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Kroger Co

NYSE: KR · USD

Kroger Co returns on capital

Annual and trailing 12-month returns on invested capital, equity and assets.

%
Default 7.7% · US nonfinancial market · generic proxy proxy

ROIC

% · Annual / TTM

8.49%
Aug 15, 2009 through Aug 15, 2026

ROCE

% · Annual / TTM

6.13%

ROIIC

% · Annual / TTM

—

Unavailable for FY 2027 Q2.

ROE

% · Annual / TTM

14.15%

ROA

% · Annual / TTM

2.11%

ROIC − WACC

Percentage points · Scenario

0.8 pp

Quarterly data

Kroger Co returns history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedROIC%ROCE%ROIIC%ROE%ROA%ROIC − WACCPercentage points
FY 2027 Q2Aug 15, 20268.49%6.13%—14.15%2.11%0.8 pp
FY 2027 Q1May 23, 20268.4%5.73%—13.49%2.03%0.7 pp
FY 2026 Q4Jan 31, 20268.33%5.52%—14.2%1.98%0.6 pp
FY 2026 Q3Nov 8, 20257.72%3.92%—7.75%1.39%0 pp
FY 2026 Q2Aug 16, 202515.59%10.87%-36.38%24.83%5.19%7.9 pp
FY 2026 Q1May 24, 202515.44%10.8%226.28%24.06%4.93%7.7 pp
FY 2025 Q4Feb 1, 202515.33%10.82%217.64%26.58%5.17%7.6 pp
FY 2025 Q3Nov 9, 202416.08%10.28%—22.78%4.88%8.4 pp
FY 2025 Q2Aug 17, 202417.01%12.22%128.64%23.97%5.51%9.3 pp
FY 2025 Q1May 25, 202411.57%8.56%-389.67%18.28%4.23%3.9 pp
FY 2024 Q4Feb 3, 202411.78%9.27%—19.82%4.32%4.1 pp
FY 2024 Q3Nov 4, 202310.04%8.21%—17.61%3.72%2.3 pp
FY 2024 Q2Aug 12, 202310.19%8.07%—15.94%3.3%2.5 pp
FY 2024 Q1May 20, 202315.88%12.41%—24.81%5.12%8.2 pp
FY 2023 Q4Jan 28, 202316.13%12.67%39.79%22.82%4.55%8.4 pp
FY 2023 Q3Nov 5, 202216.96%13.07%159.3%23.99%4.73%9.3 pp
FY 2023 Q2Aug 13, 202217.54%13.2%1,528.91%25.55%5.03%9.8 pp
FY 2023 Q1May 21, 202217.3%12.57%1,676.25%23.12%4.46%9.6 pp
FY 2022 Q4Jan 29, 202214.25%10.53%—17.23%3.39%6.6 pp
FY 2022 Q3Nov 6, 20219.82%7.14%—10.23%2.06%2.1 pp
FY 2022 Q2Aug 14, 20219.03%6.92%-281.01%12.03%2.42%1.3 pp
FY 2022 Q1May 22, 20218.99%6.86%-66.02%16.08%3.16%1.3 pp
FY 2021 Q4Jan 30, 202110.24%8.65%—28.12%5.5%2.5 pp
FY 2021 Q3Nov 7, 202012.95%10.82%—31.16%6.37%5.3 pp
FY 2021 Q2Aug 15, 202011.18%9.17%—27.99%5.7%3.5 pp
FY 2021 Q1May 23, 202010.18%8.49%—23.17%4.6%2.5 pp
FY 2020 Q4Feb 1, 20207.8%8.21%—19.89%3.98%0.1 pp
FY 2020 Q3Nov 9, 20197.4%7.71%—19.04%3.81%-0.3 pp
FY 2020 Q2Aug 17, 20199.15%9.13%—20.27%4.04%1.4 pp
FY 2020 Q1May 25, 2019——————
FY 2019 Q4Feb 2, 20199.03%11.16%—41.52%8.26%1.3 pp
FY 2019 Q3Nov 10, 2018—9.56%—52.8%9.86%—
FY 2019 Q2Aug 18, 201811.55%9.72%21.22%—10.29%3.9 pp
FY 2018 Q4Feb 3, 2018—8.94%—27.73%5.17%—
FY 2018 Q3Nov 4, 20179.42%12.46%-71.86%—4.24%1.7 pp
FY 2018 Q2Aug 12, 201710.02%12.45%-72.53%24.37%4.36%2.3 pp
FY 2017 Q4Jan 28, 201711.81%15.42%-3.25%29.22%5.61%4.1 pp
FY 2017 Q3Nov 5, 201612.66%16.96%1.41%31.48%5.93%5 pp
FY 2017 Q2Aug 13, 201613.46%17.58%—33.11%6.31%5.8 pp
FY 2016 Q4Jan 30, 201613.37%17.84%16.92%33.34%6.33%5.7 pp
FY 2016 Q3Nov 7, 201513.72%18.99%57.01%34.48%6.43%6 pp
FY 2016 Q2Aug 15, 2015——————
FY 2015 Q4Jan 31, 201512.49%16.63%45.83%32.01%5.78%4.8 pp
FY 2015 Q3Nov 8, 201413.36%17.4%2.8%31.68%5.86%5.7 pp
FY 2015 Q2May 24, 2014——————
FY 2014 Q4Feb 1, 201412.54%16.94%0.51%31.68%5.63%4.8 pp
FY 2014 Q3Nov 9, 201314.9%19.23%111.98%35.65%6.22%7.2 pp
FY 2014 Q2May 25, 2013——————
FY 2013 Q4Feb 2, 201314.62%19.77%97.33%36.57%6.22%6.9 pp
FY 2013 Q3Nov 3, 20128.52%10.63%———0.8 pp
FY 2013 Q2Aug 11, 20127.85%9.28%———0.2 pp
FY 2012 Q4Jan 28, 20127.46%8.58%—12.98%2.54%-0.2 pp
FY 2012 Q3Nov 5, 201111.99%15.14%72.88%——4.3 pp
FY 2012 Q2Aug 13, 201112.54%15.23%—22.98%5.11%4.8 pp
FY 2011 Q4Jan 29, 201111.5%14.16%—22.04%4.79%3.8 pp
FY 2011 Q3Nov 6, 201011.4%14.04%—21.76%4.67%3.7 pp
FY 2011 Q2Aug 14, 20100.28%6.27%—0.29%0.07%-7.4 pp
FY 2010 Q4Jan 30, 2010——————
FY 2010 Q3Nov 7, 2009——————
FY 2010 Q2Aug 15, 2009——————
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.

Quarterly returns use trailing 12-month earnings and period-end balances averaged with the same fiscal quarter one year earlier. NOPAT uses the reported effective tax rate only when pretax profit is positive and the rate is between 0 and 100%. WACC starts at 7.7%, rounded from the US nonfinancial market · generic proxy benchmark in NYU Stern · January 2026. It is an editable US sector proxy applied across history, not a company estimate; foreign reporting currencies also need a currency-specific assessment.

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

ROIC
NOPAT / average invested capital × 100. NOPAT = operating income × (1 − effective tax rate). Invested capital = equity including noncontrolling interests + debt − cash and equivalents. Average uses period end and one year earlier.
ROCE
Operating income / average (assets − current liabilities) × 100, using period end and one year earlier.
ROIIC
Year-over-year change in annual/TTM NOPAT / positive year-over-year change in invested capital × 100. Capital reductions and missing inputs yield unavailable values.
ROE
Earnings attributable to owners / average equity attributable to owners × 100, using period end and one year earlier.
ROA
Net income / average total assets × 100, using period end and one year earlier.
ROIC − WACC
ROIC less your WACC assumption, in percentage points. The same scenario rate is applied across history; it is not a reported or historical company WACC.