secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KROGER CO (KR)
CIK:        0000056873
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-023800
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kroger Q4 adj EPS $1.28 beats $1.14 YoY; FY25 adj EPS $4.85; guides FY26 adj EPS $5.10-5.30
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- Q4 adj EPS $1.28 beats $1.14 YoY; ID sales ex-fuel +2.4%; operating profit $1,246M.
- FY25 adj EPS $4.85 vs $4.47; adj FIFO op profit $4.9B; ID sales ex-fuel +2.9%.
- FY26 guidance: adj EPS $5.10-5.30, adj FIFO op profit $5.0-5.2B, ID sales +1.0-2.0%, FCF $2.7-2.9B.
- eCommerce strategic review to deliver $400M profit improvement in '26; Q4 adj eCommerce sales +20%. Completed $7.5B buyback, new $2B authorization; CEO Greg Foran appointed.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465926023800/0001104659-26-023800-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465926023800/tm267907d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-023800

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