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Kroger

NYQ:KR · US5010441013
Food & Staples RetailingXX-Large

360

18
EV / EBIT59
Price / Owner Earnings13
Owner Earnings Yield26
Dividend Yield77
Price/Sales73
EV / Gross Profit76
Price/Book29
Return on Capital67
Cash Return on Capital34
Return on Equity53
EBIT Margin31
Gross Profitability91
Cash Conversion92
Accruals59
Owner Earnings Margin26
Sales growth37
Profit Growth94
Long-Term EPS Growth44
Owner Earnings Growth4
Reinvestment37
Price momentum60
Debt load16
Refinancing1
Debt Payback15
Liquidity45
Analyst ratings49
Opinion Changes53
Price Target Upside67
Market mood39
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Kroger clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryFood & Staples Retailing
SizeXX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1902
Employees39,532
ISINUS5010441013
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
OrganicOnline GroceryPet Food and SuppliesFast-Moving Consumer GoodsGreen Consumer GoodsFood DeliveryGroceryLogisticsRetail

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
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.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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