Latest period
615M
YoY change
-9.0%
5Y CAGR
-3.5%
Peak year (FY1999)
1.72B
Latest annual
655M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Kroger (KR) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: 655M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Kroger (KR) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: -9.0%
Shares Outstanding history table for Kroger (KR) from 1985 to 2026
| FY2025 | 655M | -9.0% | -65M | ||
| FY2024 | 720M | -0.7% | -5M | ||
| FY2023 | 725M | -0.3% | -2M | ||
| FY2022 | 727M | -3.6% | -27M | ||
| FY2021 | 754M | -3.5% | -27M | ||
| FY2020 | 781M | -3.0% | -24M | ||
| FY2019 | 805M | -1.6% | -13M | ||
| FY2018 | 818M | -9.5% | -86M | ||
| FY2017 | 904M | -5.6% | -54M | ||
| FY2016 | 958M | -2.2% | -22M | ||
| FY2015 | 980M | -1.4% | -14M | ||
| FY2014 | 994M | -4.4% | -46M | ||
| FY2013 | 1.04B | -3.1% | -33.2M | ||
| FY2012 | 1.07B | -9.5% | -113M | ||
| FY2011 | 1.19B | -7.1% | -90.2M | ||
| FY2010 | 1.28B | -1.8% | -23.6M | ||
| FY2009 | 1.3B | -1.2% | -15.8M | ||
| FY2008 | 1.32B | -5.6% | -78M | ||
| FY2007 | 1.39B | -3.6% | -52M | ||
| FY2006 | 1.45B | -1.1% | -16M | ||
| FY2005 | 1.46B | -0.7% | -10M | ||
| FY2004 | 1.47B | -2.4% | -36M | ||
| FY2003 | 1.51B | -4.7% | -74M | ||
| FY2002 | 1.58B | -4.1% | -68M | ||
| FY2001 | 1.65B | -2.5% | -42M | ||
| FY2000 | 1.69B | -1.4% | -24M | ||
| FY1999 | 1.72B | +62.2% | +658M | ||
| FY1998 | 1.06B | +1.1% | +11.2M | ||
| FY1997 | 1.05B | +0.3% | +2.73M | ||
| FY1996 | 1.04B | +1.0% | +10.3M | ||
| FY1995 | 1.03B | -0.4% | -3.86M | ||
| FY1994 | 1.04B | +3.9% | +38.8M | ||
| FY1993 | 999M | +69.3% | +409M | ||
| FY1992 | 590M | -18.0% | -129M | ||
| FY1991 | 719M | +3.6% | +25.1M | ||
| FY1990 | 694M | +27.8% | +151M | ||
| FY1989 | 543M | -16.0% | -104M | ||
| FY1988 | 647M | -2.9% | -19.3M | ||
| FY1987 | 667M | -10.1% | -75M | ||
| FY1986 | 742M | +6.6% | +46.2M | ||
| FY1985 | 695M | — | — |
- FY2025655M-9.0%
- FY2024720M-0.7%
- FY2023725M-0.3%
- FY2022727M-3.6%
- FY2021754M-3.5%
- FY2020781M-3.0%
- FY2019805M-1.6%
- FY2018818M-9.5%
- FY2017904M-5.6%
- FY2016958M-2.2%
- FY2015980M-1.4%
- FY2014994M-4.4%
- FY20131.04B-3.1%
- FY20121.07B-9.5%
- FY20111.19B-7.1%
- FY20101.28B-1.8%
- FY20091.3B-1.2%
- FY20081.32B-5.6%
- FY20071.39B-3.6%
- FY20061.45B-1.1%
- FY20051.46B-0.7%
- FY20041.47B-2.4%
- FY20031.51B-4.7%
- FY20021.58B-4.1%
- FY20011.65B-2.5%
- FY20001.69B-1.4%
- FY19991.72B+62.2%
- FY19981.06B+1.1%
- FY19971.05B+0.3%
- FY19961.04B+1.0%
- FY19951.03B-0.4%
- FY19941.04B+3.9%
- FY1993999M+69.3%
- FY1992590M-18.0%
- FY1991719M+3.6%
- FY1990694M+27.8%
- FY1989543M-16.0%
- FY1988647M-2.9%
- FY1987667M-10.1%
- FY1986742M+6.6%
- FY1985695M—
Shares Outstanding 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 Shares Outstanding at Kroger (KR)
According to Kroger's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 615M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
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) diluted shares outstanding totalled 655M – declined 9.0% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Kroger diluted shares outstanding expanded at a -3.5% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.
Kroger diluted shares outstanding peaked at 1.72B in 1999; the latest annual figure is 655M in 2025 (61.8% below peak).
Across the available history, diluted shares outstanding reached its high of 1.72B in 1999 and its low of 543M in 1989.
Kroger Shares Outstanding by Year
Kroger Shares Outstanding 2025: 655M
Kroger posted diluted shares outstanding of 655M in 2025, declined 9.0% below 2024.
Kroger Shares Outstanding 2024: 720M
In 2024, Kroger reported diluted shares outstanding of 720M, edged down 0.7% below 2023.
Kroger Shares Outstanding 2023: 725M
Kroger diluted shares outstanding in 2023 was 725M, edged down 0.3% below 2022.
Kroger Shares Outstanding 2022: 727M
2022's diluted shares outstanding for Kroger came in at 727M, edged down 3.6% below 2021.
Kroger Shares Outstanding 2021: 754M
Kroger diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 754M.
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