Kroger (KR) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Kroger (KR) posted Interest Expenses of $2.0 million for Q1 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from $2.0 million in Q4 2025, and little changed year-over-year from $2.0 million in Q1 2025.
Analysis
Kroger (KR) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kroger has reported Interest Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $2.0 million in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Interest Expenses changed 0.0% year-over-year to $2.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $10.0 million, a 95.26% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $10.0 million, up 11.11% from the prior year.
- Interest Expenses was $2.0 million for Q1 2026 at Kroger, roughly flat from $2.0 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Interest Expenses was $177.0 million in Q2 2022, with the low at $2.0 million in Q4 2024.
- Average Interest Expenses over 5 years is $78.2 million, with a median of $94.0 million recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Interest Expenses gained 25.47% in 2022, then slumped 98.0% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Interest Expenses stood at $119.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 21.01% to $94.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 97.87% to $2.0 million in 2024, then changed by 0.0% to $2.0 million in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to $2.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Interest Expenses figures came in at $2.0 million (Q1 2026), $2.0 million (Q4 2025), and $3.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kroger | 35.88 Bn | 32.55 Bn | 8.12 Bn | 2.00 Mn |
| 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 | - |
| 4 | Weis Markets | 1.78 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 328.40 Mn | - |
| 5 | Ingles Markets | 1.58 Bn | 1.12 Bn | 332.44 Mn | 4.50 Mn |
| 6 | Sally Beauty Holdings | 1.57 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 490.25 Mn | - |
| 7 | Dingdong (Cayman) | 1.48 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 1.64 Mn | -543,382.73 |
| 8 | Grocery Outlet Holding | 1.23 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 360.72 Mn | - |
| 9 | Petco Health & Wellness Company | 671.30 Mn | 377.80 Mn | 591.15 Mn | 32.56 Mn |
| 10 | Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage | 643.21 Mn | 625.74 Mn | 98.01 Mn | 700,000.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 2.00 Mn |
| Nov 8, 2025 | 2.00 Mn |
| Aug 16, 2025 | 3.00 Mn |
| May 24, 2025 | 3.00 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 2.00 Mn |
| Nov 9, 2024 | 2.00 Mn |
| Aug 17, 2024 | 84.00 Mn |
| May 25, 2024 | 123.00 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 100.00 Mn |
| Nov 4, 2023 | 94.00 Mn |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 93.00 Mn |
| May 20, 2023 | 153.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 113.00 Mn |
| Nov 5, 2022 | 119.00 Mn |
| Aug 13, 2022 | 127.00 Mn |
| May 21, 2022 | 177.00 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 133.00 Mn |
| Nov 6, 2021 | 135.00 Mn |
| Aug 14, 2021 | 137.00 Mn |
| May 22, 2021 | 165.00 Mn |