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Kroger
Consumer Staples · Food Retail · US
$63.57
Data: 2026-01-31
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

WEAK MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$41.5B
Total market value of the company
42.60
Expensive — high growth expected
11.70
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+1.2%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
0.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
14.4%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$75.55
+19% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 22 analysts covering this stock
About Kroger

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.

https://www.thekrogerco.com

Country: United States Employees: 403,000 Industry: Grocery Stores
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
49.4% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
2.5% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
11.1% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$112.00
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
43.2%
Trading below fair value — margin of safety exists
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
66.5th
Ranks in the top 34% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
88.0
Quality Score
41.0
Combined
44.1

Trading at $66 against a fair value of $112, a 41% discount. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 64% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
0.624
Good returns relative to risk taken
0.0453
Modest edge detected — smaller position warranted
0.697
Acceptable balance between returns and drawdown risk
Annual Return
13.6%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-19.4%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
BEAR
Statistical model detects bearish conditions
Days in State
232
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.46
Very low correlation to market moves
52W High
$76.58
17% below the year high
52W Low
$58.60
8% above the year low
Avg Volume
5,902,698
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
5.3
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
4.9%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
213.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$1.54
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

4.16
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
0.80
Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag
Quick Ratio
0.31
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
24.1%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
3.4%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$3.4B
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$147.6B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$1.0B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
22
Target High
$86.00
Target Median
$75.55
Target Low
$61.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-03-12 JABBAR VALERIE L Officer 13,140
2026-03-12 NICHOLS BRIAN W Officer 5,558
2026-03-12 KENNERLEY DAVID JOHN CHRISTOPHER Chief Financial Officer 18,386
2026-03-12 KELLEY JOSEPH MICHAEL Officer 9,345
2026-03-12 SHAFFER MEGAN N Officer 4,159
2026-03-12 VINCENT GEORGE H. Officer 8,455
2026-03-12 FIKE CARIN L Officer and Treasurer 3,194
2026-03-12 ARREAGA GABRIEL Officer 6,504
2026-03-12 ADCOCK MARY ELLEN Officer 29,481
2026-03-12 COSSET YAEL Officer 36,961
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
Insider Intelligence
Political Trading Activity

Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument

Date Politician Party Type Amount
2026-04-24 Ro Khanna Democrat Purchase 1K–15K
2026-04-13 Ro Khanna Democrat Purchase 1K–15K
2026-04-13 Ro Khanna Democrat Purchase 1K–15K
2026-04-13 Ro Khanna Democrat Sale 15K–50K
Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at
Insider Intelligence
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