836 | 3,386 | 2,748 | 1,611 | 3,025 | |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | 26,766 | 26,756 | 26,221 | 26,168 | 28,123 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2026 2026-02-28 | FY 2025 2025-02-28 | FY 2024 2024-02-29 | FY 2023 2023-02-28 | FY 2022 2022-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,914 | 1,818 | 1,779 | 1,807 | 1,681 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets amortization | 727 | 681 | 665 | 653 | 624 | |
| LIFO expense | 66 | 29 | 52 | 268 | 115 | |
| Deferred income tax | −209 | −105 | −113 | 13 | 219 | |
| Pension and post-retirement benefits (income) expense | −28 | 9 | −3 | −22 | −55 | |
| Contributions to pension and post-retirement benefit plans | −57 | −91 | −18 | −27 | −30 | |
| Deferred financing costs | 25 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | |
| Equity-based compensation expense | 96 | 106 | 105 | 138 | 101 | |
| Other operating activities | 20 | −26 | 1 | −7 | −77 | |
| Receivables, net | −97 | −114 | −36 | −127 | −22 | |
| Inventories, net | −251 | −72 | −215 | −549 | −314 | |
| Accounts payable, accrued salaries and wages and other accrued liabilities | 13 | −170 | 101 | −164 | 680 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | −705 | −673 | −654 | −638 | −605 | |
| Pension withdrawal liabilities | −19 | −16 | −89 | −103 | −131 | |
| Self-insurance assets and liabilities | 6 | 46 | 31 | 56 | 19 | |
| Other operating assets and liabilities | 662 | 189 | −301 | 173 | −301 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 2,367 | 2,681 | 2,660 | 2,854 | 3,513 | |
| Payments for property, equipment and intangibles, including payments for lease buyouts | −1,839 | −1,931 | −2,031 | −2,154 | −1,607 | |
| Proceeds from sale of assets | 110 | 31 | 218 | 195 | 52 | |
| Other investing activities | 51 | 8 | 67 | −19 | 41 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −1,679 | −1,892 | −1,747 | −1,977 | −1,539 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, including ABL facility | 4,672 | 50 | 150 | 2,150 | 0 | |
| Payments on long-term borrowings, including ABL facility | −3,511 | −251 | −951 | −1,151 | −331 | |
| Payments of obligations under finance leases | −51 | −61 | −69 | −72 | −78 | |
| Payments for debt financing costs | −55 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −11 | |
| Dividends paid on common stock | −323 | −295 | −276 | −255 | −207 | |
| Treasury stock purchase, at cost | −1,478 | −83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Employee tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units | −37 | −45 | −39 | −44 | −29 | |
| Other financing activities | 0 | 0 | 2 | −12 | −29 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −782 | −684 | −1,183 | −3,365 | −790 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | −95 | 105 | −271 | −2,489 | 1,185 | |
| Lease buyouts | 6 | 4 | −5 | −3 | 12 | |
| Total payments for capital investments, excluding lease buyouts | −1,834 | −1,928 | −2,037 | −2,157 | −1,595 | |
| Additions of finance lease obligations | 45 | 43 | 22 | 23 | 81 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable | 270 | 325 | 247 | 334 | 500 | |
| Interest paid, net of amount capitalized | 448 | 444 | 484 | 395 | 480 | |
| Income taxes paid | 256 | 168 | 405 | 221 | 241 |