Kroger reported second-quarter 2026 sales of $34.6 billion, up from $33.9 billion a year earlier, and GAAP earnings of $1.05 per diluted share versus $0.91. The company kept its full-year 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $5.10 to $5.30 but lowered its identical sales without fuel guidance to 0.2% to 0.8% from 1.0% to 2.0%, and adjusted FIFO operating profit fell slightly year over year.
Q2 2026 adjusted EPS was $1.09 versus $1.04 a year earlier; adjusted FIFO operating profit was $1,076 million versus $1,091 million.
Identical sales without fuel rose 0.2% in the quarter, compared with 3.4% a year earlier.
Full-year 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $5.10 to $5.30 was reaffirmed; identical sales guidance was cut to 0.2% to 0.8%.
Kroger repurchased $1.0 billion of shares in the quarter, with about $800 million left on the $2 billion authorization, and will host an investor update on October 20, 2026.
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From Kroger's 10-Q and 10-K filings (SEC XBRL). YoY compares each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier; it is blank when the year-ago figure is missing or negative.
Annual results
Fiscal year
Revenue
Growth
EPS (diluted)
Growth
Net margin
FY2026
$147.64B
+0.4%
$1.54
-58.0%
0.7%
FY2025
$147.12B
-1.9%
$3.67
+24.0%
1.8%
FY2024
$150.04B
+1.2%
$2.96
-3.3%
1.4%
FY2023
$148.26B
+7.5%
$3.06
+41.0%
1.5%
FY2022
$137.89B
+4.1%
$2.17
-33.6%
1.2%
Frequently asked questions
When is Kroger's next earnings date?
Kroger (KR) is scheduled to report on Thursday, December 03, 2026 before the market opens. Analysts expect EPS of $1.16.
What did Kroger earn last quarter?
For the quarter ended Aug 2026, Kroger reported diluted EPS of $1.05 (+15.4% year over year) on revenue of $34.62B (+2.0%).
Where do these numbers come from?
Reported revenue, net income and EPS come from the company's own 10-Q and 10-K filings with the SEC (XBRL data). The report date and consensus estimate come from the Nasdaq earnings calendar.
Not investment advice. Figures can be restated by the company in later filings.