Kroger (KR)
NYSEConsumer StaplesGrocery StoresSnapshot 2026-10-30
$66.76+1.26%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NYSEConsumer StaplesGrocery StoresSnapshot 2026-10-30
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Consumer Staples is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look high — what the market is pricing in runs ahead of what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskKroger’s case rests on steady grocery demand and cash-backed profits, not rapid revenue expansion. Revenue grew 2.0% year over year in Q2 FY2026, when earnings beat estimates. KR trades at 13× P/E versus a 16× peer median and its own 12× historical multiple. That gap matters because the market is pricing in more growth than our forecast. Full-year comparable-sales guidance of 0.2% to 0.8% challenges the higher 2026 sales objective. A 14% next-quarter miss probability adds risk, despite the latest earnings beat. Peer multiples imply a price about 10% below where it trades. Our read remains intact; this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. KR is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 25 analysts currently covering KR (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 9 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for KR in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 13 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-30. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Food Retail — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Merger-related surveillance could increase regulatory scrutiny and threaten deal completion.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $66.76
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $66.76.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Drive long-term sustainable net earnings growth
A sizable, multi-year store expansion supports long-term growth, though returns and sales impact remain uncertain.
Advances: Grow identical sales without fuel by 1.0% to 2.0% in 2026
Reported $5 billion investment plan targets value and market share, supporting sales growth.
Advances: Grow identical sales without fuel by 1.0% to 2.0% in 2026
Company investment to lower prices supports identical-sales growth, though returns and execution remain uncertain.
Advances: Grow identical sales without fuel by 1.0% to 2.0% in 2026
Reported 3% sales target exceeds the 2026 identical-sales objective, though guidance remains key.
Albertsons' $8 billion breakup battle creates material litigation and financial uncertainty.
Threatens: Grow identical sales without fuel by 1.0% to 2.0% in 2026
Slowing sales threaten growth objective for identical sales.
Threatens: Grow identical sales without fuel by 1.0% to 2.0% in 2026
Job losses and revenue loss threaten sales growth objective.
