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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Kroger (KR)

Kroger Q4 EPS falls to $0.90 from $1.01; 2025 adjusted EPS guided to $4.60-$4.80

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Kroger reported fourth quarter 2024 EPS of $0.90, down from $1.01 a year earlier, and adjusted EPS of $1.14, down from $1.34, while full-year 2024 adjusted EPS was $4.47 versus $4.76 in 2023. The company guided 2025 adjusted EPS to $4.60 to $4.80 and began a $5.0 billion accelerated share repurchase, with Ron Sargent serving as interim CEO. For shareholders, lower reported profit is offset in part by the guidance range and buyback, though the filing ties some of the profit decline to the sale of Kroger Specialty Pharmacy and the 53rd week in 2023.

Key points

  • Q4 2024 operating profit was $912 million versus $1,194 million a year earlier; total sales were $34.3 billion versus $37.1 billion
  • Fiscal 2024 EPS was $3.67 versus $2.96, while adjusted EPS was $4.47 versus $4.76
  • 2025 guidance: adjusted FIFO operating profit of $4.7 to $4.9 billion and adjusted free cash flow of $2.8 to $3.0 billion
  • Commenced a $5.0 billion accelerated share repurchase under a $7.5 billion authorization, with $2.5 billion of capacity remaining

The filing

CompanyKroger (KR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMar 6, 2025, 8:14 AM ET
Accession number0001104659-25-021187

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:30 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on March 06, 2025.

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