The Kroger Co's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was $12.56.
During the past 12 months, The Kroger Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -22.10% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.10% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.40% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.10% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of The Kroger Co was 31.80% per year. The lowest was -3.80% per year. And the median was 9.60% per year.
The Kroger Co's current price is $70.14. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was $12.56. Hence, today's PB Ratio of The Kroger Co is 5.58.
During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of The Kroger Co was 6.83. The lowest was 2.02. And the median was 3.27.
Warning Sign:
The Kroger Co stock PB Ratio (=5.49) is close to 5-year high of 5.49.
The Kroger Co Book Value per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for The Kroger Co's Book Value per Share can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of The Kroger Co's Book Value per Share
For the Grocery Stores subindustry, The Kroger Co's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
The Kroger Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The Kroger Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The Kroger Co's PB Ratio falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.
The Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) Book Value per Share Explanation
Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.
For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.
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Kroger is one of the largest grocery retailers in the United States with more than 2,700 stores across a portfolio of over 20 supermarket banners. The company boasts an ingrained presence in US communities, citing that it is a top-two grocer in most of its major market areas. Over one fourth of Kroger's roughly $110 billion in nonperishable and fresh food sales (about 75% of revenue) stems from its private-label portfolio, of which the company manufactures about 30% of units via its own food production plants. The firm also operates fuel stations and pharmacies at 60% and 80% of its locations, respectively.
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