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Kroger (KR) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Kroger has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.01% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Capital Employed at 0.01% for Q1 2026, down 8.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 0.01% (down 8.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 0.01%, down 10.0%.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 0.01% at Kroger, down from 0.05% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for KR hit a ceiling of 0.13% in Q4 2022 and a floor of 0.01% in Q1 2026.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 0.1% (2022), compared with a mean of 0.1%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: increased 6bps in 2022 and later decreased -8bps in 2026.
  • Kroger's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.13% in 2022, then plummeted by -40bps to 0.08% in 2023, then grew by 26bps to 0.1% in 2024, then tumbled by -55bps to 0.05% in 2025, then crashed by -83bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 0.01% (Q1 2026), 0.05% (Q4 2025), and 0.11% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.