Comfortable leader
10 companies value 62 bn revenue 265 bn margin 0.5% free cash flow 3.6 bn avg. score 4.7
KR holds 59.8% of the group's value, 5.5x the runner-up
| Rank | Ticker | Company | Share | Value | Revenue | Margin | FCF | 5 years | FCF/px | Yield | What it does · why it is here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KR | Kroger United States · score 6.1 | 60% | 37 bn | 149 bn | 0.7% | 2.4 bn | 6.4% | 2.4% | Kroger supermarkets and private label brands · Largest US supermarket chain; strong private label | |
| 2 | TBBB | BBB FOODS INC Mexico · score 2.7 | 11% | 6.8 bn | 4.2 bn | -3.6% | 0.1 bn | 0.9% | — | Discount supermarkets in Mexico · Mexico — revenue of $4.2bn | |
| 3 | ACI | Albertsons Companies United States · score 4.5 | 10% | 6.2 bn | 83 bn | -0.1% | 0.5 bn | 8.2% | 5.2% | Albertsons, Safeway, Vons and Jewel-Osco supermarkets · 2nd largest national supermarket chain | |
| 4 | SFM | Sprouts Farmers Market United States · score 6.8 | 10% | 6.0 bn | 9.0 bn | 5.6% | 0.4 bn | 6.0% | — | Natural and organic grocery stores · Natural-foods niche with the fastest growth in the sector | |
| 5 | WMK | WEIS MARKETS INC United States · score 5.0 | 3% | 1.8 bn | 5.1 bn | 2.0% | 0.0 bn | 2.1% | 1.8% | Supermarkets in Pennsylvania and neighboring states · Pennsylvania — revenue of $5.1bn | |
| 6 | IMKTA | Ingles Markets United States · score 6.1 | 3% | 1.6 bn | 5.4 bn | 1.9% | 0.1 bn | 9.3% | 0.8% | Supermarkets in the US Southeast · Southeastern US supermarkets that own their real estate | |
| 7 | GO | Grocery Outlet United States · score 2.6 | 2% | 1.3 bn | 4.7 bn | -8.0% | 0.0 bn | 1.0% | — | Extreme-value retail of brand-name groceries · Discount grocer of surplus and closeout deals, run by independent operators | |
| 8 | NGVC | Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. United States · score 6.2 | 1% | 0.7 bn | 1.3 bn | 3.5% | 0.0 bn | 3.3% | 1.9% | Retail of natural and organic foods and supplements · Colorado — revenue of $1.3bn | |
| 9 | VLGEA | VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC United States · score 6.7 | 1% | 0.6 bn | 2.4 bn | 2.2% | 0.1 bn | 8.5% | 2.1% | ShopRite supermarkets in New Jersey and New York · New Jersey — revenue of $2.4bn | |
| 10 | MSS | Maison Solutions Inc. United States · score 0.1 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.1 bn | -10.1% | 0.0 bn | -65.3% | — | Asian grocery retail in the US · California — revenue of $119m |
Other industries in the same sector
- Sector overview
- Food retail and wholesale 5 companies
- Non-alcoholic beverages 18 companies
- Tobacco and nicotine 7 companies
- Cleaning and personal care products 12 companies
- Alcoholic beverages 12 companies
- Cosmetics 11 companies
- Processed foods 29 companies
- Pharmacies and retail health 6 companies
- Foodservice distribution 8 companies
- Packaged foods (brands) 13 companies
- Discount retail (dollar stores) 5 companies
- Agribusiness and agricultural trading 15 companies
and 9 industries more
- Bottled water and delivery 3 companies
- Animal protein 10 companies
- Convenience stores and fuel 3 companies
- American spirits 3 companies
- Pet retail 5 companies
- Animal feed and nutrition 3 companies
- Nutrition and supplements 18 companies
- Industrial baking 2 companies
- Fresh produce and foods 6 companies
What this is. A catalogue, not a guide. Every industry with stocks listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ, the companies contending for its leadership, what each one does according to its own annual report, and the balance sheet it filed with the SEC.
The score runs from 0 to 10 and compares each company with every other one in the almanac on cash generation, profitability, debt, dividends and consistency over the last five years. The higher it is, the better the company fares in that comparison. Curious how much each part weighs? Ask at the bottom of the page.
The score runs from 0 to 10 and compares each company with every other one in the almanac on cash generation, profitability, debt, dividends and consistency over the last five years. The higher it is, the better the company fares in that comparison. Curious how much each part weighs? Ask at the bottom of the page.