The Kroger Co. (KR)

The Kroger Co. Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 13 analysts that cover The Kroger Co. stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $72.54, which forecasts a 13.49% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $67 and the highest is $82.

Price Target: $72.54 (+13.49%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$67	$72.54	$70	$82
Change	+4.82%	+13.49%	+9.51%	+28.29%

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	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26
Strong Buy	4	5	5	5	4	3
Buy	4	4	4	4	4	4
Hold	8	7	6	6	6	6
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	16	16	15	15	14	13

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Simeon Gutman Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $72 → $67	Hold	Maintains	$72 → $67	+4.82%	Jan 15, 2026
Seth Sigman Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $75 → $68	Hold	Maintains	$75 → $68	+6.38%	Jan 8, 2026
Paul Lejuez Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $74 → $68	Hold	Maintains	$74 → $68	+6.38%	Dec 10, 2025
Simeon Gutman Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $76 → $72	Hold	Maintains	$76 → $72	+12.64%	Dec 8, 2025
Michael Lasser UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $74 → $70	Hold	Maintains	$74 → $70	+9.51%	Dec 5, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

152.69B

Increased by 3.78%

from 147.12B

Revenue Next Year

155.89B

Increased by 2.10%

from 152.69B

EPS This Year

4.94

Increased by 34.69%

from 3.67

EPS Next Year

5.47

Increased by 10.63%

from 4.94

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	152.69B	155.89B
Revenue Growth	8.35%	4.07%	7.52%	1.20%	-1.94%	3.78%	2.10%
EPS	3.27	2.17	3.06	2.96	3.67	4.94	5.47
EPS Growth	60.29%	-33.64%	41.01%	-3.27%	23.99%	34.69%	10.63%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	12.93	11.69
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	29	29

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031
High	159.0B	163.9B
Avg	152.7B	155.9B
Low	144.4B	145.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031
High	8.1%	7.4%
Avg	3.8%	2.1%
Low	-1.8%	-4.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031
High	5.23	5.78
Avg	4.94	5.47
Low	4.66	4.96

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031
High	42.6%	16.8%
Avg	34.7%	10.6%
Low	26.8%	0.3%

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.