The Kroger Co. (KR)

The Kroger Co. Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 15 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for The Kroger Co. stock have an average target of 68.33, with a low estimate of 55 and a high estimate of 75. The average target predicts a decrease of -4.13% from the current stock price of 71.27.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$55	$68.33	$72	$75
Change	-22.83%	-4.13%	+1.02%	+5.23%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for The Kroger Co. stock from 15 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Nov '24	Dec '24	Jan '25	Feb '25	Mar '25	Apr '25
Strong Buy	2	4	4	5	5	5
Buy	5	4	4	4	4	4
Hold	4	5	6	6	6	6
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	12	14	15	16	16	15

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
John Heinbockel Guggenheim	Guggenheim	Strong Buy Maintains $71 → $73	Strong Buy	Maintains	$71 → $73	+2.43%	Apr 3, 2025
Michael Montani Evercore ISI Group	Evercore ISI Group	Buy Maintains $73 → $74	Buy	Maintains	$73 → $74	+3.83%	Mar 11, 2025
Paul Lejuez Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $61 → $65	Hold	Maintains	$61 → $65	-8.80%	Mar 7, 2025
Ken Goldman JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Buy Maintains $71 → $72	Buy	Maintains	$71 → $72	+1.02%	Mar 7, 2025
Joseph Feldman Telsey Advisory Group	Telsey Advisory Group	Buy Maintains $73	Buy	Maintains	$73	+2.43%	Mar 6, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

154.04B

Increased by 4.70%

from 147.12B

Revenue Next Year

158.20B

Increased by 2.70%

from 154.04B

EPS This Year

4.88

Increased by 33.04%

from 3.67

EPS Next Year

5.31

Increased by 8.86%

from 4.88

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	Jan 31, 2028
Revenue	132.50B	137.89B	148.26B	150.04B	147.12B	154.04B	158.20B	161.77B
Revenue Growth	8.35%	4.07%	7.52%	1.20%	-1.94%	4.70%	2.70%	2.26%
EPS	3.27	2.17	3.06	2.96	3.67	4.88	5.31	5.66
EPS Growth	60.29%	-33.64%	41.01%	-3.27%	23.99%	33.04%	8.86%	6.50%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	14.60	13.41	12.59
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	29	27	12

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	160.8B	167.7B	168.9B
Avg	154.0B	158.2B	161.8B
Low	144.4B	148.0B	151.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	9.3%	8.9%	6.8%
Avg	4.7%	2.7%	2.3%
Low	-1.9%	-4.0%	-4.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	5.18	5.69	6.32
Avg	4.88	5.31	5.66
Low	4.31	4.45	5.08

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	41.2%	16.5%	19.0%
Avg	33.0%	8.9%	6.5%
Low	17.5%	-8.9%	-4.5%

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.