Growth Metrics

Kroger (KR) Tax Rate (2016 - 2026)

Kroger has reported Tax Rate over the past 18 years, most recently at 9.86% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Tax Rate at 9.86% for Q1 2026, down 400.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 2.66% (down 1743.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 2.58%, down 1746.0%.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 was 9.86% at Kroger, down from 26.54% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Tax Rate for KR hit a ceiling of 27.61% in Q1 2023 and a floor of 40.9% in Q1 2024.
  • Median Tax Rate over the past 5 years was 21.31% (2025), compared with a mean of 16.21%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Tax Rate: tumbled -6851bps in 2024 and later skyrocketed 5476bps in 2025.
  • Kroger's Tax Rate stood at 23.95% in 2022, then increased by 0bps to 23.97% in 2023, then dropped by -3bps to 23.26% in 2024, then rose by 14bps to 26.54% in 2025, then plummeted by -63bps to 9.86% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Tax Rate were 9.86% (Q1 2026), 26.54% (Q4 2025), and 20.98% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.