TTM
23.3%
YoY change
+0.60pp
Trough year (1986)
3.3%
Peak year (2001)
27.3%
Latest annual
23.3%
Gross Margin history chart for Kroger (KR) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 23.3%
Gross Margin change chart for Kroger (KR) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: +0.60pp
Gross Margin history table for Kroger (KR) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 23.3% | +0.60pp | ||
| 2024 | 22.7% | +0.47pp | ||
| 2023 | 22.2% | +0.80pp | ||
| 2022 | 21.4% | -0.58pp | ||
| 2021 | 22.0% | -1.31pp | ||
| 2020 | 23.3% | +1.25pp | ||
| 2019 | 22.1% | +0.12pp | ||
| 2018 | 22.0% | -0.33pp | ||
| 2017 | 22.3% | -0.12pp | ||
| 2016 | 22.4% | +0.24pp | ||
| 2015 | 22.2% | +0.99pp | ||
| 2014 | 21.2% | +0.59pp | ||
| 2013 | 20.6% | -0.02pp | ||
| 2012 | 20.6% | -0.33pp | ||
| 2011 | 20.9% | -1.32pp | ||
| 2010 | 22.2% | -0.95pp | ||
| 2009 | 23.2% | +0.07pp | ||
| 2008 | 23.1% | -0.52pp | ||
| 2007 | 23.6% | -0.56pp | ||
| 2006 | 24.2% | -0.56pp | ||
| 2005 | 24.8% | -0.58pp | ||
| 2004 | 25.3% | -0.98pp | ||
| 2003 | 26.3% | -0.64pp | ||
| 2002 | 27.0% | -0.40pp | ||
| 2001 | 27.3% | +0.42pp | ||
| 2000 | 26.9% | +0.39pp | ||
| 1999 | 26.5% | +0.96pp | ||
| 1998 | 25.6% | +0.64pp | ||
| 1997 | 24.9% | +1.51pp | ||
| 1996 | 23.4% | -1.03pp | ||
| 1995 | 24.5% | +0.19pp | ||
| 1994 | 24.3% | +0.34pp | ||
| 1993 | 23.9% | +1.04pp | ||
| 1992 | 22.9% | +0.07pp | ||
| 1991 | 22.8% | +0.15pp | ||
| 1990 | 22.7% | +0.37pp | ||
| 1989 | 22.3% | +0.09pp | ||
| 1988 | 22.2% | -0.25pp | ||
| 1987 | 22.4% | +19.16pp | ||
| 1986 | 3.3% | -20.34pp | ||
| 1985 | 23.6% | — |
- 202523.3%+0.60pp
- 202422.7%+0.47pp
- 202322.2%+0.80pp
- 202221.4%-0.58pp
- 202122.0%-1.31pp
- 202023.3%+1.25pp
- 201922.1%+0.12pp
- 201822.0%-0.33pp
- 201722.3%-0.12pp
- 201622.4%+0.24pp
- 201522.2%+0.99pp
- 201421.2%+0.59pp
- 201320.6%-0.02pp
- 201220.6%-0.33pp
- 201120.9%-1.32pp
- 201022.2%-0.95pp
- 200923.2%+0.07pp
- 200823.1%-0.52pp
- 200723.6%-0.56pp
- 200624.2%-0.56pp
- 200524.8%-0.58pp
- 200425.3%-0.98pp
- 200326.3%-0.64pp
- 200227.0%-0.40pp
- 200127.3%+0.42pp
- 200026.9%+0.39pp
- 199926.5%+0.96pp
- 199825.6%+0.64pp
- 199724.9%+1.51pp
- 199623.4%-1.03pp
- 199524.5%+0.19pp
- 199424.3%+0.34pp
- 199323.9%+1.04pp
- 199222.9%+0.07pp
- 199122.8%+0.15pp
- 199022.7%+0.37pp
- 198922.3%+0.09pp
- 198822.2%-0.25pp
- 198722.4%+19.16pp
- 19863.3%-20.34pp
- 198523.6%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at Kroger (KR)
According to Kroger's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 23.3%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Kroger (KR) gross margin totalled 23.30% – expanded 0.6 percentage points year-over-year.
2001 marks the peak gross margin at 27.35%, with the historical low of 3.28% recorded in 1986.
Kroger Gross Margin by Year
Kroger Gross Margin 2025: 23.3%
Kroger gross margin in 2025 was 23.30%, expanded 0.6 percentage points from 2024.
Kroger Gross Margin 2024: 22.7%
2024's gross margin for Kroger came in at 22.70%, expanded 0.5 percentage points from 2023.
Kroger Gross Margin 2023: 22.2%
Kroger posted gross margin of 22.24% in 2023, expanded 0.8 percentage points from 2022.
Kroger Gross Margin 2022: 21.4%
In 2022, Kroger reported gross margin of 21.43%, contracted 0.6 percentage points from 2021.
Kroger Gross Margin 2021: 22.0%
Kroger gross margin in 2021 was 22.01%.
See more financial history for Kroger (KR).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Consumer Defensive peers of Kroger (KR), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 67.8% | |
| 67.3% | |
| 61.7% | |
| 55.5% | |
| 54.1% | |
| 50.3% | |
| 25.0% | |
| 12.9% |
- 67.8%
- 61.7%
- 54.1%
- 25.0%
- 12.9%
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