How to buy Kroger Company (KR) stocks

Kroger Company is a grocery stores business based in the US. Kroger Company shares (KR) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $61.85 – a decrease of 0.34% over the previous week. Kroger Company employs 414,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $150.2 billion.

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Kroger Company stock price (NYSE: KR)

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Kroger Company stocks at a glance

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Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$61.85
52-week range	$43.46 - $63.59
50-day moving average more info button	$58.41
200-day moving average more info button	$55.12
Wall St. target price	$64.34
PE ratio more info button	16.1085
Dividend yield more info button	$0 (2.14%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$3.78

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Kroger Company price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $60.96 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-1.77%
1 month (2024-11-22)	2.94%
3 months (2024-09-20)	10.06%
6 months (2024-06-21)	21.41%

1 year (2023-12-21)	35.41%
2 years (2022-12-21)	43.68%
3 years (2021-12-21)	77.26%
5 years (2019-12-20)	179.45%

Is Kroger Company stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Kroger Company stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Kroger Company's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Kroger Company's P/E ratio

Kroger Company's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 16x. In other words, Kroger Company shares trade at around 16x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're under-valued.

Kroger Company's PEG ratio

Kroger Company's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.7723. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Kroger Company's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Kroger Company's EBITDA

Kroger Company's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $8.1 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Kroger Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Kroger Company financials

Revenue TTM	$150.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	1.99%
Gross profit TTM	$32.8 billion
Return on assets TTM	5.96%
Return on equity TTM	24.29%
Profit margin	1.86%
Book value	$12.34
Market Capitalization more info button	$44.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Kroger Company's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Kroger Company.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Kroger Company's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 20.85

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Kroger Company's overall score of 20.85 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 23rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Kroger Company is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Kroger Company's environmental score

Environmental score: 5.05/100

Kroger Company's environmental score of 5.05 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Kroger Company is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Kroger Company's social score

Social score: 12.51/100

Kroger Company's social score of 12.51 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Kroger Company is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Kroger Company's governance score

Governance score: 4.29/100

Kroger Company's governance score puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Kroger Company is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Kroger Company's controversy score

Controversy score: 3/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Kroger Company scored a 3 out of 5 for controversy – a middle-of-the-table result reflecting that Kroger Company hasn't always managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Kroger Company was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	20.85
Total ESG percentile	22.82
Environmental score	5.05
Environmental score percentile	3
Social score	12.51
Social score percentile	3
Governance score	4.29
Governance score percentile	3
Level of controversy	3

Kroger Company stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 26.07% of net profits

Recently Kroger Company has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Kroger Company shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Kroger Company's case, that would currently equate to about $0 per share.

While Kroger Company's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Kroger Company may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Kroger Company's most recent dividend payout was on 30 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 14 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Kroger Company's stocks ever split?

Kroger Company's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 13 July 2015 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Kroger Company stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Kroger Company stocks, which in turn could have impacted Kroger Company's stock price.

Kroger Company stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Kroger Company's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $43.4611 up to $63.59. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Kroger Company's is 0.471. This would suggest that Kroger Company's stocks are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Kroger Company overview

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 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 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 fuel centers. The Kroger Co.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Kroger Company is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 7.652% of Kroger Company stocks are held by insiders and 75.493% by institutions. How many people work for Kroger Company?
Latest data suggests 414,000 work at Kroger Company. When does the fiscal year end for Kroger Company?
Kroger Company's fiscal year ends in January. Where is Kroger Company based?
Kroger Company's address is: 1014 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH, United States, 45202-1100 What is Kroger Company's ISIN number?
Kroger Company's international securities identification number is: US5010441013 What is Kroger Company's CUSIP number?
Kroger Company's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 501044101

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