Consumer Defensive
The Kroger Co.(KR)
Live Price
Offline$55.76
-1.50% today
1Y Change
-22.79%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
- Market Cap
- $43.11B
- Revenue Growth
- +0.4%
- EPS Growth
- -57.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.0%
Coverage: 248 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
The Kroger Co. (KR) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $43.11B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $55.76 and down 22.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +0.4%, EPS growth of -57.8%, a dividend yield of 2.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +0.4%, EPS -57.8%, free cash flow +88.5% with operating margin 3.2% and ROIC 11.8%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 2.0%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 42.2 and price/sales 0.3. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines KR price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+0.4% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+3.2% vs +6.6% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
42.2 vs 14.0 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Jun 19, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +0.4% and EPS is at -57.8%, with operating margin around 3.2%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 2.0%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +1.6% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Jun 19, 2026 | โ | โ | โ | โ |
2026 Mar 5, 2026 | +6.7% | +3.5% | +4.7% | +1.1% |
2025 Dec 4, 2025 | +1.9% | -0.7% | -1.5% | -2.2% |
Benchmark Edge
KR vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
KR
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
KR Max Drawdown
-26.24%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for KR and SPY.
Company Overview
The Kroger Co.
New York Stock Exchange
The Kroger Co. operates as a retailer in the United States. The company operates combination food and drug stores, multi-department stores, marketplace stores, and price impact warehouses. Its combination food and drug stores offer natural food and organic sections, pharmacies, general merchandise, pet centers, fresh seafood, and organic produce; and multi-department stores provide apparel, home fashion and furnishings, outdoor living, electronics, automotive products, and toys. The company's marketplace stores offer full-service grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty care, and perishable goods, as well as general merchandise, including apparel, home goods, and toys; and price impact warehouse stores provide grocery, and health and beauty care items, as well as meat, dairy, baked goods, and fresh produce items. It also manufactures and processes food products for sale in its supermarkets and online; and sells fuel through 1,613 fuel centers. As of January 29, 2022, the company operated 2,726 supermarkets under various banner names in 35 states and the District of Columbia. The Kroger Co. was founded in 1883 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Leadership
- Gregory S. Foran
- IPO Date
- Jan 2, 1977
- Employees
- 409.0k
- Street Address
- 1014 Vine Street
- Mailing
- Cincinnati, OH, 45202-1100
- Region
- Cincinnati, OH, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 513 762 4000
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 42.2
- EV/EBITDA
- 7.5
- Price/Sales
- 0.3
- Price/Book
- 7.2
Growth
- Revenue
- +0.4%
- EPS
- -57.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- +88.5%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 21.0%
- Operating Margin
- 3.2%
- Net Margin
- 0.7%
- ROE
- 13.0%
- ROIC
- 11.8%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 4.16
- Current Ratio
- 0.80
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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