The Kroger Co. KR
Set alert
At close · Oct 30
After hours · Oct 30, 7:57 PM ET
- YTD
- +6.85%
- 1 year
- +2.03%
- Open
- 67.65
- Prev close
- 65.93
- Mkt cap
- 39.43B
- Vol
- 5.61M
- Avg vol
- 6.98M
- EPS
- 1.80
- P/E
- 37.09
- Div yield
- 2.37%
More statistics
- Low
- 66.14
- High
- 68.02
- Forward P/E
- 12.20
- Beta
- 0.35
- Short ratio
- 3.69
- Inst. own
- 85.69%
- Dividend
- 1.56
- Ex-div date
- Nov 15, 2026
- Earnings
- Dec 3, 2026
- 50-d avg
- 60.43
- 200-d avg
- 63.63
- 1y target
- 69.00
5Y chart
Events in this range
- Nov 12, 2021Dividend: 0.21
- Feb 14, 2022Dividend: 0.21
- May 12, 2022Dividend: 0.21
- Aug 12, 2022Dividend: 0.26
- Nov 14, 2022Dividend: 0.26
- Dec 1, 2022Dividend: 0.26
- Feb 14, 2023Dividend: 0.26
- May 12, 2023Dividend: 0.26
- Aug 14, 2023Dividend: 0.29
- Nov 14, 2023Dividend: 0.29
- Nov 15, 2023Dividend: 0.29
- Feb 14, 2024Dividend: 0.29
- Feb 15, 2024Dividend: 0.29
- May 14, 2024Dividend: 0.29
- Aug 15, 2024Dividend: 0.32
- Nov 15, 2024Dividend: 0.32
- Feb 14, 2025Dividend: 0.32
- May 15, 2025Dividend: 0.32
- Aug 15, 2025Dividend: 0.35
- Sep 11, 2025Earnings: 1.04; estimate 0.994; surprise 4.63%
- Nov 14, 2025Dividend: 0.35
- Dec 4, 2025Earnings: 1.05; estimate 1.03; surprise 1.94%
- Feb 13, 2026Dividend: 0.35
- Mar 5, 2026Earnings: 1.28; estimate 1.2; surprise 6.67%
- May 15, 2026Dividend: 0.35
- Jun 18, 2026Earnings: 1.58; estimate 1.59; surprise -0.63%
- Aug 14, 2026Dividend: 0.39
- Sep 11, 2026Earnings: 1.09; estimate 1.06; surprise 2.83%
- Sep 14, 2026Rating: Evercore ISI Group · Outperform → Outperform
- Sep 14, 2026Rating: Telsey Advisory Group · Outperform → Outperform
- Sep 15, 2026Rating: Guggenheim · Buy → Buy
- Oct 21, 2026Rating: Guggenheim · Buy → Buy
- Oct 21, 2026Rating: Wells Fargo · Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
- Oct 21, 2026Rating: UBS · Neutral → Neutral
Signals (93)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 12, 2026 | 2 weeks ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 7, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 31, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 24, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 17, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 25, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 18, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 4, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 20, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 6, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 2, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 2, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 2, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 26, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 19, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 1, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 24, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 17, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 10, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 20, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 25, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 26, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 19, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 14, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 27, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 16, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 9, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 9, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 2, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 2, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 26, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 26, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 19, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 19, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 8, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 1, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 10, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 20, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 29, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 15, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Mar 4, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 12, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 12, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 5, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 5, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 1, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 18, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Dec 18, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 11, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 27, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 6, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 30, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 21, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 21, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 21, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 24, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 17, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 17, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 10, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 26, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 5, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 29, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 22, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 6, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 27, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 27, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 26, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 12, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 28, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 14, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 14, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 24, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 12, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 12, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 5, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 15, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 13, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 25, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 4, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Feb 28, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 21, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 14, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 7, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 24, 2022 | 4 years ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 39.45B
- Enterprise value
- 61.43B
- Trailing P/E
- 37.11
- Forward P/E
- 12.20
- PEG ratio
- 0.64
- Price / sales
- 0.26
- Price / book
- 6.82
- EPS (TTM)
- 1.80
- Beta
- 0.35
- Dividend yield
- 2.37%
- Payout ratio
- 77.78%
- Profit margin
- 0.73%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 149.33B
- Revenue growth
- 2.00%
- Free cash flow
- 2.54B
- Total cash
- 1.68B
- Total debt
- 24.16B
- Return on equity
- 14.44%
- Shares outstanding
- 590.59M
- Short % of float
- 5.17%
- 50-day average
- 60.43
- 200-day average
- 63.63
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
- Target (low)
- 57.00
- Target (mean)
- 69.00
- Target (high)
- 85.00
- Strong buy1
- Buy12
- Hold11
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Dec 3, 2026
Expected Dec 3, 2026. Consensus EPS estimate 1.16.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2026 | Nov 15, 2026 | 1.16 | — | — | — |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 | 1.06 | 1.09 | +0.03 | +2.83% |
| Jun 18, 2026 | May 23, 2026 | 1.59 | 1.58 | -0.01 | -0.63% |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Jan 31, 2026 | 1.20 | 1.28 | +0.08 | +6.67% |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Nov 8, 2025 | 1.03 | 1.05 | +0.02 | +1.94% |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Aug 16, 2025 | 0.994 | 1.04 | +0.05 | +4.63% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | UBS | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Wells Fargo | main | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Guggenheim | main | Buy | Buy |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Guggenheim | main | Buy | Buy |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Telsey Advisory Group | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | main | Outperform | Outperform |
About The Kroger Co.
The Kroger Co. operates as a food and drug retailer in the United States. The company operates combination food and drug stores, multi-department stores, marketplace stores, and price impact warehouses. Its combination food and drug stores offer natural food and organic sections, pharmacies, general merchandise, pet centers, fresh seafood, and organic produce; and its multi-department stores provide apparel, home fashion and furnishings, outdoor living, electronics, automotive products, and toys. The company's marketplace stores offer full-service grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty care, and perishable goods, as well as general merchandise, including apparel, home goods, and toys; and its price impact warehouse stores provide grocery, and health and beauty care items, as well as meat, dairy, baked goods, and fresh produce items. It also manufactures and processes food products for sale in its supermarkets and online; and sells fuel through its fuel centers. The company sells its products through its stores, fuel centers, and online platforms. The Kroger Co. was founded in 1883 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Grocery Stores
- Country
- United States
- Website
- thekrogerco.com
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADCOCK MARY ELLEN | Officer | Sale | Sep 17, 2026 | 175,233 |
| AITKEN STUART W | Officer | Sale | Dec 11, 2024 | 220,541 |
| ARREAGA GABRIEL | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 11, 2026 | 75,062 |
| COSSET YAEL | Officer | Sale | Jul 13, 2026 | 127,868 |
| JABBAR VALERIE L | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 11, 2026 | 88,666 |
| KIMBALL KENNETH C. | Officer | Sale | Mar 20, 2025 | 127,106 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 9.20% | 54,330,207 | 3.63B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc | 6.60% | 39,000,000 | 2.60B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.01% | 35,522,344 | 2.37B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.24% | 30,961,732 | 2.07B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 4.95% | 29,233,695 | 1.95B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Wellington Management Group, LLP | 2.87% | 16,920,677 | 1.13B | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 2.96% | 17,502,202 | 1.17B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 2.32% | 13,692,185 | 914.50M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund | 2.02% | 11,946,075 | 797.88M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.29% | 7,591,706 | 507.05M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Fidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 1.25% | 7,363,239 | 491.79M | Aug 30, 2026 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST-State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 1.19% | 7,038,814 | 470.12M | Sep 29, 2026 |