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Kroger KR Return on invested capital

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
Operating margin1.3%-1.3pp
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.

nopat/invested capital=12.2%

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 return on invested capital?
Kroger (KR) reported return on invested capital of 12.2% in Q4 2025.
How has Kroger's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Kroger's return on invested capital decreased by 35.6% year-over-year, from 19% to 12.2%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.