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How The Kroger Co. stacks up
KR · against 149 other Consumer Defensive companies listed in US-listed
Valuation
48/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #65 of 150 · scores higher than 56% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score21 peers with a valuation score of 40–49, including KR · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 48?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.A mix: stronger EBITDA yield, but weaker earnings yield than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 68% of peers. Earnings yield: 2.7% vs peer median 4.5%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 6.0% vs peer median 6.2%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 73% of peers. EBITDA yield: 10.0% vs peer median 8.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 146 reported | 2.7% | 3.7% | 37% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 151 reported | 13.0% | 9.0% | 79% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 132 reported | 6.0% | 5.8% | 53% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 145 reported | 14.7% | 39.9% | 19% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KR| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 933M USD | 97 | 84 | |
| 2 | 212M USD | 93 | 72 | |
| 2 | 843M USD | 93 | 88 | |
| 4 | 7.2B USD | 92 | 72 | |
| 5 | 1.1B USD | 91 | 67 | |
| 62 | 187.1B USD | 51 | 54 | |
| 63 | 34.7B USD | 49 | 44 | |
| 63 | 35.5B USD | 49 | 40 | |
| 65 | 3.7B USD | 48 | 60 | |
| 65 | 39.5B USD | 48 | 26 | |
| 67 | 1.3B USD | 46 | 40 | |
| 67 | 20.0B USD | 46 | 39 | |
| 69 | 13.7B USD | 45 | 59 | |
| 69 | 688M USD | 45 | 25 |
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