Growth Metrics

Kroger (KR) Net Margin (2016 - 2026)

Kroger has reported Net Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 2.47% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Net Margin at 2.47% for Q1 2026, up 63.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 0.68% (down 112.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 0.68%, down 111.0%.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 was 2.47% at Kroger, up from 3.9% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Net Margin for KR hit a ceiling of 2.47% in Q1 2026 and a floor of 3.9% in Q4 2025.
  • Median Net Margin over the past 5 years was 1.82% (2024), compared with a mean of 1.32%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Net Margin: surged 194bps in 2022 and later crashed -572bps in 2025.
  • Kroger's Net Margin stood at 1.16% in 2022, then soared by 63bps to 1.89% in 2023, then fell by -3bps to 1.82% in 2024, then plummeted by -314bps to 3.9% in 2025, then surged by 163bps to 2.47% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Net Margin were 2.47% (Q1 2026), 3.9% (Q4 2025), and 1.78% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.