The Kroger Co. (KR)
Consumer · NYQ
Price as at 30 Sept 2026, 10:46 UTC. Quotes are delayed.
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
The Kroger Co. trades at $60.79, which is 18% above the $50.09 our fair value estimate puts on the business. On that measure it screens as expensive, which is not the same as saying it will fall.
Our moat model scores it 29 out of 100, which is little in the way of a moat. A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and it matters more to a long holding period than any single quarter's numbers do.
It changes hands at 33.1 times earnings. Be careful reading that in isolation: for a cyclical business a low P/E arrives at the top of the cycle, when profits are peaking and about to fall, which is exactly when the shares look cheapest and are not.
KR dividend history
Dividends per share by year
| Year | Total per share | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | $0.390 | 1 |
| 2022 | $0.420 | 2 |
| 2021 | $0.780 | 4 |
| 2020 | $0.680 | 4 |
| 2019 | $0.600 | 4 |
| 2018 | $0.530 | 4 |
| 2017 | $0.490 | 4 |
| 2016 | $0.450 | 4 |
| 2015 | $0.395 | 4 |
| 2014 | $0.340 | 4 |
| 2013 | $0.307 | 4 |
Split-adjusted amounts in the listing currency, grouped by the calendar year of the ex-dividend date, from the filed record. Growth and streak figures compare complete years only.
KR earnings and analyst estimates
Recommendation mix, 24 published ratings
Estimates are the published analyst consensus and move often. An earnings date is scheduled, not certain, and a share tends to reprice most violently on the day itself.
About The Kroger Co.
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 natural food and organic sections, pharmacies, general merchandise, pet centers, fresh seafood, and organic produce; and its multi-department stores provide apparel, home fashion and furnishings, outdoor living, electronics, automotive products, and toys. The company's marketplace stores offer full-service grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty care, and perishable goods, as well as general merchandise, including apparel, home goods, and toys; and its price impact warehouse stores provide grocery, and health and beauty care items, as well as meat, dairy, baked goods, and fresh produce items. It also manufactures and processes food products for sale in its supermarkets and online; and sells fuel through its fuel centers. The company sells its products through its stores, fuel centers, and online platforms. The Kroger Co. was founded in 1883 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Company profile, industry and headcount are as reported by our data provider and can lag a company's own filings by a reporting period. The annual report is the authority.
KR passes 2 of our 30 screens today
Each screen prints the exact criteria it used, and the circumstances in which it is wrong.
Super investor ownership
17 of the funds we track reported a position in their latest SEC 13F filing. Largest first:
- Warren Buffett, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC$2.17B · 0.7% of book
- Cliff Asness, AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$289.34M · 0.1% of book
- Steve Cohen, Point72 Asset Management, L.P.$98.97M · 0.1% of book
- Ken Griffin, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC$52.99M · 0.0% of book
- Arrowstreet Capital, ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$49.48M · 0.0% of book
A word of warning on reading these figures: a 13F reports the market value of a holding, so a fund that traded nothing at all still appears to have sold when the price fell. We found 102 companies where the standard reading gives the opposite answer. Only the share count is honest.
Politician trades in KR
We hold 43 disclosed trades in KR by members of Congress and executive-branch officials. The latest 5:
- David J. Taylor · HouseBuy · $1,001 - $15,000 · traded 24 Jul 2026 · disclosed 6 Aug 2026
- Donald J Trump · Executive branchSell · $15,001 - $50,000 · traded 23 Jul 2026 · disclosed 22 Sept 2026
- Donald J Trump · Executive branchSell · $1,001 - $15,000 · traded 17 Jul 2026 · disclosed 22 Sept 2026
- Donald J Trump · Executive branchBuy · $1,001 - $15,000 · traded 23 Jun 2026 · disclosed 22 Aug 2026
- Donald J Trump · Executive branchSell · $100,001 - $250,000 · traded 12 Jun 2026 · disclosed 22 Aug 2026
A disclosure reports a value band, not an amount, and is due up to 45 days after the trade; some arrive later. Every filer we track, each with their own page, is on the Congress trading tracker.
KR peers
The largest companies in the same industry (Grocery Stores), then in the same sector.
- SVNDF Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.
- EMP-A.TO Empire Company Limited
- ACI Albertsons Companies, Inc.
- SFM Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.
- YSWY Yesway, Inc.
- NGVC Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
- VHUB VenHub Global, Inc.
- MSS Maison Solutions Inc.
Every consumer company we cover is on the Consumer hub.
Common questions
Is The Kroger Co. (KR) undervalued?
Against our fair value estimate of $50.09, KR at $60.79 is 18% above fair value. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation. It is built from normalized earning power with growth capped deliberately low, which understates companies whose value is mostly future growth.
Which funds own KR?
17 of the institutions we track reported a position in KR in their most recent SEC 13F filing. A 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter end, so it tells you what a fund held then, not what it holds now.
What is KR's P/E ratio?
KR trades at 33.1 times earnings. A low P/E is not automatically cheap: on a cyclical company it is usually a warning that earnings are at a peak.
Does The Kroger Co. (KR) pay a dividend?
Yes. The Kroger Co. yields 2.55% at the current share price. It has paid $0.390 per share over the trailing twelve months. It has paid a dividend in each of the last 17 complete calendar years. A dividend is declared by the board and can be cut at any time; a yield is a fact about the current price, not a promise.
Where does SteadyShares get its KR data?
Fundamentals for KR come from company filings and exchange data, as listed on NYQ; institutional ownership comes from SEC 13F filings. The share price shown was last refreshed on 30 Sept 2026, 10:46 UTC and is delayed. Our data quality score for this company is 100/100, which is the share of the inputs behind our scores that were actually available rather than assumed. Metrics we do not hold are left out of the page rather than estimated.
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Data from company filings, exchange quotes and SEC EDGAR 13F disclosures. Quotes are delayed. Metrics we do not have are left out rather than estimated. Educational information, not financial advice.