Kroger KR
NYSE KR
$57.90 +1.58 (+2.81%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Kroger (KR) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)

Kroger (KR) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.0% for Q1 2026, down 4.0% year-over-year from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and down 32.36% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 2025.

Kroger (KR) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kroger's Return on Invested Capital history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.0% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 4.0% year-over-year to 0.0%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.0% (down 4.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.02%, down 12.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.0%, down from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.04% in Q1 2025, with the low at 0.0% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.01% (2024), against an average of 0.01%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Return on Invested Capital grew 3 bps in 2024, then decreased 4 bps in 2026.
  • Kroger's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then tumbled by 58 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then soared by 495 bps to 0.03% in 2024, then slumped by 81 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then slumped by 32 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KR's Return on Invested Capital at 0.0% in Q1 2026, 0.01% in Q4 2025, and 0.02% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Kroger 37.73 Bn 34.40 Bn 8.12 Bn 0.00%
2 Sprouts Farmers Market 7.60 Bn 7.38 Bn 900.65 Mn 0.36%
3 Albertsons Companies 6.74 Bn 6.54 Bn 5.51 Bn 0.00%
4 Weis Markets 1.76 Bn 1.55 Bn 328.40 Mn -
5 Ingles Markets 1.23 Bn 779.46 Mn 332.44 Mn 0.02%
6 Grocery Outlet Holding 1.15 Bn 1.08 Bn 360.72 Mn -0.05%
7 Dingdong (Cayman) 802.97 Mn 593.65 Mn 1.46 Mn 0.00%
8 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 633.68 Mn 616.21 Mn 98.01 Mn 0.00%
9 Krispy Kreme 623.87 Mn 601.73 Mn 172.13 Mn 0.00%
10 Village Super Market 454.09 Mn 325.41 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 0.00%
Nov 8, 2025 0.01%
Aug 16, 2025 0.02%
May 24, 2025 0.03%
Feb 1, 2025 0.04%
Nov 9, 2024 0.03%
Aug 17, 2024 0.02%
May 25, 2024 0.01%
Feb 3, 2024 0.01%
Nov 4, 2023 0.01%
Aug 12, 2023 0.00%
May 20, 2023 0.01%
Jan 28, 2023 0.01%
Nov 5, 2022 0.01%
Aug 13, 2022 0.01%
May 21, 2022 0.01%
Jan 29, 2022 0.01%
Nov 6, 2021 0.00%
Aug 14, 2021 0.00%
May 22, 2021 0.00%