secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KROGER CO (KR)
CIK:        0000056873
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-11T10:59:48+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-106890
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kroger Q2 adjusted EPS $1.09, up 5%; cuts identical sales guidance to 0.2-0.8%
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- Q2 GAAP EPS $1.05, adjusted EPS $1.09 (vs $1.04 LY); operating profit $971M vs $863M.
- Identical sales without fuel +0.2%; total sales $34.6B vs $33.9B; adjusted eCommerce +20%, media profit +24%.
- FY26 identical sales guidance cut to 0.2%-0.8% from 1.0%-2.0% (140 bps IRA impact); EPS reaffirmed $5.10-$5.30.
- Dividend raised 11% (20th consecutive year); $1.0B shares repurchased in quarter, $1.2B YTD under $2B authorization.
- Net total debt to adjusted EBITDA 1.91 vs 1.63 a year ago; investor update meeting scheduled Oct 20, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465926106890/0001104659-26-106890-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465926106890/tm2625060d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-106890

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