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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001646972-26-000007"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACI"
cik: "0001646972"
company_name: "Albertsons Companies, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-01-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T11:22:20.492211+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Albertsons Q3: adj EPS $0.72, identical sales +2.4%, digital +21%, 2025 guidance narrowed

## Summary
- Net income $293M ($0.55/share); adjusted net income $390M ($0.72/share).
- Identical sales rose 2.4%; digital sales surged 21%; loyalty members hit 49.8M.
- Adjusted EBITDA $1,039M (5.4% of sales) vs $1,065M (5.7%) YoY.
- FY 2025 outlook: identical sales 2.2%-2.5%, adj EPS $2.08-$2.16, capex $1.8-$1.9B.
- Board boosted buyback authorization to $2.75B; executed $750M ASR; issued $1.5B notes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001646972-26-000007
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACI
- cik: 0001646972
- company_name: Albertsons Companies, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-01-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1646972/000164697226000007/0001646972-26-000007-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1646972/000164697226000007/aci-20260107.htm

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