Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 12.06.
Forward PE Ratio (12.06) = Close Price ($57.90) / Consensus Forward EPS ($4.80)
FORWARD PE RATIO
12.06
SECTOR MEDIAN · CONSUMER DEFENSIVE
17.16
median of 42 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-29.70%
vs the sector median at left
The Kroger Co.
Market Cap
$35.47B
Forward PE Ratio
12.06
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| The Kroger Co. (KR) | $35.47B | 12.06 |
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB)vs › | $36.28B | 14.67 |
| Kenvue Inc. (KVUE)vs › | $36.60B | 16.26 |
| The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL)vs › | $36.87B | N/A |
| The Hershey Company (HSY)vs › | $37.82B | 21.95 |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM)vs › | $38.70B | 15.34 |
| Sysco Corporation (SYY)vs › | $40.22B | 18.34 |
| The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC)vs › | $30.33B | 12.46 |
| Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (KDP)vs › | $43.59B | 13.98 |
| Dollar General Corporation (DG)vs › | $27.22B | 18.76 |
Trailing P/E
33.9
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
12.1
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $4.80 implies +180.7% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $1.71.
At today's $57.90 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-01-31 | $5.20 | $5.11 – $5.28 | 12 | 11.1x |
| 2028-01-31 | $5.53 | $5.34 – $5.71 | 12 | 10.5x |
| 2029-01-31 | $5.89 | $4.37 – $6.63 | 5 | 9.8x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
