Welcome to our dedicated page for Kroger SEC filings (Ticker: KR), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) files a range of documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that provide detailed insight into its operations as a major supermarket and grocery retailer. These SEC filings include current reports on Form 8-K, annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements, and other disclosures that help investors understand Kroger’s financial condition, strategy, and governance.
Recent Form 8-K filings illustrate how Kroger uses current reports to communicate material events. For example, the company has filed 8-Ks to announce first, second, and third quarter results, giving investors timely access to earnings information and related commentary. It has also filed 8-Ks under Item 2.06 to disclose material impairments associated with closing certain eCommerce fulfillment centers in the United States and to describe impairment charges and a cash payment to Ocado linked to its automated fulfillment network.
Other 8-K filings cover shareholder and governance matters. Kroger reports the results of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders, including the election of directors, advisory votes on executive compensation, ratification of the independent auditor, and the outcomes of shareholder proposals on topics such as environmental and social reporting. These filings also document any technical issues or follow-up communications related to the meeting.
Over time, investors can use Kroger’s SEC filings to track its strategic decisions, such as updates to its eCommerce plan, the sale of non-core assets like Vitacost.com, and other corporate actions. On this page, Stock Titan surfaces those filings in one place and adds AI-powered summaries that explain key sections, highlight important items like 10-K and 10-Q disclosures when available, and make it easier to interpret complex language. Users can also monitor new 8-Ks and other forms in near real time, helping them stay aligned with Kroger’s regulatory reporting and corporate developments.
Kroger Co. Senior Vice President Valerie L. Jabbar reported two dispositions of common stock that were used to cover taxes on restricted stock, not open-market sales. On March 9, 1,083 shares were withheld at $73.37 per share, and on March 10, 808 shares were withheld at $72.24 per share. These transactions satisfied tax liabilities associated with restricted stock, as noted in the footnote, and she continued to directly hold 80,181 shares of Kroger stock after the March 10 transaction.
Kroger Co vice president and treasurer Carin L. Fike reported share dispositions used to pay taxes on restricted stock awards. On March 9 and 10, 2026, a total of 501 shares of Kroger common stock were delivered for tax liabilities at prices of $73.37 and $72.24 per share.
After these tax-withholding transactions, Fike directly holds 49,018.798 Kroger shares, and her spouse indirectly holds 3,246 shares. These are non‑market, compensation-related events rather than open‑market buying or selling.
Kroger Co Executive Vice President Yael Cosset reported routine share dispositions to cover taxes tied to equity compensation. On March 10, Cosset had 2,163 shares of common stock disposed at $72.24 per share, and on March 9, another 2,972 shares at $73.37 per share. Both transactions are coded as tax-withholding events, described as payment of tax liability associated with restricted stock, rather than open-market sales. After these transactions, Cosset directly held 133,989 Kroger common shares.
Kroger Co Executive Vice President Gabriel Arreaga reported routine share dispositions related to tax withholding on vested equity awards. On March 9, 907 shares of common stock were delivered at $73.37 per share to cover tax liabilities, leaving 74,311 shares held directly. On March 10, a further 684 shares were delivered at $72.24 per share for the same purpose, leaving 73,627 shares held directly. These Form 4 entries are classified as tax-withholding dispositions rather than open-market sales.
Kroger Co Executive Vice President Mary Ellen Adcock reported routine tax-related share dispositions tied to restricted stock. On March 9, 2026, 2,114 shares of common stock were withheld at $73.37 per share, and on March 10, 2026, 1,443 shares were withheld at $72.24 per share.
These Form 4 entries are coded "F" and described as payment of tax liability associated with restricted stock, rather than open-market sales. After the most recent transaction, Adcock directly holds 179,538 shares of Kroger common stock.
The Kroger Co. reported fourth quarter 2025 sales of $34.7 billion, up from $34.3 billion a year earlier, with identical sales without fuel up 2.4%. Diluted EPS rose to $1.35 from $0.90, while adjusted EPS increased to $1.28 from $1.14 as gross margin expanded to 23.1%.
For fiscal 2025, sales were $147.6 billion versus $147.1 billion, and gross margin improved to 22.9% from 22.3%. GAAP EPS declined to $1.54 from $3.67, reflecting $2.5 billion of previously announced impairment and related charges for the automated fulfillment network, but adjusted EPS grew to $4.85 from $4.47.
Kroger generated $7.3 billion of operating cash flow and adjusted free cash flow of $3.9 billion in 2025, reduced its net total debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio to 1.76, and completed a $7.5 billion share repurchase authorization. For 2026, it guides to identical sales without fuel growth of 1.0%–2.0%, FIFO operating profit of $5.0–$5.2 billion, EPS of $5.10–$5.30, free cash flow of $2.7–$2.9 billion, and capital expenditures of $3.8–$4.0 billion.
Kroger Co. director Mark S. Sutton reported an automatic acquisition of phantom stock units under the company’s deferred compensation plan. On this date, he received 37.233 phantom shares through dividend reinvestment, bringing his phantom stock balance to 7,382.842 units. Each phantom share represents the right to receive one Kroger common share, which will be distributed after his service as an independent director ends. The filing also shows he directly owns 42,344 Kroger common shares.
The Kroger Co. Chairman and Interim CEO Ronald Sargent reported an acquisition of deferred compensation-based phantom stock. On March 2, 2026, he acquired 344.133 phantom stock incentive shares through dividend reinvestment under a Kroger deferred compensation plan.
Each phantom share represents the right to receive one Kroger common share upon distribution from his deferred compensation account, generally following termination of his services as an independent director. After this transaction, Sargent held 68,236.940 phantom stock incentive shares and 281,565 Kroger common shares in direct ownership.
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.