Kroger Co. (KR): Price and Financial Metrics

KR POWR Grades

• KR scores best on the Quality dimension, with a Quality rank ahead of 86.87% of US stocks.
• The strongest trend for KR is in Quality, which has been heading down over the past 177 days.
• KR's current lowest rank is in the Momentum metric (where it is better than 15.8% of US stocks).

KR Stock Summary

• KR has a higher market value than 93.58% of US stocks; more precisely, its current market capitalization is $35,111,062,969.
• KROGER CO's capital turnover -- a measure of revenue relative to shareholder's equity -- is better than 97.66% of US listed stocks.
• The volatility of KROGER CO's share price is greater than that of just 1.19% US stocks with at least 200 days of trading history.
• Stocks that are quantitatively similar to KR, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are CDW, BBY, MOH, TSCO, and GWW.
• Visit KR's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.thekrogerco.com.

KR Valuation Summary

• In comparison to the median Consumer Defensive stock, KR's price/earnings ratio is 31.02% lower, now standing at 14.9.
• Over the past 243 months, KR's price/earnings ratio has gone up 6.5.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for KR.

KR Growth Metrics

Its 4 year revenue growth rate is now at 6.02%.
• Its 3 year net income to common stockholders growth rate is now at -46.78%.
• Its 2 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at 356.39%.

KR's revenue has moved up $31,147,000,000 over the prior 70 months.

The table below shows KR's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date	Revenue	Operating Cash Flow	Net Income to Common Stock
2022-12-31	146,484	4,737	2,358
2022-09-30	144,146	5,494	2,443
2022-06-30	141,190	5,036	2,179
2022-03-31	137,888	6,190	1,655
2021-12-31	135,577	5,709	1,013
2021-09-30	133,440	4,533	1,161

KR's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.

• KR has a Quality Grade of B, ranking ahead of 85.15% of graded US stocks.
• KR's asset turnover comes in at 2.746 -- ranking 15th of 165 Retail stocks.
• BIG, FAST, and DG are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with KR.

The table below shows KR's key quality metrics over time.