Input and raw-material costsmixed · 5 filings
“The increase in the LIFO charge was due to higher expected annualized product cost inflation for 2026, compared to 2025.”10-Q · Jun 26, 2026 ↗
The Kroger Co.
KR
Market read
The Kroger Co.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.
No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 17 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 15 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
Company+3.7% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 17 activeReal Asset Exposure · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
Watch this read- Filing states the increase in the LIFO charge was due to higher expected annualized product cost inflation for 2026 versus 2025.
Invalidation: The isolated read changes if KR's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.
Research brief
The story so far
No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 17 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 15 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
Evidence that supports
No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.
Evidence that challenges
No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.
What would clarify the read
- Filing states the increase in the LIFO charge was due to higher expected annualized product cost inflation for 2026 versus 2025.
Company research
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Business model and earnings drivers
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
Key research questions
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations601
Usable filing statements121
Verified relationships8
Evidence supporting the case
- Operating cash flow covered net income at 7.20x in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
- Operating margin changed -1.3 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Net margin changed -1.1 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Input and raw-material costs has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
- Macroeconomic conditions has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
- Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
Questions before a position
- P/E is 170% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
- EV/sales is 58% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context
Price as of Sep 10, 2026
56.966m-21.1%12m-15.8%24m+6.7%
Annual trajectory
Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2022-01-29$137.9B+4.1%$2.17-3.5%
2023-01-28$148.3B+7.5%$3.06-3.6%
2024-02-03$150.0B+1.2%$2.96-0.3%
2025-02-01$147.1B-1.9%$3.67-0.7%
2026-01-31$147.6B+0.4%$1.54-9.0%
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
Macroeconomic conditionsnegative · 4 filings
“The increase in the LIFO charge was due to higher expected annualized product cost inflation for 2026, compared to 2025.”10-Q · Jun 26, 2026 ↗
Supply chain and availabilitymixed · 4 filings
“This increase resulted primarily from the sale of our Kroger Specialty Pharmacy business, which has a lower gross margin rate, sourcing improvements, lower shrink and lower supply chain costs, partially offset by increased pharmacy sales, which have a lower g…”10-K · Mar 31, 2026 ↗
Credit and interest ratesmixed · 3 filings
“The increase in adjusted net earnings per diluted share resulted primarily from increased adjusted FIFO operating profit, excluding fuel, lower income tax expense and lower common shares outstanding, partially offset by increased net interest expense and an i…”10-K · Mar 31, 2026 ↗
Valuation discipline
Descriptive valuation snapshot
Price/sales 0.3× · EV/sales 0.3×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.
Scenario scaffold
Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
58.55+3.7% today
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 12:50 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for KR. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Filing analysis
No comparable filing assessment is available yet
Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for KR. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind KR
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Depended on by
POST34.9% of POSTcustomerNov 21, 2025 ▾
“Additionally, the largest customers of our Refrigerated Retail segment, Walmart and Kroger, accounted for 34.9% of the segment’s net sales in fiscal 2025.”
Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
KR is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Real Asset Exposure. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 1 filing-linked name are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
This group is retained as the last observed read for KR; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.