Kroger Finance Lease Liability, Current increased by 292.8% to $436.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 159.5%, from $168.00M to $436.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2021 to FY 2026), Finance Lease Liability, Current shows an upward trend with a 45.4% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Rising values indicate increased use of debt-like financing for capital expenditures, whereas falling values suggest the company is paying down its financed obligations.
The current portion of obligations arising from leases that are effectively asset purchases, where the risks and rewards...
This is often compared to short-term debt to understand the total mandatory cash outflows for financing activities.
finance_lease_liabilities_current| Q4 '21 | Q4 '22 | Q4 '23 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $104.00M | $157.00M | $173.00M | $168.00M | $111.00M | $436.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +51.0% | +10.2% | -2.9% | -33.9% | +292.8% |
| YoY Change | — | +51.0% | +10.2% | -2.9% | — | +159.5% |