KR The Kroger Co.

KR's 20% e-commerce growth and improving digital profits support its mix, but softer identical-sales guidance and cost pressures cloud fiscal 2026.

KR's low valuation, resilient earnings and digital growth offer support, but slower identical sales and rising costs keep the near-term outlook balanced.

Low-volatility stocks may offer stability, but that often comes at the cost of slower growth and the upside potential of more dynamic companies.

Costco Wholesale (COST) stock rose 2.9% in the first session after its Q4 FY2026 report. The shares trade at 46.4 times earnings, more than twice the S&P 500's 21.9, so holders are counting on growth that keeps coming. What should a Costco holder take from a quarter that beat estimates and lifted the stock, yet left questions about whether its price cuts are driving more sales.

Kroger is playing hardball in its intensified pursuit of low prices, acting more like Walmart than a typical supermarket chain, Sarah Nassauer and Patrick Thomas report for The Wall Street Journal. The grocer halted Red Bull orders around the beginning of August after the brand sought to raise its prices while offering a cheaper deal to a rival. Red Bull displays are now gone from Kroger locations, and talks remain at a standstill.

A hard-charging former Walmart executive who now helms Kroger has brought its emphasis on everyday low prices to his turnaround efforts.

Families in several states are suddenly losing a neighborhood staple they have relied on for generations.

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Price isn’t the only reason consumers are making a major switch.

Kroger is revisiting an approach it abandoned as it contends with a challenging sales environment.

The switch happens automatically, so many won’t notice until they’re at the pump.

Kroger (KR) is back in focus after the company announced the upcoming retirement of Colleen Lindholz, the long-serving president of Kroger Health, following more than three decades with the supermarket operator. Recent market action around Kroger has been subdued, with the share price at US$58.74 after edging down over the past week and showing only a small gain over 90 days. The 1-year total shareholder return has declined 8.23%, but remains firmly positive at 40.35% over three years and...

The Kroger Co. recently announced that Colleen Lindholz, president of Kroger Health and a 30-year company veteran, has retired after leading initiatives such as the Food as Medicine strategy and the Nourishing Change movement. Her departure raises questions about how Kroger will sustain the momentum of its health-focused initiatives that have become central to its broader retail offering. Next, we will examine how Lindholz’s retirement and leadership transition at Kroger Health could...

ALDI has entered the battle among grocery chains competing for shoppers seeking cheaper, faster dinners.

The popular pizza dining chain is closing dining locations as it expands its wholesale production.

Kroger's yield triples Walmart's, but a fatter dividend check at the start can mask a fragile payout years down the road. One of these grocery giants is built to keep raising through recessions, margin squeezes, and shifting consumer habits, and it may not be the one you expect.

Walmart, Kroger and Yesway are positioned to benefit from omnichannel growth, loyalty programs, private brands and new retail profit pools.

From bridging the digital and physical shopping worlds to further ramping up effective personalization, the grocer’s chief digital officer delved into the company’s priorities.

Omnichannel growth, private brands, retail media and automation reshape supermarkets, while productivity efforts help manage cost pressures, creating opportunities for WMT, KR and YSWY.

Grocer’s chief digital officer says strong data, flexible technology and customer trust are central to the company’s AI strategy

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Large-cap stocks usually command their industries because they have the scale to drive market trends. The flip side though is that their sheer size can limit growth as expanding further becomes an increasingly challenging task.

The nation’s largest supermarket operators have all struggled to maintain momentum over the past few quarters, underscoring the tough conditions the industry is facing.

Independent grocery owners closed stores for inadequate sales, retirement, and undisclosed reasons.

Consumers are being squeezed by higher gas and food costs, stubborn housing pressures and tighter Fed policy, which can quickly reshape where every paycheck goes. That mix can punish many retailers yet benefit others that help shoppers stretch a dollar. This article walks through three U.S. discount and value-focused retail stocks exposed to those forces, explaining where the pressure may create opportunity and where caution may be warranted. The stocks covered below are a small sample of...

Kroger (NYSE:KR) is facing heightened antitrust scrutiny in Columbus, Ohio over its planned acquisition of regional grocer Giant Eagle. Regulators are focusing on overlapping store footprints in central Ohio, where both chains operate multiple supermarkets in close proximity. People familiar with the review expect regulators to require significant store divestitures in the Columbus area for the deal to proceed. The increased antitrust pressure around the Giant Eagle deal is only one factor...

Nearly every American shops in this aisle, and the damage is not staying there.

Kroger has delivered a strong multi year return, yet with the stock around US$60 today and fresh headlines about pricing, private labels and store investment, the live question is whether that share price still lines up with the earnings behind it. Over the past 5 years the stock has gained 67.3%, which puts extra weight on whether the current earnings profile can carry that kind of value creation from here. Recent moves to pull brands like Red Bull while pushing more own label products,...

Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT)’s shares closed higher between September 11th and September 14th. On the 11th, before market open, grocery firm The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) had reported its second quarter earnings, following which the stock closed 2.7% higher. Cramer has discussed Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT) several times over the past couple of months. In particular, the CNBC […]

The grocery chain pulled Red Bull products as of Aug. 31 and has reallocated shelf space to competing energy drink brands

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Kroger (KR) has cut its 2026 same-store sales outlook and kept its 2026 profit outlook. If you own the stock, the easy comfort is that earnings held. The risk sits inside that comfort. The cost savings holding up profit are the same savings management plans to spend on lower shelf prices, and the stock is down 15% over the past six months.

Kroger sold the last of its Red Bull products by the end of August, the grocery chain confirmed to the USA TODAY Network.

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The summer cyclosporiasis outbreak that afflicted thousands of Americans with severe diarrhea prompted Kroger shoppers to avoid the produce section.

The Kroger-owned grocer plans to develop three new locations in the Carolinas as part of the project.

Kroger’s stores in the Columbus, Ohio, area consistently outperform nearby locations run in that city by its proposed merger partner, according to data analysis firm RetailStat.

The retailer hopes its latest partnership will help it carve out a distinct niche in the grocery market

Auxier Asset Management, an investment advisory firm, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter. The letter can be downloaded here. Following a strong rebound from the first-quarter decline, the S&P 500 gained 15.2% as accelerating capital spending toward artificial intelligence infrastructure drove significant gains across technology hardware companies. Semiconductor and data-center-related businesses benefited from supply constraints […]

The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) cut its full-year 2026 identical-sales forecast excluding fuel to 0.2%–0.8% from 1%–2%, reflecting a sharper-than-expected slowdown in consumer demand. Second-quarter identical sales rose just 0.2%, down from 3.4% a year earlier and below the 0.9% analyst estimate. The weakness reflects pressure on middle- and lower-income consumers, while a Cyclospora outbreak reduced […]

Quarterly operating profit rose to $971m from $863m, while net earnings attributable to Kroger increased to $641m from $609m.

Grocery retail giant Kroger (NYSE:KR) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales up 2% year on year to $34.62 billion. Its GAAP profit of $1.05 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.

Kroger’s results for the second quarter were met with a positive market reaction, reflecting investor confidence in the company’s operating discipline despite a challenging sales environment. Management pointed to strong performance in ecommerce and retail media, as well as robust execution in cost savings, as key factors supporting margins. CEO Gregory S. Foran highlighted ongoing momentum in natural and organic products and noted that “on shelf availability reached an all time high” during the

Kroger beats Q2 earnings estimates as cost savings, pharmacy, fuel and e-commerce gains offset soft sales, while fiscal 2026 sales guidance is cut.

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Kroger's (KR) fiscal Q2 results were "more balanced" than the miss in comparable sales suggests, UBS

Walmart's digital and earnings growth strengthens its case, but a 34.7X forward multiple, higher costs and heavier spending make the entry point less forgiving.

The CEO spent months walking through its stores and found the problem in the aisles, not the competition.