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 9.21% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $67 and the highest is $83.

Price Target: $74.25 (+9.21%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$67	$74.25	$73	$83
Change	-1.46%	+9.21%	+7.37%	+22.08%

* Price targets were last updated on Mar 9, 2026.

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	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26
Strong Buy	5	4	3	2	2	2
Buy	5	5	4	3	3	3
Hold	6	6	6	7	7	7
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	16	15	13	12	12	12

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Michael Montani Evercore ISI Group	Evercore ISI Group	Buy Maintains $81 → $83	Buy	Maintains	$81 → $83	+22.08%	Mar 9, 2026
Paul Lejuez Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $68 → $71	Hold	Maintains	$68 → $71	+4.43%	Mar 9, 2026
Bill Kirk Roth Capital	Roth Capital	Strong Buy Reiterates $75 → $78	Strong Buy	Reiterates	$75 → $78	+14.72%	Mar 6, 2026
Simeon Gutman Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $67 → $73	Hold	Maintains	$67 → $73	+7.37%	Mar 6, 2026
Joseph Feldman Telsey Advisory Group	Telsey Advisory Group	Buy Maintains $80 → $82	Buy	Maintains	$80 → $82	+20.61%	Mar 5, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

154.11B

from 147.64B

4.38%

from 147.64B

Revenue Next Year

157.65B

from 154.11B

2.30%

from 154.11B

EPS This Year

5.40

from 1.54

250.42%

from 1.54

EPS Next Year

5.78

from 5.40

7.06%

from 5.40

Fiscal Year	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027	FY 2028
Period Ending	Jan 29, 2022	Jan 28, 2023	Feb 3, 2024	Feb 1, 2025	Jan 31, 2026	Jan 31, 2027	Jan 31, 2028
Revenue	137.89B	148.26B	150.04B	147.12B	147.64B	154.11B	157.65B
Revenue Growth	4.07%	7.52%	1.20%	-1.94%	0.35%	4.38%	2.30%
EPS	2.17	3.06	2.96	3.67	1.54	5.40	5.78
EPS Growth	-33.64%	41.01%	-3.27%	23.99%	-58.04%	250.42%	7.06%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	12.60	11.77
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	29	25

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2027	2028
High	161.0B	165.3B
Avg	154.1B	157.6B
Low	144.7B	147.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2027	2028
High	9.1%	7.3%
Avg	4.4%	2.3%
Low	-2.0%	-4.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2027	2028
High	5.78	6.24
Avg	5.40	5.78
Low	4.73	5.06

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2027	2028
High	275.0%	15.6%
Avg	250.4%	7.1%
Low	207.4%	-6.3%

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.