Ahold Delhaize beats quarterly profit margin expectations behind strong US performance
The Dutch supermarket group reported a 4.2% underlying operating margin today. Strong US sales helped the retailer easily exceed analyst profit expectations.
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Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. reported its fourth-quarter results on February 11, 2026, posting an underlying operating margin of 4.2%. This figure exceeded the 3.9% margin expected by analysts, representing a 0.3 percentage-point beat for the period. The company explicitly attributed this outperformance to stronger-than-expected results within its operations in the United States 
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