The Kroger Co. (KR)

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 $67.91. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 15.61% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $57 (-2.96%) and the highest is $85 (+44.71%).

Price Target: $67.91 (+15.61%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$57	$67.91	$68	$85
Change	-2.96%	+15.61%	+15.76%	+44.71%

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	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26	Sep '26
Strong Buy	11	11	11	11	11	11
Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	12	13	13	13	13	13
Sell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	24	24	24	24	24	24

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Seth Sigman Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $61	Hold	Maintains	$61	+3.85%	Sep 17, 2026
Simeon Gutman Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Reiterates $67	Hold	Reiterates	$67	+14.06%	Sep 16, 2026
John Heinbockel Guggenheim	Guggenheim	Buy Maintains $71 → $66	Buy	Maintains	$71 → $66	+12.36%	Sep 15, 2026
Michael Lasser UBS	UBS	Hold Reiterates $63	Hold	Reiterates	$63	+7.25%	Sep 14, 2026
Greg Melich Evercore ISI	Evercore ISI	Buy Maintains $75 → $1,130	Buy	Maintains	$75 → $1,130	+1,823.73%	Sep 14, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

150.81B

Increased by 2.15%

from 147.64B

Revenue Next Year

152.60B

Increased by 1.18%

from 150.81B

EPS This Year

5.19

Increased by 7.02%

from 4.85

EPS Next Year

5.51

Increased by 6.13%

from 5.19

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	150.81B
Revenue Growth	4.07%	7.52%	1.20%	-1.94%	0.35%	2.15%
Gross Profit	31.33B	32.81B	34.45B	34.57B	35.58B	34.74B
Gross Margin	22.72%	22.13%	22.96%	23.50%	24.10%	23.04%
Operating Income	3.71B	4.48B	4.92B	4.58B	4.73B	4.80B
Net Income	1.66B	2.24B	2.16B	2.67B	1.02B	3.12B
EPS	-	-	-	-	4.85	5.19
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	8.50%	7.02%
Forward PE	12.76	10.98	10.34	13.18	12.12	11.32
Dividend / Share	0.81	0.99	1.13	1.25	1.37	1.49
Dividend Growth	15.71%	22.22%	14.14%	10.62%	9.60%	8.77%
Free Cash Flow	-	-	-	-	3.42B	2.63B
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	152.4B
Avg	150.8B
Low	149.1B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2027	2028	2029
High	3.2%
Avg	2.1%
Low	1.0%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2027	2028	2029
High	5.25
Avg	5.19
Low	5.10

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2027	2028	2029
High	8.2%
Avg	7.0%
Low	5.1%

Data Sources: S&P Global Market Intelligence and TipRanks Last updated: Sep 17, 2026

Price targets, consensus ratings and financial forecasts are provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Individual analyst data is provided by TipRanks. Price targets and consensus ratings update every hour to every three days, while individual analyst data updates in near real-time.

Last checked:

Sep 17, 2026

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