About the kroger co. - KR
KR At a Glance
| Phone | 1-513-762-4000 | Revenue | 150.04B | |
| Industry | Food Retail | Net Income | 2.15B | |
| Sector | Retail Trade | 2024 Sales Growth | 1.201% | |
| Fiscal Year-end | 01 / 2025 | Employees | 414,000 | |
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KR Valuation
| P/E Current | 15.332 |
| P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) | N/A |
| P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) | 15.588 |
| Price to Sales Ratio | 0.223 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 2.86 |
| Price to Cash Flow Ratio | 4.865 |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 5.696 |
| Enterprise Value to Sales | 0.33 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise Value | 0.388 |
KR Efficiency
| Revenue/Employee | 362,413.043 |
| Income Per Employee | 5,183.575 |
| Receivables Turnover | 70.243 |
| Total Asset Turnover | 2.921 |
KR Liquidity
| Current Ratio | 0.806 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.364 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.193 |
KR Profitability
| Gross Margin | 20.154 |
| Operating Margin | 3.303 |
| Pretax Margin | 1.89 |
| Net Margin | 1.43 |
| Return on Assets | 4.179 |
| Return on Equity | 19.818 |
| Return on Total Capital | 6.954 |
| Return on Invested Capital | 7.34 |
KR Capital Structure
| Total Debt to Total Equity | 165.708 |
| Total Debt to Total Capital | 62.365 |
| Total Debt to Total Assets | 38.109 |
| Long-Term Debt to Equity | 158.235 |
| Long-Term Debt to Total Capital | 59.552 |
The Kroger Co. in the News
Independent grocers urge enforcement of antitrust laws rather than 'price gouging' push
The National Grocers Association urged lawmakers and regulators to focus on enforcing antitrust law in supplier pricing instead of alleged "price gouging" by the grocery industry.
Kroger-Albertsons merger heads to trial
The FTC lawsuit to block the Albertsons-Kroger merger went to trial on Monday, with the agency arguing the deal undermines competition and the companies saying it will help consumers.
Grocery stores are moving to digital price tags: are they harming consumers?
Democratic Senators Bob Casey and Elizabeth Warren are probing grocery store chain Kroger over the use of digital price tags that they worry could enable price gouging.
Albertsons and Kroger agree to pause merger amid legal, regulatory challenges
Kroger and Albertsons announced that the two companies agreed to temporarily pause their $25 billion merger as a lawsuit filed by Colorado challenging their merger goes to trial.
Kroger, Albertsons identify nearly 600 locations they will sell to get merger approved
Kroger and Albertsons, who are looking to merge, have identified the 579 locations across the country that they intend to offload from their combined grocery store count.
The FTC: see how many mergers and acquisitions it blocked during Biden admin
Antitrust regulators in the Biden administration's FTC have challenged and investigated several high profile proposed mergers and acquisitions in recent years over competition concerns.
Kroger serving up 45,000 pints of free ice cream for summer solstice
Ice cream lovers may melt over Kroger's summer solstice promotion as the grocer plans to give away 45,000 pints of its store-brand product on Thursday, June 20, 2024.
Kroger, Albertsons to sell 166 more stores with $25B merger in limbo
Kroger and Albertsons plan to sell an additional 166 stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers, bringing the total to 579 stores that would be sold to make way for their proposed merger.
Nearly 20K pounds of Kroger salad products recalled
Nearly 20,0000 pounds of Kroger's apple walnut with chicken salad bowl products that were sold throughout a dozen states are now being recalled over allergy concerns.
Kroger-Albertsons merger: Is it good or bad for shoppers?
The FTC is attempting to block the Kroger-Albertsons merger on the grounds it would hurt competition, while the companies argue the tie-up would be beneficial for consumers and workers.