Kroger Co (KR) shareholders
KRNYSERetail-Grocery StoresFiscal year ends January 30
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 15, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 18, 2026Score 7/3060% above fair value
$70.80+0.99 (+1.42%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $41.81BP/E 38.5Yield 1.94%
Ownership
Institutional holdings as of Jun 30, 2026, from 13F filings
Held by institutions
89.0%
526M of 591M shares
Institutional holders
1,313
130 new, 183 sold out
Net institutional buying
2M
In Q2 2026
Insider trades, 12 months
0 buys · 4 sales
Net sold $6.19M
Shares held by institutions
Holders of more than 5%
Latest Schedule 13D (active) or 13G (passive) filed by each holder
| Holder | Shares | % of class | Filing | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 54,223,923 | 7.50% | 13G (passive) amendment | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Vanguard Capital Management | 42,391,980 | 6.90% | 13G (passive) | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management | 31,862,077 | 5.18% | 13G (passive) | Mar 31, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 30,472,064 | 5.00% | 13G (passive) | Mar 31, 2026 |
Top institutional holders
13F holdings as of Jun 30, 2026
| Holder | Shares | % of KR | Value | Change | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 54,330,207 | 9.20% | $3.02B | +1,211,849 | 0.04% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 39,000,000 | 6.60% | $2.17B | −11,000,000 | 0.72% |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 35,522,344 | 6.01% | $1.97B | −901,603 | 0.04% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 30,961,732 | 5.24% | $1.72B | −693,330 | 0.08% |
| State Street Corp | 29,233,695 | 4.95% | $1.62B | −1,217,209 | 0.05% |
| Wellington Management Group Llp | 16,920,677 | 2.87% | $939.61M | −6,549,346 | 0.16% |
| FMR LLC | 16,603,705 | 2.81% | $922.00M | +2,758,629 | 0.04% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 15,753,578 | 2.67% | $871.50M | −228,036 | 0.05% |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 15,016,165 | 2.54% | $833.85M | −205,022 | 0.18% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 12,526,239 | 2.12% | $695.63M | +230,213 | 0.13% |
| Morgan Stanley | 9,406,747 | 1.59% | $522.36M | −3,162,701 | 0.03% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 8,432,635 | 1.43% | $468.26M | −949,405 | 0.04% |
| Nordea Investment Management Ab | 7,495,314 | 1.27% | $413.82M | +1,161,522 | 0.34% |
| Norges Bank | 6,647,904 | 1.13% | $369.16M | New | 0.04% |
| Invesco Ltd. | 6,599,888 | 1.12% | $366.49M | +631,657 | 0.03% |
| Lsv Asset Management | 6,596,548 | 1.12% | $366.31M | −35,801 | 0.66% |
| Northern Trust Corp | 6,064,900 | 1.03% | $336.78M | −357,634 | 0.04% |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 5,910,667 | 1.00% | $325.71M | +1,550,374 | 0.07% |
| Aqr Capital Management LLC | 5,235,022 | 0.89% | $289.34M | +470,670 | 0.10% |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 5,123,374 | 0.87% | $284.50M | −151,593 | 0.06% |
Institutional buying and selling by quarter
Positions opened, added to, reduced and closed by 13F filers
| Quarter | Holders | Shares held | % of shares | New / added | Reduced / closed | Shares bought | Shares sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1,313 | 526M | 89.0% | 130 / 536 | 479 / 183 | 57M | 55M |
| Q1 2026 | 1,386 | 524M | 88.8% | 181 / 463 | 564 / 134 | 115M | 47M |
| Q4 2025 | 1,356 | 538M | 91.1% | 168 / 515 | 484 / 136 | 37M | 47M |
| Q3 2025 | 1,351 | 550M | 93.1% | 112 / 539 | 497 / 136 | 48M | 61M |
| Q2 2025 | 1,396 | 564M | 95.4% | 164 / 512 | 518 / 105 | 69M | 76M |
| Q1 2025 | 1,360 | 572M | 96.9% | 171 / 497 | 501 / 104 | 43M | 55M |
| Q4 2024 | 1,310 | 588M | 99.5% | 211 / 481 | 431 / 83 | 48M | 43M |
| Q3 2024 | 1,206 | 585M | 99.1% | 135 / 473 | 419 / 89 | 97M | 34M |
| Q2 2024 | 1,174 | 585M | 99.0% | 119 / 495 | 388 / 119 | 47M | 67M |
| Q1 2024 | 1,182 | 607M | 100.0% | 152 / 419 | 449 / 83 | 48M | 35M |
| Q4 2023 | 1,129 | 597M | 100.0% | 144 / 360 | 457 / 72 | 50M | 35M |
| Q3 2023 | 1,076 | 584M | 98.8% | 96 / 386 | 415 / 92 | 37M | 26M |
Top mutual fund and ETF holders
Latest monthly portfolio reports (Form N-PORT)
789 funds held KR in Q2 2026, 54% of their shares through ETFs. Each fund counts once per quarter, from its quarter-end report.
| Fund | Shares | % of KR | Value | % of fund | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 17,502,202 | 2.96% | $971.90M | 0.04% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 13,692,185 | 2.32% | $760.33M | 0.05% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund | 11,946,075 | 2.02% | $663.37M | 0.30% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Wellington Fund | 8,806,983 | 1.49% | $547.35M | 0.44% | May 31, 2026 |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 7,802,900 | 1.32% | $433.30M | 0.05% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 7,450,700 | 1.26% | $463.06M | 0.06% | May 31, 2026 |
| Putnam Large Cap Value Fund | 6,674,090 | 1.13% | $385.36M | 0.70% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| State Street(R) Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | 5,025,173 | 0.85% | $279.05M | 2.04% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Value Index Fund | 4,244,687 | 0.72% | $235.71M | 0.09% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Windsor Fund | 4,068,776 | 0.69% | $234.93M | 0.93% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund | 3,541,051 | 0.60% | $196.63M | 0.53% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Institutional Index Fund | 3,078,731 | 0.52% | $170.96M | 0.05% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Strategic Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total Stock Fund | 3,006,724 | 0.51% | $186.87M | 0.07% | May 31, 2026 |
| Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | 2,978,938 | 0.50% | $172.00M | 0.92% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | 2,890,551 | 0.49% | $166.90M | 0.17% | Jul 31, 2026 |
Officers, directors and major owners
People who filed Forms 3, 4 or 5 in the last two years
| Name | Role | Shares owned | % of shares | Latest filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory S. Foran | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 48,026 | 0.01% | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Emilee F. Demartino | Executive Vice President | 12,769 | 0.00% | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Megan N. Shaffer | Group Vice President | 31,938 | 0.01% | Sep 28, 2026 |
| George H. Vincent | Executive Vice President | 17,982 | 0.00% | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Mary Ellen Adcock | Executive Vice President | 210,174 | 0.04% | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Nathan T. Faust | Executive Vice President | 0 | – | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Mark R. Ibbotson | Executive Vice President | 2,000 | 0.00% | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Carin L. Fike | Vice President and Treasurer | 54,689 | 0.01% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Yael Cosset | Executive Vice President | 127,868 | 0.02% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Brian W. Nichols | Group VP & Controller | 14,143 | 0.00% | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Victor Remon Smith | Senior Vice President | 31,683 | 0.01% | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Timothy A. Massa | Executive Vice President | 250,312 | 0.04% | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Gabriel Arreaga | Executive Vice President | 75,062 | 0.01% | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Valerie L. Jabbar | Senior Vice President | 88,666 | 0.02% | Mar 16, 2026 |
| David John Christopher Kennerley | Executive Vice President & CFO | 65,739 | 0.01% | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Joseph Michael Kelley | Senior Vice President | 45,840 | 0.01% | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Christine S. Wheatley | Executive Vice President | 97,737 | 0.02% | Apr 24, 2025 |
| Todd A. Foley | Senior Vice President | 44,828 | 0.01% | Apr 21, 2025 |
| Kenneth C. Kimball | Senior Vice President | 138,106 | 0.02% | Mar 24, 2025 |
| Stuart Aitken | Senior Vice President | 237,125 | 0.04% | Dec 16, 2024 |
| Ronald Sargent | Director | 262,914 | 0.04% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Nora A. Aufreiter | Director | 52,967 | 0.01% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Anne Gates | Director | 31,025 | 0.01% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Mark S. Sutton | Director | 46,004 | 0.01% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Ashok Vemuri | Director | 39,361 | 0.01% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Mitchell R. Butier | Director | 3,949 | 0.00% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Knox Judith Amanda Sourry | Director | 25,465 | 0.00% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Karen M. Hoguet | Director | 34,013 | 0.01% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Kevin M. Brown | Director | 25,465 | 0.00% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Elaine L. Chao | Director | 4,084 | 0.00% | Jun 2, 2026 |
Insider trades
Common stock transactions reported on Form 4, newest first
| Insider | Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Shares after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan N. Shaffer Group Vice President | Sep 25, 2026 | Tax withholding | −269 | $58.74 | $15.80K | 31,938 |
| Emilee F. Demartino Executive Vice President | Sep 25, 2026 | Award | +12,769 | – | – | 12,769 |
| George H. Vincent Executive Vice President | Sep 25, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,677 | $58.74 | $98.51K | 17,982 |
| Mary Ellen Adcock Executive Vice President | Sep 18, 2026 | Sale | −37,960 | $60.74 | $2.31M | 210,174 |
| Mary Ellen Adcock Executive Vice President | Sep 18, 2026 | Sale | −24,095 | $60.68 | $1.46M | 175,233 |
| Mary Ellen Adcock Executive Vice President | Sep 18, 2026 | Option exercise | +37,960 | $34.94 | $1.33M | 237,288 |
| Mary Ellen Adcock Executive Vice President | Sep 18, 2026 | Option exercise | +10,846 | $38.32 | $415.62K | 248,134 |
| Mary Ellen Adcock Executive Vice President | Sep 18, 2026 | Sale | −10,846 | $60.64 | $657.70K | 199,328 |
| Karen M. Hoguet Director | Jul 15, 2026 | Award | +3,660 | – | – | 31,938 |
| Mitchell R. Butier Director | Jul 15, 2026 | Award | +3,660 | – | – | 3,949 |
| Ronald Sargent Director | Jul 15, 2026 | Award | +7,916 | – | – | 262,914 |
| Knox Judith Amanda Sourry Director | Jul 15, 2026 | Award | +3,660 | – | – | 25,465 |
| Kevin M. Brown Director | Jul 15, 2026 | Award | +3,660 | – | – | 25,465 |
| Ashok Vemuri Director | Jul 15, 2026 | Award | +3,660 | – | – | 39,361 |
| Mark S. Sutton Director | Jul 15, 2026 | Award | +3,660 | – | – | 46,004 |
| Nora A. Aufreiter Director | Jul 15, 2026 | Award | +3,660 | – | – | 52,967 |
| Carin L. Fike Vice President and Treasurer | Jul 15, 2026 | Tax withholding | −56 | $56.56 | $3.17K | 50,683 |
| Yael Cosset Executive Vice President | Jul 14, 2026 | Sale | −30,000 | $58.80 | $1.76M | 127,868 |
| Megan N. Shaffer Group Vice President | Jul 13, 2026 | Tax withholding | −466 | $59.31 | $27.64K | 32,207 |
| Brian W. Nichols Group VP & Controller | Jul 13, 2026 | Tax withholding | −96 | $59.31 | $5.69K | 14,143 |
| Mitchell R. Butier Director | Jun 25, 2026 | Award | +289 | – | – | 289 |
| Timothy A. Massa Executive Vice President | Mar 13, 2026 | Tax withholding | −5,676 | $75.60 | $429.11K | 135,312 |
| Victor Remon Smith Senior Vice President | Mar 13, 2026 | Tax withholding | −574 | $75.60 | $43.39K | 31,683 |
| Joseph Michael Kelley Senior Vice President | Mar 13, 2026 | Tax withholding | −782 | $75.60 | $59.12K | 45,840 |
| Megan N. Shaffer Group Vice President | Mar 13, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,112 | $75.60 | $84.07K | 32,673 |
| Valerie L. Jabbar Senior Vice President | Mar 13, 2026 | Tax withholding | −2,400 | $75.60 | $181.44K | 88,666 |
| Mary Ellen Adcock Executive Vice President | Mar 13, 2026 | Tax withholding | −5,182 | $75.60 | $391.76K | 199,328 |
| Gabriel Arreaga Executive Vice President | Mar 13, 2026 | Tax withholding | −3,163 | $75.60 | $239.12K | 75,062 |
| Carin L. Fike Vice President and Treasurer | Mar 13, 2026 | Tax withholding | −241 | $75.60 | $18.22K | 4,006 |
| Carin L. Fike Vice President and Treasurer | Mar 13, 2026 | Tax withholding | −186 | $75.60 | $14.06K | 50,686 |
| Brian W. Nichols Group VP & Controller | Mar 13, 2026 | Tax withholding | −755 | $75.60 | $57.08K | 14,239 |
| Yael Cosset Executive Vice President | Mar 13, 2026 | Tax withholding | −6,694 | $75.60 | $506.07K | 157,868 |
| Ronald Sargent Chairman of the Board | Mar 13, 2026 | Tax withholding | −26,567 | $75.60 | $2.01M | 254,998 |
| David John Christopher Kennerley Executive Vice President & CFO | Mar 13, 2026 | Tax withholding | −7,743 | $75.60 | $585.37K | 65,739 |
| Timothy A. Massa Executive Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Tax withholding | −4,509 | $74.96 | $337.99K | 120,977 |
| Timothy A. Massa Executive Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Award | +20,011 | – | – | 140,988 |
| Timothy A. Massa Executive Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Award | +10,270 | – | – | 125,486 |
| Gregory S. Foran Chief Executive Officer, Director | Mar 12, 2026 | Award | +48,026 | – | – | 48,026 |
| Victor Remon Smith Senior Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Tax withholding | −725 | $74.96 | $54.35K | 22,851 |
| Victor Remon Smith Senior Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Award | +2,451 | – | – | 23,576 |
| Victor Remon Smith Senior Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Award | +9,406 | – | – | 32,257 |
| Joseph Michael Kelley Senior Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Award | +2,941 | – | – | 41,510 |
| Joseph Michael Kelley Senior Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Award | +6,404 | – | – | 46,622 |
| Joseph Michael Kelley Senior Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,292 | $74.96 | $96.85K | 40,218 |
| Megan N. Shaffer Group Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Award | +3,002 | – | – | 33,785 |
| Megan N. Shaffer Group Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Tax withholding | −529 | $74.96 | $39.65K | 30,783 |
| Megan N. Shaffer Group Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Award | +1,157 | – | – | 31,312 |
| Valerie L. Jabbar Senior Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Award | +8,005 | – | – | 91,066 |
| Valerie L. Jabbar Senior Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Award | +5,135 | – | – | 85,316 |
| Valerie L. Jabbar Senior Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Tax withholding | −2,255 | $74.96 | $169.03K | 83,061 |
| Mary Ellen Adcock Executive Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Award | +19,211 | – | – | 204,510 |
| Mary Ellen Adcock Executive Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Tax withholding | −4,509 | $74.96 | $337.99K | 185,299 |
| Mary Ellen Adcock Executive Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Award | +10,270 | – | – | 189,808 |
| George H. Vincent Executive Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Tax withholding | −254 | $74.96 | $19.04K | 12,054 |
| George H. Vincent Executive Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Award | +7,605 | – | – | 19,659 |
| George H. Vincent Executive Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Award | +850 | – | – | 12,308 |
| Gabriel Arreaga Executive Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Award | +6,504 | – | – | 80,131 |
| Gabriel Arreaga Executive Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,906 | $74.96 | $142.87K | 78,225 |
| Carin L. Fike Vice President and Treasurer | Mar 12, 2026 | Award | +992 | – | – | 50,011 |
| Carin L. Fike Vice President and Treasurer | Mar 12, 2026 | Award | +1,001 | – | – | 4,247 |
Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are shown alongside open-market buys and sales. Each name links to the filing on SEC EDGAR.
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet bought back, as of Oct 30, 2026 (FINRA, reported twice a month)
Short % of float
4.94%
29M shares short
Days to cover
4.7
At 6M shares a day
Change since last report
-4.4%
From 30M shares
Short volume, 20 days
57.3%
Of volume reported to FINRA
Shares sold short, last 12 months
Short sale volume counts trades marked short on any given day, including market-maker hedging, so it runs far higher than the share of Kroger's stock actually held short. Settlement fails (shares not delivered on time) peaked at 57,874 shares on Sep 23, 2026 over the last 90 days.
Planned insider sales
Notices of proposed sale filed on Form 144 before shares are sold
| Seller | Filed | Shares | Market value | Planned sale | Acquired through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde R. Moore Director | Jul 16, 2025 | 3,810 | $272.83K | Jul 16, 2025 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Clyde R. Moore Director | Jul 11, 2025 | 26,814 | $1.89M | Jul 11, 2025 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| W. Rodney McMullen Former Officer & Director | Apr 3, 2025 | 283,461 | $19.93M | Apr 3, 2025 | Option Granted 03/12/2020 |
| W. Rodney McMullen Former Officer & Director | Apr 2, 2025 | 91,400 | $6.22M | Apr 2, 2025 | Option Granted 03/12/2020 |
| W. Rodney McMullen Former Officer & Director | Mar 31, 2025 | 262,924 | $17.89M | Mar 31, 2025 | Option Granted - 03/12/2020 |
| W. Rodney McMullen Former Officer & BOD | Mar 28, 2025 | 348,259 | $23.23M | Mar 28, 2025 | Option Granted - 03/14/2019 |
| W. Rodney McMullen Former Officer & BOD | Mar 26, 2025 | 349,293 | $22.89M | Mar 26, 2025 | Option Granted 07/13/2018 |
| W. Rodney McMullen Former BOD and Officer | Mar 21, 2025 | 262,182 | $17.10M | Mar 21, 2025 | Option Granted - 07/13/2017 |
| W. Rodney McMullen Former BOD and Officer | Mar 19, 2025 | 78,882 | $5.18M | Mar 19, 2025 | Option Granted 07/13/2017 |
| W. Rodney McMullen Former Officer & Director | Mar 18, 2025 | 825,569 | $54.60M | Mar 18, 2025 | Option Granted 07/15/2015 |
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