10-KGrocery Retail

KROGER CO

KR · Period ending 2026-01-31 · Filed 2026-03-31

Valuation

Grocery Retail
Live · Yahoo Finance

Price

$62.96

52-Week Range

$58.60$62.96 now$76.58

Decision Context

Altman Z-Score indicates financial distress risk. Review debt levels and cash runway before any position sizing decision.

Based on filing period ending Jan 2026

FisclearScore is a quantitative model using public financial data and sector median benchmarks (refreshed monthly). Not financial advice. Always conduct independent due diligence.

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Macro Context

SWOT Analysis — KR

Inflationary Boom
Macro lens (Inflationary Boom): Rising costs and tighter margins amplify financial risks in this regime.

Strengths

  • Operating Cash Flow: $7.3B (+26.2% YoY) — Operating cash flow grew 26% — the business generated more cash from day-to-day operations.

Weaknesses

  • Net Income: $1.0B (-61.9% YoY) — Profit fell 62% but remained positive.

  • EPS (Diluted): $1.54 (-58.0% YoY) — Earnings per share fell 58%.

  • Total Assets: $50.0B (-5.1% YoY) — Total assets shrank 5% — the balance sheet contracted.

Opportunities

  • Revenue: $147.6B (+0.4% YoY) — Revenue grew 0% — the company sold more goods or services than the prior year.

Threats

  • Total liabilities are 88% of total assets — the balance sheet is heavily leveraged with limited equity cushion.

  • Current ratio of 0.80x — short-term liabilities exceed current assets, which could create near-term liquidity pressure.

  • Net income dropped 62% year-over-year — a significant compression in profitability.

Financial Charts

Revenue vs Net Income

Margin Trend

Operating Cash Flow

Year-over-Year Changes

Net Income

$1.0B

was $2.7B

−61.9%

Profit fell 62% but remained positive.

EPS (Diluted)

$1.54

was $3.67

−58.0%

Earnings per share fell 58%.

Operating Cash Flow

$7.3B

was $5.8B

+26.2%

Operating cash flow grew 26% — the business generated more cash from day-to-day operations.

Total Assets

$50.0B

was $52.6B

−5.1%

Total assets shrank 5% — the balance sheet contracted.

Revenue

$147.6B

was $147.1B

+0.4%

Revenue grew 0% — the company sold more goods or services than the prior year.

Risk Flags

2 high · 1 medium · 0 low
  • High

    Total liabilities are 88% of total assets — the balance sheet is heavily leveraged with limited equity cushion.

  • High

    Current ratio of 0.80x — short-term liabilities exceed current assets, which could create near-term liquidity pressure.

  • Medium

    Net income dropped 62% year-over-year — a significant compression in profitability.

Price History

Technical Signals

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