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KrogerKR

Food Retail · Cincinnati, Ohio · In the S&P 500
Cheaper than peers
$66.76+1.26%After hours: $66.50 (−0.39%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 1.1% over 1 year
Kroger over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$60$70Nov2026MarMayJulSep$66.76$60$70NovMarJul$66.76
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$39.43B
Price to earnings36.2x
Forward P/E12.5x
Dividend yield2.34%
Year to date+6.9%
One year+1.1%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorConsumer Staples
52-week range (closes)
$55.53$75.60

Quality and valuation

How Kroger compares with other consumer staples stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Kroger and 7 food retail peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: weaker than mostValuation: cheaper than most

A weaker business than most consumer staples companies, priced below most of them.

Kroger trades at 12.5 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 16.6x for the 35 consumer staples stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +1.6% vs +4.9%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): 1.4% vs 13.6%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 1.6% vs 10.3%
KR trades at 12.5x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Food Retail peers
KR12.5xMO13.5xPEP16.4xPG23.6xPM24.5xKO27.7xWMT41.1xCOST44.4xSector median 16.6xKR12.5xMO13.5xPEP16.4xPG23.6xPM24.5xKO27.7xWMT41.1xCOST44.4xSector median 16.6x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 36.1x earnings, KR is pricier than its average since Sep 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
20x60xAverage 28.9x2025202636.1x25x50xAverage 28.9x2025202636.1x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Kroger's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 15 Aug 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 2.0% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’26
$0bn$20bn$40bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$34.6bnQ2 ’26$0bn$20bn$40bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$34.6bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +2.0% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
−5%−2%0%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’252.0%Q2 ’26−5%0%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’252.0%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 2.8% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
−2%0%2%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’252.8%Q2 ’260%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’252.8%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $2.4 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bn$1.5bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$0.2bnQ2 ’26$0bn$1bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$0.2bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsKRSector median
Revenue growth+1.6%+4.9%
Operating margin1.4%13.6%
Free cash flow margin1.6%10.3%
Price to earnings36.2x24.5x

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CompanyPriceTodayYTDValue
WMTWalmart$123.51+1.86%+10.9%$980B
COSTCostco$1,012.28+1.78%+17.4%$449B
KOCoca-Cola$94.08+1.36%+34.6%$405B
PGProcter & Gamble$161.57+0.61%+12.7%$374B
PMPhilip Morris International$208.79+0.14%+30.2%$325B
PEPPepsiCo$137.34+2.65%−4.3%$187B
MOAltria$78.03+1.67%+35.3%$130B
MNSTMonster Beverage$47.34+2.14%+23.5%$92.60B