Buyback yield (TTM)
6.83%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
9.07%
5Y share count change
-16.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$2.70B
Cumulative buybacks
$30.05B
Key takeaways
- Kroger (KR) repurchased about $2.70B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 16.1% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 22.49× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +15.3% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 102% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Kroger (KR)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Kroger (KR)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Kroger (KR)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Kroger (KR)
Latest: $2.70B
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Kroger (KR) reported buyback spend of $2.70B – plunged 47.7% year-over-year.
Kroger buyback spend has grown on net over the period, with a +15.3% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
Kroger buyback spend plunged from $5.16B in 2024 to $2.70B in 2025, a 47.7% drawdown.
The highest annual buyback spend of $5.16B was reported in 2024. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1992.
Kroger Buyback Spend 2025: $2.70B
2025's buyback spend for Kroger came in at $2.70B, plunged 47.7% below 2024.
Kroger Buyback Spend 2024: $5.16B
Kroger posted buyback spend of $5.16B in 2024, surged 8216.1% from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Kroger Buyback Spend 2023: $62.00M
In 2023, Kroger reported buyback spend of $62.00M, plunged 93.8% below 2022.
Kroger Buyback Spend 2022: $993.00M
Kroger buyback spend in 2022 was $993.00M, plunged 39.7% below 2021.
Kroger Buyback Spend 2021: $1.65B
Kroger buyback spend in 2021 was $1.65B.
See more financial history for Kroger (KR).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $2.70B | $0.00 | $2.70B | 6.83% | 0.66B | -9.0% | |
| 2024 | $5.16B | $175.00M | $4.98B | 12.11% | 0.72B | -0.7% | |
| 2023 | $62.00M | $172.00M | −$110.00M | 0.19% | 0.72B | -0.3% | |
| 2022 | $993.00M | $190.00M | $803.00M | 2.99% | 0.73B | -3.6% | |
| 2021 | $1.65B | $203.00M | $1.44B | 5.24% | 0.75B | -3.5% | |
| 2020 | $1.32B | $185.00M | $1.14B | 5.17% | 0.78B | -3.0% | |
| 2019 | $465.00M | $155.00M | $310.00M | 2.17% | 0.81B | -1.6% | |
| 2018 | $2.01B | $154.00M | $1.86B | 8.89% | 0.82B | -9.5% | |
| 2017 | $1.63B | $151.00M | $1.48B | 6.15% | 0.90B | -5.6% | |
| 2016 | $1.77B | $141.00M | $1.63B | 6.08% | 0.96B | -2.2% | |
| 2015 | $703.00M | $165.00M | $538.00M | 1.94% | 0.98B | -1.4% | |
| 2014 | $1.28B | $155.00M | $1.13B | 3.82% | 0.99B | -4.4% | |
| 2013 | $609.00M | $107.00M | $502.00M | 3.30% | 1.04B | -3.1% | |
| 2012 | $1.26B | $81.60M | $1.18B | 8.86% | 1.07B | -9.5% | |
| 2011 | $1.55B | $81.20M | $1.47B | 11.64% | 1.19B | -7.1% | |
| 2010 | $545.00M | $79.30M | $465.70M | 3.72% | 1.28B | -1.8% | |
| 2009 | $218.00M | $83.40M | $134.60M | 1.44% | 1.30B | -1.2% | |
| 2008 | $637.00M | $91.00M | $546.00M | 4.36% | 1.32B | -5.6% | |
| 2007 | $1.42B | $87.00M | $1.33B | 8.31% | 1.39B | -3.6% | |
| 2006 | $633.00M | $0.00 | $633.00M | 3.50% | 1.45B | -1.1% | |
| 2005 | $252.00M | $0.00 | $252.00M | 1.80% | 1.46B | -0.7% | |
| 2004 | $319.00M | $0.00 | $319.00M | 2.68% | 1.47B | -2.4% | |
| 2003 | $301.00M | $0.00 | $301.00M | 2.19% | 1.51B | -4.7% | |
| 2002 | $785.00M | $0.00 | $785.00M | 6.80% | 1.58B | -4.1% | |
| 2001 | $732.00M | $0.00 | $732.00M | 4.36% | 1.65B | -2.5% | |
| 2000 | $581.00M | $0.00 | $581.00M | 2.90% | 1.69B | -1.4% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$2.70B
- 2024$5.16B
- 2023$62.00M
- 2022$993.00M
- 2021$1.65B
- 2020$1.32B
- 2019$465.00M
- 2018$2.01B
- 2017$1.63B
- 2016$1.77B
- 2015$703.00M
- 2014$1.28B
- 2013$609.00M
- 2012$1.26B
- 2011$1.55B
- 2010$545.00M
- 2009$218.00M
- 2008$637.00M
- 2007$1.42B
- 2006$633.00M
- 2005$252.00M
- 2004$319.00M
- 2003$301.00M
- 2002$785.00M
- 2001$732.00M
- 2000$581.00M
- 1999$6.00M
- 1998$122.00M
- 1997$85.00M
- 1996$300.00K
- 1995$200.00K
- 1994$300.00K
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$800.00K
- 1990$300.00K
- 1989$250.60M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Kroger (KR)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 22.49×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Kroger (KR)
How Kroger splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Kroger, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $8.09B | |
| $6.50B | |
| $1.00B | |
| $1.00B | |
| $903.00M | |
| $746.00M | |
| $103.65M | |
| $0.00 |
- $8.09B
- $6.50B
- $1.00B
- $1.00B
- $903.00M
- $746.00M
- $103.65M
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $2.64B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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