---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001646972-26-000041"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACI"
cik: "0001646972"
company_name: "Albertsons Companies, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-23T11:31:10+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-23T11:35:06.390700+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Albertsons Q1 adj EPS $0.42 vs $0.55 YoY; cuts FY2026 guidance on consumer softness

## Summary
- Identical sales -0.8%; digital sales +13%; net income $85M ($0.17) vs $236M ($0.41) YoY.
- Adjusted net income $210M ($0.42) vs $319M ($0.55); adjusted EBITDA $1,013M vs $1,111M.
- FY2026 guidance cut: identical sales (1.5%)-(0.5%); adj EBITDA $3.55B-$3.625B; adj EPS $1.75-$1.85.
- Announced ACI Edge: consolidating 11 divisions into 4 regions, centralizing center-store merchandising.
- Dividend raised 13% to $0.17/share; repurchased 13.4M shares for $226.5M in Q1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001646972-26-000041
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACI
- cik: 0001646972
- company_name: Albertsons Companies, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-23T11:31:10+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1646972/000164697226000041/0001646972-26-000041-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1646972/000164697226000041/aci-20260723.htm

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