KROGER CO · Grocery Stores

KR

Low riskNext report: Around Dec 3 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales.

Going well

Profitable every year for 10 years
Brings in more cash than it spends
Buying back shares: share count down 9.9% in 3 years

Watch out for

High debt: 2.68x equity

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions cut 0.1% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (651 bought, 652 sold)
Held by Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway), Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$66.78-0.0% that day

Company value: $39.4B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 53.4x; You pay about $53 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.29x; Company value is 0.29 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 2.1%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 4%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 40%; Debt as a share of company value

From KR's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Aug '26

$34.6B+0.9% vs a year earlier

Nov '22Tap a barAug '26

Last 12 months: $137.1B, down 1.3% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 2.2% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of KR. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth-1% a yearRecently: -1.3% a yearProfit margin1%Last 12 months: 0.6%P/E at the end40xToday: 53.4x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-3% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$130.4B

Profit in 5 years$1.3B

Price these guesses point to$102.87+54% vs $66.78 todayAbout +9.0% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 1% margin and a 40x P/E, sales could shrink about 9.2% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

3/6Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.14.3%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.2.68x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.0.7%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$7.3B
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-9.9% in 3 years

Revenue: $147.6B; +0.4% vs prior year
5-year growth: +2.2%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $15.9B; 2.68x equity
Current ratio: 0.80x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Quarter ended Aug 15, 2026

Reported Sep 11

Revenue: $34.6B; +2.0% YoY
EPS: $1.05; vs $0.91
Op. margin: 2.8%; +0.3 pts
Free cash flow: $167.0M
Share count: -8.6%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

No open-market insider buys or sells in the last 90 days.

Weekly insider trend

No trades to chart yet.

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

0/ 100

This week: 0
Normal week: 1.5
vs normal: 0.0x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Steady-0.1%

Institutions cut 0.1% from their holdings. 651 bought, 652 sold. 6 quarters of net selling in a row.

Shares held by institutions525.9M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

-6.3%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

2.6x · $15.4B debt

Shares outstandingLatest reported

591M

Why low risk

High debt: 2.63x equity

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportAround Dec 3 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedSep 11
Results filedJun 18
Results filedMar 5
Results filedDec 4, 2025
Results filedSep 11, 2025

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

Offering prospectusSep 29 · View filing ↗Offering Offering prospectusSep 28 · View filing ↗Offering

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

No open-market buys or sells in 90 days. Grants and option exercises are left out.

"Owns after" is the insider's holding right after the trade. Pre-planned (10b5-1) sales are set up months ahead, a weaker signal.

Latest filings

Straight from SEC EDGAR

Investor disclosureOct 20 · Form 8-K ↗Other company newsOct 5 · Form 8-K ↗Offering prospectusSep 29 · Form 424B5 ↗Offering prospectusSep 28 · Form 424B5 ↗

Shares withheld for taxesGeorge H. VincentExecutive Vice President

1,677 shares at $58.74 · $99K

-9% of holdings
Now owns 17,982 shares
Filed 3 days after trade

Sep 25Form 4 ↗

Shares withheld for taxesMegan N. ShafferGroup Vice President

269 shares at $58.74 · $16K

-1% of holdings
Now owns 31,938 shares
Filed 3 days after trade

Sep 25Form 4 ↗

Stock awardEmilee F. DemartinoExecutive Vice President

12,769 shares

Now owns 12,769 shares
Filed 3 days after trade

Sep 25Form 4 ↗

FWPSep 28 · Form FWP ↗

SoldMary Ellen AdcockExecutive Vice President

72,901 shares at $60.70 avg ($60.64 to $60.74) · $4.4M

-29% of holdings
Now owns 175,233 shares
Not a pre-planned sale
3 transactions
Filed 3 days after trade
Also: Option exercise

Sep 18Form 4 ↗

New insiderSep 18 · Form 3 ↗New insiderSep 18 · Form 3 ↗Quarterly reportSep 18 · Form 10-Q ↗Earnings resultsSep 11 · Form 8-K ↗Earnings resultsSep 11 · Form 8-K/A ↗

Stock awardNora A AufreiterDirector

73 shares at $57.94 · $4K

+1% of holdings
Now owns 10,859 shares
Phantom Stock - Incentive Shares
Filed 1 day after trade

Sep 1Form 4 ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. For informational purposes. Not investment advice.

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