What it is
Albertsons Companies, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 14 April 2026.
The fourth-quarter and full-year release for a 53-week year. Net sales and other revenue were 83,172.5 million dollars. Net income was 217 million dollars, a net margin of 0.26%, after a 600 million dollar after-tax charge for an opioid settlement; adjusted net income was 1,209 million and adjusted EBITDA 3,902 million.
All figures are confirmed against the filing. The reported net income is depressed by the one-time charge, so the adjusted figures are the ones to compare year on year.
What the commerce leader should take from it
- The second-largest US supermarket operator earned about a quarter of a cent on the dollar after a legal charge, and about 1.5 cents before it. There is no room in that margin for an order that loses money.
- A 53-week year inflates comparisons with a 52-week one by about 2%.
- Albertsons is at Leading overall in this release, one of 18 banners of 200; its financial margin and its digital assessment are different things.
Where to start
Use with chapter 3 and finding 3.2 as the second reading of how thin the grocery margin is. When a fee is set by what competitors charge rather than by what the order costs, this is the margin that absorbs the difference.
Keep in mind
A company-wide result with a one-time charge in it. No e-commerce margin is disclosed.
Where the report uses it
Read during the report design; not cited in a finding or a perspective yet.