Kroger Co Executive Vice President Timothy A. Massa reported routine tax-related share dispositions. On March 10, 2026, 1,443 shares of common stock were withheld at $72.2400 per share to cover tax liabilities on restricted stock. On March 9, 2026, 2,102 shares were similarly withheld at $73.3700 per share.
After these transactions, Massa held 115,216 Kroger common shares directly. A separate entry shows an additional 115,000 shares held indirectly by trust. These events reflect tax-withholding mechanisms rather than open-market buying or selling decisions.
Kroger Co Senior Vice President Joseph Michael Kelley reported routine tax-related share dispositions tied to restricted stock. On March 9 and 10, 2026, a total of 1,373 shares of Kroger common stock were withheld at prices of $73.37 and $72.24 per share to cover tax liabilities, not as open-market sales. After these transactions, he directly owned about 38,569.445 shares of common stock. Footnote disclosure also notes that his holdings include shares in company employee benefit plans, including 4.42 shares acquired between October 1 and December 31, 2025.
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.