Kroger 1Q26 EPS rises to $1.46; net sales climb to $46.1 billion

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  • Kroger posted 1Q26 EPS of $1.46, up 13.18% year over year, on net sales of $46.1 billion, up 2.22%.
  • Operating profit rose 6.43% to $1.41 billion; gross margin narrowed 0.3 percentage points to 22.7%.
  • Identical sales excluding fuel increased 1%.
  • Adjusted eCommerce sales climbed 19%; Kroger Precision Marketing profit grew over 20%.
  • Reaffirmed FY26 identical sales excluding fuel guidance of 1%-2% with EPS of $5.10-$5.30; CEO Greg Foran reiterated the push to be “America’s best grocer.”


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