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KROGER CO (KR)

As-reported financials and recent SEC filings for KROGER CO, latest fiscal period 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%
P/E (TTM)
33.9×
Market cap
Debt / equity
2.4×

Fundamentals are from SEC filings. P/E and market cap are derived from recent market prices, refreshed on a rolling basis (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%
35th percentile of 100
Net margin0.7%
34th percentile of 105
FCF margin2.3%
43rd percentile of 99
Revenue growth (YoY)+0.4%
39th percentile of 110
ROE17.1%
73rd percentile of 98
P/E (TTM)33.9×
71st percentile of 73
Debt / equity2.44×
89th percentile of 72
Short interest3.21d
33rd percentile of 111

Kroger’s debt to equity of 2.44 ranks in the 89th percentile of the 72 Consumer Staples companies reporting it.

No open-market insider buys in the last 90 days; 1 insider sale totaling $1.8M. For context, about 16% of companies in the universe saw any open-market insider buying 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 4 of the superinvestors we track (plus 6 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F (latest Q1 2026).

Conviction investors
4
+6 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
3
1 new, 2 added
Reduced / exited
7
6 trimmed, 1 exited
Combined position
$4.12B
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Berkshire HathawayQ1 2026$3.62B50.0MHeld
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ1 2026$344.7M4.8MAdded
D. E. ShawquantQ1 2026$49.0M676.6KReduced
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ1 2026$47.5M655.8KAdded
Millennium ManagementquantQ1 2026$24.4M336.6KReduced
Bridgewater AssociatesQ1 2026$14.8M204.1KReduced
Gotham Asset ManagementQ1 2026$12.9M178.3KReduced
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ1 2026$6.1M85.0KReduced
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ1 2026$723,60010.0KReduced
Maverick CapitalQ1 2026$460,1376.4KNew

No longer held by: Harris Associates (Oakmark) (as of Q1 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
open-market
Bought (90d)
open-market value
Sells (90d)
1
$1.8M
Signal
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
29.3M
settled 2026-07-15
Change vs prior
+7.9%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
3.21
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
9.1M
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
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
2026-04-3025.9M+0.8%5.33
2026-04-1525.7M+1.0%5.36
2026-03-3125.4M-3.5%3.58

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 methodology.

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 methodology.

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 methodology.

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
Fiscal year endJanuary 30
Latest fiscal periodFY2025
SEC filings since2019
SEC CIK56873

Recent 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-K2026-07-01
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8-K2026-06-26
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR (public domain). Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.