The Kroger Co. (KR)

The Kroger Co. Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 16 analysts that cover The Kroger Co. stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $72.25, which forecasts a 6.50% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $55 and the highest is $82.

Price Target: $72.25 (+6.50%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$55	$72.25	$74	$82
Change	-18.93%	+6.50%	+9.08%	+20.87%

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

Rating	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25
Strong Buy	5	5	5	5	5	4
Buy	4	4	4	4	4	4
Hold	6	6	6	7	7	8
Sell	1	1	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	16	16	15	16	16	16

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Bill Kirk Roth Capital	Roth Capital	Hold Maintains $58 → $66	Hold	Maintains	$58 → $66	-2.71%	Aug 20, 2025
Thomas Palmer JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Buy → Hold Downgrades $82 → $75	Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$82 → $75	+10.55%	Aug 20, 2025
Michael Montani Evercore ISI Group	Evercore ISI Group	Buy Maintains $80 → $82	Buy	Maintains	$80 → $82	+20.87%	Aug 12, 2025
Simeon Gutman Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $71 → $76	Hold	Maintains	$71 → $76	+12.03%	Jun 23, 2025
John Heinbockel Guggenheim	Guggenheim	Strong Buy Maintains $73 → $78	Strong Buy	Maintains	$73 → $78	+14.98%	Jun 23, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

153.38B

Increased by 4.25%

from 147.12B

Revenue Next Year

157.63B

Increased by 2.77%

from 153.38B

EPS This Year

4.92

Increased by 34.06%

from 3.67

EPS Next Year

5.43

Increased by 10.35%

from 4.92

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Jan 30, 2021	Jan 29, 2022	Jan 28, 2023	Feb 3, 2024	Feb 1, 2025	Feb 1, 2026	Feb 1, 2027
Revenue	132.50B	137.89B	148.26B	150.04B	147.12B	153.38B	157.63B
Revenue Growth	8.35%	4.07%	7.52%	1.20%	-1.94%	4.25%	2.77%
EPS	3.27	2.17	3.06	2.96	3.67	4.92	5.43
EPS Growth	60.29%	-33.64%	41.01%	-3.27%	23.99%	34.06%	10.35%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	13.79	12.50
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	29	27

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	159.1B	164.8B
Avg	153.4B	157.6B
Low	144.8B	147.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	8.2%	7.5%
Avg	4.3%	2.8%
Low	-1.6%	-3.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	5.10	5.88
Avg	4.92	5.43
Low	4.61	4.90

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	38.9%	19.4%
Avg	34.1%	10.3%
Low	25.5%	-0.4%

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.