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As of close of business last night, Kroger Co’s stock clocked out at $68.88, down -0.32% from its previous closing price of $69.1. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.65 million shares were traded. KR stock price reached its highest trading level at $69.81 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $68.6199.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of KR’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.59 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.25. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.54 and its Current Ratio is at 0.95. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.71 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.55.
On August 20, 2025, JP Morgan Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $75.
On July 21, 2025, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $75.Barclays initiated its Equal Weight rating on July 21, 2025, with a $75 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 16 ’25 when MOORE CLYDE R sold 3,810 shares for $71.61 per share. The transaction valued at 272,834 led to the insider holds 85,850 shares of the business.
MOORE CLYDE R bought 3,810 shares of KR for $272,834 on Jul 16 ’25. On Jul 11 ’25, another insider, MOORE CLYDE R, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 26,814 shares for $70.50 each. As a result, the insider received 1,890,387 and left with 99,143 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KR now has a Market Capitalization of 45645275136 and an Enterprise Value of 71812243456. As of this moment, Kroger’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.44, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.03. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.489 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.947.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KR is 0.55, which has changed by 0.21846807 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13033986 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KR has reached a high of $74.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $55.60. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.91%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.26%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that KR traded 7.10M shares on average per day over the past three months and 6206520 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 663.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 657.49M. Insiders hold about 0.78% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.99% stake in the company. Shares short for KR as of 1759190400 were 27300504 with a Short Ratio of 3.85, compared to 1756425600 on 38005183. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 27300504 and a Short% of Float of 4.7199998.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.31, KR has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.31. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018958032. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.0. The current Payout Ratio is 34.03% for KR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-14. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-07-14 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for Kroger Co (KR) is a result of the insights provided by 21.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.24, with high estimates of $1.58 and low estimates of $1.17.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.9 and $4.74 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.8. EPS for the following year is $5.27, with 25.0 analysts recommending between $5.58 and $4.99.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 15 analysts expect revenue to total $34.27B. It ranges from a high estimate of $34.68B to a low estimate of $33.95B. As of. The current estimate, Kroger Co’s year-ago sales were $33.63BFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $35.26B. There is a high estimate of $35.81B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $34.85B.
A total of 19 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $149.45B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $148.04B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $148.72B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $147.12BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $152.98B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $156.76B and the low estimate is $150.55B.
