The Kroger Co.
KR
59.25
+0.84
+1.44%
The Kroger Co.
US · KR
#604 by market cap
Listed 1970
59.25
+0.84
+1.44%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 68s ago
· 2026-10-08 04:04
Pre-market
59.59
+0.57%
After-hours
58.94
-0.52%
Overnight
59.29
+0.07%
- Market cap
- 35.31B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 32.03
- P/Bi
- 5.99
- EPSi
- 1.54
- Div yieldi
- 2.36%
- 52W posi
- 25%
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Good
- Altman Z-Score is 4.28, above the 3.0 "safe zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +0.35% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 23.30%
- Operating margin
- 1.28%
- Net margin
- 0.68%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 47.71B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 4.28
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 121.85B | 122.29B | 132.50B | 137.89B | 148.26B | 150.04B | 147.12B | 147.64B |
| Gross profit | 26.75B | 26.99B | 30.90B | 30.35B | 31.78B | 33.36B | 33.40B | 34.40B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 884.00M | 884.00M | 874.00M | 845.00M | 839.00M | 891.00M | 877.00M | 872.00M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 2.61B | 2.25B | 2.78B | 3.48B | 4.13B | 3.10B | 3.85B | 1.89B |
| Pretax profit | 3.98B | 1.98B | 3.37B | 2.05B | 2.90B | 2.84B | 3.34B | 1.20B |
| Tax | 900.00M | 469.00M | 782.00M | 385.00M | 653.00M | 667.00M | 670.00M | 176.00M |
| Net profit | 3.08B | 1.51B | 2.59B | 1.67B | 2.25B | 2.17B | 2.67B | 1.02B |
| Basic EPS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Diluted EPS | 3.76 | 2.04 | 3.27 | 2.17 | 3.06 | 2.96 | 3.67 | 1.54 |
| Line item | 2025-05 | 2025-08 | 2025-11 | 2026-01 | 2026-05 | 2026-08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 45.12B | 33.94B | 33.86B | 34.73B | 46.12B | 34.62B |
| Gross profit | 10.57B | 7.81B | 7.90B | 8.12B | 10.63B | 7.86B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 271.00M | 202.00M | 194.00M | 205.00M | 269.00M | 198.00M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 1.32B | 863.00M | -1.54B | 1.25B | 1.41B | 971.00M |
| Pretax profit | 1.10B | 772.00M | -1.79B | 1.12B | 1.18B | 840.00M |
| Tax | 235.00M | 162.00M | -475.00M | 255.00M | 273.00M | 198.00M |
| Net profit | 868.00M | 610.00M | -1.32B | 861.00M | 904.00M | 642.00M |
| Basic EPS | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.29 | 0.91 | -2.02 | 1.35 | 1.46 | 1.05 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 10.80B | 10.89B | 12.50B | 12.17B | 12.67B | 12.95B | 15.27B | 14.51B |
| Cash & ST investments | 1.61B | 1.58B | 2.78B | 2.90B | 2.14B | 3.10B | 5.27B | 4.58B |
| Inventory | 6.85B | 7.08B | 7.06B | 6.78B | 7.56B | 7.11B | 7.04B | 6.89B |
| Total assets | 38.12B | 45.26B | 48.66B | 49.09B | 49.62B | 50.51B | 52.62B | 49.95B |
| Total current liabilities | 14.27B | 14.24B | 15.37B | 16.32B | 17.24B | 16.06B | 15.94B | 18.11B |
| Short-term debt | 3.16B | 2.56B | 1.58B | 1.21B | 1.97B | 868.00M | 871.00M | 2.47B |
| Long-term debt | 11.25B | 11.33B | 11.57B | 11.29B | 10.14B | 10.16B | 15.81B | 14.51B |
| Total liabilities | 30,283,000,000.00 | 36,683,000,000.00 | 39,112,000,000.00 | 39,657,000,000.00 | 39,609,000,000.00 | 38,904,000,000.00 | 44,335,000,000.00 | 44,017,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 7.84B | 8.57B | 9.55B | 9.43B | 10.01B | 11.60B | 8.28B | 5.94B |
| Retained earnings | 19.68B | 20.98B | 23.02B | 24.07B | 25.60B | 26.95B | 28.72B | 28.85B |
| Line item | 2025-05 | 2025-08 | 2025-11 | 2026-01 | 2026-05 | 2026-08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 15.77B | 15.81B | 15.99B | 14.51B | 14.21B | 12.93B |
| Cash & ST investments | 5.92B | 6.02B | 5.07B | 4.58B | 4.10B | 2.74B |
| Inventory | 7.02B | 6.84B | 7.71B | 6.89B | 7.28B | 7.28B |
| Total assets | 53.25B | 53.59B | 51.44B | 49.95B | 50.29B | 49.49B |
| Total current liabilities | 16.63B | 16.70B | 18.22B | 18.11B | 17.97B | 18.42B |
| Short-term debt | 1.48B | 1.50B | 2.60B | 2.47B | 1.93B | 2.50B |
| Long-term debt | 15.33B | 15.33B | 14.55B | 14.51B | 14.51B | 13.92B |
| Total liabilities | 44,340,000,000.00 | 44,313,000,000.00 | 44,401,000,000.00 | 44,017,000,000.00 | 43,814,000,000.00 | 43,645,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 8.91B | 9.28B | 7.04B | 5.94B | 6.48B | 5.85B |
| Retained earnings | 29.38B | 29.75B | 28.21B | 28.85B | 29.54B | 29.95B |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 4.16B | 4.66B | 6.82B | 6.19B | 4.50B | 6.79B | 5.79B | 7.31B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 2.47B | 3.29B | 3.37B | 3.43B | 3.58B | 3.75B | 3.85B | 3.92B |
| Free cash flow | 1.20B | 1.54B | 3.95B | 3.58B | 1.42B | 2.88B | 1.78B | 3.46B |
| Dividends paid | -437.00M | -486.00M | -534.00M | -589.00M | -682.00M | -796.00M | -883.00M | -885.00M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -1.95B | -410.00M | -1.20B | -1.48B | -859.00M | -12.00M | -5.03B | -2.52B |
| Ending cash balance | 429.00M | 399.00M | 1.69B | 1.82B | 1.02B | 1.88B | 3.96B | 3.33B |
| Line item | 2025-05 | 2025-08 | 2025-11 | 2026-01 | 2026-05 | 2026-08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 2.15B | 1.54B | 970.00M | 2.65B | 1.77B | 1.31B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 1.24B | 912.00M | 916.00M | 857.00M | 1.17B | 872.00M |
| Free cash flow | 1.11B | 615.00M | 29.00M | 1.71B | 481.00M | 167.00M |
| Dividends paid | -211.00M | -211.00M | -237.00M | -226.00M | -215.00M | -216.00M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -36.00M | -4.00M | -721.00M | -1.76B | -183.00M | -1.05B |
| Ending cash balance | 4.74B | 4.88B | 3.96B | 3.33B | 2.87B | 1.68B |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 41.52 | 19.89 | 28.12 | 17.23 | 23.02 | 19.82 | 26.58 | 14.20 |
| ROA %i | 8.17 | 3.93 | 5.44 | 3.35 | 4.55 | 4.29 | 5.13 | 1.97 |
| ROIC %i | 15.55 | 7.94 | 9.92 | 7.00 | 8.81 | 8.10 | 9.36 | 4.86 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 32.60 | 30.24 | 29.31 | 26.96 | 25.98 | 21.64 | 22.98 | 20.13 |
| EBIT margin %i | 3.79 | 2.11 | 2.95 | 1.90 | 2.32 | 2.18 | 2.58 | 1.25 |
| FCF / sales %i | 0.99 | 1.26 | 2.98 | 2.59 | 0.96 | 1.92 | 1.21 | 2.34 |
| Current ratioi | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.81 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.81 | 0.96 | 0.80 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.33 | 0.47 | 0.37 |
| Debt / assetsi | 39.95 | 46.80 | 42.31 | 41.64 | 41.13 | 38.11 | 47.67 | 49.43 |
| LT debt / equityi | 153.08 | 216.41 | 198.51 | 203.50 | 183.63 | 158.24 | 292.23 | 374.98 |
| Interest coveragei | 7.42 | 4.29 | 7.19 | 4.59 | 6.42 | 7.43 | 8.43 | 2.88 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 3.52 | 1.97 | 2.43 | 4.21 | 6.63 | 4.23 | 2.18 | -0.14 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | 15.11 | -5.65 | 10.67 | -18.96 | 10.59 | -5.75 | 17.21 | -23.21 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -8.61 | 38.91 | 87.01 | 44.02 | -2.58 | -9.95 | -20.79 | 34.51 |
| Line item | 2025-05 | 2025-08 | 2025-11 | 2026-01 | 2026-05 | 2026-08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 24.04 | 24.83 | 7.71 | 14.20 | 13.60 | 14.24 |
| ROA %i | 4.89 | 5.15 | 1.35 | 1.97 | 2.02 | 2.09 |
| ROIC %i | 9.06 | 9.57 | 3.73 | 4.86 | 4.90 | 5.01 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 2.57 | 2.72 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.29 | 1.34 |
| FCF / sales %i | 1.25 | 1.50 | 1.54 | 2.34 | 1.91 | 1.60 |
| Current ratioi | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.88 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.70 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.27 |
| Debt / assetsi | 47.34 | 46.98 | 48.99 | 49.43 | 48.10 | 48.81 |
| LT debt / equityi | 266.27 | 255.10 | 320.89 | 374.98 | 343.94 | 370.82 |
| Interest coveragei | 7.19 | 6.83 | 2.27 | 2.88 | 2.96 | 3.03 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Revenue breakdown most recent period
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Quote time 2026-10-08 04:04:52 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.