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Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Kroger Co.KR · shops | |
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| Grade |  C/Don the C/D boundary of 258 graded peers; percentile 57.6, sampling error 2.9 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 149 of 258 |
| Profitability | Cpercentile 43.1 |
| Solvency | Dpercentile 64.4 |
| Growth and financing | Cpercentile 47.5 |
| Reliability | 0.94 AUCfailure model, filers with over $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.97; 61 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 0.52% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | over $2.67B assetstotal assets $50.0B[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none activenot computable: short runway, distress |
| Inputs computable | 10 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Mar 31, 2026192 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $61.422026-10-08; market equity $36.3B; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
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Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Mar 31, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
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. We utilize the data and traffic generated by our retail business to create personalized experiences and value for our customers. This data and traffic also enable our fast-growing, high operating margin alternative profit business, including third-party media revenue.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
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| Profitability, sleeve percentile 43.1 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | not computable | 42.6% | |||||
| required facts have no common fiscal period end | |||||||
| Return on invested capital | 8.3% | [3-11] | 10.9% | 66.3 | 84 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Accruals ratio | (12.3%) | [1,12-14] | (4.9%) | 19.9 | 287 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | not computable | 1.2 pts | |||||
| five annual gross margins are required; found 0 | |||||||
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 64.4 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.04% | |||||
| four consecutive discrete net-income quarters are required; found 4 | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | 1.81 | [1,3,7,15-18] | 1.92 | 49.3 | 208 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.40x | [3,6,8,19] | 1.84x | 59.6 | 100 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Interest coverage | not computable | 2.26x | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2024-02-03; latest annual assets end 2026-01-31 | |||||||
| Current ratio | 0.80x | [15-16] | 1.37x | 84.4 | 295 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 47.5 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | (0.1%) | [2,20-22] | 1.5% | 56.3 | 269 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | 34.5% | [13,23-29] | 5.6% | 17.1 | 147 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Reinvestment rate | (149.6%) | [3-5,15-16,19,23,30-31] | 7.3% | 94.7 | 152 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Asset growth, three years | 0.2% | [1,14,32-33] | 3.4% | 60.1 | 272 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | (7.3%) | [34-35] | (0.6%) | 9.0 | 211 | 2026-03-25 | |
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite 0.037; sampling error 2.9 percentile points on 258 peers.
Among 258 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144 | Victoria's Secret & Co. (VSXY) Victoria's Secret & Co. (VSXY) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 55.6 NYSE · Retail-Women's Clothing Stores market equity $6.9B; last close $86.53 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 55.6 | C | |
| 145 | Cheesecake Factory Inc. (CAKE) Cheesecake Factory Inc. (CAKE) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 56.0 Nasdaq · Retail-Eating Places market equity $5.3B; last close $106.85 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 56.0 | C | |
| 146 | BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (BXC) BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (BXC) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 56.4 NYSE · Wholesale-Lumber, Plywood, Millwork & Wood Panels market equity $560.4M; last close $71.35 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 56.4 | C | |
| 147 | Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (GO) Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (GO) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 56.8 Nasdaq · Retail-Grocery Stores market equity $1.2B; last close $11.93 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 56.8 | C | |
| 148 | Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (DSGR) Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (DSGR) C/Don the C/D boundary; percentile 57.2 Nasdaq · Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies market equity $1.6B; last close $35.07 No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs | 57.2 | C/D | |
| 149 | Kroger Co. (KR) Kroger Co. (KR) C/Don the C/D boundary; percentile 57.6 NYSE · Retail-Grocery Stores market equity $36.3B; last close $61.42 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 57.6 | C/D | |
| 150 | United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) C/Don the C/D boundary; percentile 58.0 NYSE · Wholesale-Groceries, General Line market equity $2.7B; last close $44.06 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 58.0 | C/D | |
| 151 | Autonation, Inc. (AN) Autonation, Inc. (AN) C/Don the C/D boundary; percentile 58.4 NYSE · Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations market equity $5.2B; last close $156.87 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 58.4 | C/D | |
| 152 | Papa Johns International Inc. (PZZA) Papa Johns International Inc. (PZZA) C/Don the C/D boundary; percentile 58.8 Nasdaq · Retail-Eating Places market equity $640.7M; last close $19.45 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 58.8 | C/D | |
| 153 | Autozone Inc. (AZO) Autozone Inc. (AZO) C/Don the C/D boundary; percentile 59.1 NYSE · Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores market equity $47.5B; last close $2,910.72 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 59.1 | C/D | |
| 154 | Stitch Fix, Inc. (SFIX) Stitch Fix, Inc. (SFIX) C/Don the C/D boundary; percentile 59.5 Nasdaq · Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses last close $2.73 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 59.5 | C/D |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | C | 51.2 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | C/D | 57.6 | 258 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | C | 51.5 | 984 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | C/D | 58.8 | 258 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 258 graded peers, about 51 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | (12.7%) | (0.1%) | 37 | hotter than 37 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (18.8%) | (24.1%) | 57 | closer to its high than 57 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | 3.8% | 5.3% | 33 | pricier than 67 of 100 peers |
| Free cash flow yield | 9.5% | 4.2% | 79 | pricier than 21 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | 0.16 | 0.36 | 31 | pricier than 69 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 4.07 | 1.75 | 77 | pricier than 23 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | (36.0%) | (16.7%) | 14 | more equity-funded than 14 of 100 peers |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | (0.11) | 0.02 | 37 | ahead of 37 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $36.3B; EBIT $1.9B; free cash flow $3.5B; book equity $5.8B; sales $147.6B; debt $15.4B; cash $1.7B[36].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: None of 9, period end 2026-01-31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | 1.9% | ✓ pass[12,14] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | $7.3B | ✓ pass[13] |
| Return on assets improved | (3.3 pts) | ✗ fail[12,14,32,37] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $6.3B | ✓ pass[12-13] |
| Long-term leverage fell | (2.4 pts) | ✓ pass[1,14,32,38-39] |
| Current ratio improved | (15.7 pts) | ✗ fail[15-16,30-31] |
| No new shares issued | (7.3%) | ✓ pass[34-35] |
| Gross margin improved | n/a | |
| Asset turnover improved | (10.7 pts) | ✗ fail[2,14,20,32] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | n/a |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | n/a[13,40-44] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| the four latest operating-cash-flow quarters are not consecutive | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 21 |
| 10-Q received Sep 18, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $388.8M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 192 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $50.0B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $147.6B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | $1.9B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | pretax income | us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | $1.2B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | income tax | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $176.0M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $15.9B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $5.9B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $3.3B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $15.9B | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $8.3B | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $4.0B | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $1.0B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $7.3B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $52.6B | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $14.5B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $18.1B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | retained earnings | us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit | $28.9B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | liabilities | us-gaap:Liabilities | $44.0B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | depreciation amortization | us-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization | $3.3B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $147.1B | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $150.0B | 2024-02-03 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $148.3B | 2023-01-28 | 2025-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets | $3.9B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $5.8B | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets | $4.0B | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $6.8B | 2024-02-03 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets | $3.9B | 2024-02-03 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $4.5B | 2023-01-28 | 2025-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets | $3.1B | 2023-01-28 | 2025-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $15.3B | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $15.9B | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $50.5B | 2024-02-03 | 2025-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $49.6B | 2023-01-28 | 2024-04-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 612,575,611 | 2026-03-25 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 660,893,475 | 2025-03-26 | 2025-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 590,588,700 | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-18 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 37 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $2.7B | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 38 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $14.5B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 39 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $15.8B | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-31 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 40 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $3.1B | 2026-08-15 | 2026-09-18 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 41 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $1.8B | 2026-05-23 | 2026-06-26 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 42 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $4.7B | 2025-11-08 | 2025-12-12 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 43 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $3.7B | 2025-08-16 | 2026-09-18 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 44 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $2.1B | 2025-05-24 | 2026-06-26 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 57.6 is 2.4 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.9 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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