The Kroger Co. is one of the world's largest food retailers. The Kroger Co. formats include supermarkets, price-impact warehouse stores, and multi-department stores, which are similar to supercenters, but offer an expanded variety of national brand appeal and general merchandise. Kroger also operates convenience stores, C-stores provide valuable synergies for the rapid expansion of supermarket fuel centers. Kroger fine jewelry stores under names like Fred Meyer Jewelers and Littman Jewelers. This is a high-margin business with good cash flow. Kroger is the only major U.S. supermarket company to operate an economical three-tier distribution system. Kroger also operates food production or manufacturing facilities producing high quality private-label products that provide value for customers and enhanced margins for Kroger. Kroger operates supermarket fuel centers, which are a natural addition to one-stop-shopping strategy.
Revenue (Most Recent Fiscal Year) | $147.12B |
Net Income (Most Recent Fiscal Year) | $2.67B |
PE Ratio (Current Year Earnings Estimate) | 13.82 |
PE Ratio (Trailing 12 Months) | 14.63 |
PEG Ratio (Long Term Growth Estimate) | 1.96 |
Price to Sales Ratio (Trailing 12 Months) | 0.29 |
Price to Book Ratio (Most Recent Quarterly Book Value per Share) | 5.23 |
Price to Cash Ratio (Most Recent Annual Cash Flow per Share) | 6.10 |
Pre-Tax Margin (Trailing 12 Months) | 2.27% |
Net Margin (Trailing 12 Months) | 1.81% |
Return on Equity (Trailing 12 Months) | 28.17% |
Return on Assets (Trailing 12 Months) | 5.96% |
Current Ratio (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | 0.96 |
Quick Ratio (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | 0.52 |
Debt to Common Equity (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | 2.13 |
Inventory Turnover (Trailing 12 Months) | 16.27 |
Book Value per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | $12.55 |
Earnings per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | $1.14 |
Earnings per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Year) | $4.47 |
Diluted Earnings per Share (Trailing 12 Months) | $3.67 |
Exchange | NYSE |
Sector | Consumer Defensive |
Industry | Grocery Stores |
Common Shares Outstanding | 660.89M |
Free Float | 657.99M |
Market Capitalization | $43.33B |
Average Volume (Last 20 Days) | 6.33M |
Beta (Past 60 Months) | 0.58 |
Percentage Held By Insiders (Latest Annual Proxy Report) | 0.44% |
Percentage Held By Institutions (Latest 13F Reports) | 80.93% |
Annual Dividend (Based on Last Quarter) | $1.28 |
Dividend Yield (Based on Last Quarter) | 1.95% |