{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"167323","rtpr_id":"nBwbmLhJVa-20261013","ticker":"ACI","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["ACI"],"title":"Albertsons® Companies Announces Common Stock Dividend","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-10-13T11:25:00.115Z","article_body":"Albertsons® Companies Announces Common Stock Dividend\n\nAlbertsons® Companies, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) (the “Company”) today announced\nits Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend for the third quarter of\nfiscal 2026 of $0.17 per share of common stock. The cash dividend is payable\non Nov. 6, 2026, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on Oct.\n23, 2026.\n\nAbout Albertsons Companies\n\nAlbertsons Companies is a leading food and drug retailer in the United States.\nAs of Sept. 12, 2026, the Company operated 2,240 retail stores with 1,709\nin-store pharmacies, 408 associated fuel centers, 22 dedicated distribution\ncenters and 19 manufacturing facilities. The Company operates stores across 35\nstates and the District of Columbia under 22 well known banners including\nAlbertsons, Safeway, Jewel-Osco, Vons, ACME Markets, Shaw's, Tom Thumb, United\nSupermarkets, Pavilions, Randalls, Star Market, Kings Food Markets, Haggen,\nCarrs and Balducci's Food Lovers Market. The Company is committed to helping\npeople across the country live better lives by making a meaningful difference,\nneighborhood by neighborhood. In 2025, along with the Albertsons Companies\nFoundation, the Company contributed $497 million in food and financial\nsupport, including $56 million through its Nourishing Neighbors Program, to\nensure those living in its communities and those impacted by disasters have\nenough to eat.\n\nAlbertsons, Safeway, Amigos, Andronico’s, Balducci's, Haggen, Jewel-Osco,\nMarket Street, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb and Vons and are registered\nservice marks of Albertsons Companies, Inc. or its subsidiaries. ACME, Carrs,\nKings, Shaw's, Star Market and United Supermarkets are service marks of\nAlbertsons Companies, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Albertsons associated logos,\nproduct names and services are trademarks or service marks of Albertsons\nCompanies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective\nowners.\n\nImportant Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains certain forward-looking statements. Statements\nthat are not historical facts, including statements regarding the Company’s\nexpectations, perspectives and projected financial performance, are\nforward-looking statements. The words “expect,” “believe,”\n“estimate,” “intend,” “plan” and similar expressions, when related\nto the Company and its subsidiaries, indicate forward-looking statements. The\nforward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations\nand involve risks and uncertainties. The Company cautions that the risks and\nuncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those\nexpressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. The Company also\ncautions that undue reliance should not be placed on any of the\nforward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release.\nThe Company undertakes no responsibility to update any of these\nforward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date\nof this report or to reflect actual outcomes. Certain potential factors that\ncould affect our business and financial results and cause actual results to\ndiffer materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking\nstatements are described in the “Risk Factors” section or other sections\nin our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange\nCommission (the “SEC”) on April 27, 2026, and in reports subsequently\nfiled with the SEC and available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&esheet=54612997&newsitemid=20261013278325&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sec.gov&index=1&md5=d27e6306b943476e4e52863deef4fde3)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261013278325/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261013278325/en/)\n\nFor Investor Relations, contact investor-relations@albertsons.com \n(mailto:investor-relations@albertsons.com) \nFor Media Relations, contact media@albertsons.com\n(mailto:media@albertsons.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBwbmLhJVa-20261013","title":"Albertsons® Companies Announces Common Stock Dividend","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"ACI","created":"2026-10-13T11:25:00.115Z","tickers":["ACI"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Albertsons® Companies Announces Common Stock Dividend\n\nAlbertsons® Companies, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) (the “Company”) today announced\nits Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend for the third quarter of\nfiscal 2026 of $0.17 per share of common stock. The cash dividend is payable\non Nov. 6, 2026, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on Oct.\n23, 2026.\n\nAbout Albertsons Companies\n\nAlbertsons Companies is a leading food and drug retailer in the United States.\nAs of Sept. 12, 2026, the Company operated 2,240 retail stores with 1,709\nin-store pharmacies, 408 associated fuel centers, 22 dedicated distribution\ncenters and 19 manufacturing facilities. The Company operates stores across 35\nstates and the District of Columbia under 22 well known banners including\nAlbertsons, Safeway, Jewel-Osco, Vons, ACME Markets, Shaw's, Tom Thumb, United\nSupermarkets, Pavilions, Randalls, Star Market, Kings Food Markets, Haggen,\nCarrs and Balducci's Food Lovers Market. The Company is committed to helping\npeople across the country live better lives by making a meaningful difference,\nneighborhood by neighborhood. In 2025, along with the Albertsons Companies\nFoundation, the Company contributed $497 million in food and financial\nsupport, including $56 million through its Nourishing Neighbors Program, to\nensure those living in its communities and those impacted by disasters have\nenough to eat.\n\nAlbertsons, Safeway, Amigos, Andronico’s, Balducci's, Haggen, Jewel-Osco,\nMarket Street, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb and Vons and are registered\nservice marks of Albertsons Companies, Inc. or its subsidiaries. ACME, Carrs,\nKings, Shaw's, Star Market and United Supermarkets are service marks of\nAlbertsons Companies, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Albertsons associated logos,\nproduct names and services are trademarks or service marks of Albertsons\nCompanies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective\nowners.\n\nImportant Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains certain forward-looking statements. Statements\nthat are not historical facts, including statements regarding the Company’s\nexpectations, perspectives and projected financial performance, are\nforward-looking statements. The words “expect,” “believe,”\n“estimate,” “intend,” “plan” and similar expressions, when related\nto the Company and its subsidiaries, indicate forward-looking statements. The\nforward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations\nand involve risks and uncertainties. The Company cautions that the risks and\nuncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those\nexpressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. The Company also\ncautions that undue reliance should not be placed on any of the\nforward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release.\nThe Company undertakes no responsibility to update any of these\nforward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date\nof this report or to reflect actual outcomes. Certain potential factors that\ncould affect our business and financial results and cause actual results to\ndiffer materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking\nstatements are described in the “Risk Factors” section or other sections\nin our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange\nCommission (the “SEC”) on April 27, 2026, and in reports subsequently\nfiled with the SEC and available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&esheet=54612997&newsitemid=20261013278325&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sec.gov&index=1&md5=d27e6306b943476e4e52863deef4fde3)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261013278325/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261013278325/en/)\n\nFor Investor Relations, contact investor-relations@albertsons.com \n(mailto:investor-relations@albertsons.com) \nFor Media Relations, contact media@albertsons.com\n(mailto:media@albertsons.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-13T11:25:00.151910607Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791890700151},"received_at":"2026-10-13T11:25:00.203Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261013278325/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"155628","press_release_id":"167323","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Consumer Staples Merchandise & Retail","sector":"Consumer Staples"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"dividend","narrative":"Albertsons Companies declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share for the third quarter of fiscal 2026.\n\nThe dividend is payable Nov. 6, 2026, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on Oct. 23, 2026.\n\nThe announcement is routine capital-return news and contains no change to the company's financial outlook.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine quarterly dividend declaration at $0.17/share -- no change to payout policy."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"record_date":"2026-10-23","payable_date":"2026-11-06","dividend_quarter":"Q3 fiscal 2026","dividend_per_share":0.17}},"namedEntities":{"people":[],"products":["Albertsons","Safeway","Jewel-Osco","Vons","ACME Markets","Shaw's","Tom Thumb","United Supermarkets","Pavilions","Randalls","Star Market","Kings Food Markets","Haggen","Carrs","Balducci's Food Lovers Market"],"companies":[{"name":"Albertsons Companies, Inc.","ticker":"ACI","relationship":"issuer"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$0.17","context":"quarterly cash dividend per share"},{"amount":"$497 million","context":"2025 food and financial support contributed with Albertsons Companies Foundation"},{"amount":"$56 million","context":"2025 contribution through Nourishing Neighbors Program"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Routine quarterly dividend declaration of $0.17 per share, consistent with ongoing capital return policy. 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