The Kroger Co. — Wall Street Analyst Estimates & Price Targets

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Last close · Oct 16, 202663.63+0.92 (+1.47%)

Market cap$37.6B

7 firms' latest targets, last 90 days: median $72.00 ($66.00–$80.00), 13% above the last close.

Price and published targets

daily close, 12 months · each dot a target, a firm's latest darker

Each firm's latest target

last 90 days · 7 firms

Date	Firm	Target	Previous	Change	Vs price then	Vs price now
2026-10-07	BNP Paribas Exane	$72.00	—	—	+23%	+13%
2026-09-29	Melius Research	$80.00	—	—	+34%	+26%
2026-09-14	Telsey Advisory Group	$75.00	$78.00	▼ 4%	+23%	+18%
2026-09-14	Guggenheim	$66.00	$71.00	▼ 7%	+9%	+4%
2026-09-14	Roth Capital	$73.00	—	—	+25%	+15%
2026-09-14	Evercore ISI	$70.00	$78.00	▼ 10%	+20%	+10%
2026-09-09	Deutsche Bank	$68.00	$75.00	▼ 9%	+19%	+7%

Consensus estimates

revenue and EPS by fiscal year · reported years marked

FY	Revenue	YoY	EPS	YoY	Revenue range	EPS range	Analysts
2024reported	$150.0B	+1%	$2.96	-3%	est. $149.8B+0%	est. $4.56	14
2025reported	$147.1B	-2%	$3.67	+24%	est. $147.5B+0%	est. $4.46	15
2026reported	$147.6B	+0%	$1.54	-58%	est. $148.0B+0%	est. $4.80	15
2027	$150.8B	+2%	$5.19	+8%	$149.5B–$152.0B	$5.15–$5.25	17
2028	$152.7B	+1%	$5.51	+6%	$150.1B–$157.7B	$5.30–$5.96	16
2029	$155.6B	+2%	$5.85	+6%	$152.3B–$166.2B	$5.35–$6.33	13
2030	$161.8B	+4%	$6.36	+9%	$158.8B–$166.5B	$6.21–$6.60	6
2031	$163.8B	+1%	$6.31	-1%	$160.8B–$168.6B	$6.16–$6.55	8

A reported year shows the company's figures, with the consensus beside it (revenue against it in %). Reported EPS is GAAP diluted; the analysts' EPS usually leaves items such as stock compensation out, so the two are not like for like. Faded: a year the valuation models do not read — they read the first 3, and a later one only while 10 or more analysts cover every year up to it — or one under 5 analysts.

The analysts at a glance

$72.00median target, 13% above the last close

Firms with a target · last 90 days: 7
Lowest – highest target: $66.00 – $80.00
Current grades of 10 firms: positive / neutral / negative: 4 / 6 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades · 12 months: 0 / 1
Consensus revenue growth · next 3 FY: +2% a year

Current grades

each firm's latest · 10 firms

As of	Firm	Grade
2026-09-15	Guggenheim	“Buy”
2026-09-14	Telsey Advisory Group	“Outperform”
2026-09-14	Evercore ISI	“Outperform”
2026-09-01	Citigroup	“Neutral”
2026-06-22	UBS	“Neutral”
2026-06-22	Morgan Stanley	“Equal Weight”
2026-06-22	Barclays	“Equal Weight”
2026-06-11	J.P. Morgan	“Neutral”
2026-03-06	Roth Capital	“Buy”
2026-02-25	Wells Fargo	“Equal Weight”

Grade changes

last 24 months · 5

Date	Firm	Grade
2026-02-25	Wells Fargo	“Overweight” → “Equal Weight” downgrade
2025-09-17	Roth Capital	“Neutral” → “Buy” upgrade
2025-08-20	J.P. Morgan	“Overweight” → “Neutral” downgrade
2024-12-03	BMO Capital	“Outperform” → “Market Perform” downgrade
2024-12-03	Jefferies	“Hold” → “Buy” upgrade

55 older than 24 months

2024-06-18	BMO Capital	“Market Perform” → “Outperform” upgrade
2024-04-16	Wells Fargo	“Equal Weight” → “Overweight” upgrade
2024-04-08	BNP Paribas Exane	“Neutral” → “Underperform” downgrade
2024-02-27	Wells Fargo	“Underweight” → “Equal Weight” upgrade
2023-03-20	Northcoast Research	“Neutral” → “Buy” upgrade
2023-03-03	J.P. Morgan	“Neutral” → “Overweight” upgrade
2023-01-17	Morgan Stanley	“Underweight” → “Equal Weight” upgrade
2022-11-09	Evercore ISI	“In Line” → “Outperform” upgrade
2022-10-17	Northcoast Research	“Buy” → “Neutral” downgrade
2022-10-10	BNP Paribas Exane	“Neutral” → “Outperform” upgrade
2022-04-08	Bank of America	“Neutral” → “Buy” upgrade
2022-01-28	Citigroup	“Neutral” → “Sell” downgrade
2022-01-25	Wells Fargo	“Equal Weight” → “Underweight” downgrade
2022-01-19	Bank of America	“Underperform” → “Neutral” upgrade
2021-05-04	Goldman Sachs	“Neutral” → “Sell” downgrade
2021-01-28	Telsey Advisory Group	“Outperform” → “Perform” downgrade
2021-01-20	Morgan Stanley	“Equal Weight” → “Underweight” downgrade
2021-01-07	Barclays	“Equal Weight” → “Underweight” downgrade
2020-10-23	Evercore ISI	“Outperform” → “In Line” downgrade
2020-10-14	Wells Fargo	“Overweight” → “Equal Weight” downgrade
2020-09-14	Bank of America	“Buy” → “Neutral” downgrade
2020-04-15	Citigroup	“Buy” → “Neutral” downgrade
2020-03-06	Credit Suisse	“Outperform” → “Neutral” downgrade
2019-12-12	Evercore ISI	“In Line” → “Outperform” upgrade
2019-11-13	Deutsche Bank	“Sell” → “Hold” upgrade
2019-10-10	Jefferies	“Buy” → “Hold” downgrade
2019-09-04	BMO Capital	“Market Perform” → “Perform” revised
2019-08-02	Pivotal Research	“Hold” → “Buy” upgrade
2019-05-21	Bernstein	“Market Perform” → “Outperform” upgrade
2018-10-09	Deutsche Bank	“Hold” → “Sell” downgrade
2018-06-25	Pivotal Research	“Buy” → “Hold” downgrade
2018-05-17	Bank of America	“Neutral” → “Buy” upgrade
2018-03-09	Bernstein	“Market Perform” → “Perform” revised
2018-01-05	Jefferies	“Hold” → “Buy” upgrade
2017-11-06	Northcoast Research	“Neutral” → “Buy” upgrade
2017-10-12	Stephens & Co.	“Underweight” → “Equal Weight” upgrade
2017-09-12	Pivotal Research	“Hold” → “Buy” upgrade
2017-09-11	Deutsche Bank	“Buy” → “Hold” downgrade
2017-06-19	Morgan Stanley	“Overweight” → “Equal Weight” downgrade
2017-06-16	J.P. Morgan	“Overweight” → “Neutral” downgrade
2017-06-16	Telsey Advisory Group	“Outperform” → “Perform” downgrade
2017-03-23	RBC Capital	“Sector Perform” → “Outperform” upgrade
2017-03-07	Northcoast Research	“Buy” → “Neutral” downgrade
2017-03-03	Goldman Sachs	“Conviction Buy” → “Buy” downgrade
2016-12-14	Piper Sandler	“Underweight” → “Neutral” upgrade
2016-08-23	Cleveland Research	“Buy” → “Hold” downgrade
2016-08-02	BMO Capital	“Outperform” → “Market Perform” downgrade
2016-07-28	Wolfe Research	“Peer Perform” → “Underperform” downgrade
2016-07-26	Goldman Sachs	“Neutral” → “Buy” upgrade
2016-06-23	Hilliard Lyons	“Long Term Buy” → “Buy” revised
2016-06-15	Wolfe Research	“Outperform” → “Peer Perform” downgrade
2016-03-04	Hilliard Lyons	“Neutral” → “Long Term Buy” upgrade
2016-03-04	Macquarie	“Neutral” → “Underperform” downgrade
2014-07-15	BMO Capital	“Market Perform” → “Outperform” upgrade
2014-06-23	Hilliard Lyons	“Long Term Buy” → “Neutral” downgrade

Targets, grades and estimates are quoted from third parties (via Financial Modeling Prep) and are theirs, not ours; each target links to the report it was published in. A firm counts once, at its latest target or grade.