Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI) vs The Kroger Co. (KR)

Albertsons Companies, Inc. and The Kroger Co. are both Grocery Stores companies. The Kroger Co. is the larger, with a market value of $34.8B against $5.8B — 6.0× the size. The Kroger Co. trades at the lower P/E: 31.8× against 146×. Albertsons Companies, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.75% against −5.78%. The Kroger Co. has the higher net margin (0.73% vs 0.08%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.47% vs 3.23%). Both pay a dividend; The Kroger Co. yields more (2.40% vs 2.16%). Across the 23 metrics below, The Kroger Co. leads on 13 and Albertsons Companies, Inc. on 10.