The Kroger Co

NYSE : KR

USA·Consumer Defensive·Retail - Defensive·Ordinary Shares

$63.63

−0.38 (−0.60%)Oct 16 close

Market Cap

$39.07B

Enterprise Value

$61.18B

P/E (TTM)

34.43

P/B

6.49

Net Cash / (Debt)

—

52-Week Range

$56 — $76

5-Year Range

$39 — $76

Avg Volume (3M)

7.02M

ListingsNYSE WBO FRA LTS MEX

Dividend Yield (TTM)

2.26%

vs 5Y avg 2.05% · 10Y avg 2.00%

Dividend Yield (Forward)

2.45%

4 payments/yr (spacing)

Dividends / Share (TTM)

$1.44

Forward (annualized): $1.56

Payout Ratio (EPS, TTM)

77.8%

Payout Ratio (FCF, TTM)

39.1%

Dividend CAGR (3Y / 5Y / 10Y)

3Y12.5%5Y14.5%10Y13.0%

Consecutive Growth Years

as of 2025

Years Without a Cut

as of 2025

Total Shareholder Yield (TTM)

12.44%

Div 2.41% + Net buyback 10.02%

Growth, streak and CAGR figures exclude special dividends.

Upcoming dividend

$0.39 per share

TodayOct 18, 2026

Ex-dividendNov 16, 2026in 29 days

PaymentDec 1, 2026in 44 days

Own the stock before Nov 16, 2026 to receive this payment.

Dividends per share

Cash dividends, split-adjusted · USD

Payout ratio

Dividends per share ÷ diluted EPS and ÷ free cash flow per share, by fiscal year.

Dividend yield

Trailing-twelve-month dividends ÷ month-end price.

Capital returns

Net buybacks = repurchases − stock issuance, fiscal-year cash flows. SBC shown for dilution context.

Total Shareholder Yield (TTM)

12.4%

Dividends 2.4% + Net buybacks 10.0%

Net Buyback (TTM)

$3.71B

Gross $3.77B − Issuance $55M

SBC (TTM)

$175M

Share-based compensation, dilution driver

Net share-count change % / yr

Annual dividend growth

Dividend growth is decelerating (9.8% latest vs 16.1% 3-yr avg).

Year	DPS (regular sum, USD)	Change	Hikes
2025	1.34	+9.8%	1
2024	1.22	+10.9%	1
2023	1.10	+17.0%	1
2022	0.94	+20.5%	1
2021	0.78	+14.7%	1
2020	0.68	+13.3%	1
2019	0.60	+13.2%	1
2018	0.53	+8.2%	1
2017	0.49	+8.9%	1
2016	0.45	+13.9%	1
2015	0.395	+16.2%	1
2014	0.34	+10.6%	1
2013	0.3075	+24.2%	1
2012	0.2475	+15.1%	1
2011	0.215	+10.3%	1

Special dividends are excluded from these figures. Based on 93 regular payments.

Payment history (95 payments · 1 special)

		As declared	Δ%	Type	Frequency	Declaration	Record	Pay date
2026-11-16upcoming	$0.39	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2026-09-17	2026-11-16	2026-12-01
2026-08-14	$0.39	–	+11.4%	Cash	quarterly	2026-06-25	2026-08-14	2026-09-01
2026-05-15	$0.35	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2026-03-12	2026-05-15	2026-06-01
2026-02-13	$0.35	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2026-01-30	2026-02-13	2026-03-01
2025-11-14	$0.35	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2025-09-18	2025-11-14	2025-12-01
2025-08-15	$0.35	–	+9.4%	Cash	quarterly	2025-06-26	2025-08-15	2025-09-01
2025-05-15	$0.32	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2025-03-13	2025-05-15	2025-06-01
2025-02-14	$0.32	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2025-01-31	2025-02-14	2025-03-01
2024-11-15	$0.32	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2024-09-19	2024-11-15	2024-12-01
2024-08-15	$0.32	–	+10.3%	Cash	quarterly	2024-06-27	2024-08-15	2024-09-01
2024-05-14	$0.29	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2024-03-14	2024-05-15	2024-06-01
2024-02-14	$0.29	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2024-01-19	2024-02-15	2024-03-01
2023-11-14	$0.29	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2023-09-14	2023-11-15	2023-12-01
2023-08-14	$0.29	–	+11.5%	Cash	quarterly	2023-06-22	2023-08-15	2023-09-01
2023-05-12	$0.26	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2023-03-09	2023-05-15	2023-06-01
2023-02-14	$0.26	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2023-01-20	2023-02-15	2023-03-01
2022-11-14	$0.26	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2022-09-15	2022-11-15	2022-12-01
2022-08-12	$0.26	–	+23.8%	Cash	quarterly	2022-06-23	2022-08-15	2022-09-01
2022-05-12	$0.21	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2022-03-10	2022-05-13	2022-06-01
2022-02-14	$0.21	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2022-01-21	2022-02-15	2022-03-01
2021-11-12	$0.21	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2021-09-15	2021-11-15	2021-12-01
2021-08-12	$0.21	–	+16.7%	Cash	quarterly	2021-06-24	2021-08-13	2021-09-01
2021-05-13	$0.18	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2021-03-11	2021-05-14	2021-06-01
2021-02-11	$0.18	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2021-01-29	2021-02-12	2021-03-01
2020-11-12	$0.18	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2020-09-17	2020-11-13	2020-12-01
2020-08-13	$0.18	–	+12.5%	Cash	quarterly	2020-06-25	2020-08-14	2020-09-01
2020-05-14	$0.16	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2020-03-12	2020-05-15	2020-06-01
2020-02-13	$0.16	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2020-01-24	2020-02-14	2020-03-01
2019-11-14	$0.16	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2019-09-19	2019-11-15	2019-12-01
2019-08-14	$0.16	–	+14.3%	Cash	quarterly	2019-06-27	2019-08-15	2019-09-01
2019-05-14	$0.14	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2019-03-14	2019-05-15	2019-06-01
2019-02-14	$0.14	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2019-01-25	2019-02-15	2019-03-01
2018-11-14	$0.14	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2018-09-20	2018-11-15	2018-12-01
2018-08-14	$0.14	–	+12.0%	Cash	quarterly	2018-06-28	2018-08-15	2018-09-01
2018-05-14	$0.125	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2018-03-15	2018-05-15	2018-06-01
2018-02-14	$0.125	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2018-01-19	2018-02-15	2018-03-01
2017-11-14	$0.125	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2017-09-14	2017-11-15	2017-12-01
2017-08-11	$0.125	–	+4.2%	Cash	quarterly	2017-06-22	2017-08-15	2017-09-01
2017-05-11	$0.12	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2017-03-09	2017-05-15	2017-06-01
2017-02-13	$0.12	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2017-01-13	2017-02-15	2017-03-01
2016-11-10	$0.12	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2016-09-15	2016-11-15	2016-12-01
2016-08-11	$0.12	–	+14.3%	Cash	quarterly	2016-06-23	2016-08-15	2016-09-01
2016-05-11	$0.105	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2016-03-10	2016-05-13	2016-06-01
2016-02-10	$0.105	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2016-01-15	2016-02-12	2016-03-01
2015-11-10	$0.105	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2015-09-17	2015-11-13	2015-12-01
2015-08-12	$0.105	–	+13.5%	Cash	quarterly	2015-06-25	2015-08-14	2015-09-01
2015-05-13	$0.0925	$0.185	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2015-03-12	2015-05-15	2015-06-01
2015-02-11	$0.0925	$0.185	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2015-01-16	2015-02-16	2015-03-01
2014-11-12	$0.0925	$0.185	+12.1%	Cash	quarterly	2014-09-18	2014-11-14	2014-12-01
2014-08-13	$0.0825	$0.165	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2014-06-26	2014-08-15	2014-09-01
2014-05-13	$0.0825	$0.165	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2014-03-13	2014-05-15	2014-06-01
2014-02-12	$0.0825	$0.165	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2014-01-17	2014-02-15	2014-03-01
2013-11-13	$0.0825	$0.165	+10.0%	Cash	quarterly	2013-09-19	2013-11-15	2013-12-01
2013-08-13	$0.075	$0.15	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2013-06-27	2013-08-15	2013-09-01
2013-05-13	$0.075	$0.15	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2013-03-14	2013-05-15	2013-06-01
2013-02-13	$0.075	$0.15	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2013-01-18	2013-02-15	2013-03-01
2012-11-13	$0.075	$0.15	+30.4%	Cash	quarterly	2012-09-14	2012-11-15	2012-12-01
2012-08-13	$0.0575	$0.115	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2012-06-22	2012-08-15	2012-09-01
2012-05-11	$0.0575	$0.115	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2012-03-09	2012-05-15	2012-06-01
2012-02-13	$0.0575	$0.115	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2012-01-21	2012-02-15	2012-03-01
2011-11-10	$0.0575	$0.115	+9.5%	Cash	quarterly	2011-09-16	2011-11-15	2011-12-01
2011-08-11	$0.0525	$0.105	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2011-06-24	2011-08-15	2011-09-01
2011-05-12	$0.0525	$0.105	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2011-03-11	2011-05-16	2011-06-01
2011-02-11	$0.0525	$0.105	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2011-01-22	2011-02-15	2011-03-01
2010-11-10	$0.0525	$0.105	+10.5%	Cash	quarterly	2010-09-17	2010-11-15	2010-12-01
2010-08-12	$0.0475	$0.095	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2010-06-25	2010-08-16	2010-09-01
2010-05-12	$0.0475	$0.095	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2010-03-12	2010-05-14	2010-06-01
2010-02-10	$0.0475	$0.095	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2010-01-23	2010-02-12	2010-03-01
2009-11-12	$0.0475	$0.095	+5.6%	Cash	quarterly	2009-09-18	2009-11-16	2009-12-01
2009-08-12	$0.045	$0.09	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2009-06-26	2009-08-14	2009-09-01
2009-05-13	$0.045	$0.09	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2009-03-13	2009-05-15	2009-06-01
2009-02-11	$0.045	$0.09	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2009-01-24	2009-02-13	2009-03-01
2008-11-12	$0.045	$0.09	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2008-09-19	2008-11-14	2008-12-01
2008-08-13	$0.045	$0.09	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2008-06-27	2008-08-15	2008-09-01
2008-05-13	$0.045	$0.09	+20.0%	Cash	quarterly	2008-03-14	2008-05-15	2008-06-01
2008-02-13	$0.0375	$0.075	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2008-01-19	2008-02-15	2008-03-01
2007-11-13	$0.0375	$0.075	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2007-09-21	2007-11-15	2007-12-01
2007-08-13	$0.0375	$0.075	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2007-07-02	2007-08-15	2007-09-01
2007-05-11	$0.0375	$0.075	+15.4%	Cash	quarterly	2007-03-16	2007-05-15	2007-06-01
2007-02-13	$0.0325	$0.065	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2007-01-22	2007-02-15	2007-03-01
2006-11-13	$0.0325	$0.065	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2006-09-16	2006-11-15	2006-12-01
2006-08-11	$0.0325	$0.065	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2006-06-22	2006-08-15	2006-09-01
2006-05-11	$0.0325	$0.065	-7.1%	Cash	quarterly	2006-03-06	2006-05-15	2006-06-01
1988-12-05	$5	$40	–	Special (cash)	—	1988-09-26	1988-10-14	1988-12-02
1988-08-04	$0.035	$0.28	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1988-07-22	1988-08-10	1988-09-01
1988-05-04	$0.035	$0.28	+6.5%	Cash	quarterly	1988-04-22	1988-05-10	1988-06-01
1988-02-09	$0.0329	$0.2628	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1988-02-05	1988-02-16	1988-03-01
1987-11-03	$0.0329	$0.2628	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1987-10-30	1987-11-09	1987-12-01
1987-07-29	$0.0329	$0.2628	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1987-07-27	1987-08-04	1987-09-01
1987-04-27	$0.0329	$0.2628	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1987-04-24	1987-05-01	1987-06-01
1987-02-10	$0.0329	$0.2628	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1987-02-06	1987-02-17	1987-03-01
1986-10-28	$0.0329	$0.2628	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1986-10-24	1986-11-03	1986-12-01
1986-07-28	$0.0329	$0.2628	+5.1%	Cash	quarterly	1986-07-18	1986-08-01	1986-09-01
1986-04-28	$0.0313	$0.25	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1986-04-18	1986-05-02	1986-06-01
1986-02-04	$0.0313	$0.25	–	Cash	quarterly	1986-01-31	1986-02-10	1986-03-01

Splits (3)

Date	Ratio	Cumulative
1997-04-23	2:1	×8 to today
1999-06-29	2:1	×4 to today
2015-07-14	2:1	×2 to today