Overview
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize, headquartered in Zaandam, the Netherlands, operates supermarkets and e-commerce through U.S., Europe and Other Retail segments.[2] Its US brands include Stop & Shop, Food Lion, Giant, Martin’s, Hannaford and Giant Food, and its European businesses include Albert Heijn, Etos, Gall & Gall, bol.com and Delhaize in Belgium and Luxembourg.[2] Forbes records sales of US$105.9bn, up 9.5%, which moved it from ninth to eighth, ahead of Target.[2] Profit was US$2.6bn. Ahold Delhaize is the largest European retailer in the ranking, ahead of Tesco and Carrefour. Forbes gives 1867 as the founding year of the business and counts 222,000 employees.[2]
Ahold Delhaize strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Largest European retailer by sales
- Sales growth of 9.5%
- Online marketplace bol.com
Limitations
- Profit margin 2.5%
- Market value of US$37.6bn
- Exposure to competitive US grocery market
Appears in
- Largest European Companies by Revenue (2026) #20
- Largest Companies in the Netherlands (2026) #2
- Largest Retailers in the World (2026) #8
Ahold Delhaize peers and competitors
Companies ranked in the same lists as Ahold Delhaize.
- Tesco PLC
- Carrefour SA
Stellantis N.V.
Volkswagen Group
Ferrovial
Costco Wholesale
Walmart- Amazon
NXP Semiconductors
AkzoNobel- Home Depot
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