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KROGER CO (KR)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for KROGER CO. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q4 FY2025. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About KROGER CO

Kroger Co operates as a retail company primarily engaged in grocery store operations. It offers a range of food products, pharmacy services, and general merchandise to consumers. The company serves customers through its network of supermarkets and related retail outlets.

Snapshot

Revenue
$147.64B
Revenue growth (YoY)
0.4%
Net income
$1.02B
Diluted EPS
$1.54
Gross margin
Operating margin
1.3%
Net margin
0.7%
FCF margin
2.3%
ROE
17.1%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
32.9×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$34.89B
Long-term debt / equity
2.44×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended January 31, 2026). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Kroger

  • Revenue grew 0.4% to $147.6B in FY2025, after a 1.9% decline the year before.
  • Operating margin is 1.3% in FY2025, -1.2 pp against 2.5% in FY2021.
  • Free cash flow was $3.5B in FY2025, 2.3% of revenue.
  • Net income fell 61.9% to $1.0B in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Kroger’s fundamentals sit among the 113 Consumer Staples companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Operating margin1.3%
34th percentile of 100
Net margin0.7%
34th percentile of 105
FCF margin2.3%
42nd percentile of 99
Revenue growth (YoY)+0.4%
36th percentile of 110
ROE17.1%
73rd percentile of 99
P/E32.9×
76th percentile of 73
Long-term debt / equity2.44×
89th percentile of 74
Short interest4.77d
60th percentile of 111

Kroger’s long-term debt to equity of 2.44 ranks in the 89th percentile of the 74 Consumer Staples companies reporting it.

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 1 insider sale totaling $1.8M. For context, about 14% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 3 of the superinvestors we track (plus 6 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
3
+6 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
6
1 new, 5 added
Reduced / exited
5
3 trimmed, 2 exited
Combined position
$2.72B
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Berkshire HathawayQ2 2026$2.17B39.0MReduced
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$289.3M5.2MAdded
Point72 Asset ManagementquantQ2 2026$99.0M1.8MNew
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$53.0M954.3KAdded
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$36.8M662.1KReduced
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$30.6M551.1KAdded
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$23.5M423.8KAdded
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$12.8M230.9KAdded
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$6.9M125.0KReduced

No longer held by: Maverick Capital (as of Q2 2026), Renaissance Technologies (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
1
$1.8M
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-07-14
filed 2026-07-15
COSSET YAELExecutive Vice PresidentSell30.0K$58.80$1.8M

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
28.6M
settled 2026-08-31
Change vs prior
+3.3%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
4.77
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
6.0M
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-3128.6M+3.3%4.77
2026-08-1427.7M+7.1%4.67
2026-07-3125.9M-11.8%4.07
2026-07-1529.3M+7.9%3.21
2026-06-3027.2M-10.8%2.42
2026-06-1530.5M-2.9%3.96
2026-05-2931.4M+22.0%4.29
2026-05-1525.7M-0.6%5.58

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$147.64B$147.12B$150.04B$148.26B$137.89B
Gross profit
Operating income$1.89B$3.85B$3.10B$4.13B$3.48B
Net income$1.02B$2.67B$2.16B$2.24B$1.66B
Diluted EPS$1.54$3.67$2.96$3.06$2.17

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$7.31B$5.79B$6.79B$4.50B$6.19B
Capital expenditure$3.85B$4.02B$3.90B$3.08B$2.61B
Free cash flow$3.46B$1.78B$2.88B$1.42B$3.58B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q4 FY2025$861.0M
Q3 FY2025$33.86B0.7%$-1.32B$-2.02
Q2 FY2025$33.94B0.1%$609.0M$0.91
Q4 FY2024$634.0M
Q3 FY2024$33.63B-1.0%$618.0M$0.84
Q2 FY2024$33.91B0.2%$466.0M$0.64
Q4 FY2023$739.0M
Q3 FY2023$33.96B-0.7%$646.0M$0.88

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorConsumer Staples
SIC industryRetail-Grocery Stores
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended January 31, 2026)
Latest reported quarterQ4 FY2025 (ended January 31, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2019
SEC CIK56873

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-03-31
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10-K2025-04-01
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10-Q2026-06-26
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10-Q2025-12-12
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10-Q2025-09-19
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10-Q2025-06-27
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8-K/A2026-09-11
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8-K2026-09-11
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.