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Kroger KR Operating margin

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$33.9B+0.7%
Gross profit$7.9B+2.8%
Operating income-$1.5B-286%
Net income-$1.3B-314%
EPS (diluted)-$2.02-340%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$3.3B-15.8%
Total debt$10.2B+9.8%
Total equity$5.9B-28.5%
Total assets$50.0B-5.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$38.12B-10.8%
Enterprise value$44.96B-6.6%
P/E37.5×+21.5×
P/S0.3×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin23.3%+0.6pp
Net margin0.7%-1.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity14.3%-12.5pp
Debt / equity1.7×+0.6×
Current ratio0.8×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Kroger’s reported figures.

operating income/total revenue=1.3%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Kroger’s 10-K, filed March 31, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Kroger's operating margin?
Kroger (KR) reported operating margin of 1.3% in Q4 2025.
How has Kroger's operating margin changed year-over-year?
Kroger's operating margin decreased by 51.1% year-over-year, from 2.6% to 1.3%.
What is the long-term trend for Kroger's operating margin?
Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), Kroger's operating margin has grown at a -2.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 10.4% to 9.9%.
What does operating margin mean?
The profit left from core operations for every dollar of sales, before interest and taxes.
How do you interpret operating margin?
Expanding operating margin shows operating leverage — revenue growing faster than the cost base. Compression points to rising overhead, pricing pressure, or investment ahead of revenue.
How does operating margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company signal within a sector. Capital-light businesses sustain higher operating margins than capital-intensive ones.