Kroger (KR) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2026)
Kroger's Change in Account Payables came in at -$114 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jan 31, 2026), compared with -$325 million a year earlier.
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Kroger (KR) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Kroger's Change in Account Payables was $388 million, up 53.4% from FY2025.
- Change in Account Payables carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Change in Account Payables was $253 million in FY2025 (-53.6%), $545 million in FY2024, $44 million in FY2023 (-95.1%) and $903 million in FY2022 (+173.6%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Change in Account Payables is -$1.06 billion (fiscal Q4 2023) to $1.1 billion (fiscal Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, Change in Account Payables increased in two of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 38.5%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Change in Account Payables over five years came in fiscal Q1 2025 (growth of 211.0%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2022 (a decline of 56.4%).
- Business Quant data shows KR's Change in Account Payables at $516 million (Q3 2026), -$302 million (Q2 2026) and $288 million (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 960.94 Bn | 923.64 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 471.00 Mn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 451.34 Bn | 374.62 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 257.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sysco | 40.22 Bn | 34.47 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 311.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kroger | 40.09 Bn | 26.25 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 30.69 Bn | 25.37 Bn | 3.68 Bn | -18.02 Mn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 26.38 Bn | 24.37 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 6.38 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 24.59 Bn | 21.21 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 63.80 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.53 Bn | 22.33 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 73.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 18.12 Bn | 17.29 Bn | 1.68 Bn | -6.22 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 15.28 Bn | 15.06 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 125.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | -114.00 Mn |
| Nov 8, 2025 | 516.00 Mn |
| Aug 16, 2025 | -302.00 Mn |
| May 24, 2025 | 288.00 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -325.00 Mn |
| Nov 9, 2024 | 402.00 Mn |
| Aug 17, 2024 | -446.00 Mn |
| May 25, 2024 | 622.00 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | -446.00 Mn |
| Nov 4, 2023 | 588.00 Mn |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 203.00 Mn |
| May 20, 2023 | 200.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -1.06 Bn |
| Nov 5, 2022 | 772.00 Mn |
| Aug 13, 2022 | -109.00 Mn |
| May 21, 2022 | 439.00 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -297.00 Mn |
| Nov 6, 2021 | 1.10 Bn |
| Aug 14, 2021 | -240.00 Mn |
| May 22, 2021 | 341.00 Mn |
API Access
Kroger Change in Account Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-account-payables&ticker=KR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-account-payables", "ticker": "KR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-account-payables&ticker=KR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();