Growth Metrics

Kroger (KR) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Kroger has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 18 years, most recently at $1.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Free Cash Flow at $1.7 billion for Q1 2026, up 228.27% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was $3.5 billion (up 94.49% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was $3.5 billion, up 94.49%.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 was $1.7 billion at Kroger, up from $29.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for KR hit a ceiling of $1.8 billion in Q2 2023 and a floor of -$449.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • Median Free Cash Flow over the past 5 years was $578.0 million (2023), compared with a mean of $607.6 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: skyrocketed 589.57% in 2022 and later tumbled 661.25% in 2023.
  • Kroger's Free Cash Flow stood at $80.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 661.25% to -$449.0 million in 2023, then soared by 93.76% to -$28.0 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 203.57% to $29.0 million in 2025, then skyrocketed by 5786.21% to $1.7 billion in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Free Cash Flow were $1.7 billion (Q1 2026), $29.0 million (Q4 2025), and $615.0 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.