Albertsons Companies advertising spend, FY2026

Albertsons Companies (ACI) reported $525M of advertising expense for the fiscal year ended Feb 28, 2026. That is 0.6% of revenue of $83.2B. Down 1.0% from FY2025.

Ad spend, FY2026
$525M
year ended Feb 28, 2026
Change vs prior year
-1.0%
vs FY2025
Share of revenue
0.6%
of $83.2B revenue
Rank by ad spend
#121
of 336 companies

Key facts

  • Ad spend is 1.1x its FY2016 level ($476M), slower than revenue (1.4x).
  • The highest year on file is FY2024 at $536M; FY2026 is 2% below it.
  • Largest increase +14.4% in FY2022; largest cut -15.1% in FY2019.
  • Ad spend has fallen 2 years in a row.
  • Ad spend is 0.6% of revenue, about the same as 0.6% in FY2021.
  • Albertsons Companies spends more on advertising than 64% of the 336 US-listed companies tracked. Its ad-to-revenue ratio is below the median of 5.2%.

Ad spend by fiscal year

$0 $200M $400M $600M FY2016 (ended 2016-02-27): $476M 2016 FY2017 (ended 2017-02-25): $502M FY2018 (ended 2018-02-24): $498M 2018 FY2019 (ended 2019-02-23): $422M FY2020 (ended 2020-02-29): $406M 2020 FY2021 (ended 2021-02-27): $385M FY2022 (ended 2022-02-26): $441M 2022 FY2023 (ended 2023-02-25): $498M FY2024 (ended 2024-02-24): $536M 2024 FY2025 (ended 2025-02-22): $530M FY2026 (ended 2026-02-28): $525M 2026 $525M

Ad spend as % of revenue

0.0% 0.3% 0.5% 0.8% 1.0% FY2016 (ended 2016-02-27): 0.8% 2016 FY2017 (ended 2017-02-25): 0.8% FY2018 (ended 2018-02-24): 0.8% 2018 FY2019 (ended 2019-02-23): 0.7% FY2020 (ended 2020-02-29): 0.6% 2020 FY2021 (ended 2021-02-27): 0.6% FY2022 (ended 2022-02-26): 0.6% 2022 FY2023 (ended 2023-02-25): 0.6% FY2024 (ended 2024-02-24): 0.7% 2024 FY2025 (ended 2025-02-22): 0.7% FY2026 (ended 2026-02-28): 0.6% 2026 0.6%

History

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Fiscal year Period end Ad spend YoY Revenue Ad / revenue Tag Filing
FY2026 Feb 28, 2026 $525M -1.0% $83.2B 0.6% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Apr 27, 2026
FY2025 Feb 22, 2025 $530M -1.1% $80.4B 0.7% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Apr 27, 2026
FY2024 Feb 24, 2024 $536M +7.5% $79.2B 0.7% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Apr 27, 2026
FY2023 Feb 25, 2023 $498M +13.1% $77.6B 0.6% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Apr 21, 2025
FY2022 Feb 26, 2022 $441M +14.4% $71.9B 0.6% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Apr 22, 2024
FY2021 Feb 27, 2021 $385M -5.1% $69.7B 0.6% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Apr 25, 2023
FY2020 Feb 29, 2020 $406M -4.0% $62.5B 0.6% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Apr 26, 2022
FY2019 Feb 23, 2019 $422M -15.1% $60.5B 0.7% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Apr 28, 2021
FY2018 Feb 24, 2018 $498M -1.0% $59.9B 0.8% AdvertisingExpense 10-K/A Aug 7, 2020
FY2017 Feb 25, 2017 $502M +5.6% $59.7B 0.8% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Apr 24, 2019
FY2016 Feb 27, 2016 $476M n/a $58.7B 0.8% AdvertisingExpense 10-K May 11, 2018

What the figure is

Advertising costs as disclosed in the annual report (XBRL tag AdvertisingExpense).

Compared with similar spenders

The 6 companies closest to Albertsons Companies in latest-year ad spend.

Rank Company Ad spend Ad / revenue YoY Fiscal year
119 Teladoc Health $546M 21.6% -8.2% FY2025
120 News Corp $545M 6.0% +7.9% FY2026
121 Albertsons Companies $525M 0.6% -1.0% FY2026
122 Mattel $522M 9.8% +2.9% FY2025
123 Chime Financial $510M 23.3% +11.7% FY2025
124 Under Armour $502M 10.1% -8.7% FY2026
125 EverQuote $501M 72.3% +45.1% FY2025

Full ranking of 336 companies · Biggest cuts #87 · Lowest ad-to-revenue #15

Questions

How much does Albertsons Companies spend on advertising?

Albertsons Companies spent $525M on advertising in fiscal 2026, the year ended Feb 28, 2026, according to its 10-K filed Apr 27, 2026.

What percentage of revenue does Albertsons Companies spend on advertising?

0.6% of revenue in fiscal 2026 ($525M of $83.2B). The median across the 336 companies tracked is 5.2%.

Is Albertsons Companies spending more on advertising?

No. Ad spend fell 1.0% in fiscal 2026 from fiscal 2025. It has fallen 2 years in a row.

How does Albertsons Companies rank by advertising spend?

#121 of 336 US-listed companies with $100M or more in ad spend, ranked on each company's latest fiscal year.

What does Albertsons Companies's advertising figure include?

Advertising costs as disclosed in the annual report (XBRL tag AdvertisingExpense).

Source

Filing
10-K for FY2026, filed Apr 27, 2026
Accession number
0001646972-26-000032
Company
Albertsons Companies, Inc., CIK 1646972, SIC 5411 (Retail-Grocery Stores)
Data
SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts, retrieved Nov 4, 2026. Methodology.
Cite
Albertsons Companies advertising spend, FY2016-FY2026. Aleksei Trudov, io.trudov.com, from SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (latest: 10-K filed Apr 27, 2026), retrieved Nov 4, 2026. https://io.trudov.com/company/albertsons-companies/advertising-spend/
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