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KR

KROGER CO
$59.48 ▲ +1.47%
Prev close $58.62
Market cap$35.9B
ConsensusHold
12-mo target$68.14 (+14.6%)
▲ Bullish
Analyst conviction 6/10
High Impact Filing (8/10)41 New Institutional Positions9 Institutional ExitsCongressional Activity (3) Consumer & Retail
Snapshot
The big-picture read on KR right now — valuation, ownership and activity at a glance.
Market Cap
$35.9B
Cap Size
Large Cap
Analyst Consensus
Buy (58%)
Inst. Holders
50 funds
Inst. Value
$22.6B
Inst. Activity
41 buys / 9 sells
Insider Activity
$0.00 buy / $6.2M sell
Insider Net $
-$6.2M
Social Sentiment
40° Cool
SEC Reports
17
Congressional
9 trades
Price chart 30d +2.2%
Daily candles (open–high–low–close) with volume. Green = up day, red = down day.
Vol
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Sep 30, 2026 Event
Alpha Modus, Corp. v. Kroger Co The
Court ruling (txed) — Docket: 2:25-cv-00923
Sep 25, 2026 leadership
President of Kroger Health Colleen Lindholz announces retirement after 31 years of service
CINCINNATI, Sept. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) announced today that Colleen Lin
Sep 25, 2026 Insider
Shaffer Megan N. surrendered for taxes 269 shares
Group Vice President @ $58.74 ($15.8K)
Sep 25, 2026 Insider
Vincent George H. surrendered for taxes 1,677 shares
Executive Vice President @ $58.74 ($98.5K)
Sep 25, 2026 Insider
DEMARTINO EMILEE F. was granted 12,769 shares
Executive Vice President
Sep 11, 2026 SEC
Kroger reported Q2 2026 GAAP EPS of $1.05, in line with consensus of $1.05, on revenue of $34.62B vs $34.53B consensus (
8-K — Impact 5/10
Sep 2, 2026 SEC
Kroger appointed Mark Ibbotson, a former Walmart executive and McKinsey senior advisor, as Executive Vice President and
8-K — Impact 3/10
Jul 24, 2026 Congress
David Taylor buy
$1,001 - $15,000 — House
Analyst ratings buy % -1.7%
How Wall Street rates the stock today, and the latest firm-by-firm actions.
Hold 58% rate it Buy or better · 33 analysts
Strong Buy 9 27% Buy 10 30% Hold 14 42% Sell 0 0% Strong Sell 0 0%
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmActionRatingFirm rating
Sep 15, 2026GuggenheimMAINTAINBuy 52%
Sep 14, 2026Telsey Advisory GroupMAINTAINOutperform 51%
Sep 14, 2026Evercore ISI GroupMAINTAINOutperform 59%
Sep 1, 2026CitigroupMAINTAINNeutral 55%
Aug 11, 2026Evercore ISI GroupMAINTAINOutperform 59%
Jul 7, 2026Evercore ISI GroupMAINTAINOutperform 59%
Jul 2, 2026GuggenheimREITERATEBuy 52%
Jun 23, 2026CitigroupMAINTAINNeutral 55%
Jun 22, 2026UBSMAINTAINNeutral 55%
Jun 22, 2026Telsey Advisory GroupMAINTAINOutperform 51%
Monthly consensus history
PeriodStr. BuyBuyHoldSellStr. SellBuy %Distribution
Sep 1, 2026910140058%
Aug 1, 2026910140058%
Jul 1, 2026910140058%
Jun 1, 2026910140058%
May 1, 2026910140058%
Apr 1, 2026910140058%
Mar 1, 2026910140058%
Feb 1, 2026911130061%
Price targets
Where 22 covering analysts think KR trades over the next 12 months.
$68.14 +14.6% upside Buy
Current$59.48 Low$57.00 Median$68.00 High$85.00 22 analysts
$57.00$85.00
Analyst rating Buy· 2.0/5 as of Oct 2, 2026
Social media sentiment
Retail-investor mood aggregated across social media. 0° = very bearish, 100° = very bullish.
40°
Cool
BearishNeutralBullish
1 mentions 0 bullish 1 bearish 0 neutral
Recent posts
wallstreetbets Bearish 1mo ago
A surplus of food outbreaks, but no toilet paper shortages (for now)
▲ 0 · 💬 0
Reports & filings
AI-scored summaries of recent SEC filings and press releases, with sentiment and impact.
17 SEC filing reports analyzed · 4 bullish, 1 bearish, 2 mixed, 10 neutral · avg impact 3.8/10.
MIXED8-K5/10
Kroger reported Q2 2026 GAAP EPS of $1.05, in line with consensus of $1.05, on revenue of $34.62B vs
Sep 11, 2026
NEUTRAL8-K3/10
Kroger appointed Mark Ibbotson, a former Walmart executive and McKinsey senior advisor, as Executive
Sep 2, 2026
NEUTRALCOURT-RULING2/10
The Delaware Court of Chancery denied Albertsons' motion to compel Kroger to produce broader interna
Jul 6, 2026
BULLISHCOURT-RULING4/10
Kroger successfully obtained dismissal of breach of contract and conversion claims brought by WG Sec
Jul 4, 2026
Upcoming & catalyst events
Scheduled dates plus disclosed catalysts — earnings, dividends, enforcement, FDA and clinical-trial events. Colored dot = impact.
Sep 30, 2026
Enforcement
Alpha Modus, Corp. v. Kroger Co The
Court ruling (txed) — Docket: 2:25-cv-00923
Sep 30, 2026
Enforcement
Alpha Modus, Corp. v. Kroger Co The
Court ruling (txed) — Docket: 2:25-cv-00923
Sep 25, 2026
leadership
President of Kroger Health Colleen Lindholz announces retirement after 31 years of service
CINCINNATI, Sept. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) announced today that Colleen Lindholz, president of Kroger Health, will retire aft
Sep 22, 2026
other
Kroger Details AI Strategy Built on Decades Retail Expertise at GroceryShop 2026
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), America's grocer, today outlined its artificial intelligence strategy at GroceryS
Sep 21, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: KR — 59.5% short (1.3M / 2.1M)
Short: 1,278,130 | Exempt: 274 | TRF Vol: 2,148,137 | Short Ratio: 59.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Earnings estimates
Forecast earnings per share and revenue by period — and whether estimates are rising.
PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth30d RevUp/DnRevenue#
Current Q$1.05$1.04–$1.071.2%+0.2%2↑ 1↓$34.5B18
Next Q$1.35$1.27–$1.405.9%-2.9%1↑ 2↓$35.4B19
Current FY$5.19$5.10–$5.256.9%-0.4%2↑ 2↓$150.7B23
Next FY$5.51$5.29–$6.016.3%-0.4%2↑ 2↓$152.4B23
Current-quarter EPS estimate — revision history
WhenEPS estimateChange vs now
Current$1.053—
7d ago$1.052+0.001
30d ago$1.051+0.002
60d ago$1.051+0.002
90d ago$1.138-0.085
Institutional ownership
Which big funds own KR (from quarterly 13F filings) and who is adding or trimming.
50 institutional holders with $22.6B total value (407,904,972 shares) as of 2026-Q2. Top holders: BlackRock,, BERKSHIRE, VANGUARD. Net buying activity: 41 institutions added/increased vs 9 reduced.
Top holders — 2026-Q2
FundSharesValue% TrackedLast move
BlackRock, Inc.54,330,207$3.0B13.3%—
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC39,000,000$2.2B9.6%—
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC35,522,344$2.0B8.7%—
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC30,961,732$1.7B7.6%—
STATE STREET CORP29,233,695$1.6B7.2%—
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP16,920,677$939.6M4.1%TRIM -27.9%
FMR LLC16,603,705$922.0M4.1%—
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC15,753,578$871.5M3.8%—
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC15,016,165$833.8M3.7%—
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP12,526,239$695.6M3.1%—
Recent position changes
FundActionPrevCurrentChangeValue
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLPTRIM23,470,02316,920,677-27.9%$939.6M
MORGAN STANLEYTRIM12,569,4489,406,747-25.2%$522.4M
NORGES BANKNEW—6,647,904—$369.2M
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCADD4,360,2935,910,667+35.6%$325.7M
ROYAL BANK OF CANADAADD2,363,8193,600,621+52.3%$199.9M
BARCLAYS PLCADD2,242,0223,292,701+46.9%$182.8M
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INCADD2,268,3313,000,213+32.3%$166.6M
STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEMADD2,285,0872,929,710+28.2%$162.7M
JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTDDOUBLED570,0422,768,645+385.7%$153.7M
JANE STREET GROUP, LLCDOUBLED38,7882,647,097+6724.5%$147.0M
Insider activity
Buying and selling by company executives and directors (SEC Form 4).
23 insiders, 50 transactions. Net -$6.2M — $0.00 bought, $6.2M sold.
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Sep 25, 2026Shaffer Megan N.Group Vice PresidentTAX W/H269$58.74$15.8K
Sep 25, 2026Vincent George H.Executive Vice PresidentTAX W/H1,677$58.74$98.5K
Sep 25, 2026DEMARTINO EMILEE F.Executive Vice PresidentAWARD12,769——
Sep 18, 2026Adcock Mary EllenExecutive Vice PresidentEXERCISE37,960$34.94$1.3M
Sep 18, 2026Adcock Mary EllenExecutive Vice PresidentEXERCISE10,846$38.32$415.6K
Sep 18, 2026Adcock Mary EllenExecutive Vice PresidentSELL37,960$60.74$2.3M
Sep 18, 2026Adcock Mary EllenExecutive Vice PresidentSELL10,846$60.64$657.7K
Sep 18, 2026Adcock Mary EllenExecutive Vice PresidentSELL24,095$60.68$1.5M
Sep 1, 2026Aufreiter Nora ADirectorAWARD72.606$57.94$4.2K
Sep 1, 2026Gates AnneDirectorAWARD188.308$57.94$10.9K
Congressional trades
KR trades disclosed by members of Congress, with disclosure delay.
4 members · 5 buys / 4 sells
DateMemberPartyChamberTypeAmountAssetDisclosed
Jul 24, 2026David TaylorRHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000The Kroger CoAug 7, 2026(15d)
Jul 24, 2026David TaylorRHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000The Kroger CoAug 7, 2026(15d)
Jul 7, 2026Ro KhannaDHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000The Kroger CoAug 12, 2026(37d)
Jun 2, 2026Ro KhannaDHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000The Kroger CoJul 8, 2026(37d)
Mar 24, 2026David TaylorRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000The Kroger CoApr 3, 2026(11d)
Feb 26, 2026David TaylorRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000The Kroger CoMar 9, 2026(12d)
Feb 26, 2026John BoozmanRSENATEBUY$1,001 - $15,000The Kroger CoMar 6, 2026(9d)
Oct 3, 2025Julie JohnsonDHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000The Kroger CoAug 6, 2026(308d)
Oct 3, 2025Julie JohnsonDHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000The Kroger CoAug 6, 2026(308d)
Short interest & halts
FINRA semi-monthly short positions, Reg SHO threshold status, and recent trading halts for KR.
Shares short
29,646,792
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
Change vs prior
+3.7%
Semi-monthly cycle
Days to cover
4.0
At avg daily volume
Of shares outstanding
≈5.0%
Estimate — not % of float
All KR filing & press-release reports (17)