Albertsons Companies Inc (ACI) is slightly undervalued and Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (SFM) is slightly undervalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, ACI trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +14%, against +14% for SFM.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 6.0% (average of 2 methods) values the shares at $14.03; the price of $12.07 is 14% below that value.
Leak Score 30/100 on 2 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 7.9% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $79.58; the price of $68.68 is 14% below that value, and 80% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 81/100 on 3 of 12 signals
| Metric | ACI | SFM |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Slightly undervalued | Slightly undervalued |
| Price | $12.07 | $68.68 |
| Intrinsic value | $14.03 | $79.58 |
| Margin of safety | +14% | +14% |
| Leak Score | 30/100 (2/12) | 81/100 (3/12) |
| Market cap | $5.9B | $6.4B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 3.6% | 6.4% |
| Operating margin | 2.0% | 7.5% |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 5.6% |
| Return on equity | 2.7% | 35.2% |
| Debt to equity | 9.74 | 1.40 |
| P/E | 161.4x | 13.2x |
| Forward P/E | — | 11.5x |
| P/B | 3.7x | 4.3x |
| Dividend yield | 4.5% | — |