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

• Albertsons Companies, Inc. ACI 13.08 ▲ +2.27%
• The Kroger Co. KR 66.76 ▲ +1.26%

Albertsons Companies, Inc. and The Kroger Co. are both Grocery Stores companies. The Kroger Co. is the larger, with a market value of $38.9B against $6.0B — 6.5× the size. Albertsons Companies, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; The Kroger Co. trades at 36.0×. Albertsons Companies, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.26% against −5.78%. The Kroger Co. has the higher net margin (0.73% vs −0.06%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.47% vs 2.51%). Both pay a dividend; Albertsons Companies, Inc. yields more (5.06% vs 2.74%). Across the 22 metrics below, Albertsons Companies, Inc. leads on 11 and The Kroger Co. on 11.