For the quarter ended August 2026, Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI Quick QuoteACI - Free Report) reported revenue of $18.89 billion, down 0.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.36, compared to $0.44 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.37% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $18.83 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.33, the EPS surprise was +9.09%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Albertsons Companies performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Number of stores at end of quarter: 2,240 versus 2,238 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Same - Store Sales (Identical sales, excluding fuel): -0.8% compared to the -1% average estimate based on four analysts.
• Retail Square Feet (Based on Square Footage) - Total stores: 111.9 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of 111.73 million.
• Net sales and other revenue by product type- Fuel: $1.04 billion versus $985.5 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +14.2% change.

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Shares of Albertsons Companies have returned +8.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.