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Kroger Co

NYSE: KR · USD

Kroger Co cash flow and EPS90

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$2,418M
Kroger Co capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2010 Q282.97% · $575MUnavailable8.66% · $60M8.37% · $58MUnavailable100% · $693M
FY 2010 Q3UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY 2010 Q476.51% · $531M1.87% · $13M12.68% · $88M8.93% · $62MUnavailable100% · $694M
FY 2011 Q266.13% · $410M0% · $0M23.87% · $148M10% · $62MUnavailable100% · $620M
FY 2011 Q379.16% · $471M0% · $0M10.76% · $64M10.08% · $60MUnavailable100% · $595M
FY 2011 Q460.78% · $496M0% · $0M31% · $253M8.21% · $67MUnavailable100% · $816M
FY 2012 Q255.51% · $403MUnavailable35.67% · $259M8.82% · $64MUnavailable100% · $726M
FY 2012 Q347.44% · $481MUnavailable46.45% · $471M6.11% · $62MUnavailable100% · $1,014M
FY 2012 Q459.25% · $493M0% · $0M32.81% · $273M7.93% · $66MUnavailable100% · $832M
FY 2013 Q242.93% · $443MUnavailable50.97% · $526M6.1% · $63MUnavailable100% · $1,032M
FY 2013 Q3UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY 2013 Q470.69% · $591M13.16% · $110M6.82% · $57M9.33% · $78MUnavailable100% · $836M
FY 2014 Q273.4% · $618MUnavailable17.34% · $146M9.26% · $78MUnavailable100% · $842M
FY 2014 Q374.94% · $676MUnavailable16.41% · $148M8.65% · $78MUnavailable100% · $902M
FY 2014 Q463.63% · $544MUnavailable26.32% · $225M10.06% · $86MUnavailable100% · $855M
FY 2015 Q237.3% · $730MUnavailable58.41% · $1,143M4.29% · $84MUnavailable100% · $1,957M
FY 2015 Q386.79% · $723MUnavailable3.48% · $29M9.72% · $81MUnavailable100% · $833M
FY 2015 Q485.99% · $761M0% · $0M3.73% · $33M10.28% · $91MUnavailable100% · $885M
FY 2016 Q286% · $817MUnavailable4.53% · $43M9.47% · $90MUnavailable100% · $950M
FY 2016 Q386.27% · $836MUnavailable3.2% · $31M10.53% · $102MUnavailable100% · $969M
FY 2016 Q484.84% · $817MUnavailable4.57% · $44M10.59% · $102MUnavailable100% · $963M
FY 2017 Q286.91% · $956MUnavailable4% · $44M9.09% · $100MUnavailable100% · $1,100M
FY 2017 Q368.8% · $979MUnavailable23.19% · $330M8.01% · $114MUnavailable100% · $1,423M
FY 2017 Q458.51% · $674M0% · $0M31.68% · $365M9.81% · $113MUnavailable100% · $1,152M
FY 2018 Q265.7% · $705MUnavailable24.04% · $258M10.25% · $110MUnavailable100% · $1,073M
FY 2018 Q362.18% · $615M0% · $0M26.49% · $262M11.32% · $112MUnavailable100% · $989M
FY 2018 Q459.84% · $672M0% · $0M30.37% · $341M9.8% · $110MUnavailable100% · $1,123M
FY 2019 Q272.9% · $729MUnavailable17% · $170M10.1% · $101MUnavailable100% · $1,000M
FY 2019 Q385.56% · $770M0% · $0M1.89% · $17M12.56% · $113MUnavailable100% · $900M
FY 2019 Q484.83% · $710M0% · $0M1.67% · $14M13.5% · $113MUnavailable100% · $837M
FY 2020 Q187.56% · $901MUnavailable1.46% · $15M10.98% · $113MUnavailable100% · $1,029M
FY 2020 Q284.89% · $680MUnavailable1% · $8M14.11% · $113MUnavailable100% · $801M
FY 2020 Q384.72% · $782MUnavailable1.19% · $11M14.08% · $130MUnavailable100% · $923M
FY 2020 Q457.69% · $765MUnavailable32.5% · $431M9.8% · $130MUnavailable100% · $1,326M
FY 2021 Q155.93% · $698MUnavailable33.81% · $422M10.26% · $128MUnavailable100% · $1,248M
FY 2021 Q263.36% · $645MUnavailable24.26% · $247M12.38% · $126MUnavailable100% · $1,018M
FY 2021 Q360.93% · $719MUnavailable27.12% · $320M11.95% · $141MUnavailable100% · $1,180M
FY 2021 Q462.88% · $803MUnavailable26.23% · $335M10.88% · $139MUnavailable100% · $1,277M
FY 2022 Q160.29% · $820MUnavailable29.56% · $402M10.15% · $138MUnavailable100% · $1,360M
FY 2022 Q250.71% · $499MUnavailable35.47% · $349M13.82% · $136MUnavailable100% · $984M
FY 2022 Q360.12% · $689MUnavailable26% · $298M13.87% · $159MUnavailable100% · $1,146M
FY 2022 Q444.56% · $606MUnavailable43.97% · $598M11.47% · $156MUnavailable100% · $1,360M
FY 2023 Q147.63% · $745MUnavailable42.52% · $665M9.85% · $154MUnavailable100% · $1,564M
FY 2023 Q259.67% · $685MUnavailable27% · $310M13.33% · $153MUnavailable100% · $1,148M
FY 2023 Q380.84% · $831MUnavailable0.97% · $10M18.19% · $187MUnavailable100% · $1,028M
FY 2023 Q480.65% · $817MUnavailable0.79% · $8M18.56% · $188MUnavailable100% · $1,013M
FY 2024 Q182.57% · $1,028MUnavailable2.33% · $29M15.1% · $188MUnavailable100% · $1,245M
FY 2024 Q281.8% · $926MUnavailable1.59% · $18M16.61% · $188MUnavailable100% · $1,132M
FY 2024 Q381.45% · $953MUnavailable0.6% · $7M17.95% · $210MUnavailable100% · $1,170M
FY 2024 Q482.06% · $997MUnavailable0.66% · $8M17.28% · $210MUnavailable100% · $1,215M
FY 2025 Q180.64% · $1,304MUnavailable6.37% · $103M12.99% · $210MUnavailable100% · $1,617M
FY 2025 Q279.69% · $875MUnavailable1.18% · $13M19.13% · $210MUnavailable100% · $1,098M
FY 2025 Q379.9% · $954MUnavailable0.75% · $9M19.35% · $231MUnavailable100% · $1,194M
FY 2025 Q417.18% · $884MUnavailable78.32% · $4,031M4.51% · $232MUnavailable100% · $5,147M
FY 2026 Q172.7% · $1,044MUnavailable12.6% · $181M14.69% · $211MUnavailable100% · $1,436M
FY 2026 Q279.86% · $924MUnavailable1.9% · $22M18.24% · $211MUnavailable100% · $1,157M
FY 2026 Q349.11% · $941MUnavailable38.52% · $738M12.37% · $237MUnavailable100% · $1,916M
FY 2026 Q432.29% · $946MUnavailable60% · $1,758M7.71% · $226MUnavailable100% · $2,930M
FY 2027 Q175.13% · $1,293MUnavailable12.38% · $213M12.49% · $215MUnavailable100% · $1,721M
FY 2027 Q247.31% · $1,144MUnavailable43.76% · $1,058M8.93% · $216MUnavailable100% · $2,418M
Aug 15, 2009 through Aug 15, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$1,311M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$1,144M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$167M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$44M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

26.35%

SBC / operating cash flow

%

3.36%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$1.05

Quarterly data

Kroger Co cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2027 Q2Aug 15, 20261,3111,1441674426.35%3.36%—$1.05
FY 2027 Q1May 23, 20261,7741,2934815711.85%3.21%—$1.46
FY 2026 Q4Jan 31, 20262,6539461,707372.17%1.39%——
FY 2026 Q3Nov 8, 20259709412937127.59%3.81%—$-2.02
FY 2026 Q2Aug 16, 20251,539924615457.32%2.92%—$0.91
FY 2026 Q1May 24, 20252,1491,0441,105383.44%1.77%—$1.29
FY 2025 Q4Feb 1, 20251,404884520428.08%2.99%——
FY 2025 Q3Nov 9, 2024926954-2844—4.75%—$0.84
FY 2025 Q2Aug 17, 20241,1228752473212.96%2.85%—$0.64
FY 2025 Q1May 25, 20242,3421,3041,038575.49%2.43%—$1.29
FY 2024 Q4Feb 3, 20241,920997923485.2%2.5%——
FY 2024 Q3Nov 4, 2023504953-44932—6.35%—$0.88
FY 2024 Q2Aug 12, 20231,504926578437.44%2.86%—$-0.25
FY 2024 Q1May 20, 20232,8601,0281,832492.67%1.71%—$1.32
FY 2023 Q4Jan 28, 20231,1608173434513.12%3.88%——
FY 2023 Q3Nov 5, 2022911831804252.5%4.61%—$0.55
FY 2023 Q2Aug 13, 20221,325685640467.19%3.47%—$1
FY 2023 Q1May 21, 20221,1027453575715.97%5.17%—$0.9
FY 2022 Q4Jan 29, 20221,399606793445.55%3.15%——
FY 2022 Q3Nov 6, 20211,668689979515.21%3.06%—$0.64
FY 2022 Q2Aug 14, 20218674993685214.13%6%—$0.61
FY 2022 Q1May 22, 20212,2568201,436563.9%2.48%—$0.18
FY 2021 Q4Jan 30, 20219188031153833.04%4.14%—$-0.1
FY 2021 Q3Nov 7, 2020492719-22740—8.13%—$0.8
FY 2021 Q2Aug 15, 20201,160645515448.54%3.79%—$1.03
FY 2021 Q1May 23, 20204,2456983,547631.78%1.48%—$1.52
FY 2020 Q4Feb 1, 2020616765-14938—6.17%—$0.4
FY 2020 Q3Nov 9, 2019771782-1128—3.63%—$0.32
FY 2020 Q2Aug 17, 20191,0096803294112.46%4.06%—$0.37
FY 2020 Q1May 25, 20192,2689011,367483.51%2.12%—$0.95
FY 2019 Q4Feb 2, 2019431710-27939—9.05%—$0.32
FY 2019 Q3Nov 10, 2018473770-29734—7.19%—$0.39
FY 2019 Q2Aug 18, 20188927291633622.09%4.04%—$0.62
FY 2018 Q4Feb 3, 2018359672-31333—9.19%—$0.96
FY 2018 Q3Nov 4, 2017-271615-88633———$0.44
FY 2018 Q2Aug 12, 2017—705—32———$0.39
FY 2017 Q4Jan 28, 20178166741423121.83%3.8%—$0.53
FY 2017 Q3Nov 5, 2016424979-55533—7.78%—$0.41
FY 2017 Q2Aug 13, 20169809562434141.67%3.47%—$0.4
FY 2016 Q4Jan 30, 20161,0678172503514%3.28%—$0.57
FY 2016 Q3Nov 7, 20151,0118361753520%3.46%—$0.43
FY 2016 Q2Aug 15, 20151,0008171834323.5%4.3%—$0.44
FY 2015 Q4Jan 31, 2015694761-6740—5.76%—$0.52
FY 2015 Q3Nov 8, 2014719723-439—5.42%—$0.37
FY 2015 Q2May 24, 20141,7807301,050403.81%2.25%—$0.49
FY 2014 Q4Feb 1, 2014463544-8129—6.26%—$0.41
FY 2014 Q3Nov 9, 2013304676-37231—10.2%—$0.29
FY 2014 Q2May 25, 20131,617618999242.4%1.48%—$0.46
FY 2013 Q4Feb 2, 2013565591-2621—3.72%—$0.44
FY 2013 Q3Nov 3, 2012———————$0.3
FY 2013 Q2Aug 11, 2012729443286175.94%2.33%—$0.26
FY 2012 Q4Jan 28, 2012248493-24519—7.66%—$-0.27
FY 2012 Q3Nov 5, 2011—481—18———$0.17
FY 2012 Q2Aug 13, 2011958403555203.6%2.09%—$0.23
FY 2011 Q4Jan 29, 2011832496336175.06%2.04%—$0.22
FY 2011 Q3Nov 6, 2010215471-25618—8.37%—$0.16
FY 2011 Q2Aug 14, 2010766410356185.06%2.35%—$0.21
FY 2010 Q4Jan 30, 20105475311619118.75%3.47%—$0.2
FY 2010 Q3Nov 7, 2009———————$-0.68
FY 2010 Q2Aug 15, 2009878575303206.6%2.28%—$0.2
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · KR, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.