Kroger is a U.S. grocery retailer combining supermarkets, pharmacies, fuel stations and online shopping with private-label manufacturing and advertising supported by customer purchase data.
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| Report period | Filed with SEC | Form | Source |
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| Feb 3, 20240001558370-24-004603 | Apr 2, 2024 | 10-K | Open 10-Ksec.gov |
| Feb 1, 20250001558370-25-004267 | Apr 1, 2025 | 10-K | Open 10-Ksec.gov |
| Jan 31, 20260001104659-26-037723 | Mar 31, 2026 | 10-K | Open 10-Ksec.gov |
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Kroger's latest results show a stronger earnings headline than underlying demand. In the 12-week quarter ended August 15, 2026, fuel prices lifted sales, while nonfuel sales declined and units sold fell. GAAP earnings improved, but adjusted earnings declined; share repurchases nevertheless helped adjusted earnings per share rise. Digital growth and advertising provide support, although reported eCommerce profitability includes media revenue rather than delivery alone. Cash generation weakened as inventory and receivables absorbed funds, while investment and shareholder distributions reduced cash balances. On October 20, Kroger reaffirmed its reduced September sales outlook and introduced longer-term growth targets. Those targets exclude the still-pending Giant Eagle acquisition. Refinancing, surviving fulfillment obligations and contested Albertsons and opioid exposures remain important qualifications to the current picture.
Sources: 10-Q · 2026-08-15 · EX-99.1 · 2026-09-11 · EX-99.1 · 2026-10-20 · 424B5 · 2026-09-29 · 10-K · 2026-01-31
At August 15, 2026, Kroger operated approximately 2,688 supermarkets, including 2,248 with pharmacies and 1,740 with fuel centers, plus 33 food-production plants. Domestic retail is its only reportable segment. Our Brands generated more than $39 billion of fiscal-2025 sales. Shopping traffic and loyalty data also support higher-margin advertising, helping fund customer value and investment.
Second-quarter eCommerce sales grew 14%, or 20% after excluding specified fulfillment-market exits, Vitacost and discontinued Ship Marketplace operations. Kroger says eCommerce was profitable, but that measure includes third-party media revenue; it does not establish profitable delivery on its own. Standalone digital profit and delivery margins are undisclosed.
Sources: 424B5 · 2026-09-29 · 10-K · 2026-01-31 · 10-Q · 2026-08-15 · EX-99.1 · 2026-09-11
The September 18 filing reports sales of $34.621 billion for May 24–August 15, 2026, versus $33.940 billion for May 25–August 16, 2025. Higher fuel prices drove growth. Nonfuel sales fell 0.5%; excluding specified disposals and fulfillment exits, growth was just 0.1%. Identical nonfuel sales rose 0.2%, with higher spending per item partly offset by fewer units. Management attributed quarterly headwinds of 138 basis points to the Inflation Reduction Act, 61 to brand-to-generic prescription shifts, approximately 35 to the Cyclospora outbreak and 30 to egg deflation. These reported principal offsets are not a newly calculated combined impact.
Quarterly GAAP parent earnings rose to $641 million from $609 million, but adjusted earnings fell to $667 million from $695 million. Adjusted EPS nevertheless increased to $1.09 from $1.04 as diluted average shares fell to 608 million from 665 million. Lower LIFO expense, lower depreciation following fulfillment closures and smaller operating adjustment burdens helped the GAAP comparison. Adjusted FIFO operating profit, which removes LIFO and designated items, fell to $1.076 billion from $1.091 billion.
Digital profitability, pharmacy mix and sourcing supported margins, but wages, healthcare, shrink and transportation remained pressures. Tariff refunds were reportedly reinvested in customer value; their amount and recurrence are undisclosed. Higher fuel mix also mechanically lowered the reported operating-expense ratio, while the adjusted nonfuel ratio worsened.
Sources: 10-Q · 2026-08-15 · EX-99.1 · 2026-09-11
For the 28 weeks ended August 15, operating cash flow fell to $3.085 billion from $3.688 billion despite higher GAAP earnings. Inventory and receivable uses outweighed support from applying a prior-year tax overpayment to current payments. Property-and-equipment cash spending, including lease buyouts, rose to $2.437 billion from $1.968 billion. Treasury-stock purchases used $1.271 billion and dividends $431 million; cash and temporary investments fell from $3.334 billion at January 31 to $1.676 billion.
Fiscal-2025 fulfillment charges of $2.497 billion were not entirely noncash: they included approximately $350 million paid to Ocado for closures and cancellation. Ocado finance-lease liabilities still totaled $585 million at year-end despite the asset write-down. Disclosed contractual schedules exclude unordered fulfillment-center commitments, so neither the impairment nor those schedules establishes that remaining obligations are exhausted.
Sources: 10-Q · 2026-08-15 · 10-K · 2026-01-31
August 15 debt including finance leases was $16.997 billion; operating leases are separate. The $2.75 billion revolver was undrawn, with $4 million of letters of credit reducing availability and reported covenant compliance. It is conditional borrowing capacity, not cash. Neither unrestricted access nor current covenant headroom is established.
The October 5 filing describes $650 million of 5.800% notes due February 15, 2032 and $850 million of 6.200% notes due November 1, 2036. The September 28 prospectus supplement, filed September 29, estimates approximately $1.49 billion of net proceeds for October maturities and general purposes. Executed issuance documentation does not establish receipt of settlement proceeds or completed repayments. An October consolidated debt balance—and dedicated Giant Eagle funding—cannot be inferred.
Sources: 10-Q · 2026-08-15 · EX-99.1 · 2026-09-11 · 424B5 · 2026-09-29 · 8-K · 2026-10-05
On October 20, Kroger reaffirmed September's fiscal-2026 guidance: identical nonfuel sales growth of 0.2%–0.8%, reduced from 1.0%–2.0%, and adjusted EPS of $5.10–$5.30. It retained adjusted FIFO operating profit of $5.0–$5.2 billion, free cash flow of $2.7–$2.9 billion and capex of $3.8–$4.0 billion. The free-cash-flow formula and full forward GAAP reconciliations are unavailable. New targets envisage approximately 3% comparable-sales growth in 2029 excluding fuel and pharmacy, plus fiscal-2027–2029 adjusted EBITDA CAGR of 3%–6% and adjusted net EPS CAGR of 7%–11%. These are goals, not achieved results or shareholder-return promises.
Those targets exclude pending Giant Eagle. Announced July 1, the approximately $1.65 billion transaction comprises $1.25 billion cash and approximately $400 million described as assumed indebtedness in the later 10-Q. Expected fiscal-2027 closing remains subject to regulatory and other conditions, with limited divestitures anticipated. Private financing, adjustment and termination terms are not established. Separately, Albertsons contests the terminated merger and seeks a $600 million fee plus additional damages; Kroger denies liability. October 19 was a scheduled trial date, not evidence of proceedings or resolution. Opioid accruals were $133 million current and $845 million long-term at August 15, with additional claims and no estimable ultimate loss range. Labor, pharmacy reimbursement, competition and cyber risks also remain material. Management also disclosed Cyclospora-related sales disruption; the supplied originals do not establish responsibility, resolution or continuing effects.
Sources: EX-99.1 · 2026-09-11 · EX-99.1 · 2026-10-20 · 8-K · 2026-06-30 · 10-Q · 2026-08-15
USD 147.642 bn
FY2025 · GAAP · consolidated · Attribution: consolidated · Reported currency · fiscal weeks: 52
| Fiscal year | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | USD 147.642 bn | 0.4% |
| 2024 | USD 147.123 bn | — |
Consolidated GAAP sales, including fuel and businesses owned during the period.
Sources: 10-K · 2026-01-31
USD 150.039 bn
FY2023 · GAAP · consolidated · Attribution: consolidated · Reported currency · fiscal weeks: 53
| Fiscal year | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | USD 150.039 bn | — |
Consolidated GAAP sales, including fuel and the fiscal 2023 extra week.
Sources: 10-K · 2026-01-31
USD 1.016 bn
FY2025 · GAAP · consolidated · Attribution: parent · Reported currency · fiscal weeks: 52
| Fiscal year | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | USD 1.016 bn | -61.9% |
| 2024 | USD 2.665 bn | — |
GAAP net earnings attributable to the parent, excluding noncontrolling interests.
Sources: 10-K · 2026-01-31
USD 2.164 bn
FY2023 · GAAP · consolidated · Attribution: parent · Reported currency · fiscal weeks: 53
| Fiscal year | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | USD 2.164 bn | — |
GAAP net earnings attributable to the parent, excluding noncontrolling interests; includes the extra week.
Sources: 10-K · 2026-01-31
USD 7.311 bn
FY2025 · GAAP · consolidated · Attribution: consolidated · Reported currency · fiscal weeks: 52
| Fiscal year | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | USD 7.311 bn | — |
GAAP consolidated operating cash flow, including working-capital changes and operating-classified settlement payments.
Sources: 10-K · 2026-01-31
USD 5.794 bn
FY2024 · GAAP · consolidated · Attribution: consolidated · Reported currency · fiscal weeks: 52
| Fiscal year | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | USD 5.794 bn | — |
GAAP consolidated operating cash flow, including working-capital changes.
Sources: 10-K · 2026-01-31
USD 6.788 bn
FY2023 · GAAP · consolidated · Attribution: consolidated · Reported currency · fiscal weeks: 53
| Fiscal year | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | USD 6.788 bn | — |
GAAP consolidated operating cash flow, including working-capital changes and the extra week.
Sources: 10-K · 2026-01-31
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