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How The Kroger Co. stacks up
KR · against 147 other Consumer Defensive companies listed in US-listed
Growth
19/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #121 of 148 · scores higher than 17% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score19 peers with a growth score of 10–19, including KR · Click a bar to see the companies
Why growth scores 19?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly because of its earnings per share growth and 3-year revenue growth, which are weaker than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- slower growth in earnings per share: weaker than 90% of peers. Earnings per share growth: -55.4% vs peer median 1.5%
- slower revenue growth over three years: weaker than 68% of peers. 3-year revenue growth: 0.3% vs peer median 3.7%
- Revenue growth is close to the peer norm. Revenue growth: 1.6% vs peer median 2.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KR, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KR | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthHigher is better · 152 reported | 1.6% | 4.1% | 35% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 109 reported | -55.4% | 4.5% | 12% | 33% | |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 147 reported | 0.3% | 3.5% | 32% | 33% |
Ranking by growth score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KR| Rank | Company | Market cap | Growth | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.5B USD | 100 | 84 | |
| 2 | 552M USD | 99 | 39 | |
| 3 | 3.4B USD | 98 | 71 | |
| 3 | 629M USD | 98 | 67 | |
| 5 | 3.8B USD | 97 | 73 | |
| 119 | 6.7B USD | 20 | 29 | |
| 119 | 209M USD | 20 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score