Kroger Co

Company facts

Industry

Retail-Grocery Stores

Headquarters

Cincinnati, Ohio

Most recent report

8-K, filed Sep 2, 2026

Incorporated

Ohio

Filings on record

1,000+ filings

On EDGAR

CIK 56873

Fiscal year ends

January

Filer status

Large accelerated filer

What to read: May 2026 10-Q

SECSift found 3 of 10 sections worth reading, with 1 positive, 4 notable, and 1 negative flags.

• Financial Statements (Item 1)

  Core financial statements with real earnings, cash flow, debt, and litigation updates.
  Notable

  • Repaid $500M of 3.5% senior notes in Q1 2026, reducing total debt $571M from year-end.
  Negative

  • Opioid settlement liability totals $976M ($844M long-term); trial for $600M Albertsons dispute set Oct 2026.

• Management's Discussion (Item 2)

  Full of specific financial results, trends, and liquidity details for Q1 2026.
  Positive

  • eCommerce sales grew 13% overall, or 19% excluding fulfillment center exits and the Vitacost sale.
  Notable

  • Capital investments jumped to $1.5B in Q1 2026 from $1.2B in Q1 2025, driven by major store projects.
  • A new $2.0B share repurchase program was approved Dec 23, 2025; $1.8B remains after $213M in Q1 2026 buybacks.

• Unregistered Sales and Repurchases (Item 2)

  Contains specific buyback data, new program, and exhaustion of prior program.
  Notable

  • December 2024 Repurchase Program exhausted in Q1 2026; new $1.83B authority under December 2025 program.

What changed: May 2026 vs. Nov 2025

About 10% of KR's May 2026 10-Q is new information. 23 paragraphs were added, 120 changed, and 124 removed. Below are the most important lines SECSift identified.

• Item 2 77
• Item 1 32
• Item 6 13
• Item 4 3
• Item 3 2
• Item 5 1