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Kroger Co Consumer Staples Retail-Grocery Stores S&P 500Russell 3000
$66.76Close $128.0BMarket cap $55.15 – $74.6952-week range Dec 3, 2026Next report

Highlights

Cautions

  • Not in an uptrend 4 of 8 trend conditions

Price

Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices

Key figures

FY to Jan 31, 2026 · filed Sep 18, 2026
Off 12-month high 11%
1wk 0.0% price change
1mo up 13.9% price change
12-month return up 4% market up 11% · its own down 7%
F-score — — Not assessed
Altman Z″ 1.81 Moderate risk
P/E 126.0× price / earnings
PEG — P/E / EPS growth
P/B 21.6× price / book
Earnings yield up 1.4% EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than 27% of the market · expensive
Revenue growth 0% year on year
EPS growth up 15% latest quarter · -34 pts
Sales growth up 2% latest quarter · +1 pts
ROE up 14% return on equity
Free cash margin up 2% $3.5B FCF
D/E 2.45 long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1×
Interest cover —EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests

Repair signals

  • Long-term debt down 8% ($15.8B → $14.5B)
  • Revenue reaccelerating (-2% then +0%)

Trade setup

ATR% 2.6% $1.73 a day · 2×ATR $63.31
RS 60 / 99 vs the universe
Trend 4 / 8 trend template
Relative volume 0.8× vs 50-day average
Up/down volume 1.16 50 sessions
Implied move 7.7% by Dec 4, 2026 · report Dec 3, 2026
Trend template · 4 of 8
  • Price above the 150 and 200-day averages: passes
  • 150-day average above the 200-day: fails
  • 200-day average rising for a month: passes
  • 50-day average above the 150 and 200-day: fails
  • Price above the 50-day average: passes
  • At least 30% above the 52-week low: fails
  • Within 25% of the 52-week high: passes
  • RS rank 70 or higher: fails

Screen verdict

Did not qualify for any screen.

Warning signs

1 flagged
  • Material impairment The company disclosed a material impairment - an asset written down below the value the balance sheet had been carrying.
Last reported Sep 11, 2026
Results reaction Sep 11, 2026+7% vs market2 sessions after results
Options $1.9M30.3% IV · activity

Financials

6 fiscal years · from filings
Revenue What customers paid the company over its fiscal year, before any cost, as filed in its annual report. The change is against the year before. Methodology $147.6B +0.4% on FY2025
$0 $200B FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · $132.5B FY2022 · $137.9B FY2023 · $148.3B FY2024 · $150.0B FY2025 · $147.1B FY2026 · $147.6B
Net income Profit left after every cost, interest and tax for the year. A column below the line is a loss. Methodology $1.0B -62% on FY2025
$0 $5B FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · $2.6B FY2022 · $1.7B FY2023 · $2.2B FY2024 · $2.2B FY2025 · $2.7B FY2026 · $1.0B
Free cash flow Cash from running the business less what it spent on equipment and buildings: the cash a year actually left behind, which profit alone does not show. Not shown for banks and insurers, whose cash moves with their loans. Methodology $3.5B +94% on FY2025
$0 $5B FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · $4.0B FY2022 · $3.6B FY2023 · $1.4B FY2024 · $2.9B FY2025 · $1.8B FY2026 · $3.5B
Margins Each as a share of revenue. Gross: left after the direct cost of what was sold. Net: left after every cost. Free cash: free cash flow over revenue. A margin rising over years means the business keeps more of each dollar it sells. Methodology
  • Net 1%
  • Free cash 2%
0% 5% FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · Net 2% · Free cash 3% FY2022 · Net 1% · Free cash 3% FY2023 · Net 2% · Free cash 1% FY2024 · Net 1% · Free cash 2% FY2025 · Net 2% · Free cash 1% FY2026 · Net 1% · Free cash 2%
Cash and long-term debt Cash on the balance sheet at the year's end beside debt due after a year. Net cash is cash less that debt; net debt is the shortfall. Debt some filers do not tag shows as a gap, not as zero. Methodology $11.2B net debt
  • Cash
  • Long-term debt
$0 $20B FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · Cash $1.7B · Long-term debt $11.6B FY2022 · Cash $1.8B · Long-term debt $11.3B FY2023 · Cash $1.0B · Long-term debt $10.1B FY2024 · Cash $1.9B · Long-term debt $10.2B FY2025 · Cash $4.0B · Long-term debt $15.8B FY2026 · Cash $3.3B · Long-term debt $14.5B
Shares outstanding Shares in issue at the year's end. A rising count means each share owns a smaller slice of the company (stock pay, share sales); a falling one, buybacks. The chart's scale is fitted to the count, so a small change looks large: read the percentage. Methodology 1.92bn +0.0% since FY2021
1.92bn FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · 1.92bn FY2022 · 1.92bn FY2023 · 1.92bn FY2024 · 1.92bn FY2025 · 1.92bn FY2026 · 1.92bn
  FY2021Jan 30, 2021 FY2022Jan 29, 2022 FY2023Jan 28, 2023 FY2024Feb 3, 2024 FY2025Feb 1, 2025 FY2026Jan 31, 2026
Revenue $132.5B $137.9B $148.3B $150.0B $147.1B $147.6B
Operating income $2.8B $3.5B $4.1B $3.1B $3.8B $1.9B
Net income $2.6B $1.7B $2.2B $2.2B $2.7B $1.0B
Net margin 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 1%
Earnings per share $3.31 $2.21 $3.09 $2.98 $3.70 $1.55
Free cash flow $4.0B $3.6B $1.4B $2.9B $1.8B $3.5B
Free cash margin 3% 3% 1% 2% 1% 2%
Cash $1.7B $1.8B $1.0B $1.9B $4.0B $3.3B
Long-term debt $11.6B $11.3B $10.1B $10.2B $15.8B $14.5B
Shareholders' equity $9.6B $9.5B $10.0B $11.6B $8.3B $5.9B
Shares outstanding 1.92bn 1.92bn 1.92bn 1.92bn 1.92bn 1.92bn

Next report

Dec 3, 2026

Expected move The move, either way, the option market prices in through the next scheduled report: the at-the-money straddle for the first expiry that contains it, over the price. It includes the days around the report, so it slightly overstates the report alone. Methodology ±7.7% $61 – $72 by Dec 4, 2026
Usual move The median, over the company's last four reports, of how far the stock moved either way from the close before the filing to the close of the session after it. Methodology ±8.0% last 4: +7.0% · -9.8% · +9.0% · -5.3%
Expected against usual The move the options price through this report over the move the last four reports delivered. Above 1 the event is priced bigger than the company's own record; below 1, smaller. A price, not a forecast: it says what protection through the report costs, not which way the stock will go. Methodology About usual 1.0× the usual move

What options price now

Expected 1-month range The at-the-money straddle for the expiry nearest a month out, as a share of the price: the move, either way, the option market is pricing by then. The range is the price plus and minus that move; the stock ends inside it a little more often than not. Methodology
$62 – $71 ±6.2% by Nov 27, 2026
Swings expected vs recent The daily swings the options are priced for (implied volatility) against the swings the stock actually had over the last 20 sessions (realised volatility). Bigger means options charge for more movement than the stock has been delivering; smaller, less. On a contract row, that contract's own implied volatility over the stock's realised. Methodology
About the same 30.3% priced · 32.9% recent
Next month vs later At-the-money implied volatility for 8-45 day expiries over 46-90 day ones: whether options price the coming month as choppier or calmer than the two after it. Ahead of a report it usually reads choppier, and the extra comes out once the report is out. Methodology
About the same
Crash protection What options that pay off in a fall cost against options that pay off in a rise (the 25-delta skew), compared with this company's own normal - the median of its stored nightly readings, once there are 20 - and with five sessions ago. Protection costs a little more than upside on most shares. More than usual means readers of the chain are paying up to insure against a drop; it does not say which way the stock will go. Methodology
past week: costs more
Positioning
Premium traded
$1.9M calls $1.7M · puts $187,899 · latest session
Puts against calls, by premium Money spent on puts divided by money spent on calls. Measured in dollars rather than contracts on purpose: counting contracts treats a hundred cheap lottery tickets as more meaningful than one large position, which is backwards. Methodology
0.11× +0.04 over the week
Open interest added The change over five sessions in option positions left open overnight, calls and puts. A rise means positions were added. It cannot say whether they were bought or sold, so more calls is not a vote for a rise: a call is as often sold against shares already held. Methodology
calls -46.95k · puts -2.74k past week

For options traders: ATM IV 30.3% (+0.9% 1w) · 1m ÷ 3m IV 0.99 · 25Δ skew -0.2 pts · Net GEX $5.2M

Most traded contracts

No contract passed the liquidity filters this week.

Filings

SEC EDGAR
FiledReportPeriod to Lag
Sep 18, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Aug 15, 2026 34d
Jun 26, 2026 Quarterly ↗ May 23, 2026 34d
Mar 31, 2026 Annual ↗ Jan 31, 2026 59d
Dec 12, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Nov 8, 2025 34d
Sep 19, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Aug 16, 2025 34d
Jun 27, 2025 Quarterly ↗ May 24, 2025 34d
Apr 1, 2025 Annual ↗ Feb 1, 2025 59d
Dec 13, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Nov 9, 2024 34d
Sep 20, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Aug 17, 2024 34d
Jun 28, 2024 Quarterly ↗ May 25, 2024 34d
Apr 2, 2024 Annual ↗ Feb 3, 2024 59d
Dec 8, 2023 Quarterly ↗ Nov 4, 2023 34d

Current reports

FiledDisclosed
Oct 20, 2026 Regulation FD ↗
Oct 5, 2026 Other events ↗
Sep 11, 2026 Results ↗
Sep 2, 2026 Director or officer change · Regulation FD ↗
Jul 1, 2026 Other events ↗
Jun 26, 2026 Director or officer change · Shareholder vote ↗
Jun 18, 2026 Results ↗
May 27, 2026 Director or officer change ↗
Mar 5, 2026 Results ↗
Feb 9, 2026 Director or officer change · Regulation FD ↗
Dec 4, 2025 Results ↗
Nov 18, 2025 Impairment · Regulation FD ↗