Kroger KR
NYSE KR
$56.45 -0.75 (-1.31%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Kroger (KR) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Kroger (KR) posted Tax Rate of 29.66% for Q1 2026, up 11.77% on a QoQ basis from 26.54% in Q4 2025, and up 1580.0% year-over-year from 1.77% in Q1 2025.

Analysis

Kroger (KR) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kroger has reported Tax Rate for 18 years, with the latest figure at 29.66% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate rose 1580.0% year-over-year to 29.66% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 21.07%, a 97.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 21.0%, up 95.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate was 29.66% for Q1 2026 at Kroger, up from 26.54% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 29.66% in Q1 2026, with the low at 9.14% in Q3 2023.
  • Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 21.68%, with a median of 22.21% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Tax Rate sank 1307 bps in 2023, then soared 1580 bps in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 23.95% in 2022, then increased by 0 bps to 23.97% in 2023, then dropped by 3 bps to 23.26% in 2024, then climbed by 14 bps to 26.54% in 2025, then rose by 12 bps to 29.66% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 29.66% (Q1 2026), 26.54% (Q4 2025), and 20.98% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Kroger 35.88 Bn 32.55 Bn 8.12 Bn 29.66%
2 Sprouts Farmers Market 7.63 Bn 7.41 Bn 900.65 Mn 25.80%
3 Albertsons Companies 6.21 Bn 6.01 Bn 5.51 Bn 24.99%
4 Weis Markets 1.78 Bn 1.57 Bn 328.40 Mn 25.45%
5 Ingles Markets 1.58 Bn 1.12 Bn 332.44 Mn 21.56%
6 Sally Beauty Holdings 1.57 Bn 1.40 Bn 490.25 Mn 25.61%
7 Dingdong (Cayman) 1.48 Bn 1.21 Bn 1.64 Mn 0.03%
8 Grocery Outlet Holding 1.23 Bn 1.15 Bn 360.72 Mn 38.81%
9 Petco Health & Wellness Company 671.30 Mn 377.80 Mn 591.15 Mn -88.51%
10 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 643.21 Mn 625.74 Mn 98.01 Mn 22.74%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 29.66%
Nov 8, 2025 26.54%
Aug 16, 2025 20.98%
May 24, 2025 21.31%
Feb 1, 2025 13.86%
Nov 9, 2024 23.26%
Aug 17, 2024 24.14%
May 25, 2024 19.73%
Feb 3, 2024 20.88%
Nov 4, 2023 23.97%
Aug 12, 2023 9.14%
May 20, 2023 22.92%
Jan 28, 2023 27.61%
Nov 5, 2022 23.95%
Aug 13, 2022 22.21%
May 21, 2022 17.98%
Jan 29, 2022 20.42%
Nov 6, 2021 13.70%
Aug 14, 2021 21.18%
May 22, 2021 20.11%