Albertsons Companies, Inc 10-Q for FY2026 Q1
Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI)
10-Q
2025-07-22
For: 2025-06-14
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About this 10-Q
Albertsons Companies, Inc filed this 10-Q on July 22, 2025, covering the quarter ended June 14, 2025 (FY2026 Q1).
Headline figures
Quarter ended June 14, 2025, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $24.88B
- up 2.5% from $24.27B a year earlier
- Net income
- $236.4M
- down 1.8% from net income of $240.7M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $0.41
- unchanged from $0.41 a year earlier
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
For the quarterly period ended June 14, 2025
OR
For the transition period from _____ to _____
Commission File Number: 001-39350
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(208 ) 395-6200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | |||||||||||||||
| Emerging growth company | |||||||||||||||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No
As of July 18, 2025, the registrant had 559,846,443 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.
Albertsons Companies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1 - Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Albertsons Companies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in millions, except share data)
(unaudited)
| June 14, 2025 | February 22, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Receivables, net | ||||||||||||||
| Inventories, net | ||||||||||||||
| Other current assets | ||||||||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | ||||||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | ||||||||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | ||||||||||||||
| Goodwill | ||||||||||||||
| Other assets | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Accrued salaries and wages | ||||||||||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt and finance lease obligations | ||||||||||||||
| Current operating lease obligations | ||||||||||||||
| Other current liabilities | ||||||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt and finance lease obligations | ||||||||||||||
| Long-term operating lease obligations | ||||||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | ||||||||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | ||||||||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||||||||
Class A common stock, $ | ||||||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||||||||
Treasury stock, at cost, | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | ||||||||||||||
| Retained earnings | ||||||||||||||
| Total stockholders' equity | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Albertsons Companies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
(in millions, except per share data)
(unaudited)
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| June 14, 2025 | June 15, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales and other revenue | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling and administrative expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Gain) loss on property dispositions and impairment losses, net | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (income) expense, net | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recognition of pension loss | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income per Class A common share | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic net income per Class A common share | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted net income per Class A common share | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average Class A common shares outstanding | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Albertsons Companies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in millions)
(unaudited)
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| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| (Gain) loss on property dispositions and impairment losses, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets amortization | |||||||||||
| LIFO expense | |||||||||||
| Deferred income tax | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Contributions to pension and post-retirement benefit plans, net of expense (income) | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Deferred financing costs | |||||||||||
| Equity-based compensation expense | |||||||||||
| Other operating activities | |||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Receivables, net | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Inventories, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable, accrued salaries and wages and other accrued liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Self-insurance assets and liabilities | ( | ||||||||||
| Other operating assets and liabilities | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Payments for property, equipment and intangibles, including lease buyouts | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of assets | |||||||||||
| Other investing activities | |||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, including ABL facility | |||||||||||
| Payments on long-term borrowings, including ABL facility | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Payments of obligations under finance leases | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Dividends paid on common stock | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Treasury stock purchase, at cost | ( | ||||||||||
| Employee tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other financing activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Albertsons Companies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
(in millions, except share data)
(unaudited)
| Class A Common Stock | Additional paid-in capital | Treasury Stock | Accumulated other comprehensive income | Retained earnings | Total stockholders' equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of February 22, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued and employee tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units | — | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared on common stock ($ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss, net of tax | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other activity | — | — | — | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 14, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A Common Stock | Additional paid-in capital | Treasury Stock | Accumulated other comprehensive income | Retained earnings | Total stockholders' equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of February 24, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued and employee tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared on common stock ($ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss, net of tax | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other activity | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 15, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Albertsons Companies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
Significant Accounting Policies
Convertible Common Stock and Preferred Stock: The Company's certificate of incorporation authorizes 150,000,000 0.01 100,000,000 0.01 1,750,000 1,410,000 no no
Income taxes: Income tax expense was $75.0 million for the 16 weeks ended June 14, 2025, representing a 24.1 % effective tax rate. The Company's effective tax rate for the 16 weeks ended June 14, 2025 differs from the federal income tax statutory rate of 21% primarily due to state income taxes. Income tax expense was $69.2 million for the 16 weeks ended June 15, 2024, representing a 22.3 % effective tax rate. The Company's effective tax rate for the 16 weeks ended June 15, 2024 differs from the federal income tax statutory rate of 21% primarily due to state income taxes, partially offset by the reduction of a reserve for an uncertain tax position due to the expiration of a state statute.
On July 4, 2025, subsequent to the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2025, the President signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the "Act"), which enacts significant changes to U.S. income tax and related laws. Among other things, the Act makes changes to certain business-related exclusions, deductions and credits. The effect of the Act will be recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, as a change in tax law is accounted for in the period of enactment. The Company is currently evaluating the Act, however the Company currently does not expect the Act to have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.
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Disaggregated Revenues
The following table represents Net sales and other revenue by product type (dollars in millions):
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| June 14, 2025 | June 15, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount (1) | % of Total | Amount (1) | % of Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-perishables (2) | $ | % | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresh (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pharmacy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fuel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales and other revenue | $ | % | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Digital related sales are included in the categories to which the revenue pertains.
(2) Consists primarily of general merchandise, grocery, dairy and frozen foods.
(3) Consists primarily of produce, meat, deli and prepared foods, bakery, floral and seafood.
(4) Consists primarily of wholesale revenue to third parties, commissions, rental income, media advertising revenue and other miscellaneous revenue.
Recently issued accounting standards: In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2023-09, "Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures." The ASU enhances the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures and is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024 on a prospective basis with the option to apply the standard retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, "Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses." The ASU requires disclosures about specific types of expenses, including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation and amortization. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December
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15, 2026, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.
NOTE 2 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The accounting guidance for fair value established a framework for measuring fair value and established a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurement. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability at the measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable; and
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs in which little or no market activity exists, requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions that market participants would use to value the asset or liability.
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
The following table presents certain assets which were measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 14, 2025 (in millions):
| Fair Value Measurements | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) | Significant observable inputs (Level 2) | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term investments (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-current investments (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative contracts (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Primarily relates to Mutual Funds (Level 1) and Certificates of Deposit (Level 2). Included in Other current assets.
(2) Primarily relates to investments in Exchange-Traded Funds (Level 1) and certain equity investments, U.S. Treasury Notes and Corporate Bonds (Level 2). Included in Other assets.
(3) Primarily relates to energy derivative contracts. Included in Other assets and Other current liabilities.
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The following table presents certain assets which were measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of February 22, 2025 (in millions):
| Fair Value Measurements | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) | Significant observable inputs (Level 2) | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term investments (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-current investments (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative contracts (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Primarily relates to Mutual Funds (Level 1), and certain equity investments and Certificates of Deposit (Level 2). Included in Other current assets.
(2) Primarily relates to investments in Exchange-Traded Funds (Level 1) and certain equity investments, U.S. Treasury Notes and Corporate Bonds (Level 2). Included in Other assets.
(3) Primarily relates to energy derivative contracts. Included in Other assets or Other current liabilities.
The Company records cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable at cost. The recorded values of these financial instruments approximate fair value based on their short-term nature.
The estimated fair value of the Company's debt, including current maturities, was based on Level 2 inputs, being market quotes or values for similar instruments, and interest rates currently available to the Company for the issuance of debt with similar terms and remaining maturities as a discount rate for the remaining principal payments. As of June 14, 2025, the fair value of total debt was $7,394.2 million compared to the carrying value of $7,477.2 million, excluding debt discounts and deferred financing costs. As of February 22, 2025, the fair value of total debt was $7,312.1 million compared to the carrying value of $7,452.4 million, excluding debt discounts and deferred financing costs.
Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis
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NOTE 3 - LONG-TERM DEBT AND FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATIONS
The Company's long-term debt and finance lease obligations as of June 14, 2025 and February 22, 2025, net of unamortized debt discounts of $27.1 million and $28.6 million, respectively, and deferred financing costs of $32.6 million and $31.6 million, respectively, consisted of the following (in millions):
| June 14, 2025 | February 22, 2025 | ||||||||||
Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 to 2033, interest rate range of | $ | $ | |||||||||
New Albertsons L.P. Notes due 2026 to 2031, interest rate range of | |||||||||||
Safeway Inc. Notes due 2027 to 2031, interest rate range of | |||||||||||
| ABL Facility | |||||||||||
| Other financing obligations | |||||||||||
| Finance lease obligations | |||||||||||
| Total debt | |||||||||||
| Less current maturities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Long-term portion | $ | $ | |||||||||
ABL Facility
As of June 14, 2025, there was $25.0 million outstanding under the asset-based loan facility (the "ABL Facility"), and letters of credit ("LOC") issued under the LOC sub-facility were $27.4 million. As of February 22, 2025, there were no amounts outstanding under the ABL Facility and LOC issued under the LOC sub-facility were $27.4 million.
Senior Unsecured Notes
On March 11, 2025, the Company and substantially all of its subsidiaries completed the issuance of $600.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.250 % senior unsecured notes due March 15, 2033 (the "2033 Notes"). Interest on the 2033 Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, with the first payment commencing on September 15, 2025. On March 17, 2025, proceeds from the 2033 Notes, together with approximately $5.7 million of cash on hand, were used to (i) redeem in full the $600.0 million outstanding of the Company's 7.500 % senior unsecured notes due March 15, 2026 and (ii) pay fees and expenses related to the issuance of the 2033 Notes.
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NOTE 4 - EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits
The following table provides the components of net pension and post-retirement expense (income) (in millions):
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| Pension | Other post-retirement benefits | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 14, 2025 | June 15, 2024 | June 14, 2025 | June 15, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Estimated return on plan assets | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Service cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of prior service cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of net actuarial gain | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Expense (income), net | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
The Company contributed $42.9 million and $12.7 million to its defined pension plans and post-retirement benefit plans during the 16 weeks ended June 14, 2025 and June 15, 2024, respectively. At the Company's discretion, additional funds may be contributed to the defined benefit pension plans that are determined to be beneficial to the Company. The Company currently anticipates contributing an additional $13.3 million to these plans for the remainder of fiscal 2025.
NOTE 5 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES AND OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
Guarantees
Lease Guarantees: The Company may have liability under certain operating leases that were assigned to third parties. If any of these third parties fail to perform their obligations under the leases, the Company could be responsible for the lease obligation. Because of the wide dispersion among third parties and the variety of remedies available, the Company believes that if an assignee became insolvent, it would not have a material effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
The Company also provides guarantees, indemnifications and assurances to others in the ordinary course of its business.
Legal Proceedings
The Company is subject from time to time to various claims and lawsuits, including matters involving trade, business and operational practices, personnel and employment issues, lawsuits alleging violations of state and/or federal wage and hour laws, real estate disputes, personal injury, antitrust claims, packaging or product claims, claims related to the sale of drug or pharmacy products, such as opioids, intellectual property claims and other proceedings arising in or outside of the ordinary course of business. Some of these claims or suits purport or may be determined to be class actions and/or seek substantial damages. It is the opinion of the Company's management that although the amount of liability with respect to certain of the matters described herein cannot be ascertained at this time, any resulting liability of these and other matters, including any punitive damages, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business or overall financial condition.
The Company continually evaluates its exposure to loss contingencies arising from pending or threatened litigation and believes it has made provisions where the loss contingency is probable and can be reasonably estimated. Nonetheless, assessing and predicting the outcomes of these matters involves substantial uncertainties. While
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management currently believes that the aggregate estimated liabilities currently recorded are reasonable, it is reasonably possible that differences in actual outcomes or changes in management's evaluation or predictions could arise that could be material to the Company's results of operations or cash flows.
False Claims Act: Two qui tam actions alleging violations of the False Claims Act ("FCA") have been filed against the Company and its subsidiaries. Violations of the FCA are subject to treble damages and penalties of up to a specified dollar amount per false claim.
In United States ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway, filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, the relator alleges that Safeway overcharged federal government healthcare programs by not providing the federal government, as part of its usual and customary prices, the benefit of discounts given to customers in pharmacy membership discount and price-matching programs. The relator filed his complaint under seal on November 11, 2011, and the complaint was unsealed on August 26, 2015. The relator amended the complaint on March 31, 2016. On June 12, 2020, the District Court granted Safeway's motion for summary judgment, holding that the relator could not prove that Safeway acted with the intent required under the FCA, and judgment was issued on June 15, 2020. On July 10, 2020, the relator filed a motion to alter or amend the judgment and to supplement the record, which Safeway opposed. On November 13, 2020, the District Court denied relator's motion, and on December 11, 2020, relator filed a notice of appeal. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment in the Company's favor on April 5, 2022. On August 3, 2022, relators filed a petition seeking review by the U.S. Supreme Court.
In United States ex rel. Schutte and Yarberry v. SuperValu, New Albertson's, Inc., et al., also filed in the Central District of Illinois, the relators allege that defendants (including various subsidiaries of the Company) overcharged federal government healthcare programs by not providing the federal government, as a part of usual and customary prices, the benefit of discounts given to customers who requested that defendants match competitor prices. The complaint was originally filed under seal and amended on November 30, 2015. On August 5, 2019, the District Court granted relators' motion for partial summary judgment, holding that price-matched prices are the usual and customary prices for those drugs. On July 1, 2020, the District Court granted the defendants' motions for summary judgment and dismissed the case, holding that the relator could not prove that defendants acted with the intent required under the FCA. Judgment was issued on July 2, 2020. On July 9, 2020, the relators filed a notice of appeal. On August 12, 2021, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment in the Company's favor. On September 23, 2021, the relators filed a petition for rehearing en banc with the Seventh Circuit. On December 3, 2021, the Seventh Circuit denied relators' petition. On April 1, 2022, relators filed a petition seeking review by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The U.S. Supreme Court decided to hear the appeals filed by the relators in Proctor and Schutte. The Supreme Court consolidated the two cases for the purpose of hearing the appeal. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on April 18, 2023. On June 1, 2023, the Supreme Court issued an opinion adverse to the Company, reversing the lower court's rulings. On July 3, 2023, the Supreme Court issued the order remanding both cases back to the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit for further review. On July 27, 2023, the Court of Appeals remanded both cases back to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois.
On August 22, 2023, the District Court - as to Schutte - set a pretrial conference for March 4, 2024, and a trial date of April 29, 2024. At the same July 27 hearing, the District Court also gave the defendants leave to file motions for summary judgment on a schedule to be agreed upon. On October 11, 2023, the Company and co-defendant filed a motion for summary judgment. On the same day, the relators filed motions for partial summary judgment. On February 16, 2024, the Company and co-defendant filed a motion to reconsider a prior grant of partial summary judgment against the defendants, and also a motion to continue the trial. On February 27, 2024, the District Court granted the motion to continue and vacated the April 29, 2024 trial date. On April 26, 2024, the District Court denied the motion for reconsideration of partial summary judgment. On May 20, 2024, the District Court heard oral argument on the pending motions for summary judgment. On September 30, 2024, the District Court denied both
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parties' motions for summary judgment on scienter and granted relators' motion for summary judgment on materiality. On November 18, 2024, the District Court denied a motion by the Company to reconsider the materiality ruling or certify that ruling for an interlocutory appeal. The Schutte trial began on February 10, 2025. On March 4, 2025, the Company prevailed at trial and the District Court entered judgment in favor of the Company on March 12, 2025. On April 1, 2025, the relators filed a motion to amend the judgment and grant a new trial on damages. The Court has not ruled on the relators' motion.
The Proctor case is scheduled to begin on January 20, 2026.
In both of the above cases, the federal government previously investigated the relators' allegations and declined to intervene. The relators elected to pursue their respective cases on their own and in each case have alleged FCA damages in excess of $100 million before trebling and excluding penalties. The Company is vigorously defending each of these matters. The Company has recorded an estimated liability for these matters.
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Litigation: The Company (including its subsidiary, Safeway Inc.) is a defendant in a lawsuit filed on January 21, 2021, in Minnesota state court, captioned Health Care Service Corp. et al. v. Albertsons Companies, LLC, et al. The action challenges certain prescription-drug prices reported by the Company to a pharmacy benefit manager, Prime Therapeutics LLC ("Prime"), which in turn contracted with the health-insurer plaintiffs to adjudicate and process prescription-drug reimbursement claims.
On December 7, 2021, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. On January 14, 2022, the court denied the Company's motion to dismiss as to all but one count, plaintiffs' claim of negligent misrepresentation. On January 21, 2022, the Company and co-defendant SUPERVALU, Inc. ("SUPERVALU") filed a third-party complaint against Prime, asserting various claims, including: indemnification, fraud and unjust enrichment. On February 17, 2022, the Company filed in the Minnesota Court of Appeals an interlocutory appeal of the denial of their motion to dismiss on personal jurisdiction grounds (the "Jurisdictional Appeal"). On February 24, 2022, the Company and SUPERVALU filed in the trial court an unopposed motion to stay proceedings, pending the resolution of the Jurisdictional Appeal. The parties agreed on March 6, 2022, to an interim stay in the trial court pending a ruling on the unopposed motion to stay proceedings. On September 6, 2022, the Minnesota Court of Appeals denied the Jurisdictional Appeal and affirmed the trial court’s denial of the Company’s motion to dismiss. On October 6, 2022, the Company and SUPERVALU filed a petition seeking review by the Minnesota Supreme Court. On November 23, 2022, the Minnesota Supreme Court denied that petition. The Company and co-defendant SUPERVALU filed an answer to the complaint on January 23, 2023. On March 9, 2023, Prime moved to dismiss the third-party complaint filed by the Company and SUPERVALU. The court heard oral arguments on the motion on May 11, 2023. On August 9, 2023, the court denied Prime's motion as to 16 of the 17 counts in the third-party complaint, and dismissed one count without prejudice. On September 18, 2023, the Company and SUPERVALU filed an amended third-party complaint, which repleaded the one count that had been dismissed (in addition to the other claims asserted in the initial third-party complaint). On October 2, 2023, Prime filed an answer to the amended third-party complaint. The proceedings are stayed through September 29, 2025 to facilitate settlement discussions. The case is currently scheduled to be ready for trial on or after May 26, 2026.
The Company is vigorously defending the claims filed against it, and the Company also intends to prosecute its claims against Prime with equal vigor. The Company has recorded an estimated liability for this matter.
Opioid Litigation: The Company is one of dozens of companies that have been named as defendants in lawsuits filed by various plaintiffs, including states, counties, cities, Native American tribes, and hospitals, alleging that defendants contributed to the national opioid epidemic. At present, the Company is a named defendant in approximately 81 suits pending in various state and federal courts including the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, where over 2,000 cases against various defendants have been consolidated as Multi-District Litigation ("MDL") pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1407. All of the MDL cases naming the Company have been stayed except for two so called "bellwether" actions in Tarrant County (Texas) and Monterey County (California).
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Discovery has been completed on Tarrant County's liability claim and the matter has been remanded to the Northern District of Texas for trial. Discovery in Monterey County (California) is ongoing. The relief sought by the various plaintiffs in these matters includes compensatory damages, abatement and punitive damages as well as injunctive relief. On July 30, 2024, multiple plaintiffs filed an Omnibus Motion for Leave to Amend complaints, seeking leave from the MDL court to add the Company to over 150 of additional lawsuits. The Company filed its response to the Omnibus Motion on January 16, 2025. In the reply filed by the plaintiffs on July 2, 2025, the number of additional lawsuits was reduced to approximately 108 suits. The Motion remains pending before the Court.
Prior to the start of a state-court trial that was scheduled for September 6, 2022, the Company reached an agreement to settle with the State of New Mexico. The New Mexico counties and municipal entities that filed 14 additional lawsuits, including Santa Fe County, agreed to the terms of the settlement. Thus, all 15 cases filed by New Mexico entities have been dismissed as a result of the settlement. The Company executed an agreement to settle three matters that were filed in Nevada. The Company recorded a liability of $21.5 million for the settlements of the cases in New Mexico and Nevada which was paid by its insurers in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022. With respect to the three active state court claims, those matters are in Dallas County (Texas), the State of Washington and the City of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). The State of Washington matter is scheduled for trial on May 4, 2026. The Company requested an interlocutory appeal with the City of Philadelphia matter, which was granted on November 26, 2024. The City of Philadelphia appeal was heard on July 15, 2025, and the Company awaits the Court's ruling. The Company also requested an interlocutory appeal with the Dallas County matter, which was granted on March 7, 2025, and the Company awaits the Court's determination as to whether the Court will hear oral argument. The Company believes that it has substantial factual and legal defenses to these claims, and is vigorously defending these matters. At this stage in the proceedings, the Company is unable to determine the probability of the outcome of these remaining matters or the range of reasonably possible loss.
The Company has also received subpoenas, Civil Investigative Demands and other requests for documents and information from the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") and certain state Attorneys General, and has had preliminary discussions with the DOJ with respect to purported violations of the federal Controlled Substances Act and the FCA in dispensing prescriptions. The Company has been cooperating with the government with respect to these requests for information.
Termination of the Merger Agreement: As previously disclosed, on October 13, 2022, the Company, The Kroger Co. ("Kroger") and Kettle Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kroger ("Merger Sub"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which Merger Sub would have been merged with and into the Company (the "Merger"), with the Company surviving the Merger as the surviving corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Kroger.
As previously disclosed, On December 10, 2024, the United States District Court for the District of Oregon issued a preliminary injunction in the case Federal Trade Commission et al. v. The Kroger Company and Albertsons Companies, Inc. (Case No.: 3:24-cv-00347-AN), whereby the court enjoined the consummation of the Merger. In light of the preliminary injunction, and in accordance with Section 8.1(e) of the Merger Agreement, the Company exercised its right to terminate the Merger Agreement and sent a notice to Kroger on December 10, 2024 terminating the Merger Agreement.
Following the Company's termination of the Merger Agreement, on December 10, 2024, the Company filed a lawsuit against Kroger in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware, bringing claims for willful breach of the Merger Agreement and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing arising from Kroger's failure to exercise "best efforts" and to take "any and all actions" to secure regulatory approval, as was required of Kroger under the terms of the Merger Agreement. The Company is seeking damages in an amount to be determined at trial, in addition to the $600 million termination fee which Kroger is already obligated to pay to the Company under the Merger Agreement.
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On December 11, 2024, Kroger delivered a termination notice to the Company, alleging that the Company's December 10, 2024 termination notice was not effective and that Kroger had no obligation to pay the $600 million termination fee because the Company allegedly failed to perform and comply in all material respects with its covenants under the Merger Agreement. On March 25, 2025, Kroger answered the Company's lawsuit and brought counterclaims against the Company in connection with the Company's alleged failure to perform under the Merger Agreement. The Company filed its answers to Kroger's counterclaims on May 17, 2025 and the parties are presently engaged in discovery. Trial is scheduled to begin on October 19, 2026.
Other Commitments
NOTE 6 - OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME OR LOSS
Total comprehensive earnings are defined as all changes in stockholders' equity during a period, other than those from investments by or distributions to the stockholders. Generally, for the Company, total comprehensive income equals net income plus or minus adjustments for pension and other post-retirement liabilities. Total comprehensive earnings represent the activity for a period, net of tax.
While total comprehensive earnings are the activity in a period and are largely driven by net earnings in that period, accumulated other comprehensive income or loss ("AOCI") represents the cumulative balance of other comprehensive income, net of tax, as of the balance sheet date. Changes in the AOCI balance by component are shown below (in millions):
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| Beginning AOCI balance | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (1) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tax benefit (expense) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current-period other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending AOCI balance | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | Pension and Post-retirement benefit plans | Other | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning AOCI balance | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (1) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tax benefit (expense) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current-period other comprehensive loss, net of tax | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending AOCI balance | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
NOTE 7 - SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company and its subsidiaries offer grocery products, general merchandise, health and beauty care products, pharmacy, fuel and other items and services in its stores or through digital channels. The Company's retail operating divisions are geographically based, have similar economic characteristics and similar expected long-term financial performance. The Company's operating segments and reporting units are its operating divisions, which are reported in one reportable segment. Each reporting unit constitutes a business for which discrete financial information is available and for which the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"), the Company's Chief Executive Officer, regularly reviews the operating results and makes key operating decisions on how to allocate resources. Across all operating segments, the Company operates primarily one store format. Each division offers, through its stores and digital channels, the same general mix of products with similar pricing to similar categories of customers, has similar distribution methods, operates in similar regulatory environments and purchases merchandise from similar or the same vendors.
The CODM evaluates performance and allocates resources using Retail segment EBITDA, defined as earnings (net loss) before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted to eliminate the effects of items management does not consider in assessing segment performance. The CODM uses Retail segment EBITDA as its principal measure of segment performance to evaluate the Company's operating results and effectiveness of its strategies and to monitor budget versus actual results.
The CODM is not provided asset information by operating segment as asset information is provided to the CODM on a consolidated basis. No customer accounts for 10% or more of the Company's revenues. Substantially all of the Company's revenues are generated in the U.S. and its long-lived assets are predominantly located within the U.S. The accounting policies of the reportable segment generally align with those described in the Company’s summary of significant accounting policies contained in Note 1, except certain classification differences that are not material for all periods presented.
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The following table presents segment information for Net sales and other revenue, significant segment expenses and Retail segment EBITDA (in millions):
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| Retail segment EBITDA | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation to Income before income taxes: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate adjustments (4) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Business transformation (5) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity-based compensation expense | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain (loss) on property dispositions and impairment losses, net | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIFO expense | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Merger-related costs (6) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Certain legal and regulatory accruals and settlements, net | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous adjustments (7) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Primarily includes wholesale sales to third parties and other miscellaneous revenue not included in Retail segment sales.
(2) Includes wages, salaries, benefits, insurance and other employee-related costs.
(3) Primarily includes rent and occupancy costs, debit and credit card fees, supplies, divisional support costs and allocated corporate costs.
(4) Primarily includes bonus compensation, unallocated corporate costs and contribution from the Company's wholesale and other sales.
(5) Includes costs associated with third-party consulting fees related to the Company's Customers for Life strategy and employee termination costs.
(6) The 16 weeks ended June 14, 2025 primarily relates to litigation costs and retention program expense related to the terminated merger. The 16 weeks ended June 15, 2024 primarily includes third-party legal and advisor fees and retention program expense related to the Merger.
(7) Primarily includes net realized and unrealized gains and losses related to non-operating investments, lease adjustments related to non-cash rent expense and costs incurred on leased surplus properties, gains and losses on energy hedges and other items not allocated to the segment.
NOTE 8 - NET INCOME PER CLASS A COMMON SHARE
Basic net income per Class A common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of Class A common shares outstanding for the period, including Class A common shares to be issued with no remaining contingencies prior to issuance. Diluted net income per Class A common share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding during the period, adjusted for the potentially dilutive effect of unvested restricted stock units ("RSUs") and restricted common stock ("RSAs")
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calculated under the treasury stock method. Performance-based RSUs and RSAs are considered dilutive when the related performance criterion has been met.
The components of basic and diluted net income per Class A common share were as follows (in millions, except per share data):
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(1) The number of Class A common shares remaining to be issued for the 16 weeks ended June 14, 2025 and June 15, 2024 were not material.
(2) The number of potential Class A common shares outstanding related to RSUs and RSAs that were antidilutive for the 16 weeks ended June 14, 2025 and June 15, 2024 were not material.
Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND FACTORS THAT IMPACT OUR OPERATING RESULTS AND TRENDS
This Form 10-Q contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. The "forward-looking statements" include our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about our business and our industry. They include statements relating to our future operating or financial performance which the Company believes to be reasonable at this time. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "outlook," "may," "should," "could," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "continue," "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "expects," "future" and "intends" and similar expressions which are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties which are beyond our control and difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements and may adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations include:
•changes in macroeconomic conditions such as rates of food price inflation or deflation, fuel and commodity prices and uncertainty in international trade including current and potential future tariffs;
•changes in consumer behavior and spending patterns resulting from macroeconomic conditions, including shifts in state and federal assistance programs;
•changes in wage rates and our ability to negotiate acceptable contracts with labor unions, including the outcome of pending union negotiations;
•changes in price of goods sold in our stores and cost of goods used in our food products due to changes in various state and federal government regulations;
•uncertainty regarding the geopolitical environment;
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•our inability to execute on our standalone business and value-creating strategies following the termination of the merger agreement with Kroger due to prolonged uncertainties and restrictions on our business during the pendency of the merger;
•litigation in connection with the previously pending merger and the termination of the merger agreement, resulting in ongoing costs that we may be required to pay in connection with the lawsuit against Kroger, or our inability to collect the $600 million termination fee from Kroger, and negative reactions from the financial markets and our suppliers, customers, and associates as a result of the litigation;
•our ability to recruit and retain qualified associates who are critical to the success of our Customers for Life strategy;
•failure to achieve productivity initiatives, unexpected changes in our objectives and plans, inability to implement our strategies, plans, programs and initiatives, or enter into strategic transactions, investments or partnerships in the future on terms acceptable to us, or at all;
•challenges with our supply chain;
•operational and financial effects resulting from cyber incidents at the Company or at a third party, including outages in the cloud environment and the effectiveness of business continuity plans during a ransomware or other cyber incident; and
•changes in tax rates, tax laws, and regulations that directly impact our business or our customers.
All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements and risk factors. Forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q reflect our view only as of the date of this Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation, other than as required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
In evaluating our financial results and forward-looking statements, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties more fully described in the "Risk Factors" section or other sections in our reports filed with the SEC including the most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent periodic reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.
As used in this Form 10-Q, unless the context otherwise requires, references to "Albertsons," the "Company," "we," "us" and "our" refer to Albertsons Companies, Inc. and, where appropriate, its subsidiaries.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
We define EBITDA as GAAP earnings (net loss) before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings (net loss) before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, further adjusted to eliminate the effects of items management does not consider in assessing our ongoing core performance. We define Adjusted net income as GAAP Net income adjusted to eliminate the effects of items management does not consider in assessing our ongoing core performance. We define Adjusted net income per Class A common share as Adjusted net income divided by the weighted average diluted Class A common shares outstanding, as adjusted to reflect all RSUs outstanding at the end of the period. See "Results of Operations" for further discussion and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per Class A common share.
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per Class A common share (collectively, the "Non-GAAP Measures") are performance measures that provide supplemental information we believe is useful to analysts and investors to evaluate our ongoing results of operations, when considered alongside other GAAP measures such as net income, operating income, gross margin and net income per Class A common share. These Non-GAAP Measures exclude the financial impact of items management does not consider in assessing our ongoing core operating performance, and thereby provide useful measures to analysts and investors of our operating performance on a period-to-period basis. Other companies may have different definitions of Non-GAAP Measures and provide for different adjustments, and comparability to our results of operations may be
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impacted by such differences. We also use Adjusted EBITDA for board of director and bank compliance reporting. Our presentation of Non-GAAP Measures should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.
Non-GAAP Measures should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using Non-GAAP Measures only for supplemental purposes.
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FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL 2025 OVERVIEW
We are one of the largest food retailers in the United States, with 2,264 stores across 35 states and the District of Columbia as of June 14, 2025. We operate 22 well known banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Shaw's, Star Market, United Supermarkets, Market Street, Haggen, Kings Food Markets and Balducci's Food Lovers Market, with approximately 285,000 talented and dedicated employees, as of June 14, 2025, who serve on average 36.8 million customers each week. Additionally, as of June 14, 2025, we operated 1,725 pharmacies, 1,313 in-store branded coffee shops, 408 associated fuel centers, 22 dedicated distribution centers, 19 manufacturing facilities and various digital platforms.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2025, we continued to execute on our Customers for Life strategy, which is centered around driving customer growth and engagement through digital connection, enhancing the customer value proposition, modernizing capabilities through technology and driving productivity. We continue to invest in growth through our four digital platforms of eCommerce, Loyalty, Pharmacy & Health and the use of our mobile app in our stores. Collectively, these digital platforms generate growth opportunities for the Albertsons Media Collective ("The Collective"). We continue to invest significantly in The Collective, building industry-leading, integrated solutions to expand the reach of our brand and fuel one of the largest opportunities for reinvestment into our core business.
Identical sales, excluding fuel, increased 2.8% during the first quarter of fiscal 2025. We continued to invest in new merchandising initiatives and our loyalty offerings, and we also deepened digital connection and engagement with our customers. During the first quarter of fiscal 2025, digital sales, which include Drive Up & Go curbside pickup and home delivery, increased 25% compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2024, as our focus on delivering an exceptional service experience is fueling new customer acquisition and strengthening existing customer retention. We continue to enhance our digital shopping experience, introducing emerging technologies and interactive features that deliver both ease and convenience. Loyalty members increased 14% to 47.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2024.
To improve our customer value proposition, we intentionally invested in value, in both loyalty and promotional offerings, as well as by partnering with strategic vendors to invest in price in certain categories and markets. In Own Brands, we continue to focus on providing our customers with products they trust through innovation and offering products at an attractive price point. During the first quarter of fiscal 2025, we expanded the assortment in our recently introduced Overjoyed brand, and launched our newest brand, Chef's Counter, an innovative, chef-inspired meal solution.
We endeavor to use technology in everything we do and over the last few years we have invested strategically to build a best-in-class technology platform, with our core infrastructure in the Cloud and a modernized scalable network. This advanced technology platform, on which we are continuing to innovate, powers our eCommerce, store, pharmacy, supply chain, merchandising and media collective operations, and is allowing us to leverage emerging technologies to accelerate our operational transformation going forward.
Our capital allocation strategy balances investing for the future, strengthening our balance sheet and returns to shareholders through a combination of dividends and opportunistic share repurchases. Capital expenditures were approximately $585 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2025, primarily including the completion of 36 remodels, the opening of three new stores and continued investment in our digital and technology platforms. Capital returns to shareholders during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 included $85.7 million of common stock dividends ($0.15 per common share) and the repurchase of 14.2 million shares of common stock for a total of $314.8 million.
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First quarter of fiscal 2025 highlights
In summary, our financial and operating highlights for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 include:
•Identical sales increased 2.8%
•Digital sales increased 25%
•Loyalty members increased 14% to 47.3 million
•Net income of $236 million, or $0.41 per Class A common share
•Adjusted net income of $319 million, or $0.55 per Class A common share
•Adjusted EBITDA of $1,111 million
Stores
The following table shows stores operating, opened and closed during the periods presented:
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| Stores, beginning of period | 2,270 | 2,269 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | (9) | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stores, end of period | 2,264 | 2,269 | |||||||||||||||||||||
The following table summarizes our stores by size:
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| Less than 30,000 | 211 | 217 | 9.3 | % | 9.6 | % | 4.8 | 4.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30,000 to 50,000 | 773 | 777 | 34.2 | % | 34.2 | % | 32.4 | 32.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| More than 50,000 | 1,280 | 1,275 | 56.5 | % | 56.2 | % | 75.6 | 75.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total stores | 2,264 | 2,269 | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 112.8 | 112.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) In millions, reflects total square footage of retail stores operating at the end of the period.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Comparison of the First Quarter of Fiscal 2025 to the First Quarter of Fiscal 2024.
The following tables and related discussion set forth certain information and comparisons regarding the components of our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the 16 weeks ended June 14, 2025 ("first quarter of fiscal 2025") and 16 weeks ended June 15, 2024 ("first quarter of fiscal 2024") (dollars in millions, except per share data).
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| June 14, 2025 | % of Sales | June 15, 2024 | % of Sales | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales and other revenue | $ | 24,880.8 | 100.0 | % | $ | 24,265.4 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 18,142.5 | 72.9 | 17,526.5 | 72.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 6,738.3 | 27.1 | 6,738.9 | 27.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Selling and administrative expenses | 6,320.9 | 25.4 | 6,274.0 | 25.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Gain) loss on property dispositions and impairment losses, net | (31.9) | (0.1) | 5.3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 449.3 | 1.8 | 459.6 | 1.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 141.8 | 0.6 | 145.7 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other (income) expense, net | (3.9) | — | 4.0 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 311.4 | 1.2 | 309.9 | 1.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 75.0 | 0.3 | 69.2 | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 236.4 | 0.9 | % | $ | 240.7 | 1.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Basic net income per Class A common share | $ | 0.41 | $ | 0.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted net income per Class A common share | 0.41 | 0.41 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net Sales and Other Revenue
Net sales and other revenue increased 2.5% to $24,880.8 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 from $24,265.4 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2024. This increase in Net sales and other revenue was primarily driven by a 2.8% increase in identical sales, with strong growth in pharmacy sales being the primary driver of the identical sales increase. We also continued to grow our digital sales during the first quarter of fiscal 2025. These increases in Net sales and other revenue were partially offset by lower fuel sales.
Identical Sales, Excluding Fuel
Identical sales include stores operating during the same period in both the current year and the prior year, comparing sales on a daily basis. Direct to consumer digital sales are included in identical sales, and fuel sales are excluded from identical sales. Acquired stores become identical on the one-year anniversary date of the acquisition. Identical sales for the 16 weeks ended June 14, 2025 and the 16 weeks ended June 15, 2024, respectively, were:
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| Identical sales, excluding fuel | 2.8% | 1.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The following table represents Net sales and other revenue by product type (dollars in millions):
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| Amount (1) | % of Total | Amount (1) | % of Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-perishables (2) | $ | 12,141.7 | 48.8 | % | $ | 12,054.0 | 49.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresh (3) | 7,986.8 | 32.1 | 7,904.9 | 32.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pharmacy | 3,155.0 | 12.7 | 2,622.8 | 10.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fuel | 1,229.9 | 4.9 | 1,320.9 | 5.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (4) | 367.4 | 1.5 | 362.8 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales and other revenue | $ | 24,880.8 | 100.0 | % | $ | 24,265.4 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Digital related sales are included in the categories to which the revenue pertains.
(2) Consists primarily of general merchandise, grocery, dairy and frozen foods.
(3) Consists primarily of produce, meat, deli and prepared foods, bakery, floral and seafood.
(4) Consists primarily of wholesale revenue to third parties, commissions, rental income, media advertising revenue and other miscellaneous revenue.
Gross Margin
Gross margin rate decreased to 27.1% during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to 27.8% during the first quarter of fiscal 2024. Excluding the impact of fuel and LIFO expense, gross margin rate decreased 85 basis points compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2024. This decrease in gross margin rate was primarily driven by incremental investments in our customer value proposition, strong growth in pharmacy sales, which carries an overall lower gross margin rate, and increases in delivery and handling costs related to the continued growth in our digital sales, partially offset by the benefits from our productivity initiatives, which included reductions in shrink expense.
Selling and Administrative Expenses
Selling and administrative expenses decreased to 25.4% of Net sales and other revenue during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to 25.9% of Net sales and other revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2024. Excluding the impact of fuel, Selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of Net sales and other revenue decreased 63 basis points compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2024. This decrease in Selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of Net sales and other revenue was primarily attributable to lower Merger-related costs, the leveraging of employee costs and operating expenses related to the continued development of our digital platforms and modernization of our technology, partially offset by increases in legal, professional and outside services as well as business transformation costs. The benefits from our productivity initiatives continue to help offset increasing wage rates and other inflationary pressures on our operating expenses.
(Gain) Loss on Property Dispositions and Impairment Losses, Net
For the first quarter of fiscal 2025, net gain on property dispositions and impairment losses was $31.9 million, primarily driven by $45.5 million of net gains primarily from the sale of real estate assets, partially offset by $11.4 million from the impairment and disposal of certain technology assets and $2.2 million of retail store impairment
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losses. For the first quarter of fiscal 2024, net loss on property dispositions and impairment losses was $5.3 million, primarily driven by the impairment of certain technology assets.
Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense, net was $141.8 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to $145.7 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2024. This decrease in interest expense, net was primarily attributable to lower average outstanding borrowings. The weighted average interest rate during both the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and first quarter of fiscal 2024 was 5.6%, excluding amortization and write-off of deferred financing costs and original issue discount.
Other (Income) Expense, Net
For the first quarter of fiscal 2025, other income, net was $3.9 million compared to other expense, net of $4.0 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2024. Other income, net during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 was primarily driven by non-service cost components of net pension and post-retirement expense, partially offset by unrealized losses from non-operating investments. Other expense, net during the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was primarily driven by unrealized losses from non-operating investments, partially offset by non-service cost components of net pension and post-retirement expense.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense was $75.0 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2025, representing a 24.1% effective tax rate. Income tax expense was $69.2 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2024, representing a 22.3% effective tax rate. This increase in the effective income tax rate was primarily driven by the reduction of a reserve for an uncertain tax position due to the expiration of a state statute in the first quarter of fiscal 2024.
Net Income and Adjusted Net Income
Net income was $236.4 million, or $0.41 per Class A common share, during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to $240.7 million, or $0.41 per Class A common share, during the first quarter of fiscal 2024. Adjusted net income was $318.9 million, or $0.55 per Class A common share, during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to $391.6 million, or $0.66 per Class A common share, during the first quarter of fiscal 2024.
Adjusted EBITDA
For the first quarter of fiscal 2025, Adjusted EBITDA was $1,111.0 million, or 4.5% of Net sales and other revenue, compared to $1,183.9 million, or 4.9% of Net sales and other revenue, for the first quarter of fiscal 2024.
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
The following table reconciles Net income to Adjusted net income and Adjusted EBITDA (in millions):
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| Net income | $ | 236.4 | $ | 240.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Business transformation (1)(b) | 38.3 | 17.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity-based compensation expense (b) | 33.7 | 36.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Gain) loss on property dispositions and impairment losses, net | (31.9) | 5.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LIFO expense (a) | 17.3 | 14.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Merger-related costs (2)(b) | 19.0 | 92.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Certain legal and regulatory accruals and settlements, net (b) | 2.6 | (8.9) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs (c) | 6.2 | 4.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets resulting from acquisitions (b) | 14.8 | 14.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous adjustments (3)(e) | 6.1 | 19.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tax impact of adjustments to Adjusted net income | (23.6) | (45.0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted net income | $ | 318.9 | $ | 391.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tax impact of adjustments to Adjusted net income | 23.6 | 45.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 75.0 | 69.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs (c) | (6.2) | (4.9) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 141.8 | 145.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets resulting from acquisitions (b) | (14.8) | (14.7) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization (d) | 572.7 | 552.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 1,111.0 | $ | 1,183.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
The following tables reconcile diluted net income per Class A common share to Adjusted net income per Class A common share (in millions, except per share data):
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| Adjusted net income (4) | $ | 318.9 | $ | 391.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Weighted average Class A common shares outstanding - diluted | 575.4 | 581.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted stock units (5) | 8.5 | 9.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted weighted average Class A common shares outstanding - diluted | 583.9 | 590.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted net income per Class A common share - diluted | $ | 0.55 | $ | 0.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Net income per Class A common share - diluted | $ | 0.41 | $ | 0.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP adjustments (6) | 0.15 | 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted stock units (5) | (0.01) | (0.01) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted net income per Class A common share - diluted | $ | 0.55 | $ | 0.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
(1) Includes costs associated with third-party consulting fees related to our Customers for Life strategy and employee termination costs, as follows (see table below):
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| Third-party consulting fees | $ | 33.3 | $ | 17.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Employee termination costs | 5.0 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Business transformation | $ | 38.3 | $ | 17.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
(2) The first quarter of fiscal 2025 primarily relates to litigation costs and retention program expense related to the terminated merger. The first quarter of fiscal 2024 primarily includes third-party legal and advisor fees and retention program expense related to the Merger.
(3) Miscellaneous adjustments include the following (see table below):
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| Lease and lease-related costs for surplus and closed stores | $ | 5.5 | $ | 5.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized loss on non-operating investments | 1.3 | 3.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-cash lease-related adjustments | — | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (i) | (0.7) | 9.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total miscellaneous adjustments | $ | 6.1 | $ | 19.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
(i) Includes adjustments for the financial impact of other items not considered in our core performance.
(4) See reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted net income above for further details.
(5) Represents incremental unvested RSUs to adjust the diluted weighted average Class A common shares outstanding during each respective period to the fully outstanding RSUs as of the end of each respective period.
(6) Reflects the per share impact of Non-GAAP adjustments for each period. See the reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted net income above for further details.
Non-GAAP adjustment classifications within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:
(a) Cost of sales
(b) Selling and administrative expenses
(c) Interest expense, net
(d) Depreciation and amortization:
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| Cost of sales | $ | 64.1 | $ | 53.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Selling and administrative expenses | 508.6 | 498.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Depreciation and amortization | $ | 572.7 | $ | 552.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
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(e) Miscellaneous adjustments:
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| Cost of sales | $ | (0.5) | $ | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Selling and administrative expenses | 5.6 | 11.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (income) expense, net | 1.0 | 7.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Miscellaneous adjustments | $ | 6.1 | $ | 19.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The following table sets forth the major sources and uses of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash for each period (in millions):
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| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 155.3 | $ | 295.3 | |||||||
| Cash flows provided by operating activities | 754.4 | 960.9 | |||||||||
| Cash flows used in investing activities | (474.1) | (538.0) | |||||||||
| Cash flows used in financing activities | (422.9) | (320.8) | |||||||||
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was $754.4 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to $960.9 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The decrease in cash flow from operating activities during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was due to a decrease in Adjusted EBITDA, cash paid for property taxes and self-insurance claims, changes in working capital, primarily related to inventory and accounts payable, and increases in business transformation costs and contributions to our defined benefit pension plans, partially offset by lower Merger-related costs.
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $474.1 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to $538.0 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2024.
For the first quarter of fiscal 2025, cash used in investing activities consisted primarily of payments for property, equipment and intangibles of $584.6 million, partially offset by proceeds from the sale of assets of $78.2 million, primarily related to real estate. Payments for property, equipment and intangibles in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 included the completion of 36 remodels, the opening of three new stores and continued investment in our digital and technology platforms. For the first quarter of fiscal 2024, cash used in investing activities consisted primarily of payments for property, equipment and intangibles of $543.0 million. Payments for property, equipment and intangibles in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 included the completion of 17 remodels, the opening of one new store and continued investment in our digital and technology platforms.
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities was $422.9 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to $320.8 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2024.
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Net cash used in financing activities during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 consisted primarily of the repurchase of common stock, dividends paid on our Class A common stock and tax withholding payments on vesting of RSUs, partially offset by $25.0 million of proceeds from the ABL Facility. We also had a $600.0 million issuance and subsequent $600.0 million redemption of senior unsecured notes (as further discussed below under the caption Debt Management). Net cash used in financing activities during the first quarter of fiscal 2024 consisted primarily of the $200.0 million repayment of the ABL Facility, dividends paid on our Class A common stock and tax withholding payments on vesting of RSUs.
Debt Management
As of June 14, 2025, we had $25.0 million borrowings outstanding under our ABL Facility and total availability of $3,947.6 million (net of letter of credit usage).
On March 11, 2025, we completed the issuance of $600.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.250% senior unsecured notes due March 15, 2033 (the "2033 Notes"). Interest on the 2033 Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, with the first payment commencing on September 15, 2025. On March 17, 2025, proceeds from the 2033 Notes, together with approximately $5.7 million of cash on hand, were used to (i) redeem in full the $600.0 million outstanding of our 7.500% senior unsecured notes due March 15, 2026 and (ii) pay fees and expenses related to the issuance of the 2033 Notes.
Dividends
We have established a dividend policy pursuant to which we intend to pay a quarterly dividend on our Class A common stock. Cash dividends paid on our Class A common stock were $85.7 million ($0.15 per common share) and $69.5 million ($0.12 per common share) during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and first quarter of fiscal 2024, respectively. On July 15, 2025, we announced the next quarterly dividend payment of $0.15 per share of Class A common stock to be paid on August 8, 2025 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on July 25, 2025.
Common Stock Repurchase Program
The Board has authorized a multi-year share repurchase program of up to $2.0 billion of our common stock. The share repurchase program could include open market repurchases, accelerated share repurchase programs, tender offers, block trades, potential privately negotiated transactions, or trading plans in compliance with the federal securities laws. During the first quarter of fiscal 2025, we repurchased an aggregate of 14.2 million shares of common stock for a total of $314.8 million.
Liquidity
Based on current operating trends, we believe that we have significant sources of cash to meet our liquidity needs for the next 12 months and for the foreseeable future, including cash on hand, cash flows from operating activities and other sources of liquidity, including the ABL Facility. We estimate our liquidity needs over the next 12 months to be approximately $5.5 billion, which includes anticipated requirements for incremental working capital, capital expenditures, pension obligations, interest payments, quarterly dividends on Class A common stock, common stock repurchases, operating leases and finance leases. In addition, we may enter into refinancing and sale leaseback transactions from time to time. We believe we have adequate cash flow to continue to maintain our current debt ratings and to respond effectively to competitive conditions.
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. We have chosen accounting policies that we believe are appropriate to report accurately and fairly our operating results and financial position, and we apply those accounting policies in a fair and consistent manner. See the Critical Accounting Policies section included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 22, 2025, filed with the SEC on April 21, 2025, for a discussion of our significant accounting policies.
RECENTLY ISSUED AND RECENTLY ADOPTED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
See Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of our unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements located elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.
Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
There have been no material changes in our exposure to market risk from the information provided in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 22, 2025, filed with the SEC on April 21, 2025.
Item 4 - Controls and Procedures
Based on their evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")) as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1 - Legal Proceedings
The Company is subject from time to time to various claims and lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business, including lawsuits involving trade practices, lawsuits alleging violations of state and/or federal wage and hour laws (including alleged violations of meal and rest period laws and alleged misclassification issues), real estate disputes and other matters. Some of these claims or suits purport or may be determined to be class actions and/or seek substantial damages. It is the opinion of the Company's management that although the amount of liability with respect to certain of the matters described in this Form 10-Q cannot be ascertained at this time, any resulting liability of these and other matters, including any punitive damages, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business or overall financial condition. See the matters under the caption Legal Proceedings in Note 5 - Commitments and Contingencies and Off Balance Sheet Arrangements in the unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements located elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.
The Company continually evaluates its exposure to loss contingencies arising from pending or threatened litigation and believes it has made provisions where the loss contingency is probable and can be reasonably estimated. Nonetheless, assessing and predicting the outcomes of these matters involves substantial uncertainties. While management currently believes that the aggregate estimated liabilities currently recorded are reasonable, it remains possible that differences in actual outcomes or changes in management's evaluation or predictions could arise that could be material to the Company's results of operations or cash flows.
Environmental Matters
Our operations are subject to regulation under environmental laws, including those relating to waste management, air emissions and underground storage tanks. In addition, as an owner and operator of commercial real estate, we may be subject to liability under applicable environmental laws for clean-up of contamination at our facilities. SEC regulations require us to disclose certain environmental matters arising under federal, state or local environmental provisions if we reasonably believe that such proceedings may result in monetary sanctions above a stated threshold. Pursuant to SEC regulations, we use a threshold of $1 million for purposes of determining whether disclosure of any such proceedings is required.
Item 1A - Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 22, 2025, filed with the SEC on April 21, 2025, under the heading "Risk Factors".
Item 2 - Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
(a) Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
(b) Use of Proceeds
None.
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(c) Purchases of Equity Securities
On December 11, 2024, the Board authorized a multi-year share repurchase program of up to $2.0 billion of the Company's common stock. The share repurchase program could include open market repurchases, accelerated share repurchase programs, tender offers, block trades, potential privately negotiated transactions, or trading plans in compliance with the federal securities laws. During the first quarter of fiscal 2025, the Company repurchased an aggregate of 14.2 million shares of common stock for a total of $314.8 million pursuant to such share repurchase authorization.
Share repurchase activity during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 was as follows:
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share (1) | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (in millions) (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 23, 2025 through March 22, 2025 | 780,337 | $ | 20.66 | 780,337 | $ | 1,901.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| March 23, 2025 through April 19, 2025 | 285,649 | 20.88 | 285,649 | 1,895.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 20, 2025 through May 17, 2025 | 9,686,371 | 22.11 | 9,686,371 | 1,681.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 18, 2025 through June 14, 2025 | 3,497,178 | 21.81 | 3,497,178 | 1,604.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 14,249,535 | $ | 21.93 | 14,249,535 | $ | 1,604.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Excludes excise tax on share repurchases in excess of issuances, which is included as part of the cost basis of the shares acquired.
Item 3 - Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4 - Mine Safety Disclosures
Not Applicable.
Item 5 - Other Information
In the first quarter of fiscal 2025, none of the Company's directors or officers adopted terminated
Item 6 - Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Albertsons Companies, Inc. (Registrant) | |||||||||||
| Date: | July 22, 2025 | By: | /s/ Susan Morris | ||||||||
| Susan Morris | |||||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |||||||||||
| Date: | July 22, 2025 | By: | /s/ Sharon McCollam | ||||||||
| Sharon McCollam | |||||||||||
| President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | |||||||||||
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Exhibit 10.1
ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC.
2020 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
SPECIAL RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
Albertsons Companies, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to the Albertsons Companies, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), hereby grants to the Participant named below a special, one-time Award of Restricted Stock Units. Unless otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms used in this Special Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “Agreement”), which includes the Notice of Grant (the “Notice of Grant”) and the Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Unit Grant, attached hereto as Exhibit A, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan.
NOTICE OF GRANT
Participant: | [Name] | ||||
Grant Date: | [Month] [●], 2025 | ||||
Award: | [●] Restricted Stock Units | ||||
Vesting Schedule: | The Participant shall become 100% vested in the entire Award on May 1, 2027. No portion of the Award shall become vested prior to such date. | ||||
The Participant and the Company agree that this Award of Restricted Stock Units is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, including the Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Unit Grant, attached hereto as Exhibit A, all of which are incorporated into this Agreement.
ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC. By: ______________________________ Name: Tom Moriarty Title: EVP, M&A and Corporate Affairs | PARTICIPANT: ______________________________ Name: | ||||||||||||||||
EXHIBIT A
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT
1.Grant. The Company hereby grants to the individual named in the Notice of Grant (the “Participant”) an Award of Restricted Stock Units set forth in the Notice of Grant, subject to all of the terms and conditions in this Agreement and the Plan.
2.Definitions.
“Cause” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Plan.
“Change in Control Period” means the 24-month period following a Change in Control.
“Data” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(q).
“Disability” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Plan.
“Good Reason” has the meaning set forth in the Participant’s written employment agreement with the Company, if any. If the participant does not have a written employment agreement with the Company that defines such term, then this definition, and the corresponding parenthetical set forth in Section 5(d)(iii), is inapplicable to the Participant.
3.Vesting. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 5, the Award shall vest in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in the Notice of Grant.
4.Dividend Equivalent Rights. If the Company declares a cash dividend on the shares of Common Stock, the Participant shall be credited with an additional number of Restricted Stock Units equal to: (i) the product of (A) the number of Restricted Stock Units subject to this Award (including additional Restricted Stock Units previously credited in accordance with this Section 4) that have not been settled as of the dividend payment date, and (B) the amount of the cash dividend paid per share of Common Stock; divided by (ii) the Fair Market Value (which shall be equal to the closing price) of a share of Common Stock on the dividend payment date. Each additional Restricted Stock Unit credited pursuant to this Section 4 shall be subject to the same vesting and settlement and other terms, conditions and restrictions as the underlying Restricted Stock Unit to which such additional Restricted Stock Unit relates.
5.Termination of Service.
(a)Unvested Restricted Stock Units. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5, upon the Participant’s Termination of Service for any reason prior to vesting, the entire Award shall be immediately forfeited by the Participant and cancelled, without the payment of consideration.
(b)Death or Disability. Upon the Participant’s Termination of Service due to the Participant’s death or Disability at any time, the Participant shall become immediately vested in the entire Award, to the extent not previously forfeited or cancelled.
(c)Termination of Service without Cause. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Participant incurs a Termination of Service (i) due to the
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Participant’s death or Disability, (ii) during a Change in Control Period or (iii) by the Company for any reason other than for Cause (including for the avoidance of doubt, a Participant’s resignation for Good Reason to the extent the Participant has an employment agreement with the Company that defines Good Reason), the Participant shall become immediately vested in the entire Award, to the extent not previously forfeited or cancelled.
(d)Termination of Service for Cause. Notwithstanding any provision in Section 5(c) above, upon the Participant’s Termination of Service by the Company for Cause, the entire Award, including all of the Restricted Stock Units subject to the Award, whether vested or unvested, shall be immediately forfeited by the Participant and cancelled, without the payment of consideration.
6.Award Settlement. Subject to Section 7 of this Agreement, and subject to Section 13(b) of the Plan, upon the Participant becoming vested in the Award, the Company shall deliver to the Participant one share of Common Stock for each vested Restricted Stock Unit in accordance with this Agreement (with any fractional shares of Common Stock being rounded to the nearest whole share of Common Stock). Delivery of such shares of Common Stock shall be made as soon as reasonably practicable following the applicable date the Participant becomes vested in the Restricted Stock Units, but in no event later than the fifteenth day of the third month following the end of the Fiscal Year in which the Participant becomes vested in the Restricted Stock Units; provided, that, if the Award is considered “nonqualified deferred compensation” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), delivery of such shares of Common Stock shall be within the calendar year in which the Participant becomes vested in the Restricted Stock Units.
7.Section 409A Compliance. To the extent the Award constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), then (a) this Agreement is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the Restricted Stock Units subject to this Agreement shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent; and (b) if the Participant is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A of the Code at the time of the Participant’s Termination of Service, then solely to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code, no shares of Common Stock shall be delivered in respect of any Restricted Stock Units until the date that is six months following the date of the Participant’s Termination of Service or, if earlier, the Participant’s death.
8.Taxes. The Company shall have the power and the right to require the Participant to remit to the Company the amount necessary to satisfy federal, state, provincial and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld, and to deduct or withhold shares of Common Stock (or, as applicable, the number of Restricted Stock Units in the Participant’s Account) deliverable under the Award to satisfy such withholding obligation. Unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee, the Company shall withhold a number of shares of Common Stock (or, as applicable, the number of Restricted Stock Units in the Participant’s Account) equal in value to the amount necessary to satisfy federal, state, provincial and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld. The amount withheld shall be the amount necessary to satisfy the Participant’s tax liability up to the maximum expected tax liability, provided that such withholding does not result in adverse tax or accounting consequences to the Company.
9.General.
(a)Amendments. No amendment, suspension or termination of this Agreement shall materially and adversely affect the rights of the Participant under this Agreement without the consent of the Participant.
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(b)Notices. Any notice or other communication required or which may be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (i) on the date of transmission, if delivered by facsimile or electronic mail, (ii) on the date of delivery, if delivered by hand, (iii) on the first (1st) business day following the date of mailing, if sent by a nationally recognized overnight express mail service, or (iv) on the fourth (4th) business day after the date of mailing, if sent by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, as follows:
(i)If to the Company, to:
Albertsons Companies, Inc.
250 Parkcenter Blvd.
Boise, ID 83706
Attention: Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
With a copy to: General Counsel
(ii)If to the Participant, to the address listed in the personnel records of the Company.
(c)Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. The Participant may not assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company.
(d)Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(e)Descriptive Headings, Etc. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of terms contained herein. Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires: (i) words of any gender shall be deemed to include each other gender; (ii) words using the singular or plural number shall also include the plural or singular number, respectively; (iii) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section and paragraph references are to the Sections and paragraphs of this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (iv) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise specified; (v) “or” is not exclusive; and (vi) provisions apply to successive events and transactions.
(f)Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable by any court of law in any jurisdiction, the remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall be severable and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and all provisions shall remain enforceable in any other jurisdiction.
(g)Choice of Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws, and to applicable federal laws. The parties agree that any legal claim arising from or related to this Agreement that may be pursued in a court of law shall be pursued exclusively in a court of competent subject matter jurisdiction located Idaho, and the
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parties consent to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located in Idaho and waive all objections to same (based on convenience, cost, location of witnesses or evidence, or otherwise); provided, however, that if for any reason personal jurisdiction cannot be maintained over a party in accordance with the forgoing choice of venue clause then it shall not apply.
(h)Waiver of Jury Trial. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION IN ANY COURT WITH RESPECT TO, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF. THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT THIS SECTION IS A SPECIFIC AND MATERIAL ASPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT AND WOULD NOT ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT IF THIS SECTION WERE NOT PART OF THIS AGREEMENT.
(i)Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings relating to such subject matter, other than those set forth or referred to herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties hereto with respect to such subject matter.
(j)Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall do and perform or cause to be done and performed all such further acts and things and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents as any other party hereto reasonably may request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(k)Construction. The Company and the Participant acknowledge that each of them has had the benefit of legal counsel of its own choice and has been afforded an opportunity to review this Agreement with its legal counsel and that this Agreement shall be construed as if jointly drafted by the Company and the Participant.
(l)Unfunded Status of Award. Except upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement, any rights of the Participant under the Plan and this Agreement shall be those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company, and neither the Participant nor the Participant’s permitted transferees or estate shall have any other interest in any assets of the Company or its subsidiaries by virtue of the Plan or this Agreement.
(m)Plan Governs. This Award is made pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern.
(n)No Employment Rights. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the Service of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to terminate the employment or other service relationship of the Participant for any reason or no reason at any time.
(o)No Rights as Stockholder. The Participant shall not have any rights as a stockholder with respect to the shares subject to this Award until shares of Common Stock are delivered to the Participant pursuant to this Agreement.
(p)Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may, in its sole discretion: (i) deliver any documents related to the Award by electronic means or (ii) request the
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Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. The Participant hereby consents to receive all documentation applicable to the Award by electronic delivery and to participate in the Plan through an on-line (and/or voice activated) system established and maintained by the Company or a third party vendor designated by the Company. If the Participant does not accept this Award in the manner designated by the Company within 90 days after the Grant Date above (or within 90 days of the electronic notification of such Grant, whichever occurs later) this Award may be rendered void and without effect.
(q)Data Privacy. The Participant acknowledges and consents to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data (defined below) as described in this subsection. The Company and its affiliates hold certain personal information about the Participant, including the Participant’s name, home address, personal telephone number, email address, date of birth, social security number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, information regarding Shares held or equivalent benefits awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan (“Data”). The Company and its affiliates may transfer Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and the Company and its affiliates may each further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company or any such related entity in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Participant acknowledges that the transferors and transferees of such Data may be located anywhere in the world and hereby authorizes each of them to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Participant’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any Shares acquired under the Plan (whether pursuant to the Award or otherwise).
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Exhibit 31.1
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant
to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
| I, Susan Morris, certify that: | |||||
| 1. | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Albertsons Companies, Inc.; | ||||
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; | ||||
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; | ||||
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: | ||||
| a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |||||||
| b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |||||||
| c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | |||||||
| d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and | |||||||
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): | ||||
| a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting, which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |||||||
| b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. | |||||||
| Date: | July 22, 2025 | /s/ Susan Morris | |||||||||
| Susan Morris | |||||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |||||||||||
Exhibit 31.2
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant
to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Sharon McCollam, certify that: | |||||
| 1. | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Albertsons Companies, Inc.; | ||||
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; | ||||
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; | ||||
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: | ||||
| a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |||||||
| b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |||||||
| c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | |||||||
| d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and | |||||||
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): | ||||
| a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting, which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |||||||
| b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. | |||||||
| Date: | July 22, 2025 | /s/ Sharon McCollam | |||||||||
| Sharon McCollam | |||||||||||
| President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | |||||||||||
Exhibit 32.1
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Albertsons Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 14, 2025 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and | ||||
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. | ||||
| Date: | July 22, 2025 | /s/ Susan Morris | |||||||||
| Susan Morris | |||||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |||||||||||
| /s/ Sharon McCollam | ||||||||
| Sharon McCollam | ||||||||
| President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||||