KR (The Kroger Co) EBIT : $3,781 Mil (TTM As of Apr. 2025)

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What is The Kroger Co EBIT?

The Kroger Co's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was $1,302 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2025 was $3,781 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. The Kroger Co's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 was 9.89%. The Kroger Co's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 was 15.97%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. The Kroger Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 was 5.75%.

The Kroger Co EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Kroger Co's EBIT can be seen below:

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* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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The Kroger Co EBIT Chart

The Kroger Co Annual Data

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EBIT

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3,914.00

2,622.00

3,437.00

3,277.00

3,792.00

The Kroger Co Quarterly Data
	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24	Apr24	Jul24	Oct24	Jan25	Apr25
EBIT	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1,314.00	697.00	890.00	892.00	1,302.00

Competitive Comparison of The Kroger Co's EBIT

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, The Kroger Co's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT data, can be viewed below:

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The Kroger Co's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The Kroger Co's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

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The Kroger Co EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3,781 Mil.

The Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

The Kroger Co's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Apr. 2025 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Jan. 2025 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Apr. 2025 ))	/ count )
=	5288 * ( 1 - 21.31% )	/	( (41829	+	42337)	/ 2 )
=	4161.1272	/	42083
=	9.89 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Jan. 2025 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	52616	-	11454	-	( 5271	-	max(0, 15940	-	15273	+	5271	))
=	41829

	Invested Capital		(Q: Apr. 2025 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	53248	-	11771	-	( 5917	-	max(0, 16625	-	15765	+	5917	))
=	42337

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Apr. 2025) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

The Kroger Co's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as:

	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %		(Q: Apr. 2025 )
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Net fixed Assets	+	Net Working Capital)
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment	+	Net Working Capital)
			Q: Jan. 2025		Q: Apr. 2025
=	EBIT	/	( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital)	+	(Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )	/	count )
=	5208	/	( ( (32542 + max(-5067, 0))	+	(32669 + max(-5302, 0)) )	/	2 )
=	5208	/	( ( 32542	+	32669 )	/	2 )
=	5208	/	32605.5
=	15.97 %

where Working Capital is:

	Working Capital		(Q: Jan. 2025 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(2195	+	7038	+	769)	-	(11454	+	0	+	3615)
=	-5067

	Working Capital		(Q: Apr. 2025 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(2131	+	7020	+	697)	-	(11771	+	0	+	3379)
=	-5302

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Apr. 2025) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

The Kroger Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %	=	EBIT (TTM)	/	Enterprise Value (Q: Apr. 2025 )
	=	3781	/	65723.975
	=	5.75 %

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The Kroger Co Business Description

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Address

1014 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 45202

Website

https://www.thekrogerco.com

Kroger is one of the largest grocery retailers in the United States with more than 2,700 stores across a portfolio of over 20 supermarket banners. The company boasts an ingrained presence in US communities, citing that it is a top-two grocer in most of its major market areas. Over one fourth of Kroger's roughly $110 billion in nonperishable and fresh food sales (about 75% of revenue) stems from its private-label portfolio, of which the company manufactures about 30% of units via its own food production plants. The company also operates fuel stations and pharmacies at 60% and 80% of its locations, respectively.

Executives

Christine S Wheatley	officer: Group Vice President	1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Timothy A Massa	officer: Group Vice President	1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Yael Cosset	officer: Group Vice President	1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Gabriel Arreaga	officer: Senior Vice President	1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Todd A Foley	officer: Vice President and Treasurer	1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Valerie L. Jabbar	officer: Senior Vice President	THE KROGER CO., 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Carin L Fike	officer: Vice President and Treasurer	1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Kenneth C Kimball	officer: Senior Vice President	C/O THE KROGER CO., 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Mary Ellen Adcock	officer: Group Vice President	1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Stuart Aitken	officer: Group Vice President	C/O JOURNAL MEDIA GROUP, INC., 333 WEST STATE STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Gary Millerchip	officer: Senior Vice President and CFO	1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Calvin J Kaufman	officer: Group Vice President	THE KROGER CO., 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Mark C Tuffin	officer: Senior Vice President	THE KROGER CO., 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Elaine L. Chao	director	C/O DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC., ONE DOLE DRIVE, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91362
Michael Joseph Donnelly	officer: Senior Vice President