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The Kroger Co. engages in the operation of supermarkets and multi-department stores. Its brands include Big K, Check This Out..., Heritage Farm, Simple Truth, and Simple Truth Organic. The company was founded by Barney Kroger in 1883 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Kroger Company Stats
Industry
Pharmacies
Founded
1883
Headquarters
Cincinnati, Ohio
Country/Territory
United States
Chief Executive Officer
W. Rodney McMullen
Employees
414,000

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Kroger Financial Summary

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2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
Revenue
$150B
Assets
$50.5B
Profits
$2.1B
Sources
FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.
Kroger (KR) Stock Price Performance
Kroger (KR) Stock Key Data
SummaryAdditional DataAnalystsHistorical Quotes

Key Data

Previous Close
58.02
Open
58.03
Day’s Range
57.93 x 58.63
Volume
2,414,896
52 Week Range
42.31 x 60.34

Market Cap
$41.98B
P/E Ratio (ttm)
15.19
Forward P/E
12.74
Diluted EPS (ttm)
3.82
Dividends Per Share
1.19
Dividend Yield
2.21%
Ex-Dividend Date
Nov 15, 2024

Valuation Measures

P/E Ratio (ttm)
15.19
Forward P/E
12.74
Price to Sales (ttm)
0.28
Price to Book Value (ttm)
3.36
Price to Tangible Book Value (ttm)
4.68
Total Enterprise Value to EBIT (ttm)
12.08
Total Enterprise Value to EBITDA (ttm)
6.54
Total Enterprise Value to Total Revenue (ttm)
0.39
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Profitability Metrics

Gross Margin (ttm)
23.16%
Operating Margin (ttm)
3.23%
Net Margin (ttm)
1.86%
Return on Assets (ttm)
5.96%
Return on Equity (ttm)
24.29%

Revenue and Earnings Metrics

Revenue (ttm)
$150.2B
Revenue Per Share (ttm)
208.61
Revenue Growth (y/o/y)
1.46%
EBITDA (ttm)
$8.07B
EBITDA Growth (y/o/y)
4.28%
Diluted EPS (ttm)
3.82
Diluted EPS Growth (y/o/y)
70.77

Cash and Debt Metrics

Total Cash
$2.79B
Total Cash Per Share
3.85
Total Debt
$19.38B
Total Debt/Equity
154.90%
Current Ratio
0.87
All values as of most recently reported quarter unless otherwise noted.
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Consensus Recommendation
Outperform
Consensus Price
59.29
Range of Price Targets
52.00 to 70.00
Range of EPS
4.20 to 4.83
Consensus EPS
4.55
Consensus Revenue
$150.34B
Range of Revenue
$148.89B to $154.22B
  • Consensus Price Target is the stock price analysts expect to see within a period of 0-18 months.
  • EPS and Revenue estimates are for the next 12 months.
Markets data provided by S&P and by Xignite
DATEOPENHIGHLOWCLOSEADJUSTED CLOSEVOLUME
Nov 15, 202458.8759.2057.9558.0258.023,632,647
Nov 14, 202459.4359.7459.0759.0858.762,414,228
Nov 13, 202459.5360.0059.2159.5859.261,924,722
Nov 12, 202459.5160.3359.5159.6859.363,104,344
Nov 11, 202459.9160.3459.4759.6059.285,398,742
Nov 8, 202459.5560.2059.2059.9159.59301,401
Nov 7, 202459.8660.2459.3059.3158.993,518,885
Nov 6, 202458.7959.9258.2259.8059.486,425,624
Nov 5, 202456.2857.4856.2557.3957.082,459,473
Nov 4, 202456.4456.7956.1756.2755.973,043,096
Markets data provided by S&P and by Xignite
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