Kroger (KR) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)

Kroger (KR) recorded quarterly Times Interest Earned of -$196.0 in Q1 2026, up 74.56% quarter-over-quarter from -$770.5 in Q4 2025, and down 142.98% on a YoY basis from $456.0 in Q1 2025.

Kroger (KR) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kroger's Times Interest Earned history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$196.0 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Times Interest Earned fell 142.98% year-over-year to -$196.0; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $25.2 (down 94.11% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $25.2, down 94.11% from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned was -$196.0 for Q1 2026 at Kroger, up from -$770.5 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Times Interest Earned ranged from a high of $597.0 in Q1 2024 to a low of -$770.5 in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Times Interest Earned has averaged $150.38 across 5 years, with a median of $9.61 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Times Interest Earned surged 29950.0% in 2024, then tumbled 286.11% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Times Interest Earned shows it stood at $7.07 in 2022, then jumped by 6352.32% to $456.0 in 2023, then declined by 9.21% to $414.0 in 2024, then sank by 286.11% to -$770.5 in 2025, then jumped by 74.56% to -$196.0 in 2026.
  • The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at -$196.0 (Q1 2026), -$770.5 (Q4 2025), and $287.67 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 Kroger 41.03 Bn 37.71 Bn 8.12 Bn -196.00
2 Albertsons Companies 8.55 Bn 8.35 Bn 5.51 Bn -
3 Sprouts Farmers Market 8.05 Bn 7.80 Bn 917.28 Mn -
4 Weis Markets 1.96 Bn 1.77 Bn 330.25 Mn -
5 Grocery Outlet Holding 870.58 Mn 811.58 Mn 345.20 Mn -
6 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 695.48 Mn 674.76 Mn 102.44 Mn 28.65
7 Krispy Kreme 641.63 Mn 568.40 Mn 356.92 Mn -
8 Ingles Markets 413.14 Mn -12.03 Mn 325.26 Mn 7.67
9 Village Super Market 164.48 Mn 4.38 Mn - -
10 VenHub Global 107.89 Mn 102.10 Mn 3,689.00 -0.40

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -196.00
Nov 8, 2025 -770.50
Aug 16, 2025 287.67
May 24, 2025 440.67
Feb 1, 2025 456.00
Nov 9, 2024 414.00
Aug 17, 2024 407.50
May 25, 2024 431.33
Feb 3, 2024 597.00
Nov 4, 2023 456.00
Aug 12, 2023 -5.15
May 20, 2023 9.61
Jan 28, 2023 -2.00
Nov 5, 2022 7.07
Aug 13, 2022 7.51
May 21, 2022 8.50
Jan 29, 2022 7.26
Nov 6, 2021 6.43
Aug 14, 2021 6.12
May 22, 2021 4.88