secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI)
CIK:        0001646972
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-13T11:31:19+00:00
Accession:  0001646972-26-000059
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Albertsons Q2 identical sales -0.8%; adj EPS $0.36 vs $0.44; FY2026 outlook withdrawn
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- Net sales $18.89B, down 0.1% YoY; identical sales fell 0.8%, digital sales rose 11%, pharmacy grew despite IRA headwinds.
- Net income $51.5M ($0.11/sh) vs $168.5M ($0.30/sh); adjusted EPS $0.36 vs $0.44; adjusted EBITDA $784M vs $848M.
- Withdraws FY2026 outlook; refreshed turnaround plan and short/long-term financial framework due with Q4 earnings; investor day Spring 2027.
- Comprehensive business review covers customer strategy, cost structure, operating model, banners, assets and capital allocation; ACI Edge cut 11 divisions to four regions.
- Declares $0.17/sh quarterly dividend payable Nov 6, 2026 (record Oct 23); YTD capex $899.6M funded 38 remodels and 7 new stores.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1646972/000164697226000059/0001646972-26-000059-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1646972/000164697226000059/aci-20261013.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001646972-26-000059

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