The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

KR

Concerning the House

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.

United States · www.thekrogerco.com

The Long Run

FY 2009–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$147.12B+4.4%
Operating income$3.10B+1.8%
Net income$2.16B+4.2%
Cash from ops$6.79B+9.8%
Quotation

$57.23

+1.17 (+2.1%)

52w hi$75.20
52w lo$55.53
Vol5.22M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.45

Short-0.35
Medium-0.57
Long-0.42

computed 2026-08-12

By the Numbers

The Kroger Co.

Consumer Defensive · Grocery Stores

Market cap$35.06B
Enterprise value$66.03B
Trailing P/E33.47x
Forward P/E10.33x
EV / EBITDA8.17x
P / S (ttm)
Profit margin0.7%
Return on equity13.8%
Revenue growth+2.2%
Earnings growth+13.2%
Debt / equity373.45
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX-0.28
Corr SPX-0.17
Annual vol27.1%
Annual ret+6.3%
Sharpe0.23
Max DD-26.5%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.16
Sector+0.02
Technical-0.20
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-12

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$56.52$57.53$56.56$57.235.22M
Aug 12$55.28$56.38$55.14$56.065.47M
Aug 11$56.14$56.99$55.81$56.256.35M
Aug 10$57.04$57.04$56.24$56.485.90M
Aug 7$56.70$56.91$56.19$56.737.38M