Kroger Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Kroger free cash flow
In the quarter ended Aug 15, 2026, Kroger generated $1.31 billion of operating cash flow and spent $1.14 billion on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $167.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 0.5% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 67.9% from the prior year's $520.0 million.
Kroger returned $1.27 billion to shareholders: $216.0 million in dividends and $1.06 billion in share repurchases, equal to 763% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 0.8 times.
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Kroger cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20262026-08-15 | Q4 20252026-01-31 | Q3 20252025-11-08 | Q2 20252025-08-16 | Q4 20252025-02-01 | Q3 20242024-11-09 | Q2 20242024-08-17 | Q4 20242024-02-03 | Q3 20232023-11-04 | Q2 20232023-08-12 | Q4 20222023-01-28 | Q3 20222022-11-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 642.00M | 861.00M | -1.31B | 610.00M | 634.00M | 617.00M | 465.00M | 739.00M | 647.00M | -179.00M | 451.00M | 400.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +1.26% | +39.55% | -382.80% | -17.46% | -2.01% | — | +3.10% | +84.75% | -11.61% | -131.46% | -7.01% | -14.71% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 737.00M | 722.00M | 782.00M | 778.00M | 760.00M | 757.00M | 751.00M | 729.00M | 721.00M | 716.00M | 706.00M | 685.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 44.00M | 37.00M | 37.00M | 45.00M | 42.00M | 44.00M | 32.00M | 48.00M | 32.00M | 43.00M | 45.00M | 42.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -298.00M | 198.00M | 313.00M | 63.00M | -345.00M | 571.00M | -347.00M | -400.00M | 466.00M | 213.00M | -1.46B | 1.21B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.31B | 2.65B | 970.00M | 1.54B | 1.40B | 926.00M | 1.12B | 1.92B | 504.00M | 1.50B | 1.16B | 911.00M |
| Capital Expenditures | -1.14B | -946.00M | -941.00M | -924.00M | -884.00M | -954.00M | -875.00M | -997.00M | -953.00M | -926.00M | -817.00M | -831.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.14B | -899.00M | -908.00M | -1.07B | -826.00M | -497.00M | -891.00M | -1.00B | -950.00M | -848.00M | -823.00M | -804.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -216.00M | -226.00M | -237.00M | -211.00M | -232.00M | -231.00M | -210.00M | -210.00M | -210.00M | -188.00M | -188.00M | -187.00M |
| Share Repurchases | -1.06B | -1.76B | -738.00M | -22.00M | -4.03B | -9.00M | -13.00M | -8.00M | -7.00M | -18.00M | -8.00M | -10.00M |
| Debt Issued | — | 5.00M | — | — | 3.00M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt Repaid | -45.00M | — | — | -70.00M | — | — | — | — | — | — | -26.00M | -40.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.37B | -2.38B | -989.00M | -326.00M | -9.98B | 10.13B | -294.00M | -757.00M | -249.00M | -868.00M | -238.00M | -293.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | -1.20B | -622.00M | -927.00M | 145.00M | -9.40B | 10.56B | -63.00M | 158.00M | -695.00M | -212.00M | 99.00M | -186.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 167.00M | 1.71B | 29.00M | 615.00M | 520.00M | -28.00M | 247.00M | 923.00M | -449.00M | 578.00M | 343.00M | 80.00M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Kroger's cash flow statement, from Q2 2026 back to Q3 2022, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow KR's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?