KR

Kroger Co

58.22

Jul 02 • 04:00PM ET +1.98 (3.52%)

Consumer Defensive Grocery Stores USA Large NYSE

Jul 01, 11:50 PMKroger to acquire Giant Eagle for $1.65B in cash and assumed liabilities, with earnings benefits delayed until the second full fiscal year after closing

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Index	S&P 500
Market Cap	35.67B
Enterprise Value	55.77B
Income	1.04B
Sales	148.65B
Book/sh	10.56
Cash/sh	6.69
Dividend Est.	1.45 (2.49%)
Dividend TTM	1.40 (2.40%)
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	34.05
Forward P/E	10.53
PEG	1.57
P/S	0.24
P/B	5.51
P/C	8.70
P/FCF	12.39
EV/EBITDA	6.50
EV/Sales	0.38
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	7.27%
EPS next Y	6.24%
EPS next 5Y	6.69%
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	Jun 18 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	-0.80% 1.17%

Insider Own	0.36%
Insider Trans	0.00%
Inst Own	90.07%
Inst Trans	-1.23%
ROA	2.01%
ROE	13.49%
ROIC	3.61%
Gross Margin	20.98%
Oper. Margin	3.18%
Profit Margin	0.70%
SMA20	-3.32%
SMA50	-8.65%
SMA200	-11.76%
Trades

Shs Outstand	613.00M
Shs Float	610.45M
Short Float	4.99%
Short Ratio	4.53
Short Interest	30.49M
52W High	76.58 -23.97%
52W Low	54.15 7.52%
Volatility	3.02% 2.81%
ATR (14)	1.90
RSI (14)	42.08
Beta	0.43
Rel Volume	0.87
Avg Volume	6.72M
Volume	5,838,211

Perf Week	0.78%
Perf Month	-5.43%
Perf Quarter	-17.47%
Perf Half Y	-7.12%
Perf YTD	-6.82%
Perf Year	-17.10%
Perf 3Y	23.87%
Perf 5Y	51.73%
Perf 10Y	59.29%
Recom	2.25
Target Price	71.20
Prev Close	56.24
Price	58.22
Change	3.52%

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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Today 02:30PM	Kroger Names Emilee De Martino Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer (PR Newswire)
06:39AM	This Market Rotation From Tech Could Be a Longer-Term Adjustment (Barrons.com)
06:38AM	Pardon the Disruption: Is Krogers acquisition of Giant Eagle worth the trouble? (Grocery Dive)
05:29AM	Kroger to acquire Giant Eagle for $1.65bn (Retail Insight Network)
Jul-01-26 11:20PM	Why Did KR, CEG, SSTK Stocks Tumble To 52-Week Lows Today? (Stocktwits)
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02:33PM	Kroger buying Giant Eagle supermarket chain in $1.65B deal. Customers react (The Repository)
02:33PM	Customers react to Kroger buying Giant Eagle in $1.65B deal (The Repository)
02:11PM	How Walmart, Amazon, and Other Retailers Get Traction at the Head of the Delivery Race (Barrons.com)
01:58PM	Kroger to buy grocer Giant Eagle as competition heats up (Reuters Videos)
12:22PM	Can Krogers giant Eagle deal unlock the next growth phase? (Investing.com)
12:04PM	Kroger to buy Giant Eagle. How many Giant Eagle stores in Canton area? (The Repository)
08:37AM	Kroger to acquire Giant Eagle in $1.65 billion deal (Quartz)
08:31AM	Kroger buying regional grocer and pharmacy retailer Giant Eagle in deal valued at $1.65 billion (Associated Press)
08:11AM	Kroger Bets On Regional Expansion With $1.65B Giant Eagle Deal CEO Sees Growth In Attractive Adjacent Markets (Stocktwits)
07:25AM	Kroger to Buy Food & Pharmacy Retailer Giant Eagle for $1.65 Billion (The Wall Street Journal)
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07:00AM	Kroger Announces Agreement to Acquire Giant Eagle (PR Newswire)
Jun-26-26 10:43PM	Kroger's New CEO Has A Plan, The Market Has A Question (Trefis)
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Jun-25-26 09:00AM	Kroger's Board of Directors Raises Quarterly Dividend by 11% (PR Newswire)
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Jun-23-26 09:00AM	Kroger Health, Hy-Vee and Ahold Delhaize USA to Convene Industry Leaders Advancing the Future of Health at Nourishing Change (PR Newswire)
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Jun-19-26 11:17AM	Kroger shares slide after earnings as investors await more detail on strategy (Proactive)
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Jun-18-26 04:30PM	Kroger Co. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors (MarketWatch) -8.43%
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02:00PM	Kroger Sales Beat As Same-Store Growth Hits 1% (GuruFocus.com)
12:30PM	Kroger's New CEO Wants Better Stores and More of Them (The Wall Street Journal)
12:01PM	Why Accenture, Pfizer, and Kroger are moving today (Yahoo Finance Video)
10:25AM	?? Earnings Snippet: Kroger Says Consumers Are Under Pressure (The Wall Street Journal)
10:00AM	Kroger Q1 FY26 earnings rise on stronger sales (Retail Insight Network)
08:45AM	Kroger Delivers Revenue Beat While Reaffirming Full-Year Outlook (KR) (InvestorsHub)
08:42AM	Kroger Q1 2026 earnings: sales beat, e-commerce up 19% (Quartz)
07:54AM	Kroger Profit Rises with Higher Sales (The Wall Street Journal)
07:22AM	Kroger meets earnings expectations, revenue tops estimates (Investing.com)
06:52AM	Kroger: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
06:45AM	Kroger Reports First Quarter 2026 Results (PR Newswire)
Jun-17-26 05:05PM	Weekly mortgage rates, initial jobless claims, Kroger earnings: What to Watch (Yahoo Finance Video)
11:29AM	LGBTQ consumers cut spending at Target, Walmart, Amazon over DEI (Quartz)
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04:00PM	The Number That Could Test Walmart Stock (Trefis)
01:01PM	Options Bulls Target Kroger Stock Before Earnings (Schaeffer's Research)
Jun-14-26 02:00PM	The FOMC Meeting, Retail Sales Data, Kroger Earnings, and More to Watch This Week (Barrons.com)
Jun-12-26 06:00PM	3 things investors Need to watch next week (Yahoo Finance Video)
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Jun-09-26 04:08PM	Kroger expands digital price tags as pricing concerns grow (USA TODAY)
05:54AM	Trucking carriers, Kroger counter allegations of no-hire agreements (Trucking Dive)
Jun-08-26 01:30PM	Kroger Helps Customers Save Up to $35* on Their Next Fill-Up This Summer (PR Newswire)
Jun-04-26 09:00AM	Kroger Serves up a Taste of Summer Nostalgia with New All-American Ice Cream Collection and Giveaway of 100,000 Free Pints (PR Newswire)
Jun-02-26 01:30PM	Kroger Health, along with Hy-Vee, Convenes Industry Leaders to Shape the Future of Health at Nourishing Change Conference (PR Newswire)
Jun-01-26 09:42AM	Microsoft initiated, Dell upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
May-29-26 11:45AM	Kroger Earns Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health for Fifth Consecutive Year (PR Newswire)
02:23AM	UK grocer Asda taps Ocado to revamp online business (Reuters)
May-27-26 10:30AM	Americans Are About to Pay Even More at the Grocery Store (Bloomberg)
06:48AM	Top Kroger human resources official to retire (Grocery Dive)
May-26-26 02:30PM	Kroger announces retirement of Tim Massa, Executive Vice President and Chief Associate Experience Officer (PR Newswire)
May-25-26 08:15AM	Albertsons is closing stores: See a list of doomed locations for 2026 as the grocery giant evaluates its footprint (FastCompany)
May-22-26 04:00PM	Kroger Senior Vice President Valerie Jabbar Announces Retirement After 38 Years of Service (PR Newswire)
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12:24PM	Walmart, Kroger, ELF Beauty Pledge Price Cuts. They're Going To Sting. (Investor's Business Daily)
May-21-26 05:05PM	Rising Gas Prices Are Hitting Household Budgets. Some Grocery Stores Are Eyeing Price Cuts In Response. (Investopedia)
04:15PM	Kroger Announces First Quarter Conference Call with Investors (PR Newswire)
01:57PM	KR Stock Drops After CEO Plans Big Price Cuts To Tackle Competition (Stocktwits)
01:00PM	The 3 core themes in Walmart's earnings. One of them is AI. (Yahoo Finance Video)
12:39PM	Walmart Flags Higher Fuel Costs Eroding Retailers Earnings (Bloomberg)
11:57AM	Kroger CEO Greg Foran plans major price cuts to rival Walmart (Quartz)
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06:55AM	Kroger CEO plans broad price cuts to compete with Walmart, Costco, Amazon (Investing.com)
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11:03AM	Maryland is moving to ban companies like Walmart and Kroger from surveillance pricing what it is and how to avoid it (Moneywise)
May-05-26 06:20AM	3 takeaways from Albertsons annual report (Grocery Dive)
May-04-26 07:40PM	DoorDash adds SNAP payment options for delivery from Kroger stores (USA TODAY)
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07:00AM	Harris Teeter Offers GLP-1 Medications, Nutrition Support and Cost-Saving Options (PR Newswire)
Apr-30-26 07:12AM	Albertsons and its CEO face a make or break 2026 (Grocery Dive)
07:00AM	Harris Teeter Launches 'Big BOGO Event' with Hundreds of Deals Ahead of Cinco de Mayo Plus 4X Fuel Points and Bonus Savings Events (PR Newswire)
Apr-27-26 10:23AM	JBS faces another US strike (Just Food)
Apr-25-26 05:05PM	Maryland is moving to ban companies like Walmart and Kroger from surveillance pricing what it is and how to avoid it (Moneywise)
Apr-24-26 09:58AM	Jenis brings in former Ben & Jerrys exec David Stever as CEO (Just Food)

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.

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

CEO & DirectorMr. Gregory S. Foran

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

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