The Kroger Co. (KR) Guidance & Earnings Results

On 2026-09-11 The Kroger Co. mixed guidance: "FY26 identical sales without fuel lowered to 0.2-0.8% from 1.0-2.0%; FY26 FIFO operating profit reaffirmed $5.0-5.2B; FY26 adjusted EPS reaffirmed $5.10-5.30; FY26 free cash flow reaffirmed $2.7-2.9B; FY26 capex…" — from its own filing, as read by EquiReason.

Source: SEC EDGAR filings · figures as of 2026-08-15 · read by EquiReason

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Market cap: 39.4B
P/E TTM: 36.1
Dividend yield: 2.2%
52-week: —
Next earnings: 2 Dec, in 39 days

What management guided

each earnings 8-K · figures checked against the filing text

Release	Direction	What they said
11 Sep 26	Mixed	FY26 identical sales without fuel lowered to 0.2-0.8% from 1.0-2.0%; FY26 FIFO operating profit reaffirmed $5.0-5.2B; FY26 adjusted EPS reaffirmed $5.10-5.30; FY26 free cash flow reaffirmed $2.7-2.9B; FY26 capex reaffirmed $3.8-4.0B; FY26 tax rate 23% · full year
18 Jun 26	Reaffirmed	ID sales 1.0-2.0%; FIFO Op Profit $5.0-5.2B; EPS $5.10-5.30; FCF $2.7-2.9B; CapEx $3.8-4.0B · full year
5 Mar 26	Raised	Expects $400M eCommerce operating profit improvement in 2026 · full year
4 Dec 25	Raised	FY2025 ID sales without fuel 2.8-3.0% (narrowed from 2.7-3.4%), EPS $4.75-$4.80 (raised lower end from $4.70) · full year
11 Sep 25	Raised	Identical sales guidance raised to 2.7%-3.4% from 2.25%-3.25%; operating profit to $4.8-$4.9B; EPS to $4.70-$4.80 · full year

The Kroger Co. — questions

What guidance did The Kroger Co. give?: On 2026-09-11: "FY26 identical sales without fuel lowered to 0.2-0.8% from 1.0-2.0%; FY26 FIFO operating profit reaffirmed $5.0-5.2B; FY26 adjusted EPS reaffirmed $5.10-5.30; FY26 free cash flow reaffirmed $2.7-2.9B; FY26 capex reaffirmed $3.8-4.0B; FY26 tax rate 23%"
When does The Kroger Co. report earnings?: The Kroger Co.'s next earnings report is expected on 2026-12-02.

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