secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KROGER CO (KR)
CIK:        0000056873
Form:       8-K/A
Filed at:   2026-09-11T14:05:48+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-106941
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kroger Q2 2026: adj EPS $1.09, identical sales +0.2%; cuts FY ID sales guide
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- Q2 adj EPS $1.09 (up 5% YoY); GAAP EPS $1.05; sales $34.6B vs $33.9B.
- FY26 identical sales (ex-fuel) guide cut to 0.2%-0.8% from 1.0%-2.0%; 140bp Inflation Reduction Act drag.
- Reaffirms FY26 adj FIFO profit $5.0-$5.2B, EPS $5.10-$5.30, FCF $2.7-$2.9B.
- Dividend raised 11% (20th straight year); $1.0B bought back in Q2, $800M left of $2B authorization.
- Adj eCommerce sales +20%; Kroger Precision Marketing profit +24%; net debt/EBITDA 1.91.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465926106941/0001104659-26-106941-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465926106941/tm2625060d2_8ka.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-106941

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