The Kroger Co. (KR) Stock

The Kroger Co. (KR) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $56.33 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $34.51B and a trailing P/E of 32.5. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

The Kroger Co. is a U.S. retailer operating multiple store formats, including combination food and drug stores, multi-department stores, marketplace stores, and price impact warehouse stores, along with fuel centers. It sells groceries and related health and beauty items and also manufactures and processes food products for sale in its stores and online.

Understand The Kroger Co.: how it makes money

The Kroger Co. operates food and drug stores, multi-department stores, and marketplace stores in the United States, selling groceries, pharmacy and health and beauty products, plus related general merchandise, and it makes money primarily from retail sales across these store formats and its e-commerce and fulfillment operations.

Kroger’s profit engine is its ability to grow and retain customer demand (tracked by Identical Sales Without Fuel) while executing well in fulfillment and delivery performance (tracked by Delivery Capability Coverage Under Two Hours and Perfect Order Rates Improvement), since those determine how efficiently it converts shoppers into sales.

Business quality (Mixed): Good: operational KPI labels and selected operating metrics are provided. Limitation: no official reportable segment revenue breakdown is included, so segment-level performance cannot be assessed.

Valuation: At 34× earnings, KR trades 76% above the Retail average (19×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Underlying demand looks more resilient when fuel and other items are removed: Identical Sales Without Fuel is 1.0%, and Identical Sales Excluding Fuel and Adjustment Items is 3.2%.
  • Fulfillment execution is a stated strength: Delivery Capability Coverage Under Two Hours is 97%, and Perfect Order Rates Improvement is 8%.

Bear case

  • Headline identical sales appear weak: Identical Sales is -4.1%, even though the fuel-excluded measure is positive.
  • Profitability has limited room for error: Operating margin is 3.1%, so operational setbacks or cost pressures can matter more.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$56.33
Market Cap$34.51B
P/E Ratio32.5
EV / EBITDA10.2
Price / Book5.33
Price / Sales0.22
FCF Yield11.4%
DCF Value (model)$12.74
DCF Upside vs Price-77.4%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$147.64B
Net Margin0.7%
Revenue Growth (YoY)0.4%
EPS Growth (YoY)-58.1%
FCF Growth (YoY)94.5%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score4.27 (safe)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E32.5
Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary)20.5
Industry P/E (Retail)19.5
vs Sector58.8%
vs Industry66.6%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderVANGUARD GROUP INC ($4.82B)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)10
Company
SectorConsumer Discretionary
IndustryRetail
CEOGregory S. Foran
Employees409,000
CountryUS
IPO Date1977-01-02

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.