The Kroger Co. Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 15 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for The Kroger Co. stock ranges from a low of $55 to a high of $82. The average analyst price target of $69.4 forecasts a 1.71% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $69.40 (+1.71%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$55	$69.4	$72	$82
Change	-19.39%	+1.71%	+5.53%	+20.18%

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	Dec '24	Jan '25	Feb '25	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25
Strong Buy	4	4	5	5	5	5
Buy	4	4	4	4	4	4
Hold	5	6	6	6	6	6
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	14	15	16	16	16	15

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Simeon Gutman Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $65 → $71	Hold	Maintains	$65 → $71	+4.06%	May 19, 2025
Ken Goldman JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Buy Maintains $72 → $82	Buy	Maintains	$72 → $82	+20.18%	May 1, 2025
John Heinbockel Guggenheim	Guggenheim	Strong Buy Maintains $71 → $73	Strong Buy	Maintains	$71 → $73	+6.99%	Apr 3, 2025
Michael Montani Evercore ISI Group	Evercore ISI Group	Buy Maintains $73 → $74	Buy	Maintains	$73 → $74	+8.46%	Mar 11, 2025
Paul Lejuez Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $61 → $65	Hold	Maintains	$61 → $65	-4.73%	Mar 7, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

154.07B

from 147.12B

4.72%

from 147.12B

Revenue Next Year

158.32B

from 154.07B

2.76%

from 154.07B

EPS This Year

4.89

from 3.67

33.36%

from 3.67

EPS Next Year

5.32

from 4.89

8.73%

from 4.89

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027	FY 2028
Period Ending	Jan 30, 2021	Jan 29, 2022	Jan 28, 2023	Feb 3, 2024	Feb 1, 2025	Feb 1, 2026	Feb 1, 2027	Feb 1, 2028
Revenue	132.50B	137.89B	148.26B	150.04B	147.12B	154.07B	158.32B	162.02B
Revenue Growth	8.35%	4.07%	7.52%	1.20%	-1.94%	4.72%	2.76%	2.34%
EPS	3.27	2.17	3.06	2.96	3.67	4.89	5.32	5.68
EPS Growth	60.29%	-33.64%	41.01%	-3.27%	23.99%	33.36%	8.73%	6.79%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	13.94	12.82	12.01
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	29	27	15

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	160.8B	167.7B	168.9B
Avg	154.1B	158.3B	162.0B
Low	144.4B	148.0B	151.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	9.3%	8.9%	6.7%
Avg	4.7%	2.8%	2.3%
Low	-1.9%	-4.0%	-4.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	5.18	5.69	6.32
Avg	4.89	5.32	5.68
Low	4.53	4.79	5.08

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	41.2%	16.2%	18.8%
Avg	33.4%	8.7%	6.8%
Low	23.4%	-2.1%	-4.6%

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.