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KR

Kroger Co

56.34

Aug 18 • 3:59 PM ET +0.27 (0.48%)

56.45

Aftermarket • 7:45 PM ET +0.11 (0.20%)

Consumer Defensive Grocery Stores USA Large NYSE

Peers: ACI SFM TGT WMK WMT GO COST IMKTA YSWY NGVC

| Held by: VTI VOO VO IVV SPY XLP VTV VOE COWZ RSP

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Index	S&P 500
Market Cap	34.52B
Enterprise Value	54.62B
Income	1.04B
Sales	148.65B
Book/sh	10.56
Cash/sh	6.69
Dividend Est.	1.45 (2.57%)
Dividend TTM	1.44 (2.56%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Aug 14, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	11.44% 14.37%
Payout	88.93%
Employees	403000
IPO	Jan 26, 1928

P/E	32.95
Forward P/E	10.18
PEG	1.52
P/S	0.23
P/B	5.34
P/C	8.42
P/FCF	11.99
EV/EBITDA	6.37
EV/Sales	0.37
Quick Ratio	0.39
Current Ratio	0.79
Debt/Eq	3.74
LT Debt/Eq	3.44
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	1.71
EPS next Y	5.53
EPS next Q	1.05
EPS this Y	7.29%
EPS next Y	6.31%
EPS next 5Y	6.70%
EPS past 3/5Y	-20.44% -13.99%
Sales past 3/5Y	-0.14% 2.19%
EPS Y/Y TTM	-53.47%
Sales Y/Y TTM	1.14%
EPS Q/Q	12.61%
Sales Q/Q	2.22%
Earnings	Sep 11 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	-0.80% 1.17%

Insider Own	0.33%
Insider Trans	-1.46%
Inst Own	88.01%
Inst Trans	-1.00%
ROA	2.01%
ROE	13.49%
ROIC	3.61%
Gross Margin	20.98%
Oper. Margin	3.18%
Profit Margin	0.70%
SMA20	-1.56%
SMA50	-3.79%
SMA200	-12.65%
Trades

Shs Outstand	613.00M
Shs Float	610.61M
Short Float	4.24%
Short Ratio	3.29
Short Interest	25.87M
52W High	76.58 -26.43%
52W Low	54.15 4.04%
Volatility	1.70% 2.24%
ATR (14)	1.45
RSI (14)	43.52
Beta	0.40
Rel Volume	0.78
Avg Volume	7.87M
Volume	6,102,728

Perf Week	0.16%
Perf Month	-3.46%
Perf Quarter	-17.54%
Perf Half Y	-19.12%
Perf YTD	-9.83%
Perf Year	-19.21%
Perf 3Y	18.44%
Perf 5Y	21.79%
Perf 10Y	73.57%
Recom	2.15
Target Price	70.95
Prev Close	56.07
Price	56.34
Change %	0.48%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Apr-27-26	Downgrade	Erste Group	Buy → Hold
Apr-02-26	Initiated	Erste Group	Buy
Feb-25-26	Downgrade	Wells Fargo	Overweight → Equal Weight	$68
Jan-08-26	Upgrade	Deutsche Bank	Hold → Buy	$75
Dec-05-25	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$82 → $80
Sep-17-25	Upgrade	Roth Capital	Neutral → Buy	$75
Aug-20-25	Downgrade	JP Morgan	Overweight → Neutral	$75
Jul-21-25	Initiated	Barclays	Equal Weight	$75
Jun-23-25	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$73 → $82
May-20-25	Upgrade	Melius	Sell → Hold	$70
Apr-01-25	Downgrade	Melius	Hold → Sell	$58
Feb-04-25	Resumed	Goldman	Buy	$70
Jan-24-25	Resumed	Citigroup	Neutral	$61
Dec-03-24	Upgrade	Jefferies	Hold → Buy	$54 → $73
Dec-03-24	Downgrade	BMO Capital Markets	Outperform → Market Perform	$60
Nov-27-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$62 → $65
Oct-18-24	Initiated	Exane BNP Paribas	Neutral	$56
Jun-18-24	Upgrade	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform → Outperform	$58 → $60
Apr-16-24	Upgrade	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight → Overweight	$58 → $65
Apr-08-24	Downgrade	Exane BNP Paribas	Neutral → Underperform	$48

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The Kroger Co. engages in the retail grocery business which includes retail pharmacies and fuel centers. 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.

Non-Executive ChairmanMr. Ronald L. Sargent M.B.A.

Executive VP & CFOMr. David John Christopher Kennerley

Executive VP and Chief Merchant & Marketing OfficerMs. Mary Ellen Adcock

Executive VP & Chief Associate Experience OfficerMr. Timothy A. Massa

Executive VP & Chief Digital OfficerMr. Yael Cosset

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
COSSET YAEL	Executive Vice President	Jul 14 '26	Sale	58.80	30,000	1,764,000	127,868	Jul 15 02:28 PM

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