Kroger Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Kroger has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 4.7%, while the Consumer Retailing industry saw earnings growing at 8.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.4% per year. Kroger's return on equity is 21.5%, and it has net margins of 1.8%.

Key information

4.7%

Earnings growth rate

7.2%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Retailing Industry Growth9.2%
Revenue growth rate4.4%
Return on equity21.5%
Net Margin1.8%
Last Earnings Update09 Nov 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Kroger makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

BOVESPA:K1RC34 Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
09 Nov 24149,8792,74526,9160
17 Aug 24150,2022,77426,7600
25 May 24150,1432,13226,4890
03 Feb 24150,0392,14626,3420
04 Nov 23147,7971,86325,7820
12 Aug 23148,0381,61825,6910
20 May 23148,8232,52125,6140
28 Jan 23148,2582,22425,2970
05 Nov 22146,4842,36925,0670
13 Aug 22144,1462,45124,8370
21 May 22141,1902,18924,4500
29 Jan 22137,8881,63924,8000
06 Nov 21135,5771,00425,4720
14 Aug 21133,4401,15125,3700
22 May 21132,2471,49825,6080
30 Jan 21132,4982,61425,8630
07 Nov 20130,6542,95424,5320
15 Aug 20128,9052,58924,1780
23 May 20126,5842,07323,7510
01 Feb 20122,2861,64022,5250
09 Nov 19121,6791,57322,6300
17 Aug 19121,5361,62622,5190
25 May 19121,3811,83522,4010
02 Feb 19121,8523,07622,3590
10 Nov 18124,5973,66623,0370
18 Aug 18124,5153,74623,0730
26 May 18124,0993,59422,7420
03 Feb 18123,2801,89023,2900
04 Nov 17119,2421,54521,5020
12 Aug 17118,0501,54021,2400
20 May 17117,0181,57021,3550
28 Jan 17115,3371,95920,7500
05 Nov 16113,8912,01320,5300
13 Aug 16112,4092,04920,2290
21 May 16111,3832,09819,7740
30 Jan 16109,8302,02119,3020
07 Nov 15108,8721,97919,0250
15 Aug 15108,7841,91318,8000
23 May 15108,5551,82718,6630
31 Jan 15108,4651,71118,4790
08 Nov 14106,4801,61717,8240
16 Aug 14103,9631,55617,3850
24 May 14101,3391,52716,9440
01 Feb 1498,3751,50716,3410

Quality Earnings: K1RC34 has a large one-off loss of $928.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 9th November, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: K1RC34's current net profit margins (1.8%) are higher than last year (1.3%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: K1RC34's earnings have grown by 4.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: K1RC34's earnings growth over the past year (46.1%) exceeds its 5-year average (4.7% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: K1RC34 earnings growth over the past year (46.1%) exceeded the Consumer Retailing industry 14.3%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst K1RC34's Return on Equity (21.54%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 18:05
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/11/09
Annual Earnings2024/02/03

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Analyst Sources

The Kroger Co. is covered by 60 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Christopher GrajaArgus Research Company
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Meredith AdlerBarclays