Kroger KR
NYSE KR
$56.45 -0.75 (-1.31%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Kroger (KR) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Kroger (KR) posted Debt Ratio of 0.35 for Q1 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from 0.35 in Q4 2025, and up 3.34% year-over-year from 0.34 in Q1 2025.

Analysis

Kroger (KR) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kroger has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.35 in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio rose 3.34% year-over-year to 0.35 in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 0.35, a 3.34% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.35, up 3.34% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.35 for Q1 2026 at Kroger, roughly flat from 0.35 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.36 in Q4 2024, with the low at 0.24 in Q2 2024.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.29, with a median of 0.27 recorded in 2022.
  • The largest YoY upside for Debt Ratio was 44.75% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 11.48% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.26 in 2022, then retreated by 5.48% to 0.25 in 2023, then surged by 44.75% to 0.36 in 2024, then dropped by 3.31% to 0.35 in 2025, then grew by 0.44% to 0.35 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.35 (Q1 2026), 0.35 (Q4 2025), and 0.34 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Kroger 35.88 Bn 32.55 Bn 8.12 Bn 0.35
2 Sprouts Farmers Market 7.63 Bn 7.41 Bn 900.65 Mn -
3 Albertsons Companies 6.21 Bn 6.01 Bn 5.51 Bn 0.33
4 Weis Markets 1.78 Bn 1.57 Bn 328.40 Mn -
5 Ingles Markets 1.58 Bn 1.12 Bn 332.44 Mn 0.19
6 Sally Beauty Holdings 1.57 Bn 1.40 Bn 490.25 Mn 0.28
7 Dingdong (Cayman) 1.48 Bn 1.21 Bn 1.64 Mn 0.20
8 Grocery Outlet Holding 1.23 Bn 1.15 Bn 360.72 Mn 0.17
9 Petco Health & Wellness Company 671.30 Mn 377.80 Mn 591.15 Mn 0.17
10 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 643.21 Mn 625.74 Mn 98.01 Mn 0.00
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 0.35
Nov 8, 2025 0.35
Aug 16, 2025 0.34
May 24, 2025 0.34
Feb 1, 2025 0.34
Nov 9, 2024 0.36
Aug 17, 2024 0.24
May 25, 2024 0.24
Feb 3, 2024 0.24
Nov 4, 2023 0.25
Aug 12, 2023 0.25
May 20, 2023 0.27
Jan 28, 2023 0.27
Nov 5, 2022 0.26
Aug 13, 2022 0.27
May 21, 2022 0.28
Jan 29, 2022 0.27
Nov 6, 2021 0.28
Aug 14, 2021 0.29
May 22, 2021 0.29