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The Kroger Co.

KR

NYSE·Consumer Defensive·Grocery Stores·Mkt cap $34.5B

$57.94

+3.02%

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52-Week Range

$54.15 - $76.58

P/E

33.88

Fwd P/E

11.00

Beta

0.42

Div Yield

2.49%

Avg Vol

6.7M

Shares Out

632.8M

Mkt Cap

$34.5B

Price action

Price chart

Down 19.9% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Extensive Store Network
  • Strong Private Label Portfolio
  • Advanced Digital Shopping Platforms
  • Efficient Supply Chain Management

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Low volatility (beta 0.4).

Growth

Stable outlook

E-commerce Expansion

Value

Undervalued - trading well below Food Retail & Grocery peers

Momentum

Falling

-22.3% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Strong fundamentals

Dividend

Solid

2.49% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Sep 10, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

JUN 18, 2026

Reported EPS of $1.58 vs $1.59 consensus (-0.6% surprise). Revenue of $46.1B vs $45.6B expected (+1.2%).

EPS miss
Rev beat +1.2%

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Q2 26

-0.6%

Next: Sep 10, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-7%

-0%

+0%

+1%

+1%

+2%

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Q3 24

Q4 25

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 26

Q1 26

$33.9B

$33.6B

$34.3B

$45.1B

$33.9B

$33.9B

$34.7B

$46.1B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

2.0%

Wall Street consensus

11 analysts · 64% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

7

64%

Hold

4

36%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$79.00

+36.3% vs $57.94

Low $78.00
Median $79.00
High $80.00

Latest: HC Wainwright · Jul 2, 2026

2 analysts covering

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How KR stacks vs Grocery Stores

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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