Ahold Delhaize (AD) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What AD does

Ahold Delhaize (AD) is a retail food operator running supermarkets, convenience stores, and online shops in the Netherlands, the United States, and internationally. Its stores sell produce, dairy, meat, deli, bakery, seafood, and frozen products, along with grocery, beer, wine, floral, pet food, health and beauty care, kitchenware, gardening tools, general merchandise, electronics, newspapers, magazines, tobacco, gasoline, and pharmacy products. The company operates under brands such as Albert, Albert Heijn, Delhaize, Food Lion, Giant Food, Hannaford, Stop & Shop, Profi, and others. Ahold Delhaize is listed on the Euronext Amsterdam stocks segment and is part of the AEX index.

Key numbers explained

• 31.76 EUR is the current share price; the +0.51% change today shows the intraday move relative to the previous close.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 12.7 divides the current price by the last 12 months of earnings per share (2.51 EUR), a common way to gauge how the market values each euro of recent earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 10.9 uses expected future earnings, often seen as a more forward-looking complement to the trailing figure.
• 3.9% is the dividend yield, meaning the annual dividend represents roughly 3.9% of the current share price; the ex-dividend date is 7 aug. 2026.
• 0.32 is the beta, indicating the stock has historically moved about one-third as much as the broader market in percentage terms.
• 27.75 mld. EUR is the market capitalisation, the total value of all outstanding shares at the current price.
• 15.7% is the return on equity (ROE), showing how much profit the company generates for each euro of shareholders' equity.
• The 52-week range of 30.34 – 42.54 EUR and the -7.4% price change over the last 52 weeks place today's price in a broader historical context.

What to watch

• Consumer staples demand is generally stable, but input costs (such as food and energy) and foreign exchange rates can affect margins.
• The company operates in multiple countries, so regional economic conditions, inflation, and currency movements matter.
• Earnings releases and updates around the 4 nov. 2026 next earnings date can shift sentiment.
• As a large-cap defensive stock, AD often moves with broader market risk appetite and interest-rate expectations.
• Comparing with peers such as Unilever (UNA), Heineken (HEIA), Reckitt (RKT), or Diageo (DGE) can provide sector context.