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Description
The Kroger Co. (Kroger) is a food and drug retailer that operates various supermarkets, pharmacies and fuel centers in 35 states and the District of Columbia while also operating online through a digital ecosystem to offer customers an omnichannel sh…
Analysis
Middle-of-the-road
The Kroger Co. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.
The price is expensive. You pay 73.3× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 24% yearly growth; analysts expect 7%. The market is pricing in far more than analysts expect: heroic expectations.
The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.
Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.
360° rank · history
1007550250
Jan 202321
45
2023202420252026
All-time high
70
Jan 2025
All-time low
19
Aug 2023
Average rank
42
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
73
73
79
89
Price/Earnings
61
68
73
44
Price/Book
29
41
50
44
Dividend Yield
77
79
76
75
Value (overall)
76
70
87
81
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.