Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.

ADRNY

Grocery Stores · Consumer Defensive

Price

$39.00

-0.01 (-0.03%)

Market Cap

$34.38B

Exchange

Other OTC

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Share count falling — buybacks

−12.5% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.03B (2021) → 905.0M (2025)

Ahold Delhaize is a large Dutch grocery company that owns and operates supermarkets and online food delivery services across the United States and Europe. Its well-known brands include Stop & Shop, Food Lion, Giant, and Hannaford in the US, plus Albert Heijn in the Netherlands. It serves everyday shoppers looking for groceries, household goods, and prepared foods.

The company makes money primarily through in-store grocery sales, with a growing share coming from online grocery orders through its bol.com e-commerce platform and home delivery services. Ahold Delhaize generates roughly half its revenue in the US and half in Europe, making it one of the larger grocery retailers in both regions. Its moat comes from established local brand loyalty and a dense store network, though thin operating margins — typical for grocery retail — leave it exposed to rising food costs, wage inflation, and increasing competition from discount chains like Aldi and Lidl.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-4.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+6.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.8%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$6.1B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.'s revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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Quality

Gross Margin

26.8%

Modest — 26.8% gross margin

Operating Margin

3.5%

Thin — 3.5% operating margin

ROCE

3.3%

Weak — 3.3% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+0.5%

Nearly flat sales (+0.5% YoY)

EPS YoY

+34.7%

Earnings growing fast (+34.7% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

285%

Turns 285% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

4.3%

Thin free cash flow (4.3%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.59

Conservative — low debt load (0.59)

Interest Cover

4.19x

Adequate interest coverage (4.2x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

14.8x

Attractive valuation — P/E 14.8

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward

+2.5

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

3.72%

Moderate income — 3.72% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth

+20.6%

Dividend growing fast (20.6% YoY)

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