Screener / SEC EDGAR /CIK 0000056873 /10-K filed Mar 31, 2026, compared with Apr 1, 2025 /Numbers from the XBRL of the 10-Ks
Consumer staples peers:
NYSE Consumer staples · Grocery Stores

Kroger KR

The Kroger Co. (the “Company” or “Kroger”) was founded in 1883 and incorporated in 1902. 10-K, Item 1

Headquarters
Cincinnati, OH
Next results
around Dec 3, 2026
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KR among Consumer staples peers

Six ratios from the latest 10-K. Each corner is the share of 32 peers the company is above, not a score.

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Revenue growth: 0.4%, above 31% of 32 peers (their median 2.2%) REVENUE GROWTH 0.4% · above 31% Operating margin: 1.4%, above 7% of 28 peers (their median 14.1%) OPERATING MARGIN 1.4% · above 7% Net margin: 0.7%, above 6% of 32 peers (their median 8.8%) NET MARGIN 0.7% · above 6% FCF margin: 1.6%, above 6% of 32 peers (their median 10.7%) FCF MARGIN 1.6% · above 6% Return on capital: 7.6%, above 29% of 24 peers (their median 12.3%) RETURN ON CAPITAL 7.6% · above 29%
KR Peer median Below the median

What changed

1 new risk paragraph and 1 accounting fact worth reading about. 10-K filed Mar 31, 2026 against Apr 1, 2025.

Each row opens the detail with the quote and the filing. A row is a change worth reading, not a verdict.

Accounting checks

10 checks on the latest 10-K. Checks, not verdicts.

How it works

1fact worth reading about the other 9 checks found nothing to note

  • Material impairment (8-K item 2.06)
    8-K item 2.06 (material impairments) filed Dec 5, 2025 (2 in 2 years)
  • Receivables -0.1% vs revenue +0.4% (-0.5 pts)
8 more checks with nothing to note
  • Cash from operations $7.3B vs net income $1.0B (FY ending Jan 31, 2026)
  • Same auditor in both 10-Ks: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  • No statement of substantial doubt about going concern
  • No 8-K item 4.02 in the last 2 years
  • No NT 10-K or NT 10-Q in the last 2 years
  • The same matters as last year: Litigation Contingencies Related to Opioid Claims and Merger Termination
  • No sentence in the 10-K concludes that controls were not effective because of a material weakness
  • No 8-K item 1.03 in the last 2 years

In their words

1 paragraph in Risk Factors that was not in the 10-K filed Apr 1, 2025. Quoted as filed.

  1. Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Apr 1, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
    The emergence of artificial intelligence-powered agentic shopping tools, in which AI agents autonomously research, compare and purchase products on behalf of consumers could further disrupt traditional grocery retail. If customers increasingly delegate purchasing decisions to AI agents that prioritize price, speed or other factors over…

New risk paragraphs, against peers

Latest 10-K of each, Consumer staples companies closest in revenue

Paragraphs in Risk Factors with nothing like them in the company's 10-K the year before. A count of text, not of risk.

Financial performance

Last 4 fiscal years · 10-K XBRL

All years
MetricFY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$148.3B$150.0B$147.1B$147.6B
Net income$2.2B$2.2B$2.7B$1.0B
Operating cash flow$4.5B$6.8B$5.8B$7.3B
Free cash flow$1.4B$2.9B$1.8B$3.5B

Revenue, FY2016 to FY2025

Ten fiscal years, each from its own 10-K · XBRL · USD

$147.6B ▲ 0.4% in FY2025

FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Every number, year by year

Recent filings

1 filing in the last 30 days · SEC EDGAR

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About the company

Kroger, Cincinnati, OH · from the 10-K filed Mar 31, 2026

The Kroger Co. (the “Company” or “Kroger”) was founded in 1883 and incorporated in 1902. Our Company is built on the foundation of our retail grocery business, which includes the added convenience of our retail pharmacies and fuel centers. Our strategy is focused on growing households and increasing customer loyalty by delivering great value and convenience, and investing in Fresh, Our Brands, Personalization and eCommerce.

Headquarters
Cincinnati, OH
Country
United States
Reports in
USD
Listed on
NYSE
Fiscal year ends
January 30
Last results
Sep 11, 2026
Incorporated in
OH

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Sources

The 10-K filed Mar 31, 2026 (open at SEC), compared with the 10-K filed Apr 1, 2025. Numbers from the XBRL of the 10-Ks; filings from SEC EDGAR.

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