Growth Metrics

Kroger (KR) EBT Margin (2016 - 2026)

Kroger has reported EBT Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 3.21% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put EBT Margin at 3.21% for Q1 2026, up 107.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 0.81% (down 146.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 0.81%, down 146.0%.
  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 was 3.21% at Kroger, up from 5.29% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBT Margin for KR hit a ceiling of 3.21% in Q1 2026 and a floor of 5.29% in Q4 2025.
  • Median EBT Margin over the past 5 years was 2.27% (2025), compared with a mean of 1.7%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBT Margin: surged 252bps in 2022 and later plummeted -768bps in 2025.
  • Kroger's EBT Margin stood at 1.54% in 2022, then soared by 63bps to 2.51% in 2023, then fell by -5bps to 2.39% in 2024, then crashed by -321bps to 5.29% in 2025, then skyrocketed by 161bps to 3.21% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for EBT Margin were 3.21% (Q1 2026), 5.29% (Q4 2025), and 2.27% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.