Grocery Stores industry stocks

The Grocery Stores industry has 12 US-listed companies on stockrow and is part of the Consumer Defensive sector, with a combined market value of $57.8B. The Kroger Co. (KR) is the largest at $37.0B, followed by Albertsons Companies, Inc. and Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.. The median Grocery Stores stock trades at 15.1× trailing earnings, below the market median of 18.1×, with a median net margin of 1.60% (market: 0.45%). Median revenue growth over the last twelve months is 2.96%. 5 of the 12 pay a dividend; the median yield among payers is 2.26%.

Grocery Stores medians

Metric Industry Market
P/E 15.1× 18.1×
P/S 0.3× 1.9×
P/B 1.9× 1.7×
Price to free cash flow 12.4× 14.2×
EV/EBITDA 6.5× 11.0×
EV/Sales 0.3× 2.1×
Earnings yield 5.47% 1.20%
Free cash flow yield 7.08% 0.27%
Gross margin 27.6% 46.2%
Operating margin 1.94% 0.00%
Net margin 1.60% 0.45%
Free cash flow margin 1.66% 0.00%
Return on equity 8.68% 1.35%
Return on assets 3.10% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 5.82% 0.00%
Revenue growth (TTM) 2.96% 7.41%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) −29.3% 13.7%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.12% 8.93%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00%
Debt to equity 0.5× 0.1×
Current ratio 1.1× 1.6×
Net debt to EBITDA 0.5× 0.6×
Dividend yield 1.81% 2.26%
Payout ratio 0.3× 0.3×
Market cap $1.3B $584.7M

Today’s biggest moves

Up

12.53 0.37 +3.04%
63.63 0.92 +1.47%
13.09 0.06 +0.46%
30.61 0.01 +0.03%
75.32 0.05 −0.07%

Down

3.03 0.07 −2.26%
65.20 1.43 −2.15%
43.39 0.93 −2.10%
12.89 0.17 −1.30%
2.12 0.02 −0.93%

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Ticker Company Market cap Price 1D P/E Net margin Revenue growth Dividend yield
KR The Kroger Co. 37.04b 63.63 1.47% 34.39 0.73% (5.78%) 2.26%
ACI Albertsons Companies, Inc. 6.32b 13.09 0.46% 0.00 (0.06%) 2.26% 4.89%
SFM Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. 6.21b 65.20 (2.15%) 12.40 5.58% 7.20% —
WMK Weis Markets, Inc. 1.87b 75.32 (0.07%) 18.69 1.96% 4.67% 1.81%
IMKTA Ingles Markets, Incorporated 1.61b 85.98 (0.92%) 15.38 1.92% 1.02% 0.77%
GO Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. 1.29b 12.89 (1.30%) 0.00 (8.04%) 5.12% —
ASAIY Sendas Distribuidora S.A. Sponsored ADR 1.26b 12.53 3.04% 17.90 1.28% 10.17% 0.00%
NGVC Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. 705.21m 30.61 0.03% 14.86 3.55% 2.01% —
VLGEA Village Super Market, Inc. 592.11m 43.39 (2.10%) 11.26 2.12% 3.66% 2.30%
DNUT Krispy Kreme, Inc. 537.84m 3.03 (2.26%) 0.00 (6.24%) (4.75%) 0.00%
DDL Dingdong (Cayman) Limited Sponsored ADR 390.10m 2.12 (0.93%) 5.73 4.13% (41.36%) —
MSS Maison Solutions Inc. 1.20m 1.29 (6.52%) 0.00 (10.12%) 11.17% —

Updated 17 October 2026