Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (CHIX:ADA) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 4.63 (As of Mar. 2026) — 42% Below Median

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CHIX:ADA Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV CHIX:ADA
88 GF Score
Price €34.06
GF Value €35.54
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV CHIX:ADA -5.06% 88 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.63 as of Mar. 2026, which is 42% below its 10-year median of 7.93. GuruFocus rates CHIX:ADA with a GF Score™ of 88/100 and a GF Value™ of €35.54 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 180 Retail - Defensive companies, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV ranks better than 71.67% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €4.63. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 7.36.


The historical rank and industry rank for Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:ADa' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.69   Med: 7.93   Max: 17.38
Current: 7.35


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV was 17.38. The lowest was 4.69. And the median was 7.93.


CHIX:ADa's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
71.67% of 180 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 11.725 vs CHIX:ADa: 7.35

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €0.62. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €2.52. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 13.52.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €0.62. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €2.67. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 12.76.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.29 4.40 3.64 4.05 5.22

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.20 4.48 4.64 5.22 4.61

CHIX:ADA vs KR, SFM: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 2,261
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 3,656
Change In Deferred Tax 647
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 2,149
Change In Working Capital -357
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 887

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €2,261 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €3,656 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €647 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = €2,149 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = €2,149 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €-357 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 887.000 Mil.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 2261 +3656+647
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-2148.896099968+-357)/887.000
=4.63

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=34.06/4.63
=7.36

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.63 mean?
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (CHIX:ADA) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.63 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV. This is 42% below median its historical median of 7.93. Over the past decade, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 4.69 to 17.38. According to the industry distribution chart, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV ranks #51 out of 180 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, placing it in the top 28.3%.
Is Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.63 is 42% below median its 10-year median of 7.93. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 4.69 to a high of 17.38. The Retail - Defensive industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 11.73. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's value of 4.63 is 60.5% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV ranks #51 out of 180 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV has a GF Score™ of 88/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to KR and SFM?
According to the Retail - Defensive industry distribution chart, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV ranks #51 out of 180 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This puts Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 11.73. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's value of 4.63 is 60.5% below this benchmark. Historically, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 4.69 to 17.38 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 7.93 vs. the industry median of 11.73, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Retail - Defensive company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Retail - Defensive companies is 11.73, based on 180 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.63 is 60.5% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV. For the Retail - Defensive industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 11.73 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.63, which is 42% below median its own 10-year median of 7.93. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (CHIX:ADA) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is €35.54, compared to a current price of €34.06 — trading 4.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.63, which is 42% below median its 10-year median of 7.93 and 60.5% below the Retail - Defensive industry median of 11.73. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's overall GF Score™ is 88/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (CHIX:ADA), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.63 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (CHIX:ADA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €34.06 is trading 4.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of €35.54. GuruFocus considers Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:ADA:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 4.63 (42% below median its 10-year median of 7.93)
  • GF Value™: €35.54 vs. price of €34.06 (4.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 88/100 with 4 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 60.5% below the Retail - Defensive median (#51 of 180)

No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:ADA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV Business Description

Address Provincialeweg 11, Zaandam, NH, NLD, 1506 MA
Ahold Delhaize is the product of the July 2016 merger between Netherlands-based Ahold and Belgium's Delhaize, forming the seventh-largest grocer in the US and a top player in several parts of Europe. The US is its largest market, accounting for over 60% of group sales, and the network stretches from Maine to Georgia, including banners Stop & Shop, The Giant Company, Giant Food, Food Lion, and Hannaford. The Europe segment accounts for the rest of the revenue, with the firm operating in the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Romania, Serbia, and Luxembourg.
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