Kroger Free cash flow increased by 55.7% to $1.72B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 33.9%, from $1.29B to $1.72B. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
An increase suggests strong operational efficiency and the ability to self-fund future innovation or return capital to shareholders, while a decrease may indicate heavy capital expenditure cycles or declining operational profitability.
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free_cash_flow| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.44B | $1.80B | $357.00M | $997.00M | $1.83B | $2.41B | $1.04B | $1.29B | $1.11B | $1.72B |
| QoQ Change | — | +25.6% | -80.2% | +179.3% | +83.8% | +31.6% | -56.9% | +23.8% | -14.0% | +55.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | -75.1% | -44.7% | +413.2% | +141.7% | -43.3% | -46.7% | +6.5% | +33.9% |