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Kroger

Food Retail

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Operating health48
Growth26
Profitability17
Cash generation55
Balance sheet41
Dilution control100
Key ratios and five-year financials
Latest quarter revenue YoY (2026-08-15)2.0%Revenue growth (FY)0.4%Revenue CAGR (3y)-0.1%Gross margin—Operating margin1.3%Net margin0.7%Free cash flow margin2.3%R&D / revenue—Stock comp / revenue0.1%Net debt / operating cash flow1.90xCurrent ratio0.80Diluted share count change-9.0%
Fiscal year endingFY 2022-01FY 2023-01FY 2024-02FY 2025-02FY 2026-01
Revenue$137.9B$148.3B$150.0B$147.1B$147.6B
Operating income$3.5B$4.1B$3.1B$3.8B$1.9B
Net income$1.7B$2.2B$2.2B$2.7B$1.0B
Operating cash flow$6.2B$4.5B$6.8B$5.8B$7.3B
Capital expenditure$2.6B$3.1B$3.9B$4.0B$3.9B
Free cash flow$3.6B$1.4B$2.9B$1.8B$3.5B
Stock-based comp$203M$190M$172M$175M$157M
Buybacks$1.6B$993M$62M$4.2B$2.7B
Dividends$589M$682M$796M$883M$885M
Cash$1.8B$1.0B$1.9B$4.0B$3.3B
Total debt$12.2B$12.4B$10.2B$16.0B$17.2B
Equity$9.5B$10.0B$11.6B$8.3B$5.9B

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