the kroger co. - KR

KR

Close Chg Chg %
70.55 1.79 2.53%

Closed Market

72.33

+1.79 (2.53%)

Volume: 4.05M

Last Updated:

Apr 2, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: the kroger co. - KR

KR Key Data

Open

$72.09

Day Range

71.36 - 72.69

52 Week Range

58.60 - 76.58

Market Cap

$44.32B

Shares Outstanding

612.58M

Public Float

606.99M

Beta

0.55

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

46.97

EPS

$1.56

Yield

189.36%

Dividend

$0.35

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

May 15, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

7.51M

 

KR Performance

1 Week
 
-1.19%
 
1 Month
 
-2.37%
 
3 Months
 
14.91%
 
1 Year
 
7.70%
 
5 Years
 
101.25%
 

KR Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 28
Full Ratings ➔

About the kroger co. - KR

The Kroger Co. engages in the retail grocery business with added convenience to retail pharmacies and fuel centers. Its main focus is on growing households and increasing customer loyalty by delivering great value and convenience, and investing in four strategic pillars: Fresh, Brands, Data & Personalization and Seamless. Its brands include Big K, Smart Way, Heritage Farm, Simple Truth, and Simple Truth Organic. The company was founded by Barney Kroger in 1883 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

KR At a Glance

The Kroger Co.
1014 Vine Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-1100
Phone 1-513-762-4000 Revenue 147.64B
Industry Food Retail Net Income 1.01B
Sector Retail Trade 2026 Sales Growth 0.353%
Fiscal Year-end 01 / 2027 Employees 403,000
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KR Valuation

P/E Current 45.79
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 40.798
Price to Sales Ratio 0.279
Price to Book Ratio 6.521
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 5.68
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 7.042
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.415
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.403

KR Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 366,357.32
Income Per Employee 2,503.722
Receivables Turnover 67.355
Total Asset Turnover 2.797

KR Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.801
Quick Ratio 0.42
Cash Ratio 0.253

KR Profitability

Gross Margin 21.044
Operating Margin 3.24
Pretax Margin 0.813
Net Margin 0.683
Return on Assets 1.912
Return on Equity 14.199
Return on Total Capital 3.295
Return on Invested Capital 3.327

KR Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 416.602
Total Debt to Total Capital 80.643
Total Debt to Total Assets 49.43
Long-Term Debt to Equity 374.979
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 72.586
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Annual Financials for The Kroger Co. - KR

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All values USD millions. 2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
148.26B 150.04B 147.12B 147.64B
Sales Growth
+7.52% +1.20% -1.94% +0.35%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
119.44B 119.80B 116.97B 116.57B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
3.58B 3.75B 3.85B 3.92B
Depreciation
3.53B 3.71B 3.82B 3.89B
Amortization of Intangibles
52.00M 42.00M 30.00M 30.00M
COGS Growth
+8.23% +0.30% -2.37% -0.34%
Gross Income
28.81B 30.24B 30.16B 31.07B
Gross Income Growth
+4.68% +4.95% -0.27% +3.03%
Gross Profit Margin
+19.43% +20.15% +20.50% +21.04%
2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
24.28B 25.28B 25.52B 26.29B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
24.28B 25.28B 25.52B 26.29B
SGA Growth
+2.10% +4.13% +0.94% +3.00%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
548.00M 1.69B 903.00M 2.93B
EBIT after Unusual Expense
3.98B 3.27B 3.73B 1.85B
Non Operating Income/Expense
(538.00M) 15.00M 68.00M 179.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - 199.00M
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
544.00M 449.00M 459.00M 828.00M
Interest Expense Growth
-6.37% -17.46% +2.23% +80.39%
Gross Interest Expense
544.00M 449.00M 459.00M 828.00M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
2.90B 2.84B 3.34B 1.20B
Pretax Income Growth
+41.49% -2.27% +17.84% -64.09%
Pretax Margin
+1.96% +1.89% +2.27% +0.81%
Income Tax
653.00M 667.00M 670.00M 176.00M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
492.00M 821.00M 719.00M 412.00M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - 31.00M
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
161.00M (154.00M) (49.00M) (267.00M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
(20.00M) (18.00M) (20.00M) (7.00M)
Consolidated Net Income
2.23B 2.15B 2.65B 1.02B
Minority Interest Expense
5.00M 5.00M 7.00M 8.00M
Net Income
2.22B 2.15B 2.65B 1.01B
Net Income Growth
+35.69% -3.51% +23.25% -61.85%
Net Margin Growth
+1.50% +1.43% +1.80% +0.68%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
2.22B 2.15B 2.65B 1.01B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
2.22B 2.15B 2.65B 1.01B
EPS (Basic)
3.0975 2.9889 3.6993 1.5476
EPS (Basic) Growth
+40.60% -3.51% +23.77% -58.17%
Basic Shares Outstanding
718.00M 718.00M 715.00M 652.00M
EPS (Diluted)
3.0591 2.96 3.6736 1.5405
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+40.73% -3.24% +24.11% -58.07%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
727.00M 725.00M 720.00M 655.00M
EBITDA
8.11B 8.71B 8.48B 8.70B
EBITDA Growth
+13.09% +7.34% -2.54% +2.57%
EBITDA Margin
+5.47% +5.80% +5.77% +5.89%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 75.095
Number of Ratings 28 Current Quarters Estimate 1.577
FY Report Date 04 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 5.239
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.28 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 4.85 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 5.616
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 21 21 24 21
Mean Estimate 1.58 1.13 5.24 5.62
High Estimates 1.66 1.20 5.34 5.94
Low Estimate 1.53 1.05 5.13 5.37
Coefficient of Variance 2.26 2.66 0.98 2.15

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 11 11 12
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 1
HOLD 13 13 14
UNDERWEIGHT 2 2 0
SELL 1 1 1
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for The Kroger Co. - KR

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Mar 17, 2026 George H. Vincent Executive Vice President 12,054 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $74.96 per share 903,567.84
Mar 17, 2026 George H. Vincent Executive Vice President 12,308 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 17, 2026 Timothy A. Massa Executive Vice President 120,977 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $74.96 per share 9,068,435.92
Mar 17, 2026 Timothy A. Massa Executive Vice President 125,486 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 17, 2026 Brian Nichols Group VP & Controller 14,239 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $75.6 per share 1,076,468.40
Mar 17, 2026 Brian Nichols Group VP & Controller 10,357 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $74.96 per share 776,360.72
Mar 17, 2026 Brian Nichols Group VP & Controller 14,994 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 17, 2026 Victor Remon Smith Senior Vice President 19,014 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 17, 2026 Brian Nichols Group VP & Controller 9,281 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 17, 2026 Ronald L. Sargent Chairman of the Board 254,998 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $75.6 per share 19,277,848.80
Mar 17, 2026 Timothy A. Massa Executive Vice President 135,312 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $75.6 per share 10,229,587.20
Mar 17, 2026 Brian Nichols Group VP & Controller 10,818 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 17, 2026 George H. Vincent Executive Vice President 19,659 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 17, 2026 George H. Vincent Executive Vice President 17,203 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 17, 2026 Timothy A. Massa Executive Vice President 45,270 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 17, 2026 Timothy A. Massa Executive Vice President 140,988 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 17, 2026 Joe Kelley Senior Vice President 14,487 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 17, 2026 Joe Kelley Senior Vice President 45,840 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $75.6 per share 3,465,504.00
Mar 17, 2026 Joe Kelley Senior Vice President 46,622 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 17, 2026 Joe Kelley Senior Vice President 40,218 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $74.96 per share 3,014,741.28

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