COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026
ACI vs PSMT
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. ACI scored 46.0, PSMT scored 48.8 — PSMT leads.
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Different reporting periods. PSMT's fundamentals are as of May 2026, but ACI's are as of February 2026 — a 3-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
ACI
Albertsons Companies, Inc.
46
$12.38 · $6.0B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
2.8
PSMT leads
PSMT
PriceSmart, Inc.
48.8
$172.87 · $5.3B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestPSMT33.2x
- Fastest growthPSMT+10.2%
- Strongest balance sheetPSMT0.24
- Highest qualityPSMT63 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valueACI-23%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
ACI
stronger →← stronger
PSMT
53
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
63
42
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
81
43
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
23
PSMT is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
ACI
PSMT
$527mC+
FCF
$74mC-
+3.5%C+
Rev
+10.2%B
9.74D
D/E
0.24A-
77.4xD
P/E
33.2xC
1.27B
PEG
1.83C+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
ACI
PSMT
23% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
211% above
~-3%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~39%/yr
+29%
1-yr DCF upside
-73%
+30%
5-yr DCF upside
-68%
+30%
10-yr DCF upside
-59%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
ACI
Why this score
- Buying back stock
- Raising its dividend
PSMT
No notable signals flagged.
The companies
ACIAlbertsons Companies, Inc.
Why now
Grocery Stores · market cap $6.0b. Down 38% from 52-week high of $20.00 — deep drawdown territory. 16 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $14.19 (implying +15% upside).
Moat
ROE 13% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income — non-cash charges (depreciation, intangible amortization) are holding down GAAP earnings while cash generation stays strong.
Risk
D/E 9.74 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Trailing P/E 77.4x prices in sustained high growth — any quarter that disappoints triggers sharp re-rating. Down 38% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
PSMTPriceSmart, Inc.
Why now
Discount Stores · market cap $5.3b. 13% off the 52-week high of $199.84. Revenue growing +10%, comfortably above the S&P median. 3 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $153.33 (implying -11% upside).
Moat
ROE 12% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Trailing P/E 33x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates. Net margin 2.8% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where ACI and PSMT diverge
On the headline score the gap is 2.8 points in favor of PSMT. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
- GrowthACI 42.3 · PSMT 81.4PSMT +39.1
- ValueACI 43.5 · PSMT 22.6ACI +20.9
- QualityACI 53.1 · PSMT 63.2PSMT +10.1
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.