The Kroger Co. (KR)
NYSE: KR · Real-Time Price · USD
72.72
-0.48 (-0.66%)
Mar 23, 2026, 3:57 PM EDT - Market open

The Kroger Co. Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 12 analysts that cover The Kroger Co. stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $74.25, which forecasts a 2.10% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $67 and the highest is $83.

Price Target: $74.25 (+2.10%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$67$74.25$73$83
Change-7.87%+2.10%+0.39%+14.14%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for The Kroger Co. stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

RatingOct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26
Strong Buy554322
Buy555433
Hold666677
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total161615131212

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Evercore ISI Group
Evercore ISI Group
Buy
Maintains
$81$83
BuyMaintains$81$83+14.14%Mar 9, 2026
Citigroup
Citigroup
Hold
Maintains
$68$71
HoldMaintains$68$71-2.37%Mar 9, 2026
Roth Capital
Roth Capital
Strong Buy
Reiterates
$75$78
Strong BuyReiterates$75$78+7.26%Mar 6, 2026
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Hold
Maintains
$67$73
HoldMaintains$67$73+0.39%Mar 6, 2026
Telsey Advisory Group
Telsey Advisory Group
Buy
Maintains
$80$82
BuyMaintains$80$82+12.76%Mar 5, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
154.11B
from 147.64B
Increased by 4.38%
Revenue Next Year
157.63B
from 154.11B
Increased by 2.29%
EPS This Year
5.45
from 1.54
Increased by 253.94%
EPS Next Year
5.78
from 5.45
Increased by 6.06%
Fiscal YearFY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026FY 2027FY 2028
Period EndingJan 29, 2022Jan 28, 2023Feb 3, 2024Feb 1, 2025Jan 31, 2026Jan 31, 2027Jan 31, 2028
Revenue
137.89B148.26B150.04B147.12B147.64B154.11B157.63B
Revenue Growth
4.07%7.52%1.20%-1.94%0.35%4.38%2.29%
EPS
2.173.062.963.671.545.455.78
EPS Growth
-33.64%41.01%-3.27%23.99%-58.04%253.94%6.06%
Forward PE
-----13.3412.58
No. Analysts
-----2922
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20272028202920302031
High161.0B165.3B
Avg154.1B157.6B
Low144.7B147.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth20272028202920302031
High
9.1%
7.3%
Avg
4.4%
2.3%
Low
-2.0%
-4.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS20272028202920302031
High5.786.20
Avg5.455.78
Low4.965.06

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20272028202920302031
High
275.0%
13.7%
Avg
253.9%
6.1%
Low
222.1%
-7.1%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.