Kroger (KR) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 6.83% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 6.83%.
Kroger
KR
TTM buyback yield
6.83%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
6.83%
5Y share count change
-16.1%
TTM buyback spend
$2.70B
SBC coverage (TTM)
22.49x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 22.49x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.70B | $0.00 | $2.70B | 0.66B | -9.0% | 6.83% |
| 2024 | $5.16B | $175.00M | $4.98B | 0.72B | -0.7% | 12.11% |
| 2023 | $62.00M | $172.00M | −$110.00M | 0.72B | -0.3% | 0.19% |
| 2022 | $993.00M | $190.00M | $803.00M | 0.73B | -3.6% | 2.99% |
| 2021 | $1.65B | $203.00M | $1.44B | 0.75B | -3.5% | 5.24% |
| 2020 | $1.32B | $185.00M | $1.14B | 0.78B | -3.0% | 5.17% |
| 2019 | $465.00M | $155.00M | $310.00M | 0.81B | -1.6% | 2.17% |
| 2018 | $2.01B | $154.00M | $1.86B | 0.82B | -9.5% | 8.89% |
| 2017 | $1.63B | $151.00M | $1.48B | 0.90B | -5.6% | 6.15% |
| 2016 | $1.77B | $141.00M | $1.63B | 0.96B | -2.2% | 6.08% |
| 2015 | $703.00M | $165.00M | $538.00M | 0.98B | -1.4% | 1.94% |
| 2014 | $1.28B | $155.00M | $1.13B | 0.99B | -4.4% | 3.82% |
| 2013 | $609.00M | $107.00M | $502.00M | 1.04B | -3.1% | 3.30% |
| 2012 | $1.26B | $81.60M | $1.18B | 1.07B | -9.5% | 8.86% |
| 2011 | $1.55B | $81.20M | $1.47B | 1.19B | -7.1% | 11.63% |
| 2010 | $545.00M | $79.30M | $465.70M | 1.28B | -1.8% | 3.72% |
| 2009 | $218.00M | $83.40M | $134.60M | 1.30B | -1.2% | 1.44% |
| 2008 | $637.00M | $91.00M | $546.00M | 1.32B | -5.6% | 4.36% |
| 2007 | $1.42B | $87.00M | $1.33B | 1.39B | -3.6% | 8.31% |
| 2006 | $633.00M | $0.00 | $633.00M | 1.45B | -1.1% | 3.50% |
| 2005 | $252.00M | $0.00 | $252.00M | 1.46B | -0.7% | 1.80% |
| 2004 | $319.00M | $0.00 | $319.00M | 1.47B | -2.4% | 2.67% |
| 2003 | $301.00M | $0.00 | $301.00M | 1.51B | -4.7% | 2.19% |
| 2002 | $785.00M | $0.00 | $785.00M | 1.58B | -4.1% | 6.80% |
| 2001 | $732.00M | $0.00 | $732.00M | 1.65B | -2.5% | 4.36% |
| 2000 | $581.00M | $0.00 | $581.00M | 1.69B | -1.4% | 2.90% |
| 1999 | $6.00M | $0.00 | $6.00M | 1.72B | 62.2% | — |
| 1998 | $122.00M | $0.00 | $122.00M | 1.06B | 1.1% | — |
| 1997 | $85.00M | $0.00 | $85.00M | 1.05B | 0.3% | — |
| 1996 | $300.00K | $0.00 | $300.00K | 1.04B | — | — |
| 1995 | $200.00K | $0.00 | $200.00K | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $300.00K | $0.00 | $300.00K | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $800.00K | $0.00 | $800.00K | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $300.00K | $0.00 | $300.00K | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $250.60M | $0.00 | $250.60M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $2.64B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Kroger buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Kroger (KR) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Kroger spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $2.70B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Kroger's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 6.83% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Kroger's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 6.83% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Kroger diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Kroger's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -16.1% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).