The Kroger Co.
KR Consumer Defensive Grocery Stores
The Kroger Co.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $147.6 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 2.01%, EPS grew 15.4%, free cash flow fell 72.9% and total debt fell 5.36%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for five consecutive years.
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The Kroger Co. (KR) Dividend Safety Score
The Kroger Co.'s stockrow Dividend Safety Score is 54 out of 100, based on payout ratios, leverage, dividend streak and earnings stability for fiscal 2026.
Dividend Safety Score, annual
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| Period | Dividend Safety Score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 54 | — |
How fiscal 2026’s score is made up
| Component | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payout of earnings | 87.11% | — | Fail | 5 |
| Payout of free cash flow | 25.06% | — | Pass | 25 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.24 | — | Pass | 12 |
| Years without a dividend cut | 5 | — | Pass | 12 |
| Years of falling or negative earnings over the last 10 fiscal years | 3 | — | Fail | 0 |
| Dividend Safety Score | Stretched | 54 | ||
How the stockrow Dividend Safety Score works
Our own composite, out of 100, for the latest fiscal year: up to 25 points for how little of its earnings the dividend takes, 25 for how little of its free cash flow, 20 for net debt against EBITDA, 20 for the years it has paid without a cut and 10 for how steady earnings per share have been over ten years. How we calculate it.
| 80–100 | Well covered |
|---|---|
| 60–79 | Adequately covered |
| 40–59 | Stretched |
| below 40 | Weakly covered |
Not worked out for a company that pays no regular dividend, for banks and REITs, whose payouts and leverage these measures do not describe, or with fewer than five years of earnings.
Dividend Safety Score against peers
| Company | Dividend Safety Score |
|---|---|
| VLGEA Village Super Market, Inc. compare | 93 |
| IMKTA Ingles Markets, Incorporated compare | 89 |
| WMK Weis Markets, Inc. compare | 68 |
| NGVC Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. compare | 66 |
| KR The Kroger Co. | 54 |
| ASAIY Sendas Distribuidora S.A. Sponsored ADR compare | 52 |
| ACI Albertsons Companies, Inc. compare | 32 |
| SFM Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. compare | — |
| GO Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. compare | — |
What Dividend Safety Score is
The stockrow Dividend Safety Score rates how well earnings and free cash flow cover the dividend, with leverage, the dividend’s record and stable earnings.
Up to 25 points for the payout of earnings, 25 for the payout of free cash flow, 20 for net debt ÷ EBITDA, 20 for the years without a dividend cut and 10 for stable earnings
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