Growth Metrics

Kroger (KR) Return on Sales (2016 - 2026)

Kroger has reported Return on Sales over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.03% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Sales at 0.03% for Q1 2026, up 1.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 0.01% (down 1.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 0.01%, down 1.0%.
  • Return on Sales for Q1 2026 was 0.03% at Kroger, up from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Sales for KR hit a ceiling of 0.04% in Q1 2024 and a floor of 0.04% in Q4 2025.
  • Median Return on Sales over the past 5 years was 0.02% (2025), compared with a mean of 0.01%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Sales: rose 2bps in 2022 and later dropped -6bps in 2025.
  • Kroger's Return on Sales stood at 0.01% in 2022, then surged by 63bps to 0.02% in 2023, then decreased by -4bps to 0.02% in 2024, then tumbled by -312bps to 0.04% in 2025, then soared by 175bps to 0.03% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Sales were 0.03% (Q1 2026), 0.04% (Q4 2025), and 0.02% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.