Growth Metrics

Kroger (KR) Change in Inventory (2016 - 2026)

Kroger has reported Change in Inventory over the past 18 years, most recently at -$810.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Change in Inventory at -$810.0 million for Q1 2026, down 56.37% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was $86.0 million (down 40.28% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was $86.0 million, down 40.28%.
  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 was -$810.0 million at Kroger, down from $988.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Inventory for KR hit a ceiling of $1.5 billion in Q4 2022 and a floor of -$897.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • Median Change in Inventory over the past 5 years was -$115.0 million (2025), compared with a mean of $29.7 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Change in Inventory: skyrocketed 429.76% in 2022 and later plummeted 315.31% in 2023.
  • Kroger's Change in Inventory stood at $1.5 billion in 2022, then fell by 24.18% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then decreased by 17.58% to $933.0 million in 2024, then increased by 5.89% to $988.0 million in 2025, then crashed by 181.98% to -$810.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Change in Inventory were -$810.0 million (Q1 2026), $988.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$115.0 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.