Grocery stores

4 companies · $240B combined revenue · $3.3B operating profit

Open in ScreenerAsk AI about grocery stores

The typical US-listed grocery stores company grew revenue 8.8% and earnings -69.6% in its latest year, at a 1.1% operating margin, and 1 of 4 earn a return on capital above 15%. Figures from each company's latest annual filing with the SEC, refreshed daily.

8.8%Median revenue growth
-69.6%Median earnings growth
6.8%Median revenue growth, 3 yrs
-23.2%Median earnings growth, 3 yrs
1.1%Median operating margin
4.9%Median ROCE
Fastest revenue growthBBB Foods TBBB36.1%Fastest earnings growthSprouts Farmers Market SFM37.6%Highest ROCESprouts Farmers Market SFM20.9%Biggest margin gainSprouts Farmers Market SFM+1.3 pts

Growth engines: the 4 Cylinders

All four working: 0% of companies

A company's earnings per share can grow in only four ways: more sales, profits growing faster than sales (operating leverage), wider margins, and less debt. Each bar is the share of companies where that engine worked in their latest year.

  • Sales growth · Revenue up 10% or more50%
  • Operating leverage · Operating income growing faster than a growing revenue25%
  • Margin expansion · Operating margin up 1 point or more25%
  • Debt reduction · Debt down 5% or more, or net cash0%

Combined revenue · 3 companies reporting in US dollars

Revenue
$0$100B$200B$300BFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Combined operating margin

Operating margin
0%1%2%3%FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

All 4 companies

Median–8.8%-69.6%1.1%4.9%2.68x
KRKroger$148B0.4%▼-61.9%▲1.3%▲5.9%▲2.68x
TBBBBBB FoodsMXN 78.2B36.1%▲-949%▼-0.9%▼-4.5%▼0.55x▲
ACIAlbertsons Companies$83.2B3.5%▼-77.3%▼0.9%▼3.8%▼4.58x▼
SFMSprouts Farmers Market$8.8B14.1%▲37.6%▲7.8%▲20.9%▲–

▲ better than the median, ▼ worse. n/a: the ratio doesn't apply to that kind of business (e.g. a bank's operating margin). Sort by any column. Figures from each company's latest 10-K (or 20-F/40-F).