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Latest annual figures from each company's filings

MetricKRKROGER COCASYCASEYS GENERAL STORES INCCARTMaplebear Inc.ACIAlbertsons Companies, Inc.Median of the restexcluding KR
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$67.87▲ 3.74 (5.83%)
$713.65▲ 18.46 (2.66%)
$51.68▲ 1.37 (2.72%)
$13.87▲ 0.51 (3.82%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.3/107.3/108.7/106.0/107.3/10
Market value$41.58B$26.34B$12.55B$6.86B
Revenue$147.64B$17.56B$3.74B$83.17B
Profit$1.02B$714.4M$447.0M$217.4M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.0.4%10.2%10.8%3.5%10.2%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.23.3%24.6%73.7%27.2%27.2%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.1.3%—13.3%0.9%7.1%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.0.7%4.1%11.9%0.3%4.1%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.2.3%4.1%24.3%0.6%4.1%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.17.1%18.1%17.8%11.8%17.8%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.8.7%—21.3%5.6%13.4%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.40.92x36.86x28.08x31.55x31.55x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.10.36x——7.18x7.18x
Price to book7.01x6.66x4.98x3.74x4.98x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.7.43x1.26x0.39x13.58x1.26x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.7/99/95/85/95.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greynot reportedgreydistress

How KR compares with the others

  • KR's operating margin of 1.3% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (7.1%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 0.4% against 10.2%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 40.9x against 31.6x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 7.4x against 1.3x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.