Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (GO) vs The Kroger Co. (KR)

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. and The Kroger Co. are both Grocery Stores companies. The Kroger Co. is the larger, with a market value of $34.8B against $1.1B — 31.1× the size. Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; The Kroger Co. trades at 31.8×. Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.12% against −5.78%. The Kroger Co. has the higher net margin (0.73% vs −8.04%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.47% vs −18.7%). Across the 20 metrics below, The Kroger Co. leads on 11 and Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. on 9.