KR

Kroger Co

Apr 08 • 04:00PM ET

70.96

-1.72 -2.37 %

Consumer Defensive • Grocery Stores • USA • NYSE

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Index	S&P 500	P/E	45.89	EPS (ttm)	1.55	Insider Own	0.91%	Shs Outstand	615.00M	Perf Week	-1.93%
Market Cap	43.47B	Forward P/E	12.63	EPS next Y	5.62	Insider Trans	0.00%	Shs Float	606.99M	Perf Month	-3.28%
Enterprise Value	63.59B	PEG	1.75	EPS next Q	1.58	Inst Own	89.19%	Short Float	4.34%	Perf Quarter	14.93%
Income	1.00B	P/S	0.29	EPS this Y	8.02%	Inst Trans	-2.29%	Short Ratio	3.82	Perf Half Y	9.51%
Sales	147.64B	P/B	7.36	EPS next Y	7.20%	ROA	1.90%	Short Interest	26.33M	Perf YTD	13.57%
Book/sh	9.64	P/C	9.50	EPS next 5Y	7.22%	ROE	14.09%	52W High	76.58 -7.34%	Perf Year	6.92%
Cash/sh	7.47	P/FCF	12.83	EPS past 3/5Y	-20.44% -13.99%	ROIC	3.56%	52W Low	58.60 21.09%	Perf 3Y	46.25%
Dividend Est.	1.43 (2.02%)	EV/EBITDA	7.40	Sales past 3/5Y	-0.14% 2.19%	Gross Margin	21.04%	Volatility	2.84% 2.60%	Perf 5Y	90.60%
Dividend TTM	1.37 (1.93%)	EV/Sales	0.43	EPS Y/Y TTM	-57.81%	Oper. Margin	3.16%	ATR (14)	2.15	Perf 10Y	86.79%
Dividend Ex-Date	May 15, 2026	Quick Ratio	0.42	Sales Y/Y TTM	0.35%	Profit Margin	0.68%	RSI (14)	47.66	Recom	2.32
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	11.44% 14.37%	Current Ratio	0.80	EPS Q/Q	50.22%	SMA20	-2.61%	Beta	0.54	Target Price	76.24
Payout	88.93%	Debt/Eq	4.17	Sales Q/Q	1.22%	SMA50	1.59%	Rel Volume	1.04	Prev Close	72.68
Employees	403000	LT Debt/Eq	3.75	Earnings	Mar 05 BMO	SMA200	4.65%	Avg Volume	6.90M	Price	70.96
IPO	Jan 26, 1928	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	6.57% -0.67%	Trades		Volume	7,205,206	Change	-2.37%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
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
Mar-28-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$60 → $62

Show Previous Ratings

Apr-08-26 10:12AM	Digital price tags increase store efficiency, but some worry theyll spur price gouging (Bankrate)
Apr-06-26 05:14PM	3 carriers and Kroger blocked hiring of ex-Quickway drivers: lawsuit (FreightWaves)
01:00PM	Celebrate Earth Month with Kroger and Round Up at the Register for World Wildlife Fund (PR Newswire)
07:48AM	Trucking companies allegedly colluded with Kroger via no-hire agreements: complaint (Trucking Dive)
07:07AM	States seek to recover $10M from Kroger and Albertsons (Grocery Dive)
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Apr-02-26 11:22AM	Harris Teeter Recognized Among Newsweek's Most Trustworthy Companies in America 2026 (PR Newswire)
09:44AM	Wingstop upgraded, Wix downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
Apr-01-26 08:30AM	Edible Garden AG Incorporated Q4 2025 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
Mar-31-26 01:00PM	Kroger is Hopping into Easter and Spring with Savings Across the Store (PR Newswire)
Mar-27-26 07:35PM	Kroger to reportedly open two stores, invest $112 million in Ohio (Chain Store Age)
Mar-26-26 06:57AM	Kroger to spend $112M on store projects in Ohio (Grocery Dive)
Mar-25-26 02:30PM	Kroger Helps Customers Fuel Up with 4X Fuel Points Weekends (PR Newswire)
11:06AM	Krispy Kreme restructures Western US JV and sells Japan business (Verdict Food Service)
06:47AM	Krispy Kreme closes $90M refranchising transaction with joint venture (Restaurant Dive)
06:03AM	Retailers report shrink levels down from pandemic highs (Retail Dive)
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Mar-24-26 03:27PM	Dollar General Just Named a New CEO. Why Is Its Stock Falling? (Investopedia)
Mar-13-26 12:42PM	Kroger Stock Gets Relative Strength Rating Lift To 82 (Investor's Business Daily)
09:30AM	Kroger Brings Zepbound KwikPen to Retail Pharmacy, Expanding Access and Savings for Self-Pay Patients (PR Newswire)
09:17AM	11 stocks to harden your portfolio against Iran risk (MarketWatch)
Mar-12-26 04:15PM	Kroger's Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividend (PR Newswire)
02:05PM	Tech Giants Hover on Cusp of a Correction as War Heats Up (Bloomberg)
06:00AM	Kroger plans to shutter 50 Little Clinics (Grocery Dive)
Mar-11-26 06:51AM	Ocado turns to store-based e-commerce fulfillment as it looks beyond Kroger (Grocery Dive)
Mar-10-26 08:52PM	Kroger (KR) Stock Gets Price Target Boost from Evercore; the Company Projects 1%-2% Comparable Sales Growth for 2026 (Insider Monkey)
10:00AM	How Is Kroger's Stock Performance Compared to Other Retail Stocks? (Barchart)
05:58AM	Kroger and new CEO Greg Foran outline 5 growth priorities (Grocery Dive)
Mar-09-26 09:37PM	Kroger CEO pledges key changes to boost customer loyalty (TheStreet)
10:00AM	Kroger Brings Back Customer Appreciation Week with Special Savings (PR Newswire)
Mar-08-26 10:30AM	Consumer Tech News (March 2-6): Major Chip Earnings, Trump Refuted Negotiations With Anthropic AI & More (Benzinga)
Mar-07-26 09:02AM	Maplebear Details AI, Ads and International Push at Morgan Stanley Event, Reiterates Buybacks (MarketBeat)
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06:00AM	Grocery Outlet to close dozens of stores after overexpansion (LA Times)
Mar-06-26 03:52PM	Why Kroger Stock Could Keep Climbing Even After Record Highs (MarketBeat)
03:11PM	Stock Market Today: Dow Drops 400 Points As Oil Prices Soar; Costco Climbs, Fertilizer Names Spike (Live Coverage) (Investor's Business Daily)
02:31PM	Kroger is closing stores: See the updated list that shows shuttered locations across the country (FastCompany)
02:17PM	143-year-old supermarket chain closes dozens of critical stores (TheStreet)
01:51PM	Stock Market Today: Dow Slides 500 Points As Oil Prices Soar 11%; This Grocer Breaks Out (Live Coverage) (Investor's Business Daily)
10:11AM	Kroger forecasts modest 2026 growth as leadership transition continues (Retail Insight Network)
09:31AM	Company News for Mar 6, 2026 (Zacks)
09:18AM	Morning Movers: Burlington jumps following Q4 earnings beat (TipRanks)
08:20AM	Kroger names chief data and AI officer (CIO Dive)
07:40AM	Does This Red Flag Put Krogers Chances of Becoming a Dividend Aristocrat at Risk? (24/7 Wall St.)
06:17AM	Kroger names 84.51° chief to oversee AI efforts (Grocery Dive)
03:53AM	Kroger Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
Mar-05-26 02:57PM	Dow Jones continues to fall as oil prices climb (Proactive) +5.27%
01:00PM	Stocks Fall, Treasury Yields Jump As Iran Conflict Fires Up Oil To $80: What's Moving Markets Thursday? (Benzinga)
12:53PM	Kroger extended its streak of sales misses - but that's not hurting its profits (MarketWatch)
12:51PM	What's Going On With Kroger Stock Today? (Benzinga)
12:14PM	Kroger reports earnings beat for fourth quarter as revenue falls short (Proactive)
11:19AM	Ciena stock slides, Trade Desk jumps on OpenAI ad talks (Yahoo Finance Video)
10:47AM	Kroger's New Boss Aims For Lower Prices in Stores (The Wall Street Journal)
10:45AM	Kroger stock pops on solid Q4 2025 earnings (Quartz)
10:37AM	Kroger Q4 Earnings Top Estimates, E-Commerce Sales Rise 20% (Zacks)
08:55AM	Kroger (KR) Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates (Zacks)
07:52AM	Kroger: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:24AM	Kroger Posts Higher Profit but Gives Cautious Full-Year Forecast (The Wall Street Journal)
07:07AM	Kroger (NYSE:KR) Reports Sales Below Analyst Estimates In Q4 CY2025 Earnings (StockStory)
06:45AM	Kroger Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Results andAnnounces Guidance for 2026 (PR Newswire)
06:32AM	Stocks Slip Before the Open as Bond Yields Climb on Inflation Worries, U.S. Economic Data on Tap (Barchart)
05:36AM	Costco and Marvell Tech. headline earnings (MarketWatch)
04:29AM	Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq inch lower as equities consolidate after latest rally; Broadcom up after earnings; oil holds near highs; Korean stocks bounce back. (MarketWatch)
03:59AM	Costco, Kroger Earnings, Jobs Report: Still to Come This Week (The Wall Street Journal)
02:00AM	Will S&P Open Up Or Down On March 5? Iran Jitters Ease As Oil Pulls Back But Tariff Threat Clouds Recovery (Benzinga)
12:18AM	Huge national grocery chain closes 36 stores after overexpanding (TheStreet)
Mar-04-26 07:00PM	143-year-old grocery chain closes more locations, lays off dozens (TheStreet)
05:58PM	Markets Close Higher as Iran Fears Abate (Zacks)
06:12AM	Kroger hit with 2 lawsuits over e-commerce role classification (Grocery Dive)
03:21AM	CrowdStrike, Broadcom Earnings and Jobs Report: Still to Come This Week (The Wall Street Journal)
03:21AM	Broadcom, Costco Earnings and Jobs Report: Still to Come This Week (The Wall Street Journal)
Mar-03-26 10:06PM	Kroger (KR) Reports Earnings Tomorrow: What To Expect (StockStory)
12:34PM	EVgo, Inc. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
03:33AM	CrowdStrike, Broadcom Earnings and Jobs Report: What to Watch This Week (The Wall Street Journal)
02:35AM	Kroger taps inventory drones for cold chain distribution operations (Supply Chain Dive)
Mar-02-26 12:20PM	Archer, Riot, Rigetti and More Stocks With Earnings This Week (Benzinga)
12:00PM	Kroger Customers Can Enjoy Premium Convenient Meals in Minutes with Private Selection Expansion (PR Newswire)
09:15AM	Unlocking Q4 Potential of Kroger (KR): Exploring Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics (Zacks)
06:14AM	6 top grocery executive changes in February (Grocery Dive)
Mar-01-26 06:00AM	What to Expect in Markets This Week: Investors Watching Developments in Iran, Awaiting Jobs Report, Other Economic Data, Earnings Reports (Investopedia)
05:30AM	The Newest Front in America's Supermarket War Is…Kentucky? (The Wall Street Journal)
Feb-27-26 07:00PM	Berkshire Hathaway earnings, February jobs report: What to Watch (Yahoo Finance Video)
11:09AM	Is the Warren Buffett Correction Coming? Buy His 4 Safest Dividend Stocks Now (24/7 Wall St.)
04:51AM	The Friday Checkout: ShopRites integrated approach to GLP-1s (Grocery Dive)
Feb-26-26 01:00PM	The Week Ahead: Early March Brings PMI Readings, Jobs Data (Schaeffer's Research)
06:27AM	Ocado wields the axe to save £150m as debt squeeze tightens (The Telegraph)
Feb-25-26 09:39PM	Wells Fargo Turns Neutral on Kroger (KR), Flags Spending and Growth Concerns (Insider Monkey)
09:32AM	Oracle upgraded, Workday downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
07:57AM	Here Are Wednesdays Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: AbbVie, Angel Studios, First Solar, IBM, Kroger, Molson Coors, Oracle, Workday, and More (24/7 Wall St.)
Feb-24-26 11:40AM	Savings Programs that offer Affordable Access to GLP-1s Available at Kroger (PR Newswire)
Feb-23-26 06:00PM	Why the Market Dipped But Kroger (KR) Gained Today (Zacks)
10:01AM	Home Chef Partners with Emmy Award-Winning Chef Giada De Laurentiis on Exclusive Menu (PR Newswire)
Feb-22-26 08:38PM	Kroger (KR) Navigates Thin Margins and Sluggish Industry Growth (Insider Monkey)
Feb-19-26 09:49AM	Is The Kroger Co. (KR) One of the Best Natural and Organic Food Stocks to Buy Now? (Insider Monkey)
09:36AM	Walmart Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
08:10AM	Walmart (WMT) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates (Zacks)
Feb-18-26 02:31PM	Kroger Celebrates Experience Makers in Honor of Supermarket Employee Day on Sunday, Feb. 22 (PR Newswire)
Feb-17-26 06:00PM	Kroger (KR) Stock Slides as Market Rises: Facts to Know Before You Trade (Zacks)
10:20AM	Is Sprouts Farmers Set for Another Surprise This Earnings Season? (Zacks)
08:54AM	Walmart's Q4 Earnings Coming Up: Is WMT Stock Still a Smart Buy? (Zacks)
06:45AM	Companies Are Replacing CEOs in Record Numbers (The Wall Street Journal)
05:30AM	Pardon the Disruption: The big question facing Krogers new CEO (Grocery Dive)
Feb-15-26 09:00PM	Companies Are Replacing CEOs in Record Numbersand Theyre Getting Younger (The Wall Street Journal)

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.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
MOORE CLYDE R	Director	Jul 16 '25	Sale	71.61	3,810	272,834	85,850	Jul 17 12:54 PM
MOORE CLYDE R	Director	Jul 16 '25	Proposed Sale	71.61	3,810	272,834		Jul 16 01:57 PM
MOORE CLYDE R	Director	Jul 11 '25	Sale	70.50	26,814	1,890,387	99,143	Jul 14 11:04 AM
MOORE CLYDE R	Director	Jul 11 '25	Proposed Sale	70.50	26,814	1,890,406		Jul 11 04:30 PM
Adcock Mary Ellen	Executive Vice President	Jun 27 '25	Sale	71.16	34,250	2,437,230	184,473	Jun 30 02:39 PM
Arreaga Gabriel	Executive Vice President	Jun 25 '25	Option Exercise	34.94	37,960	1,326,322	113,178	Jun 26 09:32 AM
Arreaga Gabriel	Executive Vice President	Jun 25 '25	Sale	72.44	37,960	2,749,633	75,218	Jun 26 09:32 AM
Massa Timothy A	Executive Vice President	Jun 23 '25	Sale	74.00	8,415	622,710	118,761	Jun 24 02:25 PM
COSSET YAEL	Executive Vice President	Jun 23 '25	Option Exercise	29.12	71,224	2,074,043	210,348	Jun 24 09:28 AM
COSSET YAEL	Executive Vice President	Jun 23 '25	Sale	73.49	71,224	5,234,038	139,124	Jun 24 09:28 AM
FIKE CARIN L	Vice President and Treasurer	Jun 23 '25	Option Exercise	25.79	16,475	424,927	58,339	Jun 24 09:24 AM
FIKE CARIN L	Vice President and Treasurer	Jun 23 '25	Sale	73.79	16,475	1,215,663	49,360	Jun 24 09:24 AM
Wheatley Christine S	Executive Vice President	Apr 23 '25	Sale	72.07	30,000	2,162,058	97,737	Apr 24 02:39 PM
COSSET YAEL	Executive Vice President	Apr 22 '25	Option Exercise	26.70	30,000	801,128	169,124	Apr 24 10:18 AM
COSSET YAEL	Executive Vice President	Apr 22 '25	Sale	73.00	30,000	2,190,000	139,124	Apr 24 10:18 AM
Massa Timothy A	Executive Vice President	Apr 22 '25	Option Exercise	22.92	22,565	517,190	149,741	Apr 23 01:10 PM
Massa Timothy A	Executive Vice President	Apr 22 '25	Sale	73.00	22,565	1,647,245	127,176	Apr 23 01:10 PM
Arreaga Gabriel	Executive Vice President	Apr 21 '25	Sale	71.82	13,867	995,866	75,218	Apr 22 11:28 AM
Nichols Brian W	Vice President & Controller	Apr 21 '25	Sale	72.03	1,000	72,030	10,473	Apr 22 11:25 AM
Foley Todd A	Senior Vice President	Apr 17 '25	Option Exercise	34.94	9,016	315,019	58,829	Apr 21 11:07 AM
Foley Todd A	Senior Vice President	Apr 17 '25	Sale	70.67	14,001	989,442	44,828	Apr 21 11:07 AM
Jabbar Valerie L.	Senior Vice President	Apr 16 '25	Option Exercise	31.19	31,271	975,400	113,955	Apr 17 02:52 PM
Jabbar Valerie L.	Senior Vice President	Apr 16 '25	Sale	69.08	31,271	2,160,282	82,684	Apr 17 02:52 PM

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