The Kroger Co. (KR)
Consumer Defensive · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for KR is $71.05, 11.7% above the last close of $63.63 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $56.74 to $81.47. Rating consensus: Buy.
Snapshot
- P/E34.4x
- P/E vs sector+46.9%
- P/E vs own-19.5%
- Target upside+11.7%
- ConsensusBuy
- Market cap$37.58B
- FCF yield+6.0%
- Insiders-$4.43M
- Earnings in48d
- News
Why it moved
The Kroger Co. (KR) rose 1.5% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Consumer Defensive stocks rose 1.0%. Most of the move came from its sector.
1 story on the day (30-day average 1.0).
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $63.63 · -5.5% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendbearish
- Sector▲ +2.6%
- MAs20▲ 50▲ 100▲ 200▲
- Above MAs4 of 4 above
- MA20×50↓ in ~45d
- RSI63
- Support-0.3%
- Resistance+4.9%
- Off 52w high-14.8%
- Off ATH-14.8%
- 52w range$63.63
- Bollingerupper half
- MACD0.36
- ATR+2.6%
- Volume0.8x
Analyst price targets
16 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $63.63 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 1 · Buy 12 · Hold 12 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 0
Revenue and free cash flow
Q2 FY2026: Revenue +2.0% year over year, free cash flow 0.0% of revenue, operating margin 2.8%.
| Q2 FY2026 | Aug 15, 2026 | $34.62B | 1.05 | $1M | 22.7% | 2.8% | 1.9% |
| Q1 FY2026 | May 23, 2026 | $46.12B | 1.46 | $462M | 23.0% | 3.1% | 2.0% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Jan 31, 2026 | $34.73B | 1.36 | $1.8B | 23.4% | 3.6% | 2.5% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Nov 8, 2025 | $33.86B | -2.02 | $8M | 23.3% | -4.6% | -3.9% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Aug 16, 2025 | $33.94B | 0.91 | $615M | 23.0% | 2.5% | 1.8% |
| Q1 FY2025 | May 24, 2025 | $45.12B | 1.29 | $1.1B | 23.4% | 2.9% | 1.9% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Feb 1, 2025 | $34.31B | 0.90 | $520M | 23.1% | 2.7% | 1.8% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Nov 9, 2024 | $33.63B | 0.84 | -$28M | 22.9% | 2.5% | 1.8% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $34.62 | +1.3% | 0.0% | +5.4% | 34.8 | $47.11B | |
| 2 |  | $82.22 | +0.1% | -7.9% | +8.8% | 22.5 | $40.45B | |
| 3 |  | $82.61 | -0.4% | -6.2% | -4.9% | 22.6 | $39.81B | |
| 4 |  | $104.54 | -2.5% | -11.7% | +0.6% | 213.3 | $37.88B | |
| 5 | | $63.63 | +1.5% | -14.8% | +11.7% | 34.4 | $37.58B | |
| 6 |  | $18.91 | +1.3% | -2.4% | -5.4% | 21.7 | $36.32B | |
| 7 |  | $105.57 | +1.4% | -8.6% | +11.1% | 18.0 | $35.11B | |
| 8 |  | $170.83 | +1.3% | -26.6% | +18.2% | 23.3 | $34.32B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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