KROGER CO (KR) closed fiscal year 2026 with a gross margin of 23.3 % and a net margin of 0.7 %.
KROGER CO (KR) closed fiscal year 2026 with a gross margin of 23.3 % and a net margin of 0.7 %. The same year shows an EBITDA margin of 3.5 % and an EBIT margin of 1.3 %. The free cash flow margin was 2.3 %. Against the previous year the gross margin moved +0.6 pp and the net margin −1.1 pp. Across the period the gross margin ranges between 20.6 % in 2014 and 23.6 % in 2008. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2008 to 2026. Margins are expressed as a percentage of net revenue and are derived from the same figures as the income statement, taken from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: January
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin (%) | 23.64 % | 23.12 % | 23.18 % | 22.24 % | 20.80 % | 20.59 % | 20.57 % | 21.16 % | 22.16 % | 22.40 % | 22.40 % | — | — | — | — | 21.43 % | 22.24 % | 22.70 % | 23.30 % |
| EBITDA margin (%) | 5.28 % | 5.12 % | 3.41 % | 4.61 % | 3.23 % | 4.57 % | 4.50 % | 4.69 % | 5.16 % | 5.02 % | 4.09 % | 4.17 % | 4.01 % | 4.17 % | 4.57 % | 4.78 % | 4.15 % | 4.82 % | 3.54 % |
| EBIT margin (%) | 3.36 % | 3.22 % | 1.42 % | 2.66 % | 1.42 % | 2.86 % | 2.77 % | 2.89 % | 3.26 % | 2.99 % | 2.12 % | 2.15 % | 1.84 % | 2.10 % | 2.52 % | 2.78 % | 2.06 % | 2.62 % | 1.28 % |
| Net margin (%) | 1.72 % | 1.64 % | 0.09 % | 1.36 % | 0.67 % | 1.55 % | 1.54 % | 1.59 % | 1.86 % | 1.71 % | 1.55 % | 2.55 % | 1.36 % | 1.95 % | 1.20 % | 1.51 % | 1.44 % | 1.81 % | 0.69 % |
| FCF margin (%) | 0.65 % | 0.98 % | 0.82 % | 1.76 % | 0.84 % | 0.92 % | 1.26 % | 1.28 % | 1.43 % | 0.50 % | 0.49 % | 0.98 % | 1.26 % | 2.98 % | 2.59 % | 0.96 % | 1.92 % | 1.21 % | 2.34 % |
