GO vs KR vs MUSA Stock Comparison

Grocery Outlet Holding, Kroger and Murphy USA Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KR Kroger Co
$65.86 +12.1% 1M -3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$39.51B
P/E
50.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$137.15B
Div. yield
–
Grocery Stores Consumer Staples
3 wins
MUSA Murphy USA Inc.
$531.00 +3.8% 1M +34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.37B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.48B
Div. yield
–
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Murphy USA leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Murphy USA 7, Kroger 3, Grocery Outlet Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGOKRMUSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.23B $39.51B $9.37B KR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x 50.9x 15.2x MUSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.3x 12.4x 14.9x KR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% -6.7% +10.3% MUSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.0% 0.6% 2.9% MUSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -27.1% 5.7% 24.3% MUSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 3.4x 1.7x GO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.2% -3.2% +34.8% MUSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.0%/yr +10.7%/yr +26.7%/yr MUSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.4% 29.9% 39.5% KR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 33/100 54/100 MUSA

Percentile Scorecard

GOKRMUSA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGOKRMUSA
Valuation 46 #22 of 40 49 #21 of 40 54 #19 of 40
Growth 14 #33 of 38 8 #35 of 38 65 #14 of 38
Profitability 20 #29 of 36 31 #25 of 36 77 #9 of 36
Financial Health 41 #24 of 40 15 #34 of 40 21 #32 of 40
Shareholder Returns 7 #26 of 28 63 #11 of 28 56 #13 of 28
Overall 26 33 54
  • GO ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • KR ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • MUSA ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGOKRMUSASPY
1 month +16.4%+12.1%+3.8% -0.2%
3 months +41.3%+11.3%-11.7% +3.9%
6 months +63.4%-1.6%+2.1% +8.2%
Year to date +27.6%+5.4%+31.6% +12.9%
1 year -10.2%-3.2%+34.8% +12.3%
3 years -52.3%+48.2%+45.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -21.9%+14.0%+13.4% +23.3%
5 years -41.0%+65.9%+225.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.0%+10.7%+26.7% +10.9%
10 years —+112.3%+672.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+7.8%+22.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGOKRMUSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.4%29.9%39.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.8%29.5%40.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.49-0.70-0.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.18-0.110.88 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-31.7%-35.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-12.9%-14.8% -1.2%
52-week high $14.62$75.60$623.43 $779.14
52-week low $5.79$55.53$356.57 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGOKRMUSA
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 22.1x 51.4xmedian 22.1x 15.9xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.1xmedian 9.7x 11.9xmedian 9.7x 9.7xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 105.5xmedian 17.5x 10.1xmedian 17.5x 18.0xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.9x 6.7xmedian 2.9x 12.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 1.19 -2.99median 1.19 1.89median 1.19

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGOKRMUSA
Revenue $4.74B $137.15B $21.48B
Gross profit $1.42B $31.69B $2.62B
Operating income -$374.22M $1.54B $921.40M
Net income -$381.25M $798.00M $617.20M
Free cash flow $12.11M – $541.50M
EPS (diluted) $-3.82 $1.28 $33.27
Cash & equivalents $74.20M $1.68B $175.40M
Total debt $505.60M $17.00B $2.19B
Shares (diluted) 99.77M 608.00M 18.55M
Enterprise value $975.32M $25.66B $9.01B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGOKRMUSA
P/E -3.3x 51.4x 15.9x
P/FCF 105.5x 10.1x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x – 9.9x
P/S 0.3x 0.3x 0.5x
P/B 1.6x 6.7x 12.5x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 7.8x 15.2x
EV/EBITDA -7.1x 11.9x 9.7x
EV/EBIT -4.6x 35.2x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
EV/FCF 141.1x – 21.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x – 11.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 -2.99 1.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGOKRMUSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% -6.7% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -2.5% -1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.7% -6.7% 13.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -0.7% 4.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -992.6% -60.8% 26.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -72.9% -16.7% 2.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -4,788% -70.8% 25.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -94.2% -21.3% 2.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -4,726% -68.6% 34.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -94.6% -17.2% 8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.0% – 18.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.4% – 7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 146.5% – 48.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -53.4% – 3.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGOKRMUSA
Gross margin 30.0% 23.1% 12.2%
EBITDA margin -5.1% 3.3% 5.6%
Operating margin -7.9% 1.1% 4.3%
Pretax margin -8.5% 0.7% 3.8%
Net margin -8.0% 0.6% 2.9%
FCF margin 0.3% – 2.5%
Operating cash flow margin 3.9% – 4.6%
Return on equity -47.0% 13.5% 85.6%
Return on assets -12.8% 1.6% 12.4%
Return on invested capital -27.1% 5.7% 24.3%
Return on capital employed -14.5% 4.9% 23.7%
Asset turnover 1.6x 2.8x 4.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGOKRMUSA
Debt / assets 16.9% 34.3% 43.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 2.9x 2.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 3.4x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 41.8x – 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 88.2% 84.6%
Equity / assets 27.3% 11.8% 15.4%
Interest coverage – 153.9x 7.9x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.56 4.12 7.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGOKRMUSA
Dividend yield – 2.2% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 4.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.2% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGOKRMUSA
Forward P/E 25.3xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $5.30FY2026 $35.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -32.9%FY2026 +9.3%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.3% +7.0% -7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.93BFY2026 $160.02BFY2026 $22.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.8% -6.6% -5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGOKRMUSA
Held by institutions 100.0% 85.6% 83.0%
Institutions holding 243 1,319 606
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +0.0% -2.2%
Institutions buying 152 668 310
Institutions selling 65 473 190
Buyers to sellers 2.34 1.41 1.63

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GOKRMUSA
GO 1.00 0.14 0.06
KR 0.14 1.00 0.27
MUSA 0.06 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GO, KR and MUSA?

Kroger (KR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) $1.23B, Kroger (KR) $39.51B, Murphy USA (MUSA) $9.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, GO, KR and MUSA?

Murphy USA (MUSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -3.2x, Kroger (KR) 50.9x, Murphy USA (MUSA) 15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kroger (KR) is cheapest (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) 25.3x, Kroger (KR) 12.4x, Murphy USA (MUSA) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Murphy USA (MUSA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) +5.1%, Kroger (KR) -6.7%, Murphy USA (MUSA) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Murphy USA (MUSA) has the highest net margin (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -8.0%, Kroger (KR) 0.6%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Murphy USA (MUSA) leads (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -27.1%, Kroger (KR) 5.7%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 24.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Murphy USA (MUSA) returned the most: Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -10.2%, Kroger (KR) -3.2%, Murphy USA (MUSA) +34.8%. Over five years, Murphy USA (MUSA) compounded fastest (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -10.0%/yr, Kroger (KR) +10.7%/yr, Murphy USA (MUSA) +26.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kroger (KR) has been the steadiest (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) 56.4%, Kroger (KR) 29.9%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 39.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GO, KR and MUSA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Murphy USA (MUSA) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.