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

Kroger has reported Return on Invested Capital over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.04% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Invested Capital at 0.04% for Q1 2026, down 25.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 0.04% (down 25.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 0.03%, down 28.0%.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 was 0.04% at Kroger, down from 0.19% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Invested Capital for KR hit a ceiling of 0.38% in Q3 2022 and a floor of 0.04% in Q1 2026.
  • Median Return on Invested Capital over the past 5 years was 0.31% (2024), compared with a mean of 0.28%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: grew 19bps in 2022 and later fell -25bps in 2026.
  • Kroger's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.36% in 2022, then plummeted by -48bps to 0.19% in 2023, then surged by 65bps to 0.31% in 2024, then tumbled by -40bps to 0.19% in 2025, then tumbled by -80bps to 0.04% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Invested Capital were 0.04% (Q1 2026), 0.19% (Q4 2025), and 0.34% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.