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Kroger Company (The) (KR)
$57.20-1.39 (-2.37%)
After Hours$57.10-0.10 (-0.17%)· Last close Sep 8
The Kroger Co.
Historical Price
Price (Candle)
50-Day SMA
200-Day SMA
Whystock Brain
The Narrative
The Kroger Co. in the Consumer Defensive sector is trading at $57.20. Wall Street consensus targets $70.27 (22 analysts), implying a +22.9% move over the next 12 months. The stock is currently near its 52-week low of $54.15, remaining 9.6% below its 200-day moving average. On fundamentals, Piotroski 7/9 indicates strong financial quality, Altman Z in the safe zone. The Whystock Score of 90/100 reflects bullish alignment across trend, valuation and analyst targets.
Ecosystem Influences
Sell-side targets imply +22.9% upside over 12 months
Long-term trend bearish (price vs 200-day SMA)
Macro-economic sensitivity to interest rate and inflation shifts
Quarterly Financials
| Metric (USD) | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $46.12B↑ | $34.73B↑ | $33.86B↓ | $33.94B | — |
| Gross Profit | $10.63B↑ | $8.12B↑ | $7.90B↑ | $7.81B | — |
| Operating Income | $1.41B↑ | $1.25B↑ | -$1.54B↓ | $863.00M | — |
| Net Income | $903.00M↑ | $861.00M↑ | -$1.32B↓ | $609.00M | — |
Peer Comparison
Fundamentals
The Kroger Co. operates as a food and drug retailer in the United States. The company operates combination food and drug stores, multi-department stores, marketplace stores, and price impact warehouses. Its combination food and drug stores offer natu...
Market Cap
Total dollar market value of a company's outstanding shares of stock (Price * Shares).
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P/E Ratio
Priced for growth. Investors expect sustained double-digit expansion.
33.65
Beta
Defensive asset. Lower volatility than the S&P 500.
0.43
Div Yield
Strong income play. Yield provides a meaningful total return floor.
2.45%
ROE
Elite ROE. Management converts capital into profit efficiently.
16.27%
Volume
Today's trading volume
6.86M
Recent News
Walmart, Target, and Kroger face new retail crime issue
Shoplifting and retail theft aren’t the only dangerous customer problems hurting retailers.
Kroger, Publix, and regional grocery chains face pricing problem
Consumers aren’t spending less, but they are more stressed about their grocery bills.
Dear Kroger Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for September 11
Kroger reports Q2 results before the open on Sept. 11, with Wall Street looking for adjusted earnings of $1.05 per share.
DOJ expands beef price probe to eight retailers, including Walmart and Amazon, with inflation a key issue ahead of midterm elections
The new probe into retailers seems to build on the department’s antitrust investigation into meatpackers.
What’s the beef? Rising meat prices at Walmart, Costco, Aldi, Publix, and more prompt Department of Justice probe
The DOJ just expanded its investigation into eight major grocery chains and big-box retailers, asking, ‘How did these beef prices get so high?’