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Neutral signalScored 2026-10-06 Drivers: Congress, fundamentals. Moteurs : Congrès, fondamentaux.

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The Kroger Co.

Nom
The Kroger Co.
Secteur
Consumer Defensive
Industrie
Grocery Stores
Bourse
NYSE
Capitalisation
$39.4B
Employés
403,000
PDG
Gregory S. Foran
Site web
https://www.thekrogerco.com
Marché
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The Kroger Co. functions as a significant retail entity throughout the United States, encompassing a varied collection of store formats. Its operations include integrated food and drug stores, which stock a broad range of products from natural and organic sections to pharmacies, general merchandise, pet centers, fresh seafood, and organic produce. The company also runs multi-department stores that broaden their offerings to include apparel, home fashion and furnishings, outdoor living goods, electronics, automotive products, and toys. Furthermore, Kroger's marketplace stores blend comprehensive grocery services, pharmacies, health and beauty care, and perishable items with general merchandise such as clothing and household goods. Its price impact warehouse stores, on the other hand, concentrate on providing groceries, health and beauty essentials, meat, dairy, baked goods, and fresh produce at competitive prices. Beyond its retail presence, Kroger is involved in manufacturing and processing food products, which it then sells through its own supermarkets and online platforms. The company also operates 1,613 fuel centers, selling fuel to customers. As of January 29, 2022, The Kroger Co. managed 2,726 supermarkets, operating under numerous brand names across 35 states and the District of Columbia. Established in 1883, the company is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Price (1 year)

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VENTE TOTALE: 24095 titres (~1462109 USD)

Insiders
Adcock Mary Ellen
Total bought
—

Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) —

Total sold
$1,462,109

Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) $60.68 vs last close —

Total sold sums Form 4 code S in this window. Codes F, M, A and G are left out.

Last activity
2026-09-18
Last synced
2026-10-06 10:56:08 Synced via automated research pipeline

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Insider holdings as a share of total assets aren't available for this company.

Avg buy and avg sell are volume-weighted prices (sum of shares × price, divided by shares) for Form 4 rows in this 90-day window that report both figures. A comparison with last close is market context for that average, not advice.

Recent Form 4

Filings in the 90-day window for this company. Value is shares × price from the filing. Research, not advice.

Date Person Side Shares Price Value Form 4
2026-09-18 Adcock Mary Ellen Sell · S 24,095 $60.68 $1,462,109 Form 4

Congressional trades

STOCK Act disclosures (90-day window)

Amounts are STOCK Act brackets as disclosed. Quorum does not turn a bracket into an exact price or a midpoint.

Date Member Side Amount range Filing
2026-09-11 Ro Khanna Buy $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2026-09-04 Ro Khanna Buy $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2026-07-24 David Taylor Buy $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2026-07-24 David Taylor Buy $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2026-07-23 David Taylor Buy $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2025-10-03 Julie Johnson Buy $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2025-10-03 Julie Johnson Buy $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2025-10-02 Julie Johnson Buy $1,001 - $15,000 Filing

Recent trades

DateRepresentativeTypeAmount
2026-07-24David J. TaylorPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2026-07-07Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2026-06-05David J. TaylorPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2026-06-02Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2026-03-24David J. TaylorSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2026-02-26David J. TaylorSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-16David J. TaylorPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-13Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-06Julie JohnsonSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-03Julie JohnsonSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-03Julie JohnsonPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-23Val HoyleSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-22David J. TaylorPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-05Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2025-07-28Val HoylePurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-05-12Jefferson ShreveSale (Full)$15,001 - $50,000
2025-05-09Greg LandsmanSale (Full)$250,001 - $500,000
2025-02-20David J. TaylorPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-04-04Earl BlumenauerSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2024-02-13Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2024-01-10Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-10-02Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2023-07-12Daniel GoldmanSale (Full)$15,001 - $50,000
2023-06-26Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-04-25Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2023-04-10Daniel GoldmanPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-03-24Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-03-06Daniel GoldmanPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-02-10Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-01-31Daniel GoldmanSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2023-01-11Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-12-06Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-11-03Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-11-02Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-08-23Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-07-19Ed PerlmutterPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-07-19Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-06-16Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-05-05Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-03-14Earl BlumenauerSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2022-02-24Earl BlumenauerPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-01-21Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2021-11-08Pete SessionsSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2021-09-02James E. BanksSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2021-07-13Pete SessionsPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2021-07-01Richard Ray LarsenSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2021-06-22James E. BanksSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2021-06-22James E. BanksSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2021-06-22James E. BanksSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2021-05-20James E. BanksPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2021-04-05James E. BanksPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2021-01-27Earl BlumenauerSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2020-12-18James E. BanksPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2020-11-02Michael T. McCaulSale (Full)$50,001 - $100,000
2020-11-02Michael T. McCaulSale (Full)$250,001 - $500,000
2020-09-03James E. BanksPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2020-09-02James E. BanksSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2020-09-01James E. BanksPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2020-09-01James E. BanksSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2020-08-28James E. BanksPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2020-06-05Susie LeeSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2020-04-06Susie LeePurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2020-04-02Dean PhillipsPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2019-08-08Earl BlumenauerSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2019-06-26Earl BlumenauerPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2019-03-25Bill FloresPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2019-03-01Susie LeeSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2019-01-24Susie LeePurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2018-10-05Gary James PalmerSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2018-09-17Ed PerlmutterPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2018-08-06Gary James PalmerPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2018-07-12Gary James PalmerPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2018-04-30Gary James PalmerPurchase$1,001 - $15,000

Signal

Neutral signalScored 2026-10-06 Drivers: Congress, fundamentals. Moteurs : Congrès, fondamentaux.

KR presents a weak overall profile with deteriorating fundamentals (net margins below 1%, high leverage, interest coverage at 2.96) compounded by a near-absence of positive catalysts and a softened FY2026 guidance…

The first sentence of the analysis written for KR on 2026-10-06 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.

Neutral signal Drivers: Congress, fundamentals. Moteurs : Congrès, fondamentaux.

Factor checklist — research, not advice

A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.

  • Insider Pulls against a bullish reading. Selling cluster — sale value, no purchase value
  • Congress Supports a bullish reading. 5 purchase disclosures year to date
  • Narrative Pulls against a bullish reading. Stored narrative reading is in the bearish band
  • Timing Unavailable or mixed. No stored price series
  • Financial indicators Pulls against a bullish reading. Current ratio 0.80 · operating margin 1.3%

Market snapshot

Financial ratios

MetricTrend2026-01-312025-02-012024-02-032023-01-282022-01-29
Gross Profit Margin23.3%22.7%22.2%21.4%22.0%
Ebit Margin1.2%2.6%2.2%2.3%1.9%
Ebitda Margin3.9%5.2%4.7%4.7%4.4%
Operating Profit Margin1.3%2.6%2.1%2.8%2.5%
Pretax Profit Margin0.8%2.3%1.9%2.0%1.5%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin0.7%1.8%1.4%1.5%1.2%
Net Profit Margin0.7%1.8%1.4%1.5%1.2%
Bottom Line Profit Margin0.7%1.8%1.4%1.5%1.2%
Current Ratio0.8020.9580.8060.7350.746
Quick Ratio0.4210.5170.3640.2960.330
Solvency Ratio0.1120.1470.1520.1470.128
Cash Ratio0.1840.2480.1170.0590.112
Price To Earnings Ratio40.28816.65915.43114.53219.759
Price To Earnings Growth Ratio-0.6970.702-4.3490.355-0.589
Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio-0.6970.702-4.3490.355-0.589
Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio40.81216.79615.58814.72220.032
Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio-0.7030.700-4.7700.359-0.596
Price To Book Ratio6.9145.3202.8523.2213.422
Price To Sales Ratio0.2780.3000.2210.2180.235
Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio12.23224.80211.48726.2339.044
Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio5.6877.6074.8807.5035.225
Debt To Assets Ratio0.4940.4770.3810.4110.416
Debt To Equity Ratio4.1643.0271.6572.0332.163
Debt To Capital Ratio0.8060.7520.6240.6700.684
Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio0.7270.6560.4670.5020.544
Financial Leverage Ratio8.4266.3514.3484.9425.193
Working Capital Turnover Ratio-69.528-77.905-39.083-34.016-39.329
Operating Cash Flow Ratio0.3980.3630.4230.2500.379
Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio0.0490.0390.0450.0290.045
Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio0.4650.3070.4250.2860.578
Debt Service Coverage Ratio1.81112.38213.4183.7505.490
Interest Coverage Ratio2.9588.3866.8957.5855.985
Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio2.94855.712271.5203.73913.725
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio0.2920.2310.3530.2110.303
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio1.8691.4421.7391.4012.368
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio1.5201.1821.4441.1471.933
Dividend Payout Ratio0.8710.3310.3680.3040.356
Enterprise Value Multiple10.8228.5327.1867.3758.422

Sparkline shows each ratio oldest → newest (left → right).

How the latest year compares

For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower

MetricCurrentvs 1Y agovs 5Y avg
Gross Profit Margin 23.3% ▲0.6% ▲1.0%
Ebit Margin 1.2% ▼-1.3% ▼-0.8%
Ebitda Margin 3.9% ▼-1.3% ▼-0.7%
Operating Profit Margin 1.3% ▼-1.3% ▼-1.0%
Pretax Profit Margin 0.8% ▼-1.5% ▼-0.9%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin 0.7% ▼-1.1% ▼-0.6%
Net Profit Margin 0.7% ▼-1.1% ▼-0.6%
Bottom Line Profit Margin 0.7% ▼-1.1% ▼-0.6%
Current Ratio 0.802 ▼-0.156 ▼-0.007
Quick Ratio 0.421 ▼-0.096 ▲0.035
Solvency Ratio 0.112 ▼-0.035 ▼-0.025
Cash Ratio 0.184 ▼-0.064 ▲0.040
Price To Earnings Ratio 40.288 ▲23.629 ▲18.954
Price To Earnings Growth Ratio -0.697 ▼-1.398 ▲0.219
Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio -0.697 ▼-1.398 ▲0.219
Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio 40.812 ▲24.016 ▲19.222
Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio -0.703 ▼-1.403 ▲0.299
Price To Book Ratio 6.914 ▲1.594 ▲2.568
Price To Sales Ratio 0.278 ▼-0.022 ▲0.027
Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio 12.232 ▼-12.569 ▼-4.527
Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio 5.688 ▼-1.919 ▼-0.493
Debt To Assets Ratio 0.494 ▲0.018 ▲0.058
Debt To Equity Ratio 4.164 ▲1.137 ▲1.555
Debt To Capital Ratio 0.806 ▲0.055 ▲0.099
Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio 0.727 ▲0.071 ▲0.148
Financial Leverage Ratio 8.426 ▲2.075 ▲2.574
Working Capital Turnover Ratio -69.528 ▲8.377 ▼-17.556
Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.398 ▲0.035 ▲0.036
Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio 0.049 ▲0.009 ▲0.007
Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.465 ▲0.158 ▲0.053
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.811 ▼-10.571 ▼-5.559
Interest Coverage Ratio 2.958 ▼-5.428 ▼-3.404
Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio 2.948 ▼-52.764 ▼-66.581
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio 0.292 ▲0.061 ▲0.014
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio 1.869 ▲0.427 ▲0.105
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio 1.520 ▲0.338 ▲0.075
Dividend Payout Ratio 0.871 ▲0.540 ▲0.425
Enterprise Value Multiple 10.822 ▲2.290 ▲2.355

Key metrics

MetricTrend20252024202320222021
Market cap$40.98B$44.07B$33.13B$32.35B$32.34B
Enterprise value$62.32B$65.20B$50.49B$51.74B$50.96B
EV / Sales0.42x0.44x0.34x0.35x0.37x
EV / Op. cash flow8.65x11.25x7.44x12.00x8.23x
EV / Free cash flow18.60x36.69x17.51x41.97x14.25x
EV / EBITDA10.82x8.53x7.19x7.38x8.42x
Net debt / EBITDA3.71x2.76x2.47x2.77x3.08x
Current ratio0.80x0.96x0.81x0.73x0.75x
Income quality7.09x2.17x3.16x1.92x3.71x
Graham number$18$31$33$31$25
Graham net-net-$53-$47-$43-$45-$43
Tax burden84.7%79.7%76.3%77.3%80.7%
Interest burden65.3%88.1%86.5%84.4%78.2%
Working capital-$3.58B-$667.0M-$3.11B-$4.57B-$4.15B
Invested capital$30.75B$35.38B$32.63B$30.64B$30.35B
Return on assets2.0%5.1%4.3%4.5%3.4%
Operating ROA3.7%7.5%6.2%8.4%7.1%
Return on tangible assets2.2%5.4%4.6%4.9%3.7%
Return on equity17.1%32.2%18.6%22.3%17.5%
Return on invested capital4.7%8.2%6.7%9.3%8.3%
Return on capital employed5.9%10.5%9.0%12.7%10.6%
Earnings yield2.5%6.0%6.5%6.9%5.1%
Free cash flow yield8.2%4.0%8.7%3.8%11.1%
Capex / Op. cash flow53.5%69.3%57.5%71.4%42.2%
Capex / Depreciation98.3%104.4%104.1%86.0%76.2%
Capex / Sales2.6%2.7%2.6%2.1%1.9%
SG&A / Sales0.6%0.6%0.6%0.6%0.6%
R&D / Sales0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Stock comp / Sales0.0%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%
Intangibles / Total assets6.8%6.7%7.6%7.7%8.2%
Days sales outstanding5d5d5d6d5d
Days payables outstanding34d32d32d32d24d
Operating cycle28d28d27d29d28d
Cash conversion cycle-6d-4d-5d-3d4d

Change by theme

Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.

Change over 1 year

Valuation
Market cap ▼-7.0%EV / Sales ▼-4.7%EV / EBITDA ▲+26.8%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-2.602Earnings yield ▼-0.036Graham number ▼-13.320
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.150Return on assets ▼-0.030Return on invested capital ▼-0.035Return on capital employed ▼-0.046Operating ROA ▼-0.038Income quality ▲+4.923Tax burden ▲+0.049
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-0.027Days payables outstanding ▲+1.311Operating cycle ▼-0.401Cash conversion cycle ▼-1.712Capex / Sales ▼-0.001R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.156Net debt / EBITDA ▲+0.942Working capital ▼-2913000000.000Invested capital ▼-4630000000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▲+0.001

Change over 5 years

Valuation
Market cap ▲+26.7%EV / Sales ▲+14.2%EV / EBITDA ▲+28.5%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+0.417Earnings yield ▼-0.026Graham number ▼-7.363
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.004Return on assets ▼-0.013Return on invested capital ▼-0.036Return on capital employed ▼-0.047Operating ROA ▼-0.034Income quality ▲+3.376Tax burden ▲+0.040
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+0.580Days payables outstanding ▲+9.649Operating cycle ▼-0.228Cash conversion cycle ▼-9.877Capex / Sales ▲+0.007R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+0.056Net debt / EBITDA ▲+0.630Working capital ▲+569000000.000Invested capital ▲+400000000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.014

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