Albertsons raises FY2025 EPS outlook and adds $750 million buyback; Q2 adjusted EPS falls
Albertsons reported second-quarter fiscal 2025 net sales up 2.0% to $18,915.8 million, while adjusted net income fell to $248.4 million ($0.44 per share) from $301.0 million ($0.51). The company raised its adjusted EPS outlook to $2.06 to $2.19 per share, entered a $750 million accelerated share repurchase, and lifted its total buyback authorization to $2.75 billion.
Key points
- Net sales and other revenue rose 2.0% to $18,915.8 million; identical sales rose 2.2%, as adjusted, and digital sales rose 23%.
- Adjusted EBITDA fell to $848.4 million from $900.6 million, and gross margin rate fell to 27.0% from 27.6%.
- Fiscal 2025 adjusted EPS outlook raised to $2.06 to $2.19 per share from $2.03 to $2.16.
- Accelerated share repurchase agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank for $750 million, entered October 14, 2025; buyback authorization raised to $2.75 billion.
The filing
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