KR Kroger
Data as of close
Consumer Defensive · Retail-Grocery Stores
Kroger (KR) is a consumer defensive company in the Retail-Grocery Stores industry, with a market capitalization of $39.5 billion. Shares last traded at $66.81, 12.7% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 5.0%. KR trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.37, above the Retail-Grocery Stores median of 14.25. Net profit margin is 0.7%, below the peer median of 1.3%. Revenue grew 0.4% year over year. The shares yield 2.2% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-08-15. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
KR Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | $885M | $1.35 | 87% |
| 2025-02-01 | $883M | $1.23 | 33% |
| 2024-02-03 | $796M | $1.10 | 37% |
| 2023-01-28 | $682M | $0.94 | 30% |
| 2022-01-29 | $589M | $0.78 | 35% |
| 2021-01-30 | $534M | $0.68 | 21% |
| 2020-02-01 | $486M | $0.60 | 29% |
| 2019-02-02 | $437M | $0.53 | 14% |
| 2018-02-03 | $443M | $0.49 | 23% |
| 2017-01-28 | $429M | $0.45 | 22% |
| 2016-01-30 | $385M | $0.39 | 19% |
| 2015-01-31 | $338M | $0.34 | 20% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.05 | 2026-09-18 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.46 | 2026-06-26 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $1.36 | 2026-03-31 |
| FY 2025 | $1.54 | 2026-03-31 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.02 | 2025-12-12 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.91 | 2025-09-19 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Retail-Grocery Stores peers
KR vs 12 industry peers (Retail-Grocery Stores), by market cap. Data as of close
| KR | Kroger | $39.5B | 36.37 | 0.26 | 0.7% | -2.28% |
| ACI | Albertsons Companies, Inc. | $6.2B | — | 0.08 | -0.1% | -3.42% |
| SFM | Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. | $4.8B | 9.76 | 0.53 | 5.4% | -4.94% |
| WMK | Weis Markets Inc | $1.8B | 19.16 | 0.36 | 1.9% | -1.83% |
| IMKTA | Ingles Markets Inc | $1.6B | 14.98 | 0.29 | 1.9% | -2.29% |
| GO | Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. | $1.3B | — | 0.27 | -8.0% | -3.40% |
| NGVC | Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. | $644M | 13.52 | 0.48 | 3.5% | -4.85% |
| VLGEA | VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC | $558M | 10.64 | 0.23 | 2.2% | -3.43% |
| HOST | Host Digital Inc. | $2M | — | 0.03 | -13.3% | -6.55% |
| MSS | Maison Solutions Inc. | $424784 | — | 0.00 | -10.6% | -6.69% |
| YSWY | Yesway, Inc. | — | — | — | — | -0.73% |
| TBBB | Bbb Foods Inc | — | — | — | — | +10.48% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.