The Kroger Co. (KR) Balance Sheet
KR balance sheet, FY2026
January 31, 2026 · U.S. dollars$49.94B assets = $44.01B liabilities + $5.94B equity
Both columns are drawn to the same scale: what KR owns equals what it owes plus shareholders’ equity. Hover a block for its value.
KR financial health
Current ratio0.80
Tight · current assets cover current liabilities 0.80×
Debt / equity4.16
High leverage · $4.16 of debt for each $1 of equity
Equity / assets11.9%
Thin equity · of assets funded by shareholders
Cash / debt18.5%
Low cash cover · cash & short-term investments vs total debt
Goodwill & intangibles6.8%
Mostly tangible · of total assets
Descriptive bands, not a rating. Fiscal FY2026.
KR balance sheet trends, FY2017–FY2026
| Metric | Trend | Then | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $36.51BFY2017 | $49.94BFY2026 | +3.5%/yr | |
| Total liabilities | $29.80BFY2017 | $44.01BFY2026 | +4.4%/yr | |
| Shareholders’ equity | $6.70BFY2017 | $5.93BFY2026 | −1.3%/yr | |
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.23BFY2017 | $4.58BFY2026 | +15.7%/yr | |
| Total debt | $14.08BFY2017 | $24.68BFY2026 | +6.4%/yr | |
| Net cash (debt) | −$12.85BFY2017 | −$20.10BFY2026 | −$7.3B | |
| Working capital | −$2.52BFY2017 | −$3.58BFY2026 | −$1.1B | |
| Book value per share | $6.99FY2017 | $9.05FY2026 | +2.9%/yr | |
| Current ratio | 0.80FY2017 | 0.80FY2026 | 0.00 | |
| Debt / equity | 2.10FY2017 | 4.16FY2026 | +2.06 | |
| Shares outstanding | 958.0MFY2017 | 655.0MFY2026 | −4.1%/yr |
Change is the average annual growth (CAGR) or the difference between the first and latest year.
KR assets
Cash & ST investmentsReceivablesInventoryOther currentPP&EGoodwill & intangiblesLT investmentsOther non-current
KR liabilities and equity
Current liabilitiesLong-term debtOther long-term liabilitiesEquity
KR debt vs cash
Total debtCash & ST investmentsNet cash (debt)
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease obligations.
KR balance sheet
| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $4.58B | $5.27B | $3.10B | $2.14B | $2.90B | $2.78B | $1.58B | $1.61B | $1.51B | $1.23B |
| Cash & equivalents | $3.33B | $3.96B | $1.88B | $1.01B | $1.82B | $1.69B | $399.0M | $429.0M | $347.0M | $322.0M |
| Short-term investments | $1.24B | $1.31B | $1.22B | $1.13B | $1.08B | $1.10B | $1.18B | $1.18B | $1.16B | $910.0M |
| Receivables | $2.19B | $2.19B | $2.14B | $2.23B | $1.83B | $1.78B | $1.71B | $1.59B | $1.64B | $1.65B |
| Inventory | $6.89B | $7.04B | $7.11B | $7.56B | $6.78B | $7.06B | $7.08B | $6.85B | $6.53B | $6.56B |
| Other current assets | $843.0M | $769.0M | $609.0M | $734.0M | $660.0M | $876.0M | $522.0M | $758.0M | $1.44B | $898.0M |
| Total current assets | $14.51B | $15.27B | $12.95B | $12.67B | $12.17B | $12.50B | $10.89B | $10.80B | $11.12B | $10.34B |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $30.93B | $32.54B | $31.92B | $31.39B | $30.48B | $29.18B | $28.68B | $21.64B | $21.07B | $21.02B |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $3.40B | $3.51B | $3.81B | $3.81B | $4.02B | $4.07B | $4.14B | $4.34B | $4.03B | $4.18B |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.14B | $614.0M | $218.0M |
| Other non-current assets | $1.10B | $1.29B | $1.82B | $1.75B | $2.41B | $2.90B | $1.54B | $192.0M | $370.0M | $747.0M |
| Total assets | $49.94B | $52.62B | $50.51B | $49.62B | $49.09B | $48.66B | $45.26B | $38.12B | $37.20B | $36.51B |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $10.49B | $10.12B | $10.38B | $10.18B | $7.12B | $6.68B | $6.35B | $6.06B | $5.86B | $5.82B |
| Short-term debt | $2.44B | $871.0M | $868.0M | $1.97B | $1.21B | $1.58B | $2.56B | $3.16B | $3.56B | $2.25B |
| Deferred revenue | — | — | −$526.0M | — | — | $1.41B | $1.47B | $1.56B | $1.57B | $251.0M |
| Total current liabilities | $18.09B | $15.94B | $16.06B | $17.24B | $16.32B | $15.37B | $14.24B | $14.27B | $14.20B | $12.86B |
| Long-term debt | $15.76B | $17.63B | $12.03B | $12.07B | $12.81B | $12.50B | $12.11B | $12.07B | $12.03B | $11.82B |
| Lease obligations | $8.82B | $7.18B | $9.06B | $7.03B | $7.08B | $7.17B | $7.92B | — | — | — |
| Other long-term liabilities | $10.16B | $10.76B | $10.82B | $10.30B | $10.53B | $11.24B | $10.33B | $3.94B | $4.07B | $5.11B |
| Total liabilities | $44.01B | $44.34B | $38.90B | $39.61B | $39.66B | $39.11B | $36.68B | $30.28B | $30.29B | $29.80B |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $1.92B | $1.92B | $1.92B | $1.92B | $1.92B | $1.92B | $1.92B | $1.92B | $5.08B | $4.99B |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | $28.85B | $28.72B | $26.95B | $25.60B | $24.07B | $23.02B | $20.98B | $19.68B | $17.01B | $15.54B |
| Treasury stock | — | — | — | — | −$19.72B | −$18.19B | −$16.99B | −$16.61B | −$14.68B | −$13.12B |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | −$635.0M | −$621.0M | −$489.0M | −$632.0M | −$467.0M | −$630.0M | −$640.0M | −$346.0M | −$471.0M | −$715.0M |
| Minority interest | $9.0M | −$4.0M | −$14.0M | −$28.0M | — | — | −$29.0M | −$51.0M | −$26.0M | $12.0M |
| Total shareholders' equity | $5.93B | $8.29B | $11.62B | $10.04B | $9.45B | $9.58B | $8.60B | $7.89B | $6.93B | $6.70B |
| Key figures | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $24.68B | $25.08B | $19.25B | $20.41B | $20.44B | $20.59B | $21.18B | $15.23B | $15.59B | $14.08B |
| Net cash (debt) | −$20.10B | −$19.81B | −$16.15B | −$18.27B | −$17.54B | −$17.80B | −$19.60B | −$13.62B | −$14.08B | −$12.85B |
| Working capital | −$3.58B | −$667.0M | −$3.11B | −$4.57B | −$4.15B | −$2.86B | −$3.35B | −$3.47B | −$3.08B | −$2.52B |
| Tangible book value | $2.52B | $4.78B | $7.80B | $6.23B | $5.43B | $5.50B | $4.46B | $3.54B | $2.91B | $2.51B |
| Book value per share | $9.05 | $11.51 | $16.02 | $13.81 | $12.54 | $12.26 | $10.69 | $9.64 | $7.67 | $6.99 |
| Shares outstanding | 655.0M | 720.0M | 725.0M | 727.0M | 754.0M | 781.0M | 805.0M | 818.0M | 904.0M | 958.0M |
| Current ratio | 0.80 | 0.96 | 0.81 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.80 |
| Quick ratio | 0.37 | 0.47 | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| Debt / equity | 4.16 | 3.03 | 1.66 | 2.03 | 2.16 | 2.15 | 2.46 | 1.93 | 2.25 | 2.10 |
| Equity / assets | 11.9% | 15.7% | 23.0% | 20.2% | 19.3% | 19.7% | 19.0% | 20.7% | 18.6% | 18.3% |
| Jul '26 | Apr '26 | Jan '26 | Oct '25 | Jul '25 | Apr '25 | Jan '25 | Oct '24 | Jul '24 | Apr '24 | Jan '24 | Oct '23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.68B | $2.87B | $4.58B | $5.07B | $6.02B | $5.92B | $5.27B | $14.44B | $3.88B | $4.07B | $3.10B | $2.92B |
| Cash & equivalents | $201.0M | $218.0M | $3.33B | $3.96B | $4.88B | $4.74B | $3.96B | $13.36B | $2.79B | $2.85B | $1.88B | $1.73B |
| Short-term investments | $1.48B | $2.65B | $1.24B | $1.11B | $1.13B | $1.18B | $1.31B | $1.08B | $1.09B | $1.23B | $1.22B | $1.20B |
| Receivables | $2.19B | $2.10B | $2.19B | $2.37B | $2.21B | $2.13B | $2.19B | $2.19B | $2.15B | $1.97B | $2.14B | $1.94B |
| Inventory | $7.28B | $7.28B | $6.89B | $7.71B | $6.84B | $7.02B | $7.04B | $7.58B | $6.64B | $6.69B | $7.11B | $7.93B |
| Other current assets | $1.78B | $1.95B | $843.0M | $840.0M | $735.0M | $697.0M | $769.0M | $807.0M | $1.39B | $1.43B | $609.0M | $648.0M |
| Total current assets | $12.93B | $14.21B | $14.51B | $15.99B | $15.80B | $15.77B | $15.27B | $25.02B | $14.06B | $14.16B | $12.95B | $13.44B |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $32.02B | $31.54B | $30.93B | $30.88B | $32.76B | $32.67B | $32.54B | $32.53B | $32.49B | $32.23B | $31.92B | $31.63B |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $3.47B | $3.48B | $3.40B | $3.53B | $3.54B | $3.51B | $3.51B | $3.54B | $3.54B | $3.54B | $3.81B | $3.81B |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other non-current assets | $1.07B | $1.07B | $1.10B | $1.03B | $1.49B | $1.30B | $1.29B | $1.33B | $1.35B | $1.65B | $1.82B | $2.14B |
| Total assets | $49.49B | $50.29B | $49.94B | $51.44B | $53.59B | $53.25B | $52.62B | $62.42B | $51.44B | $51.58B | $50.51B | $51.02B |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $10.78B | $11.28B | $10.49B | $10.55B | $10.18B | $10.56B | $10.12B | $10.52B | $10.34B | $10.78B | $10.38B | $8.15B |
| Short-term debt | $2.50B | $1.26B | $2.44B | $2.60B | $1.50B | $1.48B | $871.0M | $854.0M | $862.0M | $863.0M | $868.0M | $1.39B |
| Deferred revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | −$844.0M | −$839.0M | — | — | $1.18B |
| Total current liabilities | $18.42B | $17.97B | $18.09B | $18.22B | $16.70B | $16.62B | $15.94B | $16.27B | $16.13B | $16.38B | $16.06B | $16.79B |
| Long-term debt | $13.91B | $14.51B | $14.51B | $16.08B | $17.13B | $17.14B | $17.63B | $22.41B | $10.15B | $10.16B | $10.16B | $10.16B |
| Lease obligations | $8.79B | $8.81B | $8.82B | $9.25B | $9.23B | $9.27B | $7.18B | $9.20B | $9.21B | $9.11B | $9.06B | $9.06B |
| Other long-term liabilities | $11.31B | $11.33B | $11.41B | $10.10B | $10.48B | $10.58B | $10.76B | $10.84B | $12.65B | $12.62B | $12.68B | $12.88B |
| Total liabilities | $43.65B | $43.81B | $44.01B | $44.40B | $44.31B | $44.34B | $44.34B | $49.52B | $38.93B | $39.17B | $38.90B | $39.83B |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $1.92B | $1.92B | $1.92B | $1.92B | $1.92B | $1.92B | $1.92B | $1.92B | $1.92B | $1.92B | $1.92B | $1.92B |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | $29.95B | $29.54B | $28.85B | $28.20B | $29.75B | $29.38B | $28.72B | $28.30B | $27.92B | $27.68B | $26.95B | $26.42B |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | −$618.0M | −$624.0M | −$635.0M | −$613.0M | −$615.0M | −$619.0M | −$621.0M | −$589.0M | −$540.0M | −$419.0M | −$489.0M | −$321.0M |
| Minority interest | $6.0M | $6.0M | $9.0M | −$3.0M | −$5.0M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total shareholders' equity | $5.84B | $6.47B | $5.93B | $7.04B | $9.28B | $8.91B | $8.29B | $12.90B | $12.52B | $12.42B | $11.62B | $11.21B |
| Key figures | ||||||||||||
| Total debt | $24.16B | $23.52B | $24.68B | $25.20B | $25.18B | $25.21B | $25.08B | $29.78B | $19.38B | $19.30B | $19.25B | $19.84B |
| Net cash (debt) | −$22.48B | −$20.65B | −$20.10B | −$20.13B | −$19.16B | −$19.29B | −$19.81B | −$15.34B | −$15.50B | −$15.22B | −$16.15B | −$16.92B |
| Working capital | −$5.49B | −$3.76B | −$3.58B | −$2.23B | −$894.0M | −$860.0M | −$667.0M | $8.75B | −$2.07B | −$2.21B | −$3.11B | −$3.35B |
| Tangible book value | $2.37B | $3.00B | $2.52B | $3.51B | $5.74B | $5.40B | $4.78B | $9.36B | $8.98B | $8.88B | $7.80B | $7.40B |
| Book value per share | $9.61 | $10.52 | $9.39 | $10.75 | $13.96 | $13.42 | $11.90 | $17.72 | $17.22 | $17.08 | $16.02 | $15.46 |
| Shares outstanding | 608.0M | 615.0M | 631.0M | 655.0M | 665.0M | 664.0M | 696.0M | 728.0M | 727.0M | 727.0M | 725.0M | 725.0M |
| Current ratio | 0.70 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.88 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 1.54 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.81 | 0.80 |
| Quick ratio | 0.21 | 0.28 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 1.02 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.33 | 0.29 |
| Debt / equity | 4.14 | 3.63 | 4.16 | 3.58 | 2.71 | 2.83 | 3.03 | 2.31 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.66 | 1.77 |
| Equity / assets | 11.8% | 12.9% | 11.9% | 13.7% | 17.3% | 16.7% | 15.7% | 20.7% | 24.3% | 24.1% | 23.0% | 22.0% |
Quarterly columns are labeled by the month the quarter ended. Figures in U.S. dollars as reported (latest annual report filed March 31, 2026); data from EODHD.
KR financial position
At the end of fiscal 2026 (January 31, 2026), Kroger had total assets of $49.9 billion (down 5.1% from a year earlier), total liabilities of $44.0 billion and shareholders' equity of $5.9 billion. It held $4.6 billion in cash and short-term investments against $24.7 billion of debt, net debt of $20.1 billion. Its current ratio was 0.80. In the latest quarter (ended July 31, 2026) total assets were $49.5 billion and equity $5.8 billion.
Related: KR income statement, KR cash flow statement, KR key metrics. See the KR stock overview for the latest quote and news.
KR balance sheet FAQ
What are Kroger's total assets?
Kroger reported total assets of $49.9 billion at the end of fiscal 2026 (January 31, 2026), compared with $52.6 billion a year earlier.
How much debt does Kroger have?
Kroger had $24.7 billion of total debt at the end of fiscal 2026, including short-term borrowings and lease obligations. Its debt-to-equity ratio was 4.16.
How much cash does Kroger have?
Kroger held $4.6 billion in cash and short-term investments at the end of fiscal 2026; with $24.7 billion of debt that is net debt of $20.1 billion.
What is Kroger's book value?
Kroger's shareholders' equity (book value) was $5.9 billion at the end of fiscal 2026, or $9.05 per share.
What is Kroger's current ratio?
Kroger had current assets of $14.5 billion and current liabilities of $18.1 billion, a current ratio of 0.80 (current liabilities exceed current assets).
How much goodwill does Kroger have?
Kroger carried $3.4 billion of goodwill and intangible assets, 6.8% of total assets, at the end of fiscal 2026.