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KROGER CO KR

NYSE · stock · Retail-Grocery Stores · website · IPO 1928-01-26

KROGER CO statistics & valuation

Market cap$35.6B
P / E35.0×
P / S0.2×
P / B6.0×
Dividend yield2.49%
Net margin0.7%
Return on equity17.1%
Net debt$12.5B
Net debt / EBITDA2.4×
Enterprise value USD$48.1B
EV / EBITDA9.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV3.9%
Return on capital5.9%
Graham number -68.4%$17.72

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($17.72); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
1.70% 1.50% 2.60% 1.40% 2.00% 1.20% 1.50% 1.40% 1.80% 0.70% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
3.00% 2.10% 2.10% 1.80% 2.10% 2.50% 2.80% 2.10% 2.60% 1.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
29.40% 27.50% 39.40% 19.30% 27.00% 17.50% 22.30% 18.60% 32.20% 17.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
958.0M 904.0M 818.0M 805.0M 781.0M 754.0M 727.0M 725.0M 720.0M 655.0M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$12.99B $14.44B $13.92B $12.86B $10.72B $9.92B $10.28B $8.30B $11.95B $12.54B 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
5.40% 5.10% 8.20% 3.70% 5.30% 3.40% 4.50% 4.30% 5.10% 2.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
1.98× 2.13× 1.82× 1.54× 1.30× 1.24× 1.12× 0.88× 1.92× 2.67× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$2.05 $2.09 $3.76 $2.04 $3.27 $2.17 $3.06 $2.96 $3.67 $1.54 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

KROGER CO trades at about 36.4× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.8×–44.3×, median 15.5×).

7.8× 44.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (7.8×–44.3×); dot = today's 36.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Operating margin1.3%2.6%2.1%2.8%2.5%2.1%1.8%2.1%2.1%3.0%
Net margin0.7%1.8%1.4%1.5%1.2%2.0%1.4%2.6%1.5%1.7%
Return on assets2.0%5.1%4.3%4.5%3.4%5.3%3.7%8.2%5.1%5.4%
Return on equity17.1%32.2%18.6%22.3%17.5%27.0%19.3%39.4%27.5%29.4%
Debt / equity2.67×1.92×0.88×1.12×1.24×1.30×1.54×1.82×2.13×1.98×
Current ratio0.800.960.810.740.750.810.760.760.780.80

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.