Kroger Co
Close on Nov 2, 2026Market cap $40.37BP/E 37.2Yield 2.00%
Kroger LIFO inventory reserve by Quarter
LIFO inventory reserve (excess of FIFO cost over LIFO carrying value) ($M)
Kroger LIFO inventory reserve: $2,644M in Q2 FY26, up 5.5% from a year earlier. That is the highest of the 36 quarters on record here.
Where the Q2 FY26 figure comes from
Source: Form 10-Q (filed 2026-09-18) ↗
Reported in Form 10-Q / 10-K Balance Sheet & Note 1 (XBRL: EffectOfLifoInventoryLiquidationOnIncome / InventoryLIFOReserve).
Quarterly history
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| Period | Ended | LIFO inventory reserve (excess of FIFO cost over LIFO carrying value) ($M) | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | Aug 15, 2026 | 2,644 | +5.5% | Form 10-Q (filed 2026-09-18) ↗ |
| Q1 FY26 | May 23, 2026 | 2,605 | +6.6% | Form 10-Q (filed 2026-06-26) ↗ |
| Q4 FY25 | Jan 31, 2026 | 2,553 | +6.2% | Form 10-Q (filed 2026-09-18) ↗ |
| Q3 FY25 | Nov 8, 2025 | 2,541 | +7.0% | Form 10-Q (filed 2025-12-12) ↗ |
| Q2 FY25 | Aug 16, 2025 | 2,506 | +5.7% | Form 10-Q (filed 2025-09-19) ↗ |
| Q1 FY25 | May 24, 2025 | 2,444 | +4.0% | Form 10-Q (filed 2025-06-27) ↗ |
| Q4 FY24 | Feb 1, 2025 | 2,404 | +4.1% | Form 10-K (filed 2026-03-31) ↗ |
| Q3 FY24 | Nov 9, 2024 | 2,375 | +2.1% | Form 10-Q (filed 2024-12-13) ↗ |
| Q2 FY24 | Aug 17, 2024 | 2,371 | +3.2% | Form 10-Q (filed 2024-09-20) ↗ |
| Q1 FY24 | May 25, 2024 | 2,350 | +2.4% | Form 10-Q (filed 2024-06-28) ↗ |
| Q4 FY23 | Feb 3, 2024 | 2,309 | +5.1% | Form 10-K (filed 2025-04-01) ↗ |
| Q3 FY23 | Nov 4, 2023 | 2,327 | +18.6% | Form 10-Q (filed 2023-12-08) ↗ |
| Q2 FY23 | Aug 12, 2023 | 2,298 | +27.0% | Form 10-Q (filed 2023-09-15) ↗ |
| Q1 FY23 | May 20, 2023 | 2,295 | +38.0% | Form 10-Q (filed 2023-06-23) ↗ |
| Q4 FY22 | Jan 28, 2023 | 2,196 | +39.9% | Form 10-K (filed 2024-04-02) ↗ |
| Q3 FY22 | Nov 5, 2022 | 1,962 | +26.6% | Form 10-Q (filed 2022-12-09) ↗ |
| Q2 FY22 | Aug 13, 2022 | 1,810 | +24.2% | Form 10-Q (filed 2022-09-16) ↗ |
| Q1 FY22 | May 21, 2022 | 1,663 | +17.9% | Form 10-Q (filed 2022-06-24) ↗ |
| Q4 FY21 | Jan 29, 2022 | 1,570 | +14.3% | Form 10-K (filed 2023-03-28) ↗ |
| Q3 FY21 | Nov 6, 2021 | 1,550 | +6.4% | Form 10-Q (filed 2021-12-10) ↗ |
| Q2 FY21 | Aug 14, 2021 | 1,457 | +1.6% | Form 10-Q (filed 2021-09-17) ↗ |
| Q1 FY21 | May 22, 2021 | 1,410 | -0.1% | Form 10-Q (filed 2021-06-25) ↗ |
| Q4 FY20 | Jan 30, 2021 | 1,373 | -0.5% | Form 10-K (filed 2022-03-29) ↗ |
| Q3 FY20 | Nov 7, 2020 | 1,457 | +8.3% | Form 10-Q (filed 2020-12-15) ↗ |
| Q2 FY20 | Aug 15, 2020 | 1,434 | +8.6% | Form 10-Q (filed 2020-09-22) ↗ |
| Q1 FY20 | May 23, 2020 | 1,411 | +9.3% | Form 10-Q (filed 2020-06-26) ↗ |
| Q4 FY19 | Feb 1, 2020 | 1,380 | +8.1% | Form 10-K (filed 2021-03-30) ↗ |
| Q3 FY19 | Nov 9, 2019 | 1,345 | +4.7% | Form 10-Q (filed 2019-12-17) ↗ |
| Q2 FY19 | Aug 17, 2019 | 1,321 | +3.7% | Form 10-Q (filed 2019-09-24) ↗ |
| Q1 FY19 | May 25, 2019 | 1,291 | +2.2% | Form 10-Q (filed 2019-06-28) ↗ |
| Q4 FY18 | Feb 2, 2019 | 1,277 | +2.3% | Form 10-K (filed 2020-04-01) ↗ |
| Q3 FY18 | Nov 10, 2018 | 1,285 | – | Form 10-Q (filed 2018-12-18) ↗ |
| Q2 FY18 | Aug 18, 2018 | 1,274 | – | Form 10-Q (filed 2018-09-25) ↗ |
| Q1 FY18 | May 26, 2018 | 1,263 | – | Form 10-Q (filed 2018-06-29) ↗ |
| Q4 FY17 | Feb 3, 2018 | 1,248 | -3.3% | Form 10-K (filed 2019-04-02) ↗ |
| Q4 FY16 | Jan 28, 2017 | 1,291 | – | Form 10-K (filed 2018-04-03) ↗ |
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Kroger LIFO inventory reserve ($M), quarterly Q4 FY16–Q2 FY26 [Data set]. Compiled from Kroger SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/kr/kpis/lifo-reserve-usd
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