the kroger co. - KR

KR

Close Chg Chg %
67.45 0.40 0.59%

Closed Market

67.85

+0.40 (0.59%)

Volume: 5.42M

Last Updated:

Aug 29, 2025, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: the kroger co. - KR

KR Key Data

Open

$67.75

Day Range

67.11 - 67.89

52 Week Range

50.69 - 74.90

Market Cap

$44.60B

Shares Outstanding

661.16M

Public Float

655.99M

Beta

0.58

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

18.34

EPS

$3.70

Yield

189.74%

Dividend

$0.35

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Aug 15, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

6.76M

 

KR Performance

1 Week
 
-3.02%
 
1 Month
 
-5.47%
 
3 Months
 
-1.13%
 
1 Year
 
26.78%
 
5 Years
 
91.10%
 

KR Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 26
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 147.12B
Industry Food Retail Net Income 2.65B
Sector Retail Trade Employees 409,000
Fiscal Year-end 01 / 2026
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KR Valuation

P/E Current 18.336
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 17.239
Price to Sales Ratio 0.31
Price to Book Ratio 5.045
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 7.74
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 7.708
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.445
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.383

KR Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 359,713.936
Income Per Employee 6,466.993
Receivables Turnover 67.026
Total Asset Turnover 2.773

KR Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.958
Quick Ratio 0.517
Cash Ratio 0.331

KR Profitability

Gross Margin 20.498
Operating Margin 3.151
Pretax Margin 2.272
Net Margin 1.798
Return on Assets 4.985
Return on Equity 26.583
Return on Total Capital 7.927
Return on Invested Capital 8.465

KR Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 302.74
Total Debt to Total Capital 75.17
Total Debt to Total Assets 45.105
Long-Term Debt to Equity 292.227
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 72.56
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  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for The Kroger Co. - KR

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
137.89B 148.26B 150.04B 147.12B
Sales Growth
+4.07% +7.52% +1.20% -1.94%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
110.36B 119.44B 119.80B 116.97B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
3.43B 3.58B 3.75B 3.85B
Depreciation
3.37B 3.53B 3.71B 3.82B
Amortization of Intangibles
59.00M 52.00M 42.00M 30.00M
COGS Growth
+5.77% +8.23% +0.30% -2.37%
Gross Income
27.52B 28.81B 30.24B 30.16B
Gross Income Growth
-2.23% +4.68% +4.95% -0.27%
Gross Profit Margin
+19.96% +19.43% +20.15% +20.50%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
23.78B 24.28B 25.28B 25.52B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
23.78B 24.28B 25.28B 25.52B
SGA Growth
-5.31% +2.10% +4.13% +0.94%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
266.00M 548.00M 1.69B 903.00M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
3.48B 3.98B 3.27B 3.73B
Non Operating Income/Expense
(845.00M) (538.00M) 15.00M 68.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
581.00M 544.00M 449.00M 459.00M
Interest Expense Growth
+6.02% -6.37% -17.46% +2.23%
Gross Interest Expense
581.00M 544.00M 449.00M 459.00M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
2.05B 2.90B 2.84B 3.34B
Pretax Income Growth
-39.14% +41.49% -2.27% +17.84%
Pretax Margin
+1.49% +1.96% +1.89% +2.27%
Income Tax
385.00M 653.00M 667.00M 670.00M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
416.00M 492.00M 821.00M 719.00M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(31.00M) 161.00M (154.00M) (49.00M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
(16.00M) (20.00M) (18.00M) (20.00M)
Consolidated Net Income
1.65B 2.23B 2.15B 2.65B
Minority Interest Expense
11.00M 5.00M 5.00M 7.00M
Net Income
1.64B 2.22B 2.15B 2.65B
Net Income Growth
-35.88% +35.69% -3.51% +23.25%
Net Margin Growth
+1.19% +1.50% +1.43% +1.80%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
1.64B 2.22B 2.15B 2.65B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
1.64B 2.22B 2.15B 2.65B
EPS (Basic)
2.203 3.0975 2.9889 3.6993
EPS (Basic) Growth
-33.38% +40.60% -3.51% +23.77%
Basic Shares Outstanding
744.00M 718.00M 718.00M 715.00M
EPS (Diluted)
2.1737 3.0591 2.96 3.6736
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-33.58% +40.73% -3.24% +24.11%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
754.00M 727.00M 725.00M 720.00M
EBITDA
7.17B 8.11B 8.71B 8.48B
EBITDA Growth
+11.85% +13.09% +7.34% -2.54%
EBITDA Margin
+5.20% +5.47% +5.80% +5.77%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 76.718
Number of Ratings 26 Current Quarters Estimate 1.039
FY Report Date 10 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 4.778
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.002 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 4.47 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 5.271
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 19 19 22 21
Mean Estimate 1.04 1.26 4.78 5.27
High Estimates 1.08 1.37 4.86 5.60
Low Estimate 0.97 1.18 4.70 5.00
Coefficient of Variance 2.53 3.64 0.86 2.62

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 10 11 11
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 1
HOLD 14 13 12
UNDERWEIGHT 1 1 2
SELL 0 0 1
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for The Kroger Co. - KR

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Jul 17, 2025 Joe Kelley Senior Vice President 40,384 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jul 17, 2025 Judith Amanda Sourry Knox Director 21,805 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jul 17, 2025 Carin Fike Vice President and Treasurer 49,297 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 $71.88 per share 3,543,468.36
Jul 17, 2025 Karen M. Hoguet Director 28,278 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jul 17, 2025 Ashok Vemuri Director 35,701 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jul 17, 2025 Kevin M. Brown Director 21,805 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jul 17, 2025 Nora A. Aufreiter Director 49,307 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jul 17, 2025 Anne Gates Director 23,811 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jul 17, 2025 Mark S. Sutton Director 42,344 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jul 17, 2025 Joe Kelley Senior Vice President 4,548 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jul 17, 2025 Elaine Lan Chao Director 15,237 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jun 25, 2025 Timothy A. Massa Executive Vice President 118,761 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $74 per share 8,788,314.00
Jun 4, 2025 Nora A. Aufreiter Director 10,563 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jun 4, 2025 Mark S. Sutton Director 7,271 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jun 4, 2025 Ronald L. Sargent Chairman and Interim CEO 67,200 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 22, 2025 Todd A. Foley Senior Vice President N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Apr 22, 2025 Todd A. Foley Senior Vice President 44,828 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $70.67 per share 3,167,994.76
Apr 22, 2025 Todd A. Foley Senior Vice President 58,829 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $34.94 per share 2,055,485.26
Apr 18, 2025 Valerie Jabbar Senior Vice President 98,670 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $29.12 per share 2,873,270.40
Apr 18, 2025 Valerie Jabbar Senior Vice President 88,215 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $24.75 per share 2,183,321.25

The Kroger Co. in the News

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