---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-021187"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KR"
cik: "0000056873"
company_name: "KROGER CO"
filed_at: "2025-03-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T08:08:30.997765+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kroger Q4 Identical Sales +2.4%, EPS $0.90; guides FY2025 Adj EPS $4.60-4.80

## Summary
- Q4 Identical Sales without fuel +2.4%, Operating Profit $912M, EPS $0.90; Adjusted EPS $1.14.
- Full-year 2024: Operating Profit $3.8B, EPS $3.67; Adjusted EPS $4.47.
- FY 2025 guidance: Identical Sales +2.0-3.0%, Adjusted FIFO Operating Profit $4.7-4.9B, Adjusted EPS $4.60-4.80.
- Commenced $5.0B ASR; initially repurchased 65.6M shares, expected completion by Q3 FY2025.
- Digital sales grew 11% in Q4 (excl. 53rd wk); Alternative Profit Businesses contributed $1.35B Operating Profit in FY2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-021187
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KR
- cik: 0000056873
- company_name: KROGER CO
- filed_at: 2025-03-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465925021187/0001104659-25-021187-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465925021187/tm258221d1_8k.htm

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