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As of close of business last night, Kroger Co’s stock clocked out at $62.71, down -0.68% from its previous closing price of $63.14. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.68 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.88 million shares were traded. KR stock price reached its highest trading level at $63.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $62.725.
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 8.20 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.07. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.45 and its Current Ratio is at 0.88. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.58 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.21.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Telsey Advisory Group on December 05, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $80 from $82 previously.
On September 17, 2025, Roth Capital Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $75.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on August 20, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $75.
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 41556549632 and an Enterprise Value of 68150079488. As of this moment, Kroger’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 57.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.85. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.87. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.463 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.912.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KR is 0.60, which has changed by 0.085511565 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13506866 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 $57.69. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.91%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that KR traded 7.16M shares on average per day over the past three months and 8151300 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 662.68M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 657.01M. Insiders hold about 0.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.00% stake in the company. Shares short for KR as of 1763078400 were 28794945 with a Short Ratio of 4.02, compared to 1760486400 on 25741308. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 28794945 and a Short% of Float of 4.9799999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.34, KR has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.34. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02122268. 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 2025-11-14 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
Kroger Co (KR) is presently subject to a detailed evaluation by 21.0 analysts, each offering their unique perspectives on its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.68, with high estimates of $1.81 and low estimates of $1.55.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.98 and $4.75 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.8. EPS for the following year is $5.28, with 25.0 analysts recommending between $5.54 and $4.99.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 11 analysts expect revenue to total $35.05B. It ranges from a high estimate of $35.81B to a low estimate of $34.45B. As of. The current estimate, Kroger Co’s year-ago sales were $34.31BFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $45.89B. There is a high estimate of $46.28B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $45B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $149.2B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $147.36B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $148.06B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $147.12BBased on 20 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $151.6B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $155.43B and the low estimate is $148.24B.
