---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001646972-25-000080"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACI"
cik: "0001646972"
company_name: "Albertsons Companies, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-10-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T03:54:32.994229+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Albertsons Q2 adj. EPS $0.44 vs $0.51 YoY; announces $750M ASR, raises FY25 EPS outlook

## Summary
- Net income $168.5M ($0.30/sh) vs $145.5M ($0.25) YoY; adjusted net income $248.4M ($0.44/sh) down from $301M ($0.51).
- Identical sales up 2.2% (adj); digital sales +23%; loyalty members +13% to 48.7M.
- Gross margin rate decreased to 27.0% from 27.6%, pressured by pharmacy growth and digital costs.
- Entered $750M accelerated share repurchase with JPMorgan; Board increased repurchase program to $2.75B.
- FY2025 outlook raised: identical sales 2.2%-2.75%, adj. EPS $2.06-$2.19, capex $1.8B-$1.9B.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001646972-25-000080
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACI
- cik: 0001646972
- company_name: Albertsons Companies, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-10-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1646972/000164697225000080/0001646972-25-000080-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1646972/000164697225000080/aci-20251014.htm

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