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$56.93 -1.58 (-2.70%) At close · Aug 27
Market Cap
$34.88B
Shares
612.65M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$56.93 Open$57.78 Day$56.86–58.14 52W close$55.53–75.60 Avg vol 30d6.1M Short int27.7M · 4.5% float · 4.7d Short vol57% Last earningsSep 11, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jun 26

Up next

Next earnings call
Sep 11, 2026 Scheduled · in 2 wks
FQ3-27 quarter ends
~Oct 30, 2026 Est
filed Jun 26, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.5 · calm Equity put/call 0.39
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −11%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −1%
      below
      RSI (14) 46
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 7%
      near low
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −2%
      trailing
      6-month return −23%
      trailing
      YTD return −9%
      this year
      Relative strength −38%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $58 › 200d $64 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -6% holders QoQ · +125 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.8M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      4.52% of float · ▲ +7.1% MoM · 4.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      1,310 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 67
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Weak
      Revenue growth +0%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −58%
      Y/Y
      Buyback $9.5B
      authorized
      Balance sheet $12.5B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 28%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −27%
      past year
      ATR 2.5%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jun 18, 2026
      EPS · FY26 Non-GAAP Initiated $5.10 – $5.30
      Free Cash Flow · FY26 Non-GAAP Initiated $2.7B – $2.9B
      Tax Rate · FY26 Non-GAAP Initiated 23%
      Cap Ex · FY26 Non-GAAP Initiated $3.8B – $4B
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Dec 4, 2025
      Free Cash Flow · FY25 $2.8B – $3B
      Cap Ex · FY25 $3.6B – $3.8B
      Tax Rate · FY25 22%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      2 · 3 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −11% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −1% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      46 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      7% Bearish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $58 › 200d $64 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -6% holders QoQ · +125 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.8M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      4.52% of float · ▲ +7.1% MoM · 4.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      1,310 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $56 Now $57 · 7% Range high $76
      vs 200-day avg -11% vs 50-day avg -1%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted eCommerce sales growth non-GAAP 19% 1Q26
      Adjusted EPS non-GAAP $1.58 1Q26
      Adjusted FIFO Operating Profit non-GAAP $1.54B 1Q26
      FIFO operating profit non-GAAP $1.46B FIRST QUARTER 2026
      Net total debt non-GAAP $14.34B May 23, 2026
      Net total debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio non-GAAP 1.75 1Q26
      Total capital investments, excluding lease buyouts non-GAAP -$1.45B YEAR-TO-DATE 2026
      Adjusted FIFO operating profit excluding the adjustment items above non-GAAP $4.91B FY2025
      Adjusted Free Cash Flow non-GAAP $3.87B year-to-date ended January 31, 2026
      eCommerce sales $16B Fiscal 2025
      Free Cash Flow $3.42B year-to-date ended January 31, 2026
      Gross margin 23.1% Q4 FY2025
      Identical sales excluding fuel $131.23B YTD 2025
      Identical sales excluding fuel (excluding adjustment items) non-GAAP $31.12B Q4 2025
      Identical sales excluding fuel growth 2.9% YTD 2025
      Identical sales excluding fuel growth (excluding adjustment items) non-GAAP 2.4% Q4 2025
      Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per diluted common share excluding the adjustment it non-GAAP $4.85 FY2025
      Operating Profit from Alternative Profit Businesses $1.5B Fiscal 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Grocery Stores — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      KR
      Kroger Co
      this stock
      $34.88B -8.9% +0.4% 4.5%
      SVNDF
      Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd
      $28.90B -12.6% 0.2%
      CRRFY
      Carrefour SA
      $13.06B +10.2% 0.0%
      DNOPF
      Dino Polska S.A./ADR
      $8.77B -22.2% 0.5%
      SFM
      Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.
      $8.10B +1.7% +14.1% 16.6 10.8%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      1,310
      % held
      87.2%
      Net QoQ
      +3.3M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      883
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      27.7M
      Days to cover
      4.7d
      Change
      +1.8M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      57%
      As of
      Aug 27, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      4.5K
      Value
      $262.9K
      As of
      Jul 28, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      44.1%
      Week of
      Jul 20, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$1.8M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      David J. Taylor
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jun 5, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $147.6B
      Net income (FY)
      $1.0B
      EPS diluted
      $1.54
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized · 2 programs
      $9.5B
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 1, 2026
      This year
      9
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $272.8K
      Shares
      3.8K
      Filed
      Jul 16, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls Upcoming
      Next call
      Sep 11, 2026
      Last call
      Jun 18, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Kroger Customers Can Shop for Gro…
      Published
      Aug 24, 2026
      Upcoming events
      1
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      KR +1.1% -1.6% -23.2% -1.4% -8.9%
      SPY +1.1% +4.0% +14.7% +3.2% +13.1%
      vs SPY 0.0% -5.6% -37.9% -4.6% -22.0%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.39 / share · ex Aug 14, 2026
      Raised 11.4%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.44 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      2.53%
      Buyback programs · 2 active · as of Dec 23, 2025
      Authorized (total)
      $9.50B
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 56873 CUSIP 501044101 13F (30d) 871 filings 866 filers Visit website Investor relations