secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KROGER CO (KR)
CIK:        0000056873
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-25-118315
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kroger Q3 adjusted EPS $1.05, ID sales +2.6%; FY25 EPS guidance raised to $4.75-$4.80
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- Q3 ID sales +2.6% (ex-fuel); eCommerce sales +17%.
- Adjusted EPS $1.05 vs $0.98 YoY; GAAP EPS $(2.02) due to $2.6B impairment.
- Adjusted FIFO operating profit $1,089M; operating loss $(1,541)M.
- FY25 guidance: ID sales narrowed to 2.8%-3.0%; EPS raised to $4.75-$4.80.
- Completed $5B ASR; executing remaining $2.5B open market buybacks by year-end.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465925118315/0001104659-25-118315-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465925118315/tm2532524d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-118315

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