Kroger FY26 Q2 EPS rises 15.38% to $1.05; net sales climb 2.01% to $34.62 billion
KR•Quarterly results
Kroger posts 2Q26 operating profit of $971 million, lifting EPS 15.38% to $1.05 on net sales of $34.6 billion.
Identical sales excluding fuel slow to 0.2%; adjusted eCommerce sales climb 20%.
Gross margin narrows 0.1 percentage point to 22.4%.
Capital return and outlook
Dividend raised 11%; share repurchases total $1 billion in the quarter.
FY26 identical sales excluding fuel outlook cut to 0.2%-0.8%; EPS guidance maintained at $5.10-$5.30.
