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SFM vs ACI // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Albertsons Companies Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SFM 9
— ACI 5
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: ACI
LAST: $55.23 (+11.13%) • MKT CAP: $4.58B
valuation
5.9x
LAST: $13.72 (+4.89%) • MKT CAP: $6.15B
valuation
3.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (SFM VS. ACI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | SFM | ACI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 38.80% | 27.20% | +11.60 | SFM | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 23.50% | 7.40% | +16.10 | SFM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 5.9x | 3.5x | +2.40 | ACI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 10.57% | -18.00% | +28.57 | SFM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 7.80% | 0.90% | +6.90 | SFM | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.90% | 0.30% | +5.60 | SFM | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 14.10% | 3.50% | +10.60 | SFM | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 5.36% | -5.36 | ACI | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.80 | 3.50 | +0.30 | SFM | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 3/9 | +5.00 | SFM | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 28.5 | 53.3 | -24.80 | ACI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.94 | 0.95 | -0.01 | ACI | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 7.1x | 25.8x | -18.70 | SFM | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.58B | $6.15B | -$1.57B | ACI | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | SFM REV | ACI REV | SFM GROSS % | ACI GROSS % | SFM FCF | ACI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $8.81B | $83.17B | 38.8% | 27.2% | $467.7M | -$1.38B |
| FY 2024 | $7.72B | $80.39B | 38.1% | 27.7% | $414.8M | -$937.0M |
| FY 2023 | $6.84B | $79.24B | — | — | $157.4M | -$906.2M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
SFM // BETA 0.94
ACI // BETA 0.95