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

Kroger (KR) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Kroger (KR) posted EBIT Margin of 3.59% for Q1 2026, up 178.84% on a QoQ basis from 4.55% in Q4 2025, and up 93.0% year-over-year from 1.86% in Q1 2025.

Analysis

Kroger (KR) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kroger has reported EBIT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 3.59% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBIT Margin rose 93.0% year-over-year to 3.59% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 1.28%, a 134.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 1.28%, down 134.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin was 3.59% for Q1 2026 at Kroger, up from 4.55% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 3.59% in Q1 2026, with the low at 4.55% in Q4 2025.
  • Average EBIT Margin over 5 years is 2.15%, with a median of 2.69% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: EBIT Margin soared 382 bps in 2024, then tumbled 701 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 2.46% in 2022, then rose by 9 bps to 2.69% in 2023, then fell by 8 bps to 2.46% in 2024, then slumped by 285 bps to 4.55% in 2025, then jumped by 179 bps to 3.59% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 3.59% (Q1 2026), 4.55% (Q4 2025), and 2.54% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Kroger 35.88 Bn 32.55 Bn 8.12 Bn 3.59%
2 Sprouts Farmers Market 7.63 Bn 7.41 Bn 900.65 Mn 7.49%
3 Albertsons Companies 6.21 Bn 6.01 Bn 5.51 Bn -2.50%
4 Weis Markets 1.78 Bn 1.57 Bn 328.40 Mn 2.28%
5 Ingles Markets 1.58 Bn 1.12 Bn 332.44 Mn 2.52%
6 Sally Beauty Holdings 1.57 Bn 1.40 Bn 490.25 Mn 9.24%
7 Dingdong (Cayman) 1.48 Bn 1.21 Bn 1.64 Mn -95.86%
8 Grocery Outlet Holding 1.23 Bn 1.15 Bn 360.72 Mn 1.32%
9 Petco Health & Wellness Company 671.30 Mn 377.80 Mn 591.15 Mn 3.21%
10 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 643.21 Mn 625.74 Mn 98.01 Mn 4.48%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 3.59%
Nov 8, 2025 -4.55%
Aug 16, 2025 2.54%
May 24, 2025 2.93%
Feb 1, 2025 2.66%
Nov 9, 2024 2.46%
Aug 17, 2024 2.40%
May 25, 2024 2.86%
Feb 3, 2024 3.22%
Nov 4, 2023 2.69%
Aug 12, 2023 -1.41%
May 20, 2023 3.25%
Jan 28, 2023 2.37%
Nov 5, 2022 2.46%
Aug 13, 2022 2.75%
May 21, 2022 3.37%
Jan 29, 2022 2.92%
Nov 6, 2021 2.72%
Aug 14, 2021 2.65%
May 22, 2021 1.95%