The Kroger Co. (KR)

The Kroger Co. Employees

The Kroger Co. had 403,000 employees as of January 31, 2026. The number of employees decreased by 6,000 or -1.47% compared to the previous year. That makes The Kroger Co. the 28th largest employer in the world and 10th in the United States.

• Employees: 403,000
• Change (1Y): -6,000
• Growth (1Y): -1.47%
• Revenue / Employee: $370,536
• Profits / Employee: $2,675
• Market Cap: 35.87B

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Employees History

Date	Employees	Change (1Y)	Growth (1Y)
Jan 31, 2026	403,000	-6,000	-1.47%
Feb 1, 2025	409,000	-5,000	-1.21%
Feb 3, 2024	414,000	-16,000	-3.72%
Jan 28, 2023	430,000	10,000	2.38%
Jan 29, 2022	420,000	-45,000	-9.68%
Jan 30, 2021	465,000	30,000	6.90%
Feb 1, 2020	435,000	-18,000	-3.97%
Feb 2, 2019	453,000	4,000	0.89%
Feb 3, 2018	449,000	6,000	1.35%
Jan 28, 2017	443,000	12,000	2.78%
Jan 30, 2016	431,000	31,000	7.75%
Jan 31, 2015	400,000	25,000	6.67%
Feb 1, 2014	375,000	32,000	9.33%
Feb 2, 2013	343,000	4,000	1.18%
Jan 28, 2012	339,000	1,000	0.30%
Jan 29, 2011	338,000	4,000	1.20%
Jan 30, 2010	334,000	8,000	2.45%
Jan 31, 2009	326,000	3,000	0.93%
Feb 2, 2008	323,000	13,000	4.19%
Feb 3, 2007	310,000	20,000	6.90%
Jan 28, 2006	290,000	1,000	0.35%
Jan 29, 2005	289,000	-1,000	-0.34%
Jan 31, 2004	290,000	0	-
Feb 1, 2003	290,000	2,000	0.69%
Feb 2, 2002	288,000	-24,000	-7.69%
Feb 3, 2001	312,000	7,000	2.30%
Jan 29, 2000	305,000	92,000	43.19%
Jan 2, 1999	213,000	1,000	0.47%
Dec 27, 1997	212,000	0	-
Dec 28, 1996	212,000	7,000	3.41%
Dec 30, 1995	205,000	5,000	2.50%
Dec 31, 1994	200,000	10,000	5.26%
Jan 1, 1994	190,000	-	-

Data Source: Official company filings Last updated: Jan 31, 2026

The employees data for this stock was gathered manually by the Stock Analysis team based on SEC filings and investor relations materials.

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Oct 11, 2026

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