Every Form 4 that Kroger (KR) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow KR and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full KR filings page.
Kroger Co. director Elaine L. Chao reported an automatic acquisition of 78.027 phantom stock incentive shares on common stock equivalent terms. These phantom shares, valued at a reference price of $69.05 per share, were acquired through dividend reinvestment under a deferred compensation plan.
Each phantom share represents the right to receive one Kroger common share when amounts are distributed from her deferred compensation account, following the end of her service as an independent director. After this transaction, she holds 15,471.647 phantom stock incentive shares and 4,083.512 shares of Kroger common stock directly.
Kroger Co. director Anne Gates reported an automatic increase in deferred compensation tied to Kroger stock. She acquired 121.937 phantom stock incentive shares on March 2, 2026 at a reference price of $69.05 per share through dividend reinvestment under a Kroger deferred compensation plan.
Each phantom share represents the right to receive one Kroger common share upon distribution from her deferred compensation account, generally after her service as an independent director ends. Following this award, she now holds 24,178.324 phantom stock shares and 31,025 Kroger common shares in direct ownership.
Kroger Co. director Nora A. Aufreiter received additional phantom stock units through a deferred compensation plan. On this date, she acquired 54.092 phantom stock incentive shares at a reference price of $69.05 per share, bringing her total phantom stock holdings to 10,725.593 units.
Each phantom share represents the right to receive one Kroger common share when amounts are paid from her deferred compensation account, generally after her service as an independent director ends. Separately, she also holds 49,307 Kroger common shares directly.
The Kroger Co. director Elaine L. Chao reported changes in her equity-linked holdings. As of the reported transaction, she directly beneficially owned 4,083.512 shares of Kroger common stock. She also acquired 407.0083 phantom stock units at a reference price of $64.495 per unit under a deferred compensation arrangement, bringing her total beneficially owned derivative securities to 5,672.622 phantom stock units.
Each phantom share represents the right to receive in cash the value of one share of Kroger common stock when amounts are distributed from her deferred compensation account, and these phantom stock amounts are payable in cash after she terminates her service as an independent director.
The Kroger Co. chairman and interim CEO reports a new stock award. On 12/19/2025, the officer received 96,139 shares of Kroger common stock as a restricted stock grant under a long-term incentive plan at a price of $0, meaning no cash purchase was required.
After this grant, the officer beneficially owns 281,565 Kroger shares in direct ownership. The filing notes that the restrictions on these restricted stock shares will lapse one year from the award date, at which point they are scheduled to fully vest if plan conditions are met.
Kroger Co. executive vice president Mary Ellen Adcock reported a tax-related stock transaction. On 12/19/2025, 722 shares of Kroger common stock were disposed of at a price of $62.41 per share under transaction code “F,” which indicates shares were withheld to cover taxes owed on restricted stock rather than sold in an open-market trade. After this transaction, she beneficially owns 183,095 Kroger shares in direct ownership.
Kroger Co. senior vice president Joseph M. Kelley filed a Form 4 reporting a small change in his ownership of Kroger common stock. On December 9, 2025, 458 shares of common stock were disposed of with transaction code F, which indicates shares were withheld to cover tax obligations, at a price of $62.90 per share. After this tax-related transaction, Kelley directly owned 39,938.025 Kroger shares.
The filing notes that between July 1, 2025 and September 30, 2025, Kelley acquired 12.1040 Kroger shares through the company’s employee benefit plans based on information from plan trustees. These plan shares are included in his directly owned total and are treated as being held in tax-conditioned plans under applicable insider trading rules.
The Kroger Co. executive reports small stock disposition for tax payment
A Kroger Co. officer, listed as Vice President and Treasurer, reported a routine change in ownership of Kroger common stock. On 12/08/2025, 62 shares of Kroger common stock were disposed of at a price of $63.38 per share under transaction code F, which reflects shares withheld to cover taxes on restricted stock. After this transaction, the reporting person directly owned 49,260.396 Kroger shares and indirectly owned 3,480 shares through a spouse.
The filing notes that between July 1, 2025 and September 30, 2025, the reporting person acquired 24.977 Kroger shares through the company’s employee benefit plans, and that the directly owned total includes shares held in tax-conditioned employee benefit plans as reported by plan trustees.
The Kroger Co. reported an insider equity update for Chairman and Interim CEO Ronald L. Sargent. On 12/01/2025, he acquired 349.963 phantom stock incentive shares at a derivative price of $67.55 per unit under a deferred compensation plan. Each phantom share represents the right to receive one common share when amounts are distributed from his deferred compensation account.
Following this transaction, Sargent beneficially owned 185,426 shares of Kroger common stock directly and 67,892.807 phantom stock units. According to the plan terms, the phantom stock will be distributed after the termination of his services as an Independent Director of The Kroger Co.
The Kroger Co. director reported updates to her equity holdings. As of a transaction dated 12/01/2025, she directly owned 31,025 shares of Kroger common stock.
She also acquired 124.002 phantom stock incentive shares at a reference price of $67.55 through dividend reinvestment under a Kroger deferred compensation plan. After this transaction, she held a total of 24,056.387 phantom stock units, each representing the right to receive one Kroger common share when amounts are distributed from her deferred compensation account.
The phantom stock will be distributed after her service as an independent director ends, meaning these awards track Kroger’s stock value for compensation purposes but are settled in shares at a later date rather than immediately.
The Kroger Co. director reports new deferred stock units. On 12/01/2025, a Kroger director filed a Form 4 showing an acquisition of 79.349 phantom stock incentive shares at $67.55 per unit under a deferred compensation plan. After this transaction, the director beneficially owned 15,393.62 phantom stock units and 4,083.512 shares of Kroger common stock in direct ownership.
Each phantom share represents the right to receive one Kroger common share upon distribution from the deferred compensation account, with distribution to occur after the director’s service as an independent director ends.
The Kroger Co. director reports additional phantom stock and total holdings. A Kroger independent director reported acquiring 55.007 phantom stock incentive shares on 12/01/2025 at a derivative price of $67.55 per unit. Each phantom share represents the right to receive one Kroger common share upon distribution from the director’s deferred compensation account, generally after service as an independent director ends.
Following this transaction, the director beneficially owns 49,307 Kroger common shares directly and 10,671.501 phantom stock units directly. The phantom shares were acquired through dividend reinvestment in a deferred compensation plan, so they track the value of Kroger stock without being traditional shares until distributed.
Kroger Co. (KR) reported an insider Form 4 for a Group Vice President detailing equity grants on 09/26/2025. The filing shows 2,445 shares of common stock acquired at $0 as a restricted stock award, increasing the officer’s directly owned shares to 30,713.
The officer was also granted a non-qualified stock option for 3,639 shares at an exercise price of $65.46, expiring on 09/26/2035. Both the restricted stock and the options vest in equal annual installments of 25% over four years, beginning one year after the grant date.
Elaine L. Chao, a director of The Kroger Co. (KR), reported changes in her beneficial ownership on transactions dated 09/30/2025. The filing shows a disposition of 4,083.512 shares of Kroger common stock. It also reports an acquisition of 378.3511 phantom shares under a deferred compensation plan, which correspond to 1,590.921 underlying common shares valued at $67.41 per share for reporting purposes. After these transactions the reported beneficial ownership totals 5,265.6137 shares held directly. The filing explains that each phantom share represents the right to a cash payment equal to one share's value and that phantom shares are payable in cash following termination of the reporting person’s service as an independent director.
Valerie L. Jabbar, Senior Vice President of The Kroger Co. (KR), reported a small disposition of common stock tied to tax withholding for restricted shares. The Form 4 shows a disposal of 612 shares at a price of $67.41 per share as a method to satisfy tax liability from vesting restricted stock, leaving 82,072 shares beneficially owned in a direct form. The filing indicates the transaction was executed under a standard tax-withholding arrangement for equity compensation and was reported by an attorney-in-fact on behalf of the reporting person.