The Kroger Company, or simply Kroger, is an American retail company founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
| Revenue (TTM) | $148.65B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $35.64B |
| EBITDA | $8.08B |
| Operating Margin | 3.22% |
| Return on Equity | 13.80% |
| Return on Assets | 5.77% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $232.17 |
| Book Value | $9.25 |
| Price-to-Book | 5.51 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 0.24 |
| EV/Revenue | 0.375 |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.65 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 13.20% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.20% |
| Shares Outstanding | $612.65M |
| Float | $793.50M |
| % Insiders | 8.49% |
| % Institutions | 81.92% |
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A fierce battle is emerging over how Americans shop for groceries—one-stop convenience versus deep discounts, regional loyalty versus national scale, full-service supermarkets versus small-scale efficiency. Two players are defining the fight: Kroger and Aldi.
An Agriculture Department official spoke last week with grocers including Walmart, Kroger and Albertsons, according to people familiar with the matter.
KR uses AI and loyalty data to strengthen its retail media platform, enabling smarter audience targeting and expanding advertising growth opportunities.
The collapse of the Albertsons mega-merger forced Kroger NYSE: KR into a severe reckoning. Antitrust regulators effectively shut the door on transformative coast-to-coast consolidation late last year, and the market aggressively punished the uncertainty.
Kroger said Wednesday it plans to buy regional grocer and pharmacy retailer Giant Eagle in a deal valued at $1.65 billion.
CINCINNATI, July 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced Emilee De Martino will serve as its next Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer. De Martino succeeds Tim Massa, who announced he will be retiring September 18.
KR's $1.65B Giant Eagle acquisition expands its Midwestern footprint, adding $9B in sales and boosting growth across stores and digital channels.
Cost inflation, pricing pressure and cautious shoppers weigh on the Retail - Supermarkets industry, but omnichannel growth, retail media and scale position WMT and KR to navigate industry woes.
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Kroger's $1.65 billion acquisition of Giant Eagle expands its presence across key Midwest and Mid-Atlantic markets as competition intensifies among grocery retailers
