Kroger's Board of Directors Raises Quarterly Dividend by 9%
Kroger (NYSE:KR) announced a 9% increase in its quarterly dividend from $1.28 to $1.40 per year. The next quarterly dividend of 35 cents per share will be paid on September 1, 2025, to shareholders of record as of August 15, 2025.
This marks Kroger's 19th consecutive year of dividend increases, with the quarterly dividend showing a 13% compounded annual growth rate since its 2006 reinstatement. The company's capital allocation strategy focuses on using free cash flow to drive sustainable earnings growth while maintaining investment grade debt rating and returning capital to shareholders.
Kroger (NYSE:KR) ha annunciato un aumento del 9% del suo dividendo trimestrale, passando da $1,28 a $1,40 all'anno. Il prossimo dividendo trimestrale di 35 centesimi per azione sarà pagato il 1° settembre 2025 agli azionisti registrati al 15 agosto 2025.
Questo rappresenta il diciannovesimo anno consecutivo di aumenti del dividendo per Kroger, con un tasso di crescita annuo composto del 13% dal 2006, anno della sua reintroduzione. La strategia di allocazione del capitale dell'azienda si concentra sull'utilizzo del flusso di cassa libero per sostenere una crescita degli utili duratura, mantenendo un rating del debito investment grade e restituendo capitale agli azionisti.
Kroger (NYSE:KR) anunció un aumento del 9% en su dividendo trimestral, pasando de $1.28 a $1.40 por año. El próximo dividendo trimestral de 35 centavos por acción se pagará el 1 de septiembre de 2025 a los accionistas registrados al 15 de agosto de 2025.
Esto marca el decimonoveno año consecutivo de aumentos en el dividendo de Kroger, con una tasa de crecimiento anual compuesta del 13% desde su reinstauración en 2006. La estrategia de asignación de capital de la compañía se centra en usar el flujo de caja libre para impulsar un crecimiento sostenible de las ganancias, manteniendo una calificación de deuda investment grade y devolviendo capital a los accionistas.
Kroger (NYSE:KR)는 분기 배당금을 9% 인상하여 연간 1.28달러에서 1.40달러로 발표했습니다. 다음 분기 배당금인 주당 35센트는 2025년 9월 1일에, 2025년 8월 15일 기준 주주들에게 지급될 예정입니다.
이번 인상은 Kroger가 19년 연속 배당금을 올린 것으로, 2006년 배당금 재개 이후 분기 배당금이 연평균 복합 성장률 13%을 기록하고 있습니다. 회사의 자본 배분 전략은 투자등급 부채 등급을 유지하면서 자유 현금 흐름을 활용해 지속 가능한 수익 성장과 주주에 대한 자본 환원을 목표로 하고 있습니다.
Kroger (NYSE:KR) a annoncé une augmentation de 9% de son dividende trimestriel, passant de 1,28 $ à 1,40 $ par an. Le prochain dividende trimestriel de 35 cents par action sera versé le 1er septembre 2025 aux actionnaires inscrits au 15 août 2025.
Cela marque la 19e année consécutive d'augmentation des dividendes pour Kroger, avec un taux de croissance annuel composé de 13% depuis la réintroduction du dividende en 2006. La stratégie d'allocation du capital de l'entreprise se concentre sur l'utilisation des flux de trésorerie disponibles pour stimuler une croissance durable des bénéfices tout en maintenant une notation de dette investment grade et en restituant du capital aux actionnaires.
Kroger (NYSE:KR) hat eine 9%ige Erhöhung seiner Quartalsdividende von 1,28 $ auf 1,40 $ pro Jahr bekanntgegeben. Die nächste Quartalsdividende von 35 Cent pro Aktie wird am 1. September 2025 an die am 15. August 2025 eingetragenen Aktionäre ausgezahlt.
Dies markiert Kroger's 19. aufeinanderfolgendes Jahr mit Dividendenerhöhungen, wobei die Quartalsdividende seit der Wiedereinführung im Jahr 2006 eine jährliche durchschnittliche Wachstumsrate von 13% aufweist. Die Kapitalallokationsstrategie des Unternehmens konzentriert sich darauf, den freien Cashflow zu nutzen, um nachhaltiges Gewinnwachstum zu fördern, dabei die Investment-Grade-Rating zu erhalten und Kapital an die Aktionäre zurückzugeben.
- Dividend increased by 9% to $1.40 per year
- 19th consecutive year of dividend increases
- 13% compounded annual growth rate in quarterly dividend since 2006
- Strong free cash flow generation
- Commitment to maintain investment grade debt rating
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The company's quarterly dividend has grown at a
"This dividend increase reflects the Board of Directors' confidence in the consistency of our operating performance, strength of our free cash flow generation, and our commitment to deliver long-term shareholder value," said Ron Sargent, Kroger's Chairman and CEO.
Capital Allocation Strategy
Kroger's capital allocation strategy is to use its free cash flow to invest in the business to drive long-term sustainable net earnings growth while also maintaining its current investment grade debt rating and returning capital to shareholders. The company actively balances the use of its free cash flow to achieve these goals.
About Kroger
At The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), we are dedicated to our Purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit™. We are, across our family of companies nearly 410,000 associates who serve over 11 million customers daily through an eCommerce and store experience under a variety of banner names, serving America through food inspiration and uplift, and creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities. To learn more about us, visit our newsroom and investor relations site.
This press release contains certain statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" about the future performance of the company. These statements are based on management's assumptions and beliefs in light of the information currently available to it. Such statements are indicated by words or phrases such as "continues," "expect," "goals," and "strategy." Various uncertainties and other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These include the specific risk factors identified in "Risk Factors" in our annual report on Form 10-K for our last fiscal year and any subsequent filings, as well as the following:
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Kroger assumes no obligation to update the information contained herein unless required by applicable law. Please refer to Kroger's reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a further discussion of these risks and uncertainties.
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