Kroger (KR) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Kroger has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $205.0 million in Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses changed 0.0% year-over-year to $205.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $872.0 million, a 0.46% change from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $872.0 million, down 0.57% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses was $205.0 million for Q1 2026 at Kroger, up from $194.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $271.0 million in Q2 2025, with the low at $191.0 million in Q3 2022.
• Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $216.2 million, with a median of $203.0 million recorded in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Expenses climbed 11.68% in 2024, then dropped 6.82% in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $195.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 3.08% to $201.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 1.0% to $203.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 4.43% to $194.0 million in 2025, then increased by 5.67% to $205.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $205.0 million (Q1 2026), $194.0 million (Q4 2025), and $202.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.