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Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.

ADRNY
50
Grocery Stores · Consumer Defensive
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
50
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

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.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
26.4%
Modest — 26.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
3.3%
Thin — 3.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
16.2%
Strong — 16.2% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-0.2%
Shrinking sales (-0.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+30.7%
Earnings growing fast (+30.7% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
294%
Turns 294% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
5.2%
Thin free cash flow (5.2%)

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

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.34
Conservative — low debt load (0.34)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
4.02x
Adequate interest coverage (4.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
12.3x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 12.3

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+2.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
3.72%
no trend
Moderate income — 3.72% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+20.6%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (20.6% YoY)

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