Kroger (KR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Kroger Co. is a U.S. grocery retailer founded in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1883 by Bernard Kroger. It operates supermarkets and other grocery formats across the United States under banners including Kroger, Ralphs, Fred Meyer, Harris Teeter, King Soopers, and Smith’s.

Alongside groceries and household essentials, Kroger stores offer services such as pharmacies and fuel centers. The company also sells products under its own private-label brands and produces many of those items through its food manufacturing operations.

Kroger serves customers through physical stores and digital channels, including online ordering for pickup and delivery. Its business combines grocery retailing with food production and related services.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $69.59 to $71.18
• 50-Day Range: $56.50 to $70.86
• 52-Week Range: $54.15 to $76.58
• Volume: 4.55 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.78 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $41.85 billion
• P/E Ratio: 38.51
• Dividend Yield: 2.20%
• Price Target: $70.35
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Kroger Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kroger scored higher than 51% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 101st out of 169 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Kroger has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Kroger is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kroger has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.77%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kroger are expected to grow by 5.77% in the coming year, from $5.20 to $5.50 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kroger is 38.51, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kroger is 38.51, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 24.87.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kroger has a PEG Ratio of 1.96. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kroger has a P/B Ratio of 7.55. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.94% of the float of Kroger has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kroger has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.73.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kroger has recently decreased by 4.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Kroger pays a meaningful dividend of 2.23%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Kroger has been increasing its dividend for 20 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kroger is 84.78%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Kroger will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.36% next year. This indicates that Kroger will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.43

News Sentiment

Kroger has a news sentiment score of 0.43. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for Kroger this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 24 people have searched for KR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -56% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 20 people have added Kroger to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -5% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kroger insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,425,091.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.41% of the stock of Kroger is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.93% of the stock of Kroger is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Record date for 9/1 Dividend: 8/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 9/11/2026
• Today: 11/14/2026
• Record date for 12/1 Dividend: 11/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/1 Dividend: 11/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: Food Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KR
• CIK: 56873
• Web: www.thekrogerco.com
• Phone: (513) 762-4000
• Fax: 513-762-1575
• Employees: 403,000
• Year Founded: 1883

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kroger: $70.35
• High Price Target: $82.00
• Low Price Target: $57.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -0.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.57
• Research Coverage: 21 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.84
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 38.51
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.88
• P/E Growth: 1.96
• Net Income: $1.02 billion
• Net Margins: 0.73%
• Pretax Margin: 0.90%
• Return on Equity: 49.90%
• Return on Assets: 6.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.59
• Current Ratio: 0.70
• Quick Ratio: 0.31

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $147.64 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.28
• Cash Flow: $11.41 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.21
• Book Value: $9.38 per share
• Price / Book: 7.55

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 590,590,000
• Free Float: 588,168,000
• Market Cap: $41.85 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.36