Seasonality
KR seasonality — Kroger
Over the last 11 years, KR's strongest month on average has been November (+6.5%) and its weakest May (-3.8%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +1.21% | +0.70% | 70% | +10.6% | -7.3% | 10 |
| Feb | +0.99% | +4.13% | 60% | +8.6% | -10.7% | 10 |
| Mar | +4.63% | +6.56% | 70% | +22.6% | -16.1% | 10 |
| Apr | +0.73% | +1.04% | 60% | +6.7% | -5.9% | 10 |
| May | -3.84% | -4.42% | 30% | +3.2% | -11.5% | 10 |
| Jun | -1.94% | -0.53% | 50% | +16.9% | -21.7% | 10 |
| Jul | +2.60% | +3.13% | 70% | +9.2% | -2.5% | 10 |
| Aug | +1.80% | +1.11% | 50% | +13.1% | -10.8% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.75% | -4.25% | 30% | +8.9% | -12.2% | 10 |
| Oct | +1.01% | +0.19% | 50% | +13.9% | -5.6% | 10 |
| Nov | +6.51% | +4.02% | 78% | +24.9% | -2.4% | 9 |
| Dec | +0.38% | +1.68% | 60% | +9.0% | -9.4% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — KR
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 6.0 | -5.9 | -8.7 | -10.7 | 4.0 | -0.3 | 1.9 | 13.9 | 1.4 | +8.3% | |
| 2025 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 6.7 | -5.5 | 5.1 | -2.3 | -3.2 | -0.6 | -5.6 | 5.7 | -7.1 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9 | 7.5 | 15.2 | -3.1 | -5.4 | -4.7 | 9.2 | -2.4 | 7.7 | -2.7 | 9.5 | 0.1 | +33.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1 | -3.3 | 14.4 | -1.5 | -6.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | -4.6 | -3.5 | 1.4 | -2.4 | 3.2 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | -3.7 | 7.4 | 22.6 | -5.9 | -1.8 | -10.7 | -1.9 | 3.2 | -8.7 | 8.1 | 4.0 | -9.4 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 8.6 | -6.6 | 11.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 13.1 | -12.2 | -1.0 | 3.8 | 9.0 | +42.5% |
| 2020 | -7.3 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | -5.0 | -5.0 | 2.5 | -3.8 | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 3.0 | 3.5 | -16.1 | 4.8 | -11.5 | -4.8 | -2.5 | 11.9 | 8.9 | -4.4 | 11.0 | 6.0 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 10.6 | -10.7 | -11.7 | 5.2 | -3.4 | 16.9 | 1.9 | 8.6 | -7.6 | 2.2 | -0.3 | -7.3 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | -1.6 | -6.4 | -7.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -21.7 | 5.2 | -10.8 | -8.3 | 3.2 | 24.9 | 6.2 | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 6.8 |