The Kroger Co. Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 24 analysts polled by S&P Global, The Kroger Co. stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $70.64. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 24.21% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $58 (+1.99%) and the highest is $86 (+51.22%).

Price Target: $70.64 (+24.21%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$58	$70.64	$71.5	$86
Change	+1.99%	+24.21%	+25.73%	+51.22%

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

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Rating	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26
Strong Buy	11	11	11	11	11	11
Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	13	13	12	13	13	13
Sell	1	1	1	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	25	25	24	24	24	24

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Edward Kelly Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $58	Hold	Maintains	$58	+1.99%	Jul 17, 2026
Joe Feldman Telsey Advisory	Telsey Advisory	Buy Maintains $78	Buy	Maintains	$78	+37.15%	Jul 9, 2026
Michael Montani Evercore ISI	Evercore ISI	Buy Maintains $80 → $78	Buy	Maintains	$80 → $78	+37.15%	Jul 7, 2026
Kelly Bania BMO Capital	BMO Capital	Hold Maintains $60	Hold	Maintains	$60	+5.50%	Jul 6, 2026
Leah Jordan Goldman Sachs	Goldman Sachs	Buy Maintains $72	Buy	Maintains	$72	+26.60%	Jul 2, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

151.10B

from 147.64B

2.34%

from 147.64B

Revenue Next Year

153.72B

from 151.10B

1.73%

from 151.10B

EPS This Year

5.22

from 4.85

7.53%

from 4.85

EPS Next Year

5.54

from 5.22

6.24%

from 5.22

Fiscal Year	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Jan 29, 2022	Jan 28, 2023	Feb 3, 2024	Feb 1, 2025	Jan 31, 2026	Jan 31, 2027
Revenue	137.89B	148.26B	150.04B	147.12B	147.64B	151.10B
Revenue Growth	4.07%	7.52%	1.20%	-1.94%	0.35%	2.34%
Gross Profit	31.33B	32.81B	34.45B	34.57B	35.58B	34.91B
Gross Margin	22.72%	22.13%	22.96%	23.50%	24.10%	23.11%
Operating Income	3.71B	4.48B	4.92B	4.58B	4.73B	4.88B
Net Income	1.66B	2.24B	2.16B	2.67B	1.02B	3.06B
EPS	-	-	-	-	4.85	5.22
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	8.50%	7.53%
Forward PE	12.76	10.98	10.34	13.18	12.12	10.90
Dividend / Share	0.81	0.99	1.13	1.25	1.37	1.48
Dividend Growth	-	22.22%	14.14%	10.62%	9.60%	7.76%
Free Cash Flow	4.77B	2.09B	3.30B	2.05B	3.40B	2.88B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	21

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2027	2028	2029
High	153.6B
Avg	151.1B
Low	149.0B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2027	2028	2029
High	4.1%
Avg	2.3%
Low	0.9%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2027	2028	2029
High	5.32
Avg	5.22
Low	5.11

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2027	2028	2029
High	9.7%
Avg	7.5%
Low	5.3%