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Buybacks for Albertsons Companies (ACI)

TTM repurchases $1.33B · 5Y diluted share change -5.3% · SBC coverage 18.05×.

Analysis

Buyback yield (TTM)

14.56%

Shareholder yield (TTM)

18.09%

5Y share count change

-5.3%

Buyback spend (TTM)

$1.33B

Key takeaways

  • Albertsons Companies (ACI) repurchased about $1.33B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
  • Diluted share count is down 5.3% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
  • TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 18.05× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
  • Cash buyback spend has compounded at -4.7% per year over the latest 5-year window.
  • TTM repurchases used about 75% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.

Dividend & buyback yield over time for Albertsons Companies (ACI)

Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.

Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Albertsons Companies (ACI)

Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.

Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Albertsons Companies (ACI)

Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.

Cash buyback spend over time for Albertsons Companies (ACI)

Latest: $1.48B

Overview

The 2025 reading of Albertsons Companies (ACI) buyback spend is $1.48B – surged 1691.8% year-over-year.

Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Albertsons Companies buyback spend produced a CAGR of -4.7% – sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.

Albertsons Companies buyback spend peaked at $1.88B in 2020; the latest annual figure is $1.48B in 2025 (21.4% below peak).

The record annual buyback spend stands at $1.88B, reached in 2020; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 2012.

Albertsons Companies Buyback Spend 2025: $1.48B

2025's buyback spend for Albertsons Companies came in at $1.48B, surged 1691.8% from 2024.

Albertsons Companies Buyback Spend 2024: $82.50M

Albertsons Companies posted buyback spend of $82.50M in 2024, surged 112.6% from 2023.

Albertsons Companies Buyback Spend 2023: $38.80M

In 2023, Albertsons Companies reported buyback spend of $38.80M, declined 11.8% below 2022.

Albertsons Companies Buyback Spend 2022: $44.00M

Albertsons Companies buyback spend in 2022 was $44.00M, surged 49.7% from 2021.

Albertsons Companies Buyback Spend 2021: $29.40M

Albertsons Companies buyback spend in 2021 was $29.40M.

See more financial history for Albertsons Companies (ACI).

Buyback, SBC & dilution history

Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.

  • 2025$1.48B
  • 2024$82.50M
  • 2023$38.80M
  • 2022$44.00M
  • 2021$29.40M
  • 2020$1.88B
  • 2019$18.80M
  • 2018$25.80M
  • 2017$17.50M
  • 2016$17.40M
  • 2015$0.00
  • 2014$0.00
  • 2013$0.00
  • 2012$0.00

Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Albertsons Companies (ACI)

Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 18.05×.

Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Albertsons Companies (ACI)

How Albertsons Companies splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.

Sector peers by buyback spend

Companies in the same sector as Albertsons Companies, ranked by their latest buyback spend.

Buyback capacity (TTM)

Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.

TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)75% of headroom

Headroom $1.77B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).

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