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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.

66.76 0.83 +1.26%
Market cap
$38.9B
P/E
36.0×
Fwd P/E
13.3×
Dividend yield
2.74%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
4.36
Beneish M
−3.13
Dividend safety
54/100
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The Kroger Co. (KR) Gross margin

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The Kroger Co.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 23.1%, down 0.2 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (23.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 21.2% (fiscal 2015) to 23.3% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 92% of that period. That is below the Grocery Stores industry median of 27.0% and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 35.4%.

Gross margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2026 23.3% 0.60
FY2025 22.7% 0.46
FY2024 22.2% 0.81
FY2023 21.4% (0.58)
FY2022 22.0% (1.31)
FY2021 23.3% 1.25
FY2020 22.1% 0.12
FY2019 22.0% (0.33)
FY2018 22.3% (0.12)
FY2017 22.4% 0.24

Quarterly newest first

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Jul 2026 22.7% (0.34)
Apr 2026 23.0% (0.35)
Jan 2026 23.4% 0.05
Oct 2025 23.3% 0.33
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Against its own ten years

Low 21.2% High 23.3%
Ten-year median 22.2%
Current reading's percentile 90

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
SFM Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. compare 38.7%
GO Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. compare 30.0%
NGVC Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. compare 29.6%
ACI Albertsons Companies, Inc. compare 27.0%
WMK Weis Markets, Inc. compare 25.5%
IMKTA Ingles Markets, Incorporated compare 24.5%
KR The Kroger Co. 23.1%
ASAIY Sendas Distribuidora S.A. Sponsored ADR compare 18.1%
YSWY Yesway Inc. compare —
Grocery Stores industry median 27.0%
Consumer Defensive sector median 35.4%
Market median 47.0%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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