Kroger (KR) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Kroger's Tax Rate came in at 23.57% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 15, 2026), up 2.59 percentage points from 20.98% a year earlier.
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Kroger (KR) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 15, 2026, Kroger reported Tax Rate of 14.93%, down 5.16 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was 14.67%, down 5.38 percentage points from FY2025.
- Tax Rate carries a five-year change of -8.54 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Tax Rate was 20.05% in FY2025 (-3.47 pp), 23.52% in FY2024 (+1.02 pp), 22.50% in FY2023 (+3.73 pp) and 18.77% in FY2022 (-4.43 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Tax Rate is 9.14% (fiscal Q2 2024) to 27.61% (fiscal Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, Tax Rate increased in four of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.79 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Tax Rate over five years came in fiscal Q2 2025 (a gain of 15.01 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2024 (a drop of 13.07 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 862.64 Bn | 825.34 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 18.51% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 409.33 Bn | 338.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 25.39% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.65 Bn | 31.90 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 23.47% |
| 4 | Kroger | 35.26 Bn | 21.42 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 23.57% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 27.43 Bn | 22.11 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 24.23% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.41 Bn | 20.40 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 21.12% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.77 Bn | 18.40 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 25.04% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.27 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 25.47% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.74 Bn | 15.90 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 19.84% |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.36 Bn | 14.14 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 26.79% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | 23.57% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 22.85% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Nov 7, 2020 | 24.22% |
API Access
Kroger Tax Rate API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=KR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "KR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=KR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();