Company Overview
The Kroger Co. operates as a food and drug retailer in the United States. The company operates combination food and drug stores, multi-department stores, marketplace stores, and price impact warehouses. Its combination food and drug stores offer natural food and organic sections, pharmacies, general merchandise, pet centers, fresh seafood, and organic produce; and its multi-department stores provide apparel, home fashion and furnishings, outdoor living, electronics, automotive products, and toys. The company's marketplace stores offer full-service grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty care, and perishable goods, as well as general merchandise, including apparel, home goods, and toys; and its price impact warehouse stores provide grocery, and health and beauty care items, as well as meat, dairy, baked goods, and fresh produce items. It also manufactures and processes food products for sale in its supermarkets and online; and sells fuel through its fuel centers. The company sells its products through its stores, fuel centers, and online platforms. The Kroger Co. was founded in 1883 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Why Investors Should Care
Offers a dividend yield of 2.16%.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Jan 2026 Revenue of $147.64B (+0.4% YoY); net profit $1.02B.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +1.2%, earnings +50.9%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 4.2%, profit CAGR -1.0%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 4.21% |
| 1 Year: | 1.20% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -0.96% |
| 1 Year: | 50.90% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -17.03% |
| 6 Months: | -0.28% |
| 3 Months: | -13.20% |
| 1 Month: | -8.39% |
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- Price vs 50-DMABelow
- Price vs 200-DMABelow
- RSI (14)44.71 · Neutral
P/E of 38.14 is above the sector median of 20.95 — pricier than peers.
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Technical Trend
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Fundamental Growth Charts
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PROS
- Generates positive free cash flow.
CONS
- Earnings shrank at -1.0% CAGR over 5 years.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Defensive).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KR The Kroger Co. SPX | 58.74 | 38.14 | $36.22B | 2.16% | 5.93% | 14.41% | 4.21% | -0.96% |
| 2 | WMT Walmart Inc. SPX | 113.70 | 40.04 | $904.83B | 0.89% | 18.21% | 24.13% | 5.27% | 23.30% |
| 3 | COST Costco Wholesale Corporation NDXSPX | 921.75 | 46.46 | $408.78B | 0.60% | 25.96% | 29.15% | 8.16% | 11.45% |
| 4 | KO The Coca-Cola Company SPX | 83.08 | 26.13 | $357.45B | 2.57% | 16.47% | 43.37% | 2.86% | 4.46% |
| 5 | PG The Procter & Gamble Company SPX | 146.08 | 21.36 | $340.16B | 2.85% | 22.93% | 31.11% | 0.36% | 1.66% |
| 6 | PM Philip Morris International Inc. SPX | 175.95 | 24.78 | $274.23B | 3.19% | 34.03% | -113.55% | -1.69% | 3.57% |
| 7 | PEP PepsiCo, Inc. NDXSPX | 135.45 | 21.23 | $185.13B | 4.10% | 15.41% | 43.88% | 4.93% | 2.11% |
| 8 | MO Altria Group, Inc. SPX | 70.16 | 14.65 | $117.16B | 5.89% | 38.27% | - | 1.24% | -1.89% |
| 9 | MNST Monster Beverage Corporation NDXSPX | 98.00 | 47.34 | $95.84B | 0.00% | 28.33% | 26.65% | 13.03% | 14.82% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Aug 2011 | Nov 2011 | Jan 2012 | Aug 2012 | Nov 2012 | Feb 2013 | Aug 2013 | Nov 2013 | Feb 2014 | Aug 2014 | Nov 2014 | Jan 2015 | Aug 2015 | Nov 2015 | Jan 2016 | Aug 2016 | Nov 2016 | Jan 2017 | Aug 2017 | Nov 2017 | Feb 2018 | Aug 2018 | Nov 2018 | Feb 2019 | Aug 2019 | Nov 2019 | Feb 2020 | Aug 2020 | Nov 2020 | Jan 2021 | Aug 2021 | Nov 2021 | Aug 2022 | Nov 2022 | Aug 2023 | Nov 2023 | Aug 2024 | Nov 2024 | Aug 2025 | Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27.60B | 27.75B | 31.03B | 28.01B | 27.83B | 28.29B | 28.17B | 27.97B | 28.89B | 30.49B | 29.72B | 30.74B | 31.68B | 31.86B | 34.64B | 34.20B | 33.85B | 33.96B | 33.91B | 33.63B | 33.94B | 33.86B |
| Operating Income | 488.00M | 405.00M | -426.00M | 535.00M | 596.00M | 819.00M | 595.00M | 534.00M | 718.00M | 644.00M | 651.00M | 912.00M | 774.00M | 772.00M | 928.00M | 665.00M | 713.00M | 858.00M | 684.00M | 747.00M | 550.00M | 549.00M | 647.00M | 391.00M | 559.00M | 254.00M | 537.00M | 820.00M | 792.00M | -158.00M | 839.00M | 868.00M | 954.00M | 841.00M | -479.00M | 912.00M | 815.00M | 828.00M | 863.00M | -1.54B |
| Net Income | 281.00M | 196.00M | -307.00M | 279.00M | 317.00M | 462.00M | 317.00M | 299.00M | 422.00M | 347.00M | 362.00M | 518.00M | 433.00M | 428.00M | 559.00M | 383.00M | 391.00M | 506.00M | 353.00M | 397.00M | 854.00M | 508.00M | 317.00M | 259.00M | 297.00M | 263.00M | 327.00M | 819.00M | 631.00M | -77.00M | 467.00M | 483.00M | 731.00M | 398.00M | -180.00M | 646.00M | 466.00M | 618.00M | 609.00M | -1.32B |
| Diluted EPS | 0.46 | 0.33 | -0.54 | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.88 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.81 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.52 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.57 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.53 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.96 | 0.62 | 0.39 | 0.32 | 0.37 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 1.03 | 0.80 | -0.10 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 1.00 | 0.55 | -0.25 | 0.88 | 0.64 | 0.84 | 0.91 | -2.02 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Feb 2008 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2011 | Jan 2012 | Feb 2013 | Feb 2014 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2016 | Jan 2017 | Feb 2018 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2020 | Jan 2021 | Jan 2022 | Jan 2023 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 70.34B | 76.15B | 76.61B | 82.05B | 90.27B | 96.62B | 98.38B | 108.47B | 109.83B | 115.34B | 123.28B | 121.85B | 122.29B | 132.50B | 137.89B | 148.26B | 150.04B | 147.12B | 147.64B |
| Operating Income | 2.36B | 2.45B | 1.09B | 2.18B | 1.28B | 2.76B | 2.73B | 3.14B | 3.58B | 3.45B | 2.61B | 2.61B | 2.25B | 2.78B | 3.48B | 4.13B | 3.10B | 3.85B | 1.89B |
| Net Income | 1.21B | 1.25B | 70.00M | 1.12B | 602.00M | 1.50B | 1.52B | 1.73B | 2.04B | 1.98B | 1.91B | 3.11B | 1.66B | 2.58B | 1.66B | 2.24B | 2.16B | 2.67B | 1.02B |
| Diluted EPS | 1.73 | 1.89 | 0.11 | 1.74 | 1.01 | 2.77 | 1.45 | 1.72 | 2.06 | 2.05 | 2.09 | 3.76 | 2.04 | 3.27 | 2.17 | 3.06 | 2.96 | 3.67 | 1.54 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Feb 2007 | Feb 2008 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2011 | Jan 2012 | Feb 2013 | Feb 2014 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2016 | Jan 2017 | Feb 2018 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2020 | Jan 2021 | Jan 2022 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 | Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 23.26B | 23.13B | 23.50B | 23.48B | 24.63B | 29.28B | 30.50B | 33.90B | 36.51B | 37.20B | 38.12B | 45.26B | 48.66B | - | 49.62B | 50.51B | 50.51B | 52.62B | 52.62B | 49.95B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.67B | 12.95B | - | 15.27B | - | 14.51B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 189.00M | 242.00M | 263.00M | 424.00M | 825.00M | 188.00M | 238.00M | 401.00M | 268.00M | 277.00M | 322.00M | 347.00M | 429.00M | 399.00M | 1.69B | - | 1.01B | 1.88B | 1.88B | 3.96B | 3.96B | 3.33B |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.56B | 7.11B | - | 7.04B | - | 6.89B |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.23B | 2.14B | - | 2.19B | - | 2.19B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 17.96B | 18.20B | 18.21B | 19.51B | 20.42B | 23.89B | 25.05B | 27.10B | 29.80B | 30.29B | 30.28B | 36.68B | 39.11B | - | 39.61B | 38.90B | 38.90B | 44.34B | 44.34B | 44.02B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 7.65B | 7.73B | 8.07B | 9.11B | 11.06B | 10.71B | 11.39B | 12.97B | 12.86B | 14.20B | 14.27B | 14.24B | 15.37B | - | 17.24B | 16.06B | 16.06B | 15.94B | 15.94B | 18.11B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | 7.03B | 6.88B | 6.47B | 5.78B | 9.16B | 9.18B | 9.08B | 11.12B | 11.28B | 11.25B | 11.33B | 11.57B | - | 10.14B | 10.16B | 10.16B | 15.80B | 15.80B | 14.51B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.41B | 19.25B | - | 25.08B | - | 24.69B |
| Total Equity | 4.93B | 4.97B | 5.21B | 4.85B | 5.30B | 3.98B | 4.21B | 5.38B | 5.41B | 6.82B | 6.70B | 6.93B | 7.89B | 8.60B | 9.58B | - | 10.04B | 11.62B | 11.62B | 8.29B | 8.29B | 5.93B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.92B | 1.92B | - | 1.92B | - | 1.92B |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Feb 2008 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2011 | Jan 2012 | Feb 2013 | Feb 2014 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2016 | Jan 2017 | Feb 2018 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2020 | Jan 2021 | Jan 2022 | Jan 2023 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.58B | 2.90B | 2.92B | 3.37B | - | - | - | - | 4.92B | 4.27B | 3.41B | 4.16B | 4.66B | 6.82B | 6.19B | 4.50B | 6.79B | 5.79B | 7.31B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -2.22B | -2.18B | -2.33B | -1.96B | - | - | - | - | -3.57B | -3.88B | -2.71B | -1.19B | -2.61B | -2.81B | -2.61B | -3.02B | -3.75B | -3.23B | -3.91B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -310.00M | -769.00M | -434.00M | -1.00B | - | - | - | - | -1.34B | -352.00M | -681.00M | -2.90B | -2.08B | -2.71B | -3.44B | -2.29B | -2.17B | -490.00M | -4.02B |
| Share Buybacks | 1.42B | 637.00M | 218.00M | 545.00M | 1.55B | 1.26B | 609.00M | 1.28B | 703.00M | 1.77B | 1.63B | 2.01B | 465.00M | 1.32B | 1.65B | 993.00M | 62.00M | 4.16B | 2.70B |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Feb 2008 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2011 | Jan 2012 | Feb 2013 | Feb 2014 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2016 | Jan 2017 | Feb 2018 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2020 | Jan 2021 | Jan 2022 | Jan 2023 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin % | 3.4% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 1.4% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 1.3% |
| Net Margin % | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 0.7% |
| ROE % | 24.3% | 24.0% | 1.4% | 21.1% | 15.1% | 35.6% | 28.2% | 31.9% | 29.9% | 29.5% | 27.5% | 39.4% | 19.3% | 27.0% | - | 22.3% | 18.6% | 32.2% | 17.1% |
| ROCE % | - | 15.7% | 7.1% | 14.1% | 8.9% | 20.4% | 14.7% | 16.4% | 17.1% | 14.6% | 11.4% | 11.0% | 7.3% | 8.3% | - | 12.7% | 9.0% | 10.5% | 5.9% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 8.67% | 53.12M | $3.06B |
| 2 | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc | 8.16% | 50.00M | $2.88B |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 5.95% | 36.42M | $2.10B |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.17% | 31.66M | $1.82B |
| 5 | State Street Corporation | 4.97% | 30.45M | $1.76B |
| 6 | Wellington Management Group, LLP | 3.83% | 23.47M | $1.35B |
| 7 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.61% | 15.98M | $921.10M |
| 8 | Franklin Resources, Inc. | 2.48% | 15.22M | $877.27M |
| 9 | FMR, LLC | 2.26% | 13.85M | $797.96M |
| 10 | GQG Partners LLC | 2.08% | 12.74M | $734.10M |
Analyst View
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KR — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of The Kroger Co. (KR)?
As of 2026-07-14 21:23 PDT, The Kroger Co. (KR) trades at $58.74 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $55.53 to $75.20.
What is the market capitalisation of KR?
The Kroger Co. (KR) has a market capitalisation of $36.22B on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of KR?
KR trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 38.14. The industry average P/E is 20.95. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 6.99.
Does KR pay a dividend?
The Kroger Co. (KR) currently offers a dividend yield of 2.16%.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of KR?
KR has a return on equity (ROE) of 14.41%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 5.93%.
Is KR a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of The Kroger Co. (KR), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.