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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 22, 2025

Feb. 24, 2024

Feb. 25, 2023

Feb. 26, 2022

Feb. 27, 2021

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table

Pay Versus Performance Disclosure

Pay Versus Performance Table

As required by Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information regarding the relationship between “compensation actually paid” (“CAP”) to our principal executive officer (“PEO”) and Non-PEO NEOs and certain financial performance metrics of the Company for the fiscal years listed below.

This disclosure has been prepared in accordance with Item 402(v) and does not necessarily reflect the value realized by our NEOs or how the Compensation Committee evaluates compensation decisions in light of Company or individual performance. Specifically, the Compensation Committee does not use CAP as a basis for making compensation decisions. Please refer to our CD&A for a discussion of our executive compensation program objectives and how we design our program to align executive compensation with Company performance.


	Year			Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO ($)			Compensation Actually Paid to PEO ($)			Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO Named Executive Officers ($)			Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO Named Executive Officers ($)			Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based on:						Net Income ($) (in millions)			Adjusted EBITDA (in millions)
	Year			Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO ($)			Compensation Actually Paid to PEO ($)									Total Stockholder Return ($)			Peer Group Total Stockholder Return ($)			Net Income ($) (in millions)			Adjusted EBITDA (in millions)
	(a)			(b)			(c)			(d)			(e)			(f)			(g)			(h)			(i)
	2024			$15,240,511			$14,145,124			$7,210,412			$6,917,207			$195.59			$187.96			$958.6			$4,004.7
	2023			$15,125,283			$18,654,872			$5,536,823			$6,712,983			$198.81			$154.67			$1,296.0			$4,317.7
	2022			$16,103,130			$25,769,696			$6,058,219			$6,794,406			$186.27			$107.09			$1,513.5			$4,677.0
	2021			$8,639,520			$27,635,047			$6,999,472			$13,173,472			$198.34			$131.03			$1,619.6			$4,398.4
	2020			$8,483,335			$10,110,232			$6,452,961			$4,285,950			$105.93			$118.97			$850.2			$4,524.0

(b)	Reflects compensation amounts reported in the Summary Compensation Table for our PEO, Vivek Sankaran, for the respective fiscal years shown in column (a).

(c)

Reflects CAP to our PEO in each of fiscal 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 adjusted as set forth in the table below, as determined in accordance with the SEC rules. For awards with dividend rights, these amounts are paid in cash or Company shares once the underlying award vests and are incorporated as applicable in the table below.


	PEO			2020			2021			2022			2023			2024
	Summary Compensation Table Total			$8,483,335			$8,639,520			$16,103,130			$15,125,283			$15,240,511
	- Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year			$—			$—			$(9,499,985)			$(10,500,020)			$(11,499,997)
	+ Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year			$—			$—			$6,617,534			$9,876,672			$9,321,127
	+ Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years			$1,084,598			$13,121,698			$(3,951,035)			$531,887			$(572,359)
	+ Fair Value at Vesting of Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Vested During Fiscal Year			$—			$—			$1,115,650			$1,954,170			$1,963,491
	+ Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years for Which Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied During Fiscal Year			$154,943			$5,021,645			$(1,100,738)			$97,692			$(653,760)
	- Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal Year-End of Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years That Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Fiscal Year			$—			$—			$—			$—			$—
	+ Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Stock Awards in the Fiscal Year That Are Not Included in the Total Compensation for the Fiscal Year			$387,356			$852,184			$16,485,140			$1,569,189			$346,110
	Compensation Actually Paid Total			$10,110,232			$27,635,047			$25,769,696			$18,654,872			$14,145,124

(d)	Average of summary compensation paid to non-PEO NEOs during fiscal 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020. Average taken across the non-PEO NEOs as follows:

2024: Sharon McCollam, Susan Morris, Thomas Moriarty, and Omer Gajial

2023: Sharon McCollam, Susan Morris, Thomas Moriarty, and Anuj Dhanda

2022: Sharon McCollam, Susan Morris, Juliette Pryor, and Anuj Dhanda

2021: Sharon McCollam, Robert Dimond, Anuj Dhanda, Susan Morris, and Christine Rupp

2020: Robert Dimond, Susan Morris, Juliette Pryor, and Christine Rupp

(e)

Reflects average CAP to non-PEO NEOs in each of fiscal 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020, adjusted as set forth in the table below, as determined in accordance with the SEC rules. For awards with dividend rights, these amounts are paid in cash or shares of our Common Stock once the underlying award vests and are incorporated as applicable in the table below.


	NON-PEO NEOs			2020 Average			2021 Average			2022 Average			2023 Average			2024 Average
	Summary Compensation Table Total			$6,452,961			$6,999,472			$6,058,219			$5,536,823			$7,210,412
	- Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year			$(3,659,455)			$(3,625,000)			$(3,125,012)			$(3,762,496)			$(3,781,250)
	+ Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year			$840,571			$4,543,324			$2,176,832			$3,437,323			$3,051,841
	+ Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years			$601,439			$2,200,072			$(1,030,267)			$149,369			$(194,602)
	+ Fair Value at Vesting of Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Vested During Fiscal Year			$—			$810,529			$410,153			$680,104			$657,230
	+ Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years for Which Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied During Fiscal Year			$50,434			$2,740,644			$(841,677)			$190,338			$(138,267)
	- Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal Year-End of Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years That Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Fiscal Year			$—			$(521,955)			$—			$—			$—
	+ Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Stock Awards in the Fiscal Year That Are Not Included in the Total Compensation for the Fiscal Year			$—			$26,386			$3,146,158			$481,522			$111,844
	Compensation Actually Paid Total			$4,285,950			$13,173,472			$6,794,406			$6,712,983			$6,917,207

(f)	For the relevant fiscal year, represents the cumulative total stockholder return (“TSR”) of the Company for the measurement periods ending on February 22, 2025, February 24, 2024, February 25, 2023, February 26, 2022, and February 27, 2021, respectively.

(g)	Represents the total cumulative stockholder return of S&P 500 Retail Index (“Peer Group TSR”) for the measurement periods ending on February 22, 2025, February 24, 2024, February 25, 2023, February 26, 2022, and February 27, 2021, respectively.

(h)	Reflects “Net Income” as reported in the company’s Consolidated Income Statements included in the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K for each of the years ended February 22, 2025, February 24, 2024, February 25, 2023, February 26, 2022, and February 27, 2021, respectively.

(i)	Company Selected Measure is Adjusted EBITDA which is described below.

Company Selected Measure Name

Adjusted EBITDA

Named Executive Officers, Footnote

(b)	Reflects compensation amounts reported in the Summary Compensation Table for our PEO, Vivek Sankaran, for the respective fiscal years shown in column (a).

(d)	Average of summary compensation paid to non-PEO NEOs during fiscal 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020. Average taken across the non-PEO NEOs as follows:

2024: Sharon McCollam, Susan Morris, Thomas Moriarty, and Omer Gajial

2023: Sharon McCollam, Susan Morris, Thomas Moriarty, and Anuj Dhanda

2022: Sharon McCollam, Susan Morris, Juliette Pryor, and Anuj Dhanda

2021: Sharon McCollam, Robert Dimond, Anuj Dhanda, Susan Morris, and Christine Rupp

2020: Robert Dimond, Susan Morris, Juliette Pryor, and Christine Rupp

Peer Group Issuers, Footnote

(g)	Represents the total cumulative stockholder return of S&P 500 Retail Index (“Peer Group TSR”) for the measurement periods ending on February 22, 2025, February 24, 2024, February 25, 2023, February 26, 2022, and February 27, 2021, respectively.

PEO Total Compensation Amount

$ 15,240,511

$ 15,125,283

$ 16,103,130

$ 8,639,520

$ 8,483,335

PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount

$ 14,145,124

18,654,872

25,769,696

27,635,047

10,110,232

Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote

(c)

Reflects CAP to our PEO in each of fiscal 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 adjusted as set forth in the table below, as determined in accordance with the SEC rules. For awards with dividend rights, these amounts are paid in cash or Company shares once the underlying award vests and are incorporated as applicable in the table below.


	PEO			2020			2021			2022			2023			2024
	Summary Compensation Table Total			$8,483,335			$8,639,520			$16,103,130			$15,125,283			$15,240,511
	- Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year			$—			$—			$(9,499,985)			$(10,500,020)			$(11,499,997)
	+ Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year			$—			$—			$6,617,534			$9,876,672			$9,321,127
	+ Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years			$1,084,598			$13,121,698			$(3,951,035)			$531,887			$(572,359)
	+ Fair Value at Vesting of Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Vested During Fiscal Year			$—			$—			$1,115,650			$1,954,170			$1,963,491
	+ Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years for Which Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied During Fiscal Year			$154,943			$5,021,645			$(1,100,738)			$97,692			$(653,760)
	- Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal Year-End of Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years That Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Fiscal Year			$—			$—			$—			$—			$—
	+ Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Stock Awards in the Fiscal Year That Are Not Included in the Total Compensation for the Fiscal Year			$387,356			$852,184			$16,485,140			$1,569,189			$346,110
	Compensation Actually Paid Total			$10,110,232			$27,635,047			$25,769,696			$18,654,872			$14,145,124

Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount

$ 7,210,412

5,536,823

6,058,219

6,999,472

6,452,961

Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount

$ 6,917,207

6,712,983

6,794,406

13,173,472

4,285,950

Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote

(e)

Reflects average CAP to non-PEO NEOs in each of fiscal 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020, adjusted as set forth in the table below, as determined in accordance with the SEC rules. For awards with dividend rights, these amounts are paid in cash or shares of our Common Stock once the underlying award vests and are incorporated as applicable in the table below.


	NON-PEO NEOs			2020 Average			2021 Average			2022 Average			2023 Average			2024 Average
	Summary Compensation Table Total			$6,452,961			$6,999,472			$6,058,219			$5,536,823			$7,210,412
	- Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year			$(3,659,455)			$(3,625,000)			$(3,125,012)			$(3,762,496)			$(3,781,250)
	+ Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year			$840,571			$4,543,324			$2,176,832			$3,437,323			$3,051,841
	+ Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years			$601,439			$2,200,072			$(1,030,267)			$149,369			$(194,602)
	+ Fair Value at Vesting of Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Vested During Fiscal Year			$—			$810,529			$410,153			$680,104			$657,230
	+ Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years for Which Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied During Fiscal Year			$50,434			$2,740,644			$(841,677)			$190,338			$(138,267)
	- Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal Year-End of Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years That Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Fiscal Year			$—			$(521,955)			$—			$—			$—
	+ Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Stock Awards in the Fiscal Year That Are Not Included in the Total Compensation for the Fiscal Year			$—			$26,386			$3,146,158			$481,522			$111,844
	Compensation Actually Paid Total			$4,285,950			$13,173,472			$6,794,406			$6,712,983			$6,917,207

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure

Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group

Tabular List, Table

Most Important Financial Performance Measures

The following financial performance measures represent, in the Company’s assessment, the most important financial measures the Company used to link compensation that we actually paid to our NEOs in fiscal 2024 as further described in our CD&A.


	Measure			Nature			Explanation
	Adjusted EBITDA			Financial			Adjusted EBITDA was the primary financial metric of our fiscal 2024 annual incentive plan, and we consider it to be an important indicator of our overall business performance. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as GAAP earnings (net loss) before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, further adjusted to eliminate the effects of items management does not consider in assessing our ongoing core performance.
	Identical Sales (“ID Sales”)			Financial			ID Sales include stores operating during the same period in both the current year and the prior year, comparing sales on a daily basis. Direct to consumer digital sales are included in identical sales, and fuel sales are excluded from identical sales. Acquired stores become identical on the one-year anniversary date of the acquisition.
	Adjusted EPS			Financial			Adjusted EPS is calculated as Adjusted net income divided by the weighted average diluted Class A common shares outstanding, as adjusted to reflect all restricted stock units and awards outstanding at the end of the period, as well as the conversion of Convertible Preferred Stock when it is antidilutive for GAAP. We define Adjusted net income as GAAP net income adjusted to eliminate the effects of items management does not consider in assessing our ongoing core performance.
	ROIC			Financial			ROIC is calculated as Adjusted ROIC operating income divided by average invested capital. Adjusted ROIC operating income is calculated using GAAP operating income and adding back certain items considered non-core or not applicable to the analysis of our returns. Specifically, Adjusted ROIC operating income adds back depreciation and amortization expense, rent expense, LIFO expense (income), (gains) loss on the sale of assets and other items that management does not consider in assessing our ongoing core operating income performance. Average Invested Capital is calculated as the sum of (1) the average of our total assets, (2) the average LIFO reserve and (3) the average accumulated depreciation and amortization; minus (1) the average taxes receivable, (2) the average trade accounts payable, (3) the average accrued salaries and wages, (4) the average non-operating investments and (5) the average other current liabilities, excluding accrued income taxes. Averages are calculated for ROIC by adding the beginning balance of the first quarter and the ending balance of the fourth quarter and dividing by two.

Total Shareholder Return Amount

$ 195.59

198.81

186.27

198.34

105.93

Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount

187.96

154.67

107.09

131.03

118.97

Net Income (Loss)

$ 958,600,000

$ 1,296,000,000

$ 1,513,500,000

$ 1,619,600,000

$ 850,200,000

Company Selected Measure Amount

4,004,700,000

4,317,700,000

4,677,000,000

4,398,400,000

4,524,000,000

Vivek Sankaran

Vivek Sankaran

Vivek Sankaran

Vivek Sankaran

Vivek Sankaran

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjusted EBITDA

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Identical Sales (“ID Sales”)

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjusted EPS

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

ROIC

PEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

$ (11,499,997)

$ (10,500,020)

$ (9,499,985)

$ 0

$ 0

PEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

9,321,127

9,876,672

6,617,534

0

0

PEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(572,359)

531,887

(3,951,035)

13,121,698

1,084,598

PEO | Vesting Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

1,963,491

1,954,170

1,115,650

0

0

PEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(653,760)

97,692

(1,100,738)

5,021,645

154,943

PEO | Prior Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Any Prior Year that Fail to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

0

0

0

0

0

PEO | Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

346,110

1,569,189

16,485,140

852,184

387,356

Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(3,781,250)

(3,762,496)

(3,125,012)

(3,625,000)

(3,659,455)

Non-PEO NEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

3,051,841

3,437,323

2,176,832

4,543,324

840,571

Non-PEO NEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(194,602)

149,369

(1,030,267)

2,200,072

601,439

Non-PEO NEO | Vesting Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

657,230

680,104

410,153

810,529

0

Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(138,267)

190,338

(841,677)

2,740,644

50,434

Non-PEO NEO | Prior Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Any Prior Year that Fail to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

0

0

0

(521,955)

0

Non-PEO NEO | Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

$ 111,844

$ 481,522

$ 3,146,158

$ 26,386

$ 0