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Company snapshot — Kroger Company

KR in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Kroger operates food and drug stores across the United States, including combination stores, multi-department outlets, marketplace formats and price-impact warehouse stores. It sells groceries, pharmacy items, general merchandise and fuel through its outlets and online, and it manufactures much of the food sold under its own brands. It is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Where it sits in the stack
Kroger carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, our indices for the AI build-out; it sits in Closelook's Consumer Defensive sleeve, under grocery retail, where the diary tracks it as a consumer-spending read rather than a stack constituent.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group for Kroger is not yet set; the comparison the market draws is with Albertsons and with Walmart's grocery operation.
Why Closelook tracks it
It is an S&P 500 constituent but carries no seat in Rubin or Halo and no Closelook score yet; the diary has not quoted it in an edition so far.
What the diary watches
The diary watches how grocery margins and pharmacy volumes move against fuel sales, since a shift in either changes how the retailer's earnings read against expectations.

Kroger Company (KR) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for KR, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 5 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Telsey Advisory, 2026-09-14

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for KR from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Telsey Advisory — target 75 from 78 Target cut to $75 from $78 (+23.5% to spot) 2026-09-14
  • Price target Guggenheim — target 66 Target set to $66 (+8.6% to spot) 2026-09-14
  • Price target Roth Capital — target 73 from 78 Target cut to $73 from $78 (+24.8% to spot) 2026-09-14

5 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 5 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Grocery Stores · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Grocery Stores

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against KR on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 2.40%, quarterly · last 0.39 USD on 2026-08-14

Dividends and capital return

What KR pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 1.44 USD per share · a 2.40% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +9.9% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 1.31 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.39 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-14
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.29 USD (partial) · 2024: 1.22 USD · 2025: 1.34 USD · 2026: 1.09 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-14

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Kroger Company (KR)?

Kroger Company trades as KR on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is KR in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Kroger Company is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does KR trade against its moving averages?

Recovery attempt under the 200-day: Trades +3.6% vs the 50-day and -5.4% vs the 200-day average, 21.2% below the 52-week high and +10.8% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 65 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Kroger Company do?

Kroger operates food and drug stores across the United States, including combination stores, multi-department outlets, marketplace formats and price-impact warehouse stores. It sells groceries, pharmacy items, general merchandise and fuel through its outlets and online, and it manufactures much of the food sold under its own brands. It is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Closelook's peer group for Kroger is not yet set; the comparison the market draws is with Albertsons and with Walmart's grocery operation.

Where does Kroger Company sit in the AI build-out?

Kroger carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, our indices for the AI build-out; it sits in Closelook's Consumer Defensive sleeve, under grocery retail, where the diary tracks it as a consumer-spending read rather than a stack constituent. It is an S&P 500 constituent but carries no seat in Rubin or Halo and no Closelook score yet; the diary has not quoted it in an edition so far.

Does Kroger Company pay a dividend?

Kroger Company has paid 1.44 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 2.40% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.39 USD on 2026-08-14. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Kroger Company recently?

The most recent analyst action on Kroger Company on the Closelook wire is a price target by Telsey Advisory on 2026-09-14 (target 75 from 78). 5 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 5 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for KR, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Grocery Stores, then Consumer Defensive. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.