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Best Grocery Store Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top grocery store stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best grocery store stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Grocery Stores

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Grocery Stores is Zen Rated A and is the 13th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
DDL	DINGDONG (CAYMAN) LTD	$2.20	N/A	N/A	11.83x	16.92x	0.15x	4.33x	N/A	$127.97M	26.86%	$110.00M	0.51	$770.43M	N/A
VLGEA	VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC	$34.78	$48.70	-28.58%	8.59x	N/A	0.22x	1.09x	0.45x	$37.32M	7.28%	$471.97M	32.01	$737.58M	6.28
NGVC	NATURAL GROCERS BY VITAMIN COTTAGE INC	$47.76	$21.20	125.29%	30.23x	N/A	0.86x	6.02x	1.31x	$24.46M	2.24%	$181.88M	7.94	$1.44B	17.74
SFM	SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC	$160.15	$41.90	282.21%	42.26x	34.40x	2.08x	11.94x	2.60x	$414.84M	2.58%	$1.32B	13.17	$17.20B	22.09
WMK	WEIS MARKETS INC	$82.46	$32.63	152.70%	20.16x	N/A	0.46x	1.53x	2.74x	$32.63M	1.47%	$1.45B	53.76	$2.20B	8.33
ACI	ALBERTSONS COMPANIES INC	$21.71	$17.13	26.76%	12.13x	10.37x	0.16x	3.74x	1.02x	$948.20M	7.53%	$3.37B	5.80	$26.59B	6.35
KR	KROGER CO	$71.22	$38.92	82.99%	19.25x	15.02x	0.35x	5.68x	1.31x	$2.15B	4.23%	$8.29B	11.59	$68.19B	8.93
IMKTA	INGLES MARKETS INC	$62.09	$24.73	151.11%	14.64x	N/A	0.22x	0.76x	12.70x	$25.67M	2.18%	$1.56B	82.21	$1.47B	5.77
GO	GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP	$15.16	$5.88	157.98%	37.90x	26.71x	0.34x	1.23x	1.42x	-$74.65M	-4.99%	$1.20B	12.13	$3.07B	16.46
DNUT	KRISPY KREME INC	$4.15	$1.02	306.82%	207.50x	-57.64x	0.42x	0.62x	1.58x	-$74.96M	-10.67%	$1.13B	6.70	$2.16B	10.18
MSS	MAISON SOLUTIONS INC	$1.01	N/A	N/A	-14.43x	N/A	0.16x	1.66x	N/A	$3.55M	20.10%	$11.95M	0.69	$70.61M	44.34

Grocery Store Stocks FAQ

What are the best grocery store stocks to buy right now in Apr 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best grocery store stocks to buy right now are:

1. Dingdong (NYSE:DDL)

Dingdong (NYSE:DDL) is the #1 top grocery store stock out of 11 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Dingdong (NYSE:DDL) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Dingdong (NYSE:DDL) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 10 points higher than the grocery store industry average of 38.

DDL passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dingdong has seen its stock return 94.69% over the past year, overperforming other grocery store stocks by 55 percentage points.

2. Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA)

Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) is the #2 top grocery store stock out of 11 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 13 points higher than the grocery store industry average of 38.

VLGEA passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Village Super Market has seen its stock return 28.06% over the past year, underperforming other grocery store stocks by -12 percentage points.

3. Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC)

Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC) is the #3 top grocery store stock out of 11 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is -5 points lower than the grocery store industry average of 38. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NGVC as a "B".

NGVC passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage has seen its stock return 195.18% over the past year, overperforming other grocery store stocks by 156 percentage points.

What are the grocery store stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 6 grocery store stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 grocery store stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA)

Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) has an annual dividend yield of 2.16%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the grocery store industry average of 1.4%. Village Super Market's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Village Super Market's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Village Super Market's dividend payout ratio of 24.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Krispy Kreme (NASDAQ:DNUT)

Krispy Kreme (NASDAQ:DNUT) has an annual dividend yield of 1.93%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the grocery store industry average of 1.4%.

Krispy Kreme's dividend payout ratio of 800% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK)

Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) has an annual dividend yield of 1.65%, which is the same as the grocery store industry average of 1.4%. Weis Markets's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Weis Markets's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Weis Markets's dividend payout ratio of 24.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are grocery store stocks up?

Grocery store stocks were up 1.22% in the last day, and up 2.02% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why grocery store stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued grocery store stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued grocery store stocks right now are:

1. Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI)

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) is the most undervalued grocery store stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Albertsons Companies has a valuation score of 43, which is 9 points higher than the grocery store industry average of 34. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Albertsons Companies's stock has gained 6.21% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the grocery store industry by -33 percentage points.

2. Dingdong (NYSE:DDL)

Dingdong (NYSE:DDL) is the second most undervalued grocery store stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Dingdong has a valuation score of 43, which is 9 points higher than the grocery store industry average of 34. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dingdong's stock has gained 94.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the grocery store industry by 55 percentage points.

3. Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA)

Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) is the third most undervalued grocery store stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Village Super Market has a valuation score of 100, which is 66 points higher than the grocery store industry average of 34. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Village Super Market's stock has gained 28.06% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the grocery store industry by -12 percentage points.

Are grocery store stocks a good buy now?

80% of grocery store stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect grocery store stocks to rise by 7.3% over the next year.

20% of grocery store stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 40% of grocery store stocks are rated B (Buy), 20% are rated C (Hold), 10% are rated D (Sell), and 10% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the grocery stores industry?

The average P/E ratio of the grocery stores industry is 24.46x.

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