Kroger Goodwill decreased by 3.0% to $2.60B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 3.0%, from $2.67B to $2.60B. Over 5 years (FY 2021 to FY 2026), Goodwill shows a downward trend with a -3.3% CAGR.
High goodwill indicates a history of aggressive M&A; significant write-downs signal that acquired assets are underperforming expectations.
Goodwill represents the premium paid over the fair market value of net identifiable assets during an acquisition. It ref...
Common in industries with high M&A activity; peers are compared based on the ratio of goodwill to total equity.
goodwill| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.08B | $3.08B | $3.08B | $3.08B | $3.08B | $2.92B | $2.92B | $2.92B | $2.92B | $2.67B | $2.67B | $2.67B | $2.67B | $2.67B | $2.60B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -5.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -8.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -3.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | -5.2% | -5.2% | -5.2% | +0.0% | -8.3% | -8.3% | -8.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -3.0% |