After grocery retailer Albertsons (NYSE:ACI) reported third-quarter 2025 results, its full-year financial outlook was mixed, with the company’s shares falling 7.6% in early trading.
This quarter, the company’s performance was solid, with sales reaching $18.92 billion, meeting revenue expectations, and adjusted earnings per share and EBITDA exceeding analyst expectations. Same-store sales, a key metric for retailers, also rose 2.2%. However, investors are focused on the company’s guidance for the rest of the year. Albertsons’ midpoint forecast for full-year adjusted earnings per share was $2.12, below Wall Street expectations. The lower-than-expected profit outlook pointed to potential pressure on future earnings, overshadowing the quarter’s positive results and leading to a sell-off in the stock.
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Albertsons’ stock price has been relatively muted, rising more than 5% only five times in the past year. Against this backdrop, today’s move suggests the market sees the news as meaningful, although it may not fundamentally change its view on the business.
Albertsons has fallen 7.4% since the beginning of the year to $16.03 per share, 30% below its 52-week high of $22.91 from April 2025. An investor who purchased $1,000 worth of Albertsons stock five years ago would now be considering an investment worth $951.45.
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