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The Kroger Co. (KR)

Consumer Defensive | Grocery Stores | Cincinnati, United States | NYSE
59.31 USD -1.23 (-2.032%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 59.45 +0.14 (0.236%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:32 a.m. EDT

Kroger presents a compelling asymmetric setup where the market is pricing in a turnaround while the balance sheet remains fragile. The long-term rating is solid (3 stars) because the business is fundamentally sound with a fortress-like cash generation relative to its debt load, yet the multi-year price trajectory shows a distinct lack of momentum, having failed to capture the massive rally seen in previous years despite similar operational improvements. This disconnect creates a 'value trap' risk where the stock languishes even as the business improves. However, the short-term outlook is significantly brighter (3.5 stars). The options market is aggressively betting on a breakout, with heavy call buying at strikes just above the current price, suggesting smart money expects the stock to reclaim lost ground ahead of earnings. The dividend yield of 2.4% provides a necessary floor, making this a high-conviction entry for a swing trade targeting the earnings catalyst, rather than a passive buy-and-hold until the price history catches up.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.061510
AutoTheta0.062565
AutoETS0.067225
AutoARIMA0.082009

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 14.07
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.063
Excess Kurtosis 0.12
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 373.449
Revenue per Share 232.167
Market Cap 36,336,111,616
Trailing P/E 34.68
Forward P/E 10.71
Beta 0.44
Profit Margins 0.71%
Website https://www.thekrogerco.com

As of July 11, 2026, 3:32 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move, evidenced by significant call volume at strikes 62 and 63 (new flow exceeding open interest) and a major open interest wall at 70. While put volume is elevated at lower strikes (56-60), the sheer volume of calls at near-the-money and slightly out-of-the-money strikes suggests a bullish bias for the near term, likely driven by the upcoming earnings report.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.53% 2.05% 2.19% 2.13%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-15 0.350000 0.530142
2026-02-13 0.350000 0.491228
2025-11-14 0.350000 0.524659
2025-08-15 0.350000 0.502224
2025-05-15 0.320000 0.473373
2025-02-14 0.320000 0.491325
2024-11-15 0.320000 0.551534
2024-08-15 0.320000 0.605029
2024-05-14 0.290000 0.524602
2024-02-14 0.290000 0.634712
2023-11-14 0.290000 0.655515
2023-08-14 0.290000 0.597199
2023-05-12 0.260000 0.528670
2023-02-14 0.260000 0.595920
2022-11-14 0.260000 0.558419
2022-08-12 0.260000 0.550731
2022-05-12 0.210000 0.387311
2022-02-14 0.210000 0.459619
2021-11-12 0.210000 0.494933
2021-08-12 0.210000 0.492495
2021-05-13 0.180000 0.488998
2021-02-11 0.180000 0.538922
2020-11-12 0.180000 0.561973
2020-08-13 0.180000 0.520382
2020-05-14 0.160000 0.488103
2020-02-13 0.160000 0.558854
2019-11-14 0.160000 0.594575
2019-08-14 0.160000 0.723654
2019-05-14 0.140000 0.554455
2019-02-14 0.140000 0.483425
2018-11-14 0.140000 0.462199
2018-08-14 0.140000 0.459770
2018-05-14 0.125000 0.505459
2018-02-14 0.125000 0.440141
2017-11-14 0.125000 0.567666
2017-08-11 0.125000 0.532141
2017-05-11 0.120000 0.394348
2017-02-13 0.120000 0.361337
2016-11-10 0.120000 0.365075
2016-08-11 0.120000 0.371517
2016-05-11 0.105000 0.302506
2016-02-10 0.105000 0.284939
2015-11-10 0.105000 0.281728
2015-08-12 0.105000 0.277778
2015-05-13 0.092500 0.259722
2015-02-11 0.092500 0.257984
2014-11-12 0.092500 0.316889
2014-08-13 0.082500 0.331725
2014-05-13 0.082500 0.354153
2014-02-12 0.082500 0.446791
2013-11-13 0.082500 0.391645
2013-08-13 0.075000 0.383240
2013-05-13 0.075000 0.441826
2013-02-13 0.075000 0.527056
2012-11-13 0.075000 0.605571
2012-08-13 0.057500 0.512478
2012-05-11 0.057500 0.500653
2012-02-13 0.057500 0.488530
2011-11-10 0.057500 0.501745
2011-08-11 0.052500 0.464396
2011-05-12 0.052500 0.419329
2011-02-11 0.052500 0.464807
2010-11-10 0.052500 0.463372
2010-08-12 0.047500 0.432999
2010-05-12 0.047500 0.429476
2010-02-10 0.047500 0.447480
2009-11-12 0.047500 0.409483
2009-08-12 0.045000 0.423131
2009-05-13 0.045000 0.419580
2009-02-11 0.045000 0.418021
2008-11-12 0.045000 0.335946
2008-08-13 0.045000 0.304363
2008-05-13 0.045000 0.336952
2008-02-13 0.037500 0.283447
2007-11-13 0.037500 0.269590
2007-08-13 0.037500 0.294580
2007-05-11 0.037500 0.259965
2007-02-13 0.032500 0.251743
2006-11-13 0.032500 0.294517
2006-08-11 0.032500 0.286596
2006-05-11 0.032500 0.327952
1988-12-05 1.000000 84.210526
1988-10-31 5.000000 219.178082
1988-10-07 0.035000 0.482759
1988-08-04 0.035000 0.823529
1988-05-04 0.035000 0.851711
1988-02-09 0.032750 0.895726
1987-11-03 0.032750 0.974884
1987-07-29 0.032750 0.680519
1987-04-27 0.032750 0.803065
1987-02-10 0.032750 0.803065
1986-10-28 0.032750 0.796958
1986-07-28 0.032813 0.840013
1986-04-28 0.031250 0.973236
1986-02-04 0.031250 1.136364
1985-10-29 0.031250 1.126760
1985-07-30 0.031250 1.190476
1985-04-29 0.031250 1.152738
1984-10-22 0.031250 1.333333
1984-07-23 0.031250 1.509434
1984-04-23 0.031250 1.550388
1984-01-25 0.031250 1.438849
1983-10-24 0.031250 1.384083
1983-07-26 0.029375 1.178683
1983-01-26 0.029375 1.278912
1982-10-25 0.029375 1.089855
1982-07-26 0.026875 1.198606
1982-04-26 0.026875 1.392712
1982-01-26 0.026875 1.746192
1981-10-26 0.026875 2.011695
1981-07-27 0.023750 1.643243
1981-04-27 0.023750 1.420561
1981-01-27 0.023750 1.911949
1980-10-27 0.023750 1.777777
1980-07-28 0.021250 1.528090
1980-04-21 0.021250 2.285713
1979-10-22 0.021250 1.572254
1979-07-23 0.021250 1.528090
1979-04-23 0.009063 0.722781
1979-01-29 0.018125 1.516339
1978-07-24 0.013750 1.289378
1978-04-24 0.013750 1.396825
1978-01-26 0.012500 1.516587
1977-10-24 0.012500 1.684209
1977-07-25 0.012500 1.441441
1977-04-25 0.011250 1.432836
1977-01-24 0.011250 1.500000
1976-10-25 0.011250 1.531915
1976-07-26 0.010625 1.563217
1976-04-19 0.010625 1.754838
1976-01-26 0.010625 1.754838
1975-10-27 0.010625 2.000000
1975-07-28 0.010625 1.689442
1975-04-21 0.010625 1.536724
1975-01-27 0.010625 1.628742
1974-10-21 0.010625 2.045114
1974-07-22 0.010625 1.813332
1974-04-22 0.010625 1.478261
1974-01-28 0.010156 1.520430
1973-10-19 0.010156 1.699305
1973-07-23 0.010156 1.818136
1973-04-23 0.010156 1.744924
1973-01-29 0.010156 1.390340
1972-10-20 0.010156 1.624960
1972-07-24 0.010156 1.477236
1972-04-24 0.010156 1.083307
1972-01-31 0.010156 1.015600
1971-10-22 0.010156 1.083307
1971-07-26 0.010156 0.945431
1971-04-26 0.010156 0.751426
1971-01-25 0.010156 0.860906
1970-10-26 0.010156 0.984824
1970-07-27 0.010156 1.160686
1970-04-27 0.010156 1.078812
1970-01-26 0.010156 1.176442
1969-10-27 0.010156 0.935228
1969-07-28 0.010156 0.921963
1969-04-28 0.010156 0.799980
1969-01-27 0.010156 0.915470
1968-10-28 0.010156 0.935228
1968-07-29 0.010156 1.056884
1968-04-29 0.010156 1.140323
1968-01-30 0.010156 1.405371
1967-10-24 0.010156 1.460637
1967-07-25 0.010156 1.420730
1967-04-25 0.010156 1.436429
1967-01-24 0.010156 1.299968
1966-10-25 0.010156 1.529373
1966-07-26 0.010156 1.226385
1966-04-26 0.010156 1.145346
1965-10-26 0.010156 0.849652
1965-07-27 0.009375 0.761905
1965-04-27 0.009375 0.707964
1965-01-19 0.009375 0.766773
1964-10-27 0.009375 0.905661
1964-04-28 0.008594 0.880025
1964-01-21 0.008594 0.944234
1963-10-29 0.008594 0.940198
1963-07-23 0.008594 0.916693
1963-04-23 0.008594 0.960727
1963-01-22 0.008594 1.073202
1962-10-23 0.008594 1.309562
1962-04-24 0.008594 1.057723
1962-01-23 0.008594 0.969191
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.44
dividendYield 2.38
exDividendDate 2026-08-14
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.05
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.017343903
lastDividendValue 0.35
lastDividendDate 2026-05-15
dividendDate 2026-09-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.16230804
Address1 1,014 Vine Street
All Time High 76.58
All Time Low 0.445313
Ask 59.32
Ask Size 500
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 8,764,130
Average Daily Volume3 Month 7,225,567
Average Volume 7,225,567
Average Volume10Days 8,764,130
Beta 0.435
Bid 59.65
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 7
Book Value 9.252
City Cincinnati
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 7
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 59.31
Current Ratio 0.791
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 61.18
Day Low 59.14
Debt To Equity 373.449
Display Name The Kroger
Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Dividend Rate 1.44
Dividend Yield 2.38
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,741,273,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,741,273,200
Earnings Growth 0.132
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.043
Earnings Timestamp 1,781,785,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,789,043,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,789,043,400
Ebitda 8,080,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.05436
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.493
Enterprise To Revenue 0.462
Enterprise Value 68,619,902,976
Eps Current Year 5.21724
Eps Forward 5.53995
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.71
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 62.9218
Fifty Day Average Change -3.6117973
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.057401367
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -16.230804
Fifty Two Week High 76.58
Fifty Two Week High Change -17.27
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.2255158
Fifty Two Week Low 54.15
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.16
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.095290855
Fifty Two Week Range 54.15 - 76.58
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds -252,322,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.01
Float Shares 793,495,428
Forward Eps 5.53995
Forward P E 10.7058735
Free Cashflow 2,994,500,096
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 400,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.23979001
Gross Profits 35,642,998,784
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0849
Held Percent Institutions 0.82057
Implied Shares Outstanding 612,647,282
Industry Grocery Stores
Industry Disp Grocery Stores
Industry Key grocery-stores
Ir Website http://www.thekrogerco.com/finance/financialinfo.htm
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
Last Dividend Value 0.35
Last Fiscal Year End 1,769,817,600
Last Split Date 1,436,832,000
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name The Kroger Co.
Market us_market
Market Cap 36,336,111,616
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_284342
Most Recent Quarter 1,779,494,400
Net Income To Common 1,046,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,801,353,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 37,089,666,452
Number Of Analyst Opinions 22
Open 61.07
Operating Cashflow 6,936,000,000
Operating Margins 0.03224
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.80120003
Peg Ratio 0.59
Phone 513 762 4000
Post Market Change 0.13999939
Post Market Change Percent 0.23604685
Post Market Price 59.45
Post Market Time 1,783,987,198
Previous Close 60.54
Price Eps Current Year 11.36808
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 6.4105062
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.24444893
Profit Margins 0.00708
Quick Ratio 0.277
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.08333
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.23
Regular Market Change Percent -2.03171
Regular Market Day High 61.18
Regular Market Day Low 59.14
Regular Market Day Range 59.14 - 61.18
Regular Market Open 61.07
Regular Market Previous Close 60.54
Regular Market Price 59.31
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 8,364,938
Return On Assets 0.05771
Return On Equity 0.13779001
Revenue Growth 0.022
Revenue Per Share 232.167
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 612,647,282
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0444
Shares Short 27,198,198
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 31,384,170
Short Name Kroger Company (The)
Short Percent Of Float 0.0446
Short Ratio 2.9
Source Interval 15
State OH
Symbol KR
Target High Price 86.0
Target Low Price 58.0
Target Mean Price 71.31818
Target Median Price 72.5
Total Cash 2,872,999,936
Total Cash Per Share 3.603
Total Debt 24,192,000,000
Total Revenue 148,645,003,264
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.05
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.017343903
Trailing Eps 1.71
Trailing P E 34.68421
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.5867
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 65.8159
Two Hundred Day Average Change -6.5059013
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.09884999
Type Disp Equity
Volume 8,364,938
Website https://www.thekrogerco.com
Zip 45,202