Kroger Company (The) (KR) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

Reported EPS

$1.09

Estimate

$1.05

Surprise

+3.6%

Score today

5.1/10

Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.

Kroger Company (The) (KR) beat the $1.05 estimate with diluted EPS of $1.09 — a clear 3.6% upside surprise.

• Crude Oil Down 3%; Kroger Shares Gain After Upbeat Q2 Earnings — benzinga, 2026-09-11
• S&P 500 Snaps 4-Day Decline as Oil Cools, Dell Jumps 11%: Stock Market Today — benzinga, 2026-09-11
• Kroger Says Shoppers Are Cutting Back As $4 Gas, SNAP Cuts Squeeze Household Budgets — benzinga, 2026-09-11

TrendMatrix currently rates KR Sell at 5.1/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.

3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +3.6% surprise compares with a +2.7% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-12-03.

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current price

$61.32

Price target

$61.20

Stop

$57.80

Upside to target

-0.2%

Reward-to-risk

0.0:1

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-17 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.

Industry

Grocery Stores

Market cap

$37.10B

P/E (fwd)

11.3

P/E (ttm)

32.9

52-week range

$54.15–$76.58

Off 52-week high

19.9%

RSI (14)

60

Volume vs avg

1.24×

Score today

5.1/10