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

The Kroger Co. (KR) P/E ratio

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As of 30 October 2026, The Kroger Co. (KR) trades at a P/E ratio of 36.0×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.7× (May 2018) to 61.4× (December 2025); the current reading is higher than 92% of that period. That is above the Grocery Stores industry median of 12.5× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 17.5×.

P/E ratio, daily

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Annual newest first

Period P/E ratio Change
FY2026 40.7× 144.21%
FY2025 16.7× (49.45%)
FY2024 33.0× 134.83%
FY2023 14.0× (15.32%)
FY2022 16.6× 37.22%
FY2021 12.1× (7.81%)
FY2020 13.1× 72.51%
FY2019 7.6× (46.71%)
FY2018 14.3× (13.54%)
FY2017 16.5× (14.31%)

Quarterly newest first

Period P/E ratio Change
Jul 2026 31.2× (21.59%)
Apr 2026 39.8× (2.16%)
Jan 2026 40.7× (29.67%)
Oct 2025 57.8× 227.60%
52 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 5.7× High 61.4×
Ten-year median 16.0×
Current reading's percentile 91

P/E ratio against peers

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Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.

Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)

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