The Kroger Co (MEX:KR) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 3.20% (As of Apr. 2025)

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What is The Kroger Co 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. The Kroger Co's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 3.20%.

The historical rank and industry rank for The Kroger Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:KR' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -18.1 Med: 2.9 Max: 7.1
Current: 3.2

During the past 13 years, The Kroger Co's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 7.10%. The lowest was -18.10%. And the median was 2.90%.

MEX:KR's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
92.74% of 179 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: -0.3 vs MEX:KR: 3.20

Competitive Comparison of The Kroger Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, The Kroger Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback 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 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The Kroger Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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The Kroger Co 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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The Kroger Co (MEX:KR) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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The Kroger Co Business Description

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Address

1014 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 45202

Website

https://www.thekrogerco.com

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 company also operates fuel stations and pharmacies at 60% and 80% of its locations, respectively.