Consumer Staples · Food Retail

Kroger: revenue, profit and dividends

In fiscal 2026, Kroger had revenue of $148B, up 3.0% a year on average since 2016, and net income of $1.02B (0.7% of revenue). Its dividend per share has gone up 18 years in a row, to $1.37. It has 33% fewer shares than in 2016.

Revenue, fiscal 2026

$148B+3.0% a year

average annual revenue growth since 2016 · +0.4% vs 2025

Net income, 2026

$1.02B

0.7% of revenue

Diluted EPS, 2026

$1.54

−2.9% a year since 2016

Dividend per share, 2026

$1.37

raised every year since 2009

Revenue growth, 5 years

2.2% a year

since 2021

Shares, 2026

655M

−33.2% since 2016

Free cash flow, 2026

$3.46B

$7.31B from operations − $3.85B capex

Ticker: KR · NYSE
Sector: Consumer Staples
Sub-industry: Food Retail
Headquarters: Cincinnati, Ohio
Founded: 1883
In the S&P 500 since: March 4, 1957, the index’s first day
Latest fiscal year: 2026, ended January 31, 2026
SEC filer: Kroger Co · CIK 0000056873

Revenue and net income

Revenue went from $70.3B in 2008 to $148B in 2026.

RevenueNet income

Fiscal years · US dollarsSource: SEC EDGAR (company filings)

Diluted earnings per share

Diluted EPS went from $0.86 in 2008 to $1.54 in 2026. Ten-year growth: −2.9% a year.

Fiscal years · US dollars per share, adjusted for splitsSource: SEC EDGAR (company filings)

Dividends per share

Raised every year in the data: 18 years in a row, from 2009 to 2026. Ten-year growth: 12.9% a year.

Fiscal years · US dollars per share, adjusted for splitsSource: SEC EDGAR (company filings)

Shares outstanding

33.2% fewer shares in 2026 than in 2016 (980M → 655M): buybacks outweighed new shares.

Fiscal years · diluted weighted-average shares, adjusted for splitsSource: SEC EDGAR (company filings)

Operating cash flow, capex and free cash flow

Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) was $3.46B in 2026, 2.3% of revenue.

Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow

Fiscal years · US dollarsSource: SEC EDGAR (company filings)

Year by year

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin	Diluted EPS	Dividend	Shares	Operating cash flow	Capex	Free cash flow
2026	$148B	$1.02B	0.7%	$1.54	$1.37	655M	$7.31B	$3.85B	$3.46B
2025	$147B	$2.67B	1.8%	$3.67	$1.25	720M	$5.79B	$4.02B	$1.78B
2024	$150B	$2.16B	1.4%	$2.96	$1.13	725M	$6.79B	$3.9B	$2.88B
2023	$148B	$2.24B	1.5%	$3.06	$0.99	727M	$4.5B	$3.08B	$1.42B
2022	$138B	$1.66B	1.2%	$2.17	$0.81	754M	$6.19B	$2.61B	$3.58B
2021	$132B	$2.58B	2.0%	$3.27	$0.70	781M	$6.82B	$2.87B	$3.95B
2020	$122B	$1.66B	1.4%	$2.04	$0.62	805M	$4.66B	$3.13B	$1.54B
2019	$122B	$3.11B	2.6%	$3.76	$0.55	818M	$4.16B	$2.97B	$1.2B
2018	$123B	$1.91B	1.5%	$2.09	$0.49	904M	$3.41B	$2.81B	$604M
2017	$115B	$1.98B	1.7%	$2.05	$0.47	958M	$4.27B	$3.7B	$573M
2016	$110B	$2.04B	1.9%	$2.06	$0.41	980M	$4.92B	$3.35B	$1.57B
2015	$108B	$1.73B	1.6%	$1.72	$0.35	993M	$4.21B	$2.83B	$1.38B
2014	$98.4B	$1.52B	1.5%	$1.45	$0.32	1.04B	$3.57B	$2.33B	$1.24B
2013	$96.6B	$1.5B	1.5%	$1.39	$0.27	1.07B	$2.95B	$2.06B	$892M
2012	$90.3B	$602M	0.7%	$0.51	$0.22	1.19B	$2.66B	$1.9B	$760M
2011	$82B	$1.12B	1.4%	$0.87	$0.20	1.28B	$3.37B	$1.92B	$1.45B
2010	$76.6B	$70M	0.1%	$0.06	$0.18	1.3B	$2.92B	$2.3B	$625M
2009	$76.1B	$1.25B	1.6%	$0.94	$0.18	1.32B	$2.9B	$2.15B	$747M
2008	$70.3B	$1.21B	1.7%	$0.86	$0.15	1.39B	$2.58B	$2.13B	$455M

Fiscal years, labelled by the year in which they end. US dollars; per-share figures and share counts adjusted for splits. —: not in the data.

Stock splits

Found in the filings; per-share figures and share counts on this page are on today’s share basis.

2-for-1 split · first reflected in a filing of September 22, 2015

About these figures

Older years are as filed at the time and may predate later restatements, mergers or spin-offs. How the figures are made.

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Source: SEC EDGAR (company filings), data as of November 8, 2026. Sectors, sub-industries, headquarters and index dates: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.