Growth Metrics

Kroger (KR) EBIT Margin (2016 - 2026)

Kroger has reported EBIT Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 1.13% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put EBIT Margin at 1.13% for Q1 2026, down 379.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 0.17% (down 245.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 0.17%, down 245.0%.
  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 was 1.13% at Kroger, up from 4.55% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBIT Margin for KR hit a ceiling of 3.37% in Q2 2022 and a floor of 4.55% in Q4 2025.
  • Median EBIT Margin over the past 5 years was 2.66% (2025), compared with a mean of 1.87%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBIT Margin: skyrocketed 382bps in 2024 and later tumbled -701bps in 2025.
  • Kroger's EBIT Margin stood at 2.46% in 2022, then rose by 9bps to 2.69% in 2023, then fell by -8bps to 2.46% in 2024, then crashed by -285bps to 4.55% in 2025, then skyrocketed by 75bps to 1.13% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for EBIT Margin were 1.13% (Q1 2026), 4.55% (Q4 2025), and 2.54% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.