TTM
3.9%
YoY change
−1.29pp
Trough year (2011)
3.2%
Peak year (2002)
7.1%
Latest annual
3.9%
EBITDA Margin history chart for Kroger (KR) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 3.9%
EBITDA Margin change chart for Kroger (KR) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −1.29pp
EBITDA Margin history table for Kroger (KR) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 3.9% | -1.29pp | ||
| 2024 | 5.2% | +0.51pp | ||
| 2023 | 4.7% | -0.05pp | ||
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.34pp | ||
| 2021 | 4.4% | -1.11pp | ||
| 2020 | 5.5% | +0.70pp | ||
| 2019 | 4.8% | -0.99pp | ||
| 2018 | 5.8% | +2.13pp | ||
| 2017 | 3.7% | -1.34pp | ||
| 2016 | 5.0% | -0.15pp | ||
| 2015 | 5.2% | +0.47pp | ||
| 2014 | 4.7% | +0.19pp | ||
| 2013 | 4.5% | -0.07pp | ||
| 2012 | 4.6% | +1.34pp | ||
| 2011 | 3.2% | -1.38pp | ||
| 2010 | 4.6% | +1.19pp | ||
| 2009 | 3.4% | -1.70pp | ||
| 2008 | 5.1% | -0.17pp | ||
| 2007 | 5.3% | -0.02pp | ||
| 2006 | 5.3% | -0.14pp | ||
| 2005 | 5.4% | +1.73pp | ||
| 2004 | 3.7% | -1.02pp | ||
| 2003 | 4.7% | -2.36pp | ||
| 2002 | 7.1% | +0.16pp | ||
| 2001 | 6.9% | +0.01pp | ||
| 2000 | 6.9% | +0.17pp | ||
| 1999 | 6.8% | +0.64pp | ||
| 1998 | 6.1% | +0.43pp | ||
| 1997 | 5.7% | +0.84pp | ||
| 1996 | 4.9% | +0.07pp | ||
| 1995 | 4.8% | +0.25pp | ||
| 1994 | 4.5% | -0.11pp | ||
| 1993 | 4.6% | +0.58pp | ||
| 1992 | 4.1% | -0.35pp | ||
| 1991 | 4.4% | -0.12pp | ||
| 1990 | 4.5% | +0.10pp | ||
| 1989 | 4.4% | +0.77pp | ||
| 1988 | 3.7% | +0.07pp | ||
| 1987 | 3.6% | +0.31pp | ||
| 1986 | 3.3% | -0.33pp | ||
| 1985 | 3.6% | — |
- 20253.9%-1.29pp
- 20245.2%+0.51pp
- 20234.7%-0.05pp
- 20224.7%+0.34pp
- 20214.4%-1.11pp
- 20205.5%+0.70pp
- 20194.8%-0.99pp
- 20185.8%+2.13pp
- 20173.7%-1.34pp
- 20165.0%-0.15pp
- 20155.2%+0.47pp
- 20144.7%+0.19pp
- 20134.5%-0.07pp
- 20124.6%+1.34pp
- 20113.2%-1.38pp
- 20104.6%+1.19pp
- 20093.4%-1.70pp
- 20085.1%-0.17pp
- 20075.3%-0.02pp
- 20065.3%-0.14pp
- 20055.4%+1.73pp
- 20043.7%-1.02pp
- 20034.7%-2.36pp
- 20027.1%+0.16pp
- 20016.9%+0.01pp
- 20006.9%+0.17pp
- 19996.8%+0.64pp
- 19986.1%+0.43pp
- 19975.7%+0.84pp
- 19964.9%+0.07pp
- 19954.8%+0.25pp
- 19944.5%-0.11pp
- 19934.6%+0.58pp
- 19924.1%-0.35pp
- 19914.4%-0.12pp
- 19904.5%+0.10pp
- 19894.4%+0.77pp
- 19883.7%+0.07pp
- 19873.6%+0.31pp
- 19863.3%-0.33pp
- 19853.6%—
EBITDA Margin values are taken from Kroger's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About EBITDA Margin at Kroger (KR)
According to Kroger's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 3.9%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Kroger (KR) reported EBITDA margin of 3.90% – contracted 1.3 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual EBITDA margin stands at 7.10%, reached in 2002; the historical low of 3.23% was recorded in 2011.
Kroger EBITDA Margin by Year
Kroger EBITDA Margin 2025: 3.9%
2025's EBITDA margin for Kroger came in at 3.90%, contracted 1.3 percentage points from 2024.
Kroger EBITDA Margin 2024: 5.2%
Kroger posted EBITDA margin of 5.19% in 2024, expanded 0.5 percentage points from 2023.
Kroger EBITDA Margin 2023: 4.7%
In 2023, Kroger reported EBITDA margin of 4.68%, contracted 0.0 percentage points from 2022.
Kroger EBITDA Margin 2022: 4.7%
Kroger EBITDA margin in 2022 was 4.73%, expanded 0.3 percentage points from 2021.
Kroger EBITDA Margin 2021: 4.4%
Kroger EBITDA margin in 2021 was 4.39%.
See more financial history for Kroger (KR).
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Consumer Defensive peers of Kroger (KR), ranked by their latest EBITDA margin
| 53.6% | |
| 42.8% | |
| 37.8% | |
| 31.0% | |
| 26.8% | |
| 15.8% | |
| 6.1% | |
| 4.9% |
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- 4.9%
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