Last 48 quarters of trend data · Consumer Defensive · Grocery Stores
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 43.36 | 13.50 | 11.52 | 11.55 | — | 19.15 | 13.29 | 17.12 | 17.83 | 20.78 | 10.27 | 11.42 | 12.89 | — | 9.40 | 18.17 | 21.09 | 11.80 | 13.52 | 14.11 | 16.53 |
| — | -29.5% | -13.4% | -32.5% | — | -7.9% | +29.4% | +49.9% | +38.3% | — | +9.2% | -37.1% | -38.9% | — | -30.4% | +28.7% | +27.6% | -32.7% | -77.9% | — | +59.5% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.25 |
| — | -27.1% | -11.2% | -8.7% | -3.2% | +19.7% | +18.6% | +38.6% | +33.9% | +9.6% | +6.9% | -3.6% | -1.4% | +5.3% | -0.5% | -4.2% | -1.7% | -3.1% | +19.4% | +14.4% | +14.8% | |
| P/B Ratio | 7.37 | 5.90 | 6.38 | 6.68 | 6.04 | 5.00 | 5.11 | 5.18 | 3.38 | 3.09 | 3.10 | 2.88 | 2.94 | 3.32 | 3.30 | 3.26 | 3.38 | 3.55 | 3.80 | 3.43 | 3.35 |
| — | +18.0% | +24.9% | +29.0% | +78.6% | +61.6% | +64.7% | +79.7% | +15.1% | -6.9% | -6.0% | -11.5% | -13.1% | -6.5% | -13.0% | -4.9% | +0.9% | +1.7% | +26.7% | +24.6% | +30.2% | |
| P/FCF | 12.29 | 8616.88 | 22.38 | 5.51 | 1328.63 | 18.84 | 10.30 | 20.63 | — | 39.14 | 9.18 | 9.06 | — | 15.23 | 4.90 | 23.77 | 104.98 | 13.37 | 24.98 | 10.18 | 8.13 |
| — | +45639.7% | +117.2% | -73.3% | — | -51.9% | +12.2% | +127.6% | — | +156.9% | +87.2% | -61.9% | — | +13.9% | -80.4% | +133.5% | +1191.8% | -39.1% | +418.5% | -89.6% | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.76 | 8.55 | 6.75 | 7.25 | — | 9.39 | 6.45 | 8.84 | 8.71 | 8.10 | 5.59 | 6.12 | 7.18 | 34.62 | 5.14 | 7.76 | 7.93 | 7.51 | 5.33 | 7.24 | 7.55 |
| — | -8.9% | +4.5% | -18.0% | — | +15.8% | +15.5% | +44.5% | +21.3% | -76.6% | +8.8% | -21.2% | -9.5% | +361.0% | -3.6% | +7.2% | +5.1% | -4.7% | -14.9% | -57.6% | +6.7% | |
| EV / EBIT | 33.08 | 14.66 | 11.66 | 12.06 | — | 18.19 | 12.68 | 17.94 | 16.86 | 19.82 | 10.46 | 12.29 | 13.49 | — | 9.59 | 17.67 | 20.52 | 12.53 | 13.91 | 15.01 | 18.02 |
| — | -19.4% | -8.0% | -32.8% | — | -8.2% | +21.2% | +46.1% | +25.0% | — | +9.0% | -30.5% | -34.2% | — | -31.0% | +17.7% | +13.8% | -28.5% | -58.7% | — | +56.5% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 23.3% | 22.7% | 23.0% | 23.4% | 23.3% | 23.0% | 23.4% | 23.1% | 22.9% | 22.6% | 22.4% | 22.7% | 22.0% | 21.8% | 22.3% | 21.8% | 21.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% | 22.2% | 21.7% |
| — | -1.4% | -1.6% | +1.3% | +2.1% | +2.0% | +4.5% | +1.6% | +3.7% | +3.5% | +0.4% | +4.4% | +3.1% | +4.2% | +3.2% | -1.9% | -1.3% | -2.1% | -4.5% | -3.3% | -5.6% | |
| Operating Margin | 1.3% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 3.6% | -4.6% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 2.7% | -1.4% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 2.7% |
| — | +10.3% | +4.1% | +35.0% | -284.9% | +5.8% | +2.5% | -17.5% | -8.3% | +269.9% | -12.2% | +35.8% | +9.2% | -151.4% | -3.5% | -18.8% | -9.7% | +4.0% | +73.1% | +668.1% | +2.2% | |
| Net Margin | 0.7% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2.5% | -3.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.9% | -0.5% | 2.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.5% |
| — | +3.2% | +2.0% | +34.2% | -312.2% | +30.6% | -8.2% | -6.9% | -3.4% | +358.4% | -1.8% | +53.3% | +63.5% | -125.2% | +43.1% | -24.2% | -23.2% | +43.2% | +339.2% | +782.5% | -28.6% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 14.3% | 10.4% | 14.5% | 13.3% | -16.2% | 6.7% | 10.1% | 6.0% | 4.9% | 3.7% | 7.9% | 6.5% | 5.9% | -1.7% | 9.2% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 7.7% | 7.1% | 6.0% | 5.2% |
| — | +55.3% | +44.4% | +121.6% | -432.6% | +79.1% | +27.8% | -7.3% | -17.9% | +323.1% | -14.3% | +42.8% | +45.7% | -121.8% | +30.5% | -24.3% | -21.0% | +52.0% | +373.2% | +859.9% | -19.0% | |
| ROA | 2.0% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 1.7% | -2.5% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1.3% | -0.4% | 1.9% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| — | +12.7% | +10.1% | +54.1% | -331.6% | +26.0% | -11.8% | -24.0% | -15.0% | +352.3% | -3.7% | +60.1% | +58.3% | -124.0% | +42.5% | -20.7% | -18.0% | +55.6% | +370.8% | +820.3% | -25.2% | |
| ROIC | 5.0% | 2.4% | 3.7% | 3.4% | -4.0% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 2.4% | -1.3% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 4.0% | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| — | +11.3% | +9.6% | +44.4% | -287.9% | +4.1% | +0.5% | -24.2% | -10.9% | +266.5% | -11.5% | +45.6% | +10.1% | -151.1% | -4.5% | -18.4% | -6.5% | +11.0% | +86.0% | +722.0% | +9.6% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 4.16 | 4.13 | 3.63 | 4.16 | 3.58 | 2.71 | 2.83 | 3.03 | 2.31 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.66 | 1.77 | 1.87 | 1.88 | 2.04 | 2.04 | 2.11 | 2.21 | 2.17 | 2.18 |
| — | +52.3% | +28.3% | +37.3% | +55.0% | +75.2% | +82.0% | +82.6% | +30.3% | -17.2% | -17.3% | -18.6% | -13.1% | -11.6% | -14.9% | -6.0% | -6.5% | -7.7% | -3.6% | +0.6% | +6.0% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 4.25 | 14.14 | 9.82 | 11.74 | — | 14.18 | 9.86 | 13.86 | 17.27 | 11.37 | 7.85 | 9.27 | 11.17 | 52.18 | 7.82 | 12.19 | 12.14 | 11.44 | 8.04 | 11.63 | 12.44 |
| — | -0.3% | -0.4% | -15.3% | — | +24.8% | +25.6% | +49.5% | +54.6% | -78.2% | +0.3% | -23.9% | -8.0% | +356.0% | -2.7% | +4.8% | -2.4% | -12.2% | -29.4% | -62.7% | -5.6% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.88 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 1.54 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.80 |
| — | -25.8% | -16.6% | -16.3% | -42.9% | +8.6% | +9.7% | +18.8% | +92.1% | +12.2% | +12.2% | +9.7% | +6.0% | +8.1% | +2.0% | -1.5% | -5.1% | -9.0% | -8.3% | -8.3% | -4.5% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.42 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 1.07 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.35 |
| — | -42.9% | -26.7% | -18.5% | -57.6% | +16.7% | +15.3% | +42.0% | +226.6% | +26.3% | +26.5% | +22.7% | +22.9% | +31.3% | +19.0% | -10.2% | -23.4% | -25.3% | -20.3% | -6.7% | -1.0% | |
| Interest Coverage | 2.88 | 6.38 | 6.63 | 8.49 | -8.39 | 4.60 | 4.91 | 5.61 | 10.11 | 8.10 | 10.43 | 10.14 | 9.84 | -1.09 | 9.04 | 6.40 | 5.33 | 8.28 | 5.49 | 6.38 | 5.16 |
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The Kroger Co.'s current P/E is 43.4x. The average P/E over the last 3 quarters is 12.2x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
The Kroger Co.'s current operating margin is 1.3%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking The Kroger Co.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.