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Kroger Company (The) (KR) stock analysis

$64.13+1.83%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • KR gained 9.5% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 66th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned −6.3%, 22.1 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 15.2% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 4 analysts raised earnings estimates and 12 cut; forward EPS moved −0.6% (−1.0% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Groceries & foodservice distribution segment of the Agriculture to the Table, where the 1-month median return is +8.3%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Trend repair (since Oct 15, 2026).
Market cap$37.9B
12-month return−6.3%
Forward P/E11.6×
Mean target vs price+6.5%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

KR+9.5%
Sector median+1.9%
S&P 5000.0%
KR+15.0%
Sector median+0.7%
S&P 500+4.7%
KR−5.8%
Sector median−2.7%
S&P 500+8.7%
KR−6.3%
Sector median−1.9%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 50066 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Consumer Defensive25 / 163

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Trend repairAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 15, 2026

  • Close above EMA20 above EMA50
  • EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
  • Confirmed swing highs and lows are rising
  • Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
This pattern on this stock

51 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +2.0%, positive 57% of the time, against +0.6% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$5.48
30-day change−0.6%
90-day change−1.0%
Mean target$68.32 +6.5%
Raised (30d) 4Cut (30d) 12

22 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

Agriculture to the Table · Distribution & retail

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Supplied by
Meat & protein processing+7.9%
TSN+7.9%1 month
Packaged foods & seasonings−2.0%
GIS−8.1%1 monthSJM+5.5%1 monthMKC−6.3%1 monthHRL+0.5%1 monthCAG−5.0%1 monthCPB−2.0%1 monthHSY−0.4%1 monthMDLZ+3.6%1 monthKHC−2.1%1 month1216.TW+4.0%1 monthTR−3.0%1 month
Non-alcoholic beverages+3.6%
KO+4.6%1 monthPEP+2.7%1 month
Beer, wine & spirits+7.0%
STZ+12.3%1 monthTAP+7.0%1 monthBrown-Forman1 monthBUD+5.2%1 month
Its segment
Groceries & foodservice distribution+8.3%
SYY+5.1%1 monthKR+9.5%1 monthWMT+7.0%1 monthCOST+11.0%1 month

Groceries and foodservice distribution serve different customers and margins.

Sells into
Households & restaurant customers

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−26.5%
Volatility, 60D26.9%
From 52-week high−15.2%
From 52-week low+15.5%
Trailing P/E37.5×
Forward P/E11.6×
SYYSysco CorporationWMTWalmartCOSTCostco WholesaleTSNTyson Foods, Inc.GISGeneral Mills, Inc.SJMThe J.M. Smucker CompanyMKCMcCormick & Company, IncorporatHRLHormel Foods Corporation

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