Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. (AD.AS) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 16 pass, warnings: 7, red flags: 2.

About Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. is a Consumer Defensive company (Grocery Stores) based in the Netherlands, listed on AMS as AD.AS.

What our checks show for AD.AS

Red flags

• The net margin is only 2.5%: little room if costs rise.
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 4.6 years.

Warning signs

• Net debt is 1.7x a year of EBITDA (debt/equity 1.08). That limits room in a downturn and raises refinancing risk.
• The net margin fell by 0.5 points over 5 years, to 2.5%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• Analysts expect only about 3% a year of growth in revenue.
• Revenue grew only 1.7% a year over the last 3 years.
• Earnings per share fell 0.5% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 4.2% a year over the last 3 years.
• The stock has fallen as much as 46% from a peak. Would you have held through that?

Strengths

• Operating cash flow is 3.12x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• The dividend takes 49% of profit: there is a cushion.
• The price is 13.2 times earnings (P/E), reasonable for its growth.
• A large company: market value $32.38 billion.
• Beta 0.31: the stock usually moves less than the market.
• The share count fell by 6.3% in 2 years: the company buys back its own shares.

Next earnings report: 2026-11-04

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Questions

What grade does Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. (AD.AS) have?

In our weekly check, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 16 pass, warnings: 7, red flags: 2. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of AD.AS stock?

This week's biggest flags for Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.: Thin margins, Slow recovery after falls, High debt. In total 9 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. do?

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. is a Consumer Defensive company (Grocery Stores) based in the Netherlands, listed on AMS as AD.AS.

When does Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-04. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-24

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