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KR (The Kroger Co) Interest Expense : $-393 Mil (TTM As of Oct. 2024)


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What is The Kroger Co Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. The Kroger Co's interest expense for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was $ -86 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2024 was $-393 Mil.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income(EBIT) by its Interest Expense. The Kroger Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was $ 828 Mil. The Kroger Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was $ -86 Mil. The Kroger Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was 9.63. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


The Kroger Co Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Kroger Co's Interest Expense 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.

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The Kroger Co Interest Expense Chart

The Kroger Co Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Interest Expense
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The Kroger Co Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24
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The Kroger Co Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-393 Mil.

* 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.


The Kroger Co  (NYSE:KR) Interest Expense Explanation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense. The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

The Kroger Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was $-86 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was $828 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was $28,926 Mil.

The Kroger Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Oct. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Oct. 2024 )
=-1*828/-86
=9.63

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.


The Kroger Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1014 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 45202
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 33 food production plants. The firm also operates fuel stations and pharmacies at 60% and 80% of its locations, respectively.
Executives
Valerie L. Jabbar officer: Senior Vice President THE KROGER CO., 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Carin L Fike officer: Vice President and Treasurer 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Todd A Foley officer: Vice President and Treasurer 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Kenneth C Kimball officer: Senior Vice President C/O THE KROGER CO., 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Timothy A Massa officer: Group Vice President 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Mary Ellen Adcock officer: Group Vice President 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Christine S Wheatley officer: Group Vice President 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Stuart Aitken officer: Group Vice President C/O JOURNAL MEDIA GROUP, INC., 333 WEST STATE STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Yael Cosset officer: Group Vice President 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Gary Millerchip officer: Senior Vice President and CFO 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Calvin J Kaufman officer: Group Vice President THE KROGER CO., 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Mark C Tuffin officer: Senior Vice President THE KROGER CO., 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Elaine L. Chao director C/O DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC., ONE DOLE DRIVE, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91362
Michael Joseph Donnelly officer: Senior Vice President
Susan J Kropf director C/O AVON PRODUCTS INC, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105-0196