Kroger Co (KR) stock

KRNYSERetail-Grocery StoresFiscal year ends January 30

Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 15, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 18, 2026Score 7/3056% above fair value

$69.81+0.32 (+0.46%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $41.23BP/E 37.9Yield 1.96%

Kroger statistics

108 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Dec 3, 2026 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: Aug 14, 2026
Fundamentals through: Aug 15, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $41.23B; $1.27B
Enterprise Value: $54.93B; $1.64B
PE Ratio: 37.94; 18.53
PS Ratio: 0.28; 0.29
PB Ratio: 7.06; 2.81
P/TBV Ratio: 17.41; 2.94
P/FCF Ratio: 17.29; 25.28
P/OCF Ratio: 6.15; 6.83

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 0.37; 0.35
EV / EBITDA: 10.34; 6.55
EV / EBIT: 26.37; 10.92
EV / FCF: 23.04; 23.04

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 591M; 63M
Shares Change (YoY): -8.75%; 0.00%
Float: 588M; 21M
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.37%; 13.8%
Shares Held by Institutions: 89.0%; 48.4%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 29M; –
Short Interest Change: -4.41%; -4.41%
Short % of Float: 4.94%; 10.0%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 4.92%; 6.34%
Days to Cover: 4.73; 5.58

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $76.58; –
52-Week Low: $54.15; –
20-Day Moving Average: $66.80; –
50-Day Moving Average: $62.54; –
200-Day Moving Average: $63.90; –
Average True Range (14): $1.87; –
Price Change (1 Week): 0.55%; -0.45%
Price Change (1 Month): 10.7%; 0.76%
Price Change (3 Months): 23.1%; -1.81%
Price Change (6 Months): 4.52%; -5.12%
Price Change (YTD): 11.7%; 1.95%
Price Change (1 Year): 7.37%; -7.88%
Price Change (3 Years): 58.0%; 5.43%
Price Change (5 Years): 64.5%; 15.5%
Price Change (10 Years): 108.3%; 94.0%
Average Volume (10 Days): 5M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 6M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 7M; –
Relative Volume: 0.51; 0.83
Relative Strength Index (14): 65.5; 49.9
Volatility (1 Year): 30.0%; 50.0%
Beta (5 Years): 0.19; 0.47

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 23.1%; 27.6%
Operating Margin: 1.39%; 1.17%
Pretax Margin: 0.90%; 0.15%
Profit Margin: 0.73%; 0.14%
EBITDA Margin: 3.56%; 3.56%
FCF Margin: 1.60%; 1.51%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 14.3%; 3.51%
Return on Assets (ROA): 2.11%; 0.07%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 8.49%; 6.22%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 6.70%; 4.71%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 0.70; 1.03
Quick Ratio: 0.21; 0.22
Debt / Equity: 2.63; 0.98
Debt / EBITDA: 2.89; 2.75
Debt / FCF: 6.45; 6.45
Net Debt / EBITDA: 2.58; 1.90

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 1.58%; 2.96%
Net Income Growth (YoY): -60.2%; -5.16%
EPS Growth (YoY): -53.4%; -26.3%
FCF Growth (YoY): 7.78%; -9.26%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -0.14%; 2.01%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 2.19%; 5.12%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -20.5%; -14.1%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): -14.0%; -1.88%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 2.90; 2.15
Revenue Per Employee: $370.54K; $297.19K
Profits Per Employee: $2.69K; $1.23K
Employee Count: 403,000; 9,748
WACC: 6.90%; 7.38%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $149.33B; $4.75B
Gross Profit: $34.51B; $1.32B
Operating Income: $2.08B; $63.78M
Pretax Income: $1.34B; -$202.37K
Net Income: $1.09B; $5.91M
EBITDA: $5.31B; $98.30M
EPS (Diluted): $1.84; -$0.06

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $1.68B; $104.57M
Total Debt: $15.37B; $501.24M
Net Cash (Debt): -$13.69B; -$2.72M
Net Cash Per Share: -$23.18; -$0.08
Equity (Book Value): $5.84B; $527.25M
Book Value Per Share: $9.89; $8.42
Tangible Book Value: $2.37B; $171.68M
Working Capital: -$5.49B; $6.71M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $6.71B; $108.80M
Capital Expenditures: -$4.32B; -$99.51M
Free Cash Flow: $2.38B; $26.58M
FCF Per Share: $4.04; $0.99

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 2.63%; 2.62%
FCF Yield: 5.78%; 3.67%
Dividend Yield: 1.96%; –
Buyback Yield: 9.00%; 2.55%
Shareholder Yield: 11.0%; 2.55%
Dividend Per Share: $1.37; –
Dividend Growth (YoY): 9.60%; –
Years of Dividend Growth: 18; –
Payout Ratio: 82.4%; 29.8%
FCF Payout Ratio: 37.5%; 37.5%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: $251.00M; $12.91M
Effective Tax Rate: 18.7%; 24.4%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $20.23; $21.94
Graham Upside: -71.0%; -24.8%
Altman Z-Score: 4.44; 3.25
Piotroski F-Score: 6; 6

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	KR	S&P 500	Difference	KR per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+11.6%	-2.7%	+14.3 pts
3 months	+25.4%	-1.7%	+27.1 pts
Year to date	+13.7%	+11.9%	+1.8 pts
1 year	+9.2%	+12.0%	−2.8 pts
3 years	+70.1%	+78.2%	−8.1 pts	+19.4%	+21.2%
5 years	+82.5%	+73.2%	+9.2 pts	+12.8%	+11.6%
10 years	+155.7%	+309.6%	−153.9 pts	+9.8%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

29M KR shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 4.4% from the previous report, or 4.94% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 56.6% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	29,065,349	-4.4%	6,148,931	4.7
Oct 15, 2026	30,406,092	-3.0%	7,427,265	4.1
Sep 30, 2026	31,357,280	+5.8%	8,842,586	3.5
Sep 15, 2026	29,646,792	+3.7%	7,441,542	4.0
Aug 31, 2026	28,596,616	+3.2%	5,993,667	4.8
Aug 14, 2026	27,697,814	+7.1%	5,932,076	4.7
Jul 31, 2026	25,866,694	-11.8%	6,358,149	4.1
Jul 15, 2026	29,342,250	+7.9%	9,130,429	3.2
Jun 30, 2026	27,198,198	-10.8%	11,257,751	2.4
Jun 15, 2026	30,490,629	-2.8%	7,696,232	4.0
May 29, 2026	31,384,170	+22.0%	7,315,464	4.3
May 15, 2026	25,716,356	-0.6%	4,608,466	5.6