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

Kroger Q2 profit rises as it raises 2025 identical sales and EPS guidance

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Kroger reported second quarter 2025 results on September 11, 2025, with operating profit of $863 million, up from $815 million a year earlier, and diluted EPS of $0.91 versus $0.64. The company raised its identical sales without fuel guidance to 2.7% to 3.4% and lifted the low end of its adjusted EPS guidance to $4.70 to $4.80, which points to a stronger outlook for shareholders.

Key points

  • Q2 2025 operating profit was $863 million versus $815 million in Q2 2024; diluted EPS was $0.91 versus $0.64.
  • Adjusted EPS was $1.04 versus $0.93; identical sales without fuel rose 3.4%.
  • Full-year 2025 identical sales without fuel guidance was raised to 2.7% to 3.4%, from 2.25% to 3.25%.
  • Kroger expects to complete a $5 billion accelerated share repurchase in its fiscal third quarter of 2025, then resume open market repurchases under a remaining $2.5 billion authorization.

The filing

CompanyKroger (KR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 11, 2025, 8:14 AM ET
Accession number0001104659-25-089265

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 September 11, 2025.

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