The Kroger Co. (KR)

The Kroger Co. Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 14 analysts that cover The Kroger Co. stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $72.79, which forecasts a 16.07% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $63 and the highest is $82.

Price Target: $72.79 (+16.07%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$63	$72.79	$75	$82
Change	+0.46%	+16.07%	+19.60%	+30.76%

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

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Michael Lasser UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $74 → $70	Hold	Maintains	$74 → $70	+11.62%	Dec 5, 2025
Michael Montani Evercore ISI Group	Evercore ISI Group	Buy Maintains $80 → $77	Buy	Maintains	$80 → $77	+22.79%	Dec 5, 2025
Edward Kelly Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $78 → $70	Buy	Maintains	$78 → $70	+11.62%	Dec 5, 2025
Thomas Palmer JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $73 → $71	Hold	Maintains	$73 → $71	+13.22%	Dec 5, 2025
Joseph Feldman Telsey Advisory Group	Telsey Advisory Group	Buy Maintains $82 → $80	Buy	Maintains	$82 → $80	+27.57%	Dec 5, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

153.19B

Increased by 4.12%

from 147.12B

Revenue Next Year

157.49B

Increased by 2.81%

from 153.19B

EPS This Year

4.95

Increased by 34.78%

from 3.67

EPS Next Year

5.45

Increased by 10.28%

from 4.95

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	153.19B	157.49B
Revenue Growth	8.35%	4.07%	7.52%	1.20%	-1.94%	4.12%	2.81%
EPS	3.27	2.17	3.06	2.96	3.67	4.95	5.45
EPS Growth	60.29%	-33.64%	41.01%	-3.27%	23.99%	34.78%	10.28%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	12.68	11.50
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	28	27

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	158.5B	164.0B
Avg	153.2B	157.5B
Low	144.8B	148.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	7.7%	7.1%
Avg	4.1%	2.8%
Low	-1.6%	-3.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	5.66	5.88
Avg	4.95	5.45
Low	4.42	4.76

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	54.2%	18.9%
Avg	34.8%	10.3%
Low	20.4%	-3.7%

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.