Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 11.91.
Forward PE Ratio (11.91) = Close Price ($56.44) / Consensus Forward EPS ($4.80)
FORWARD PE RATIO
11.91
SECTOR MEDIAN · CONSUMER DEFENSIVE
16.19
median of 45 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-26.44%
vs the sector median at left
The Kroger Co.
Market Cap
$34.58B
Forward PE Ratio
11.91
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| The Kroger Co. (KR) | $34.58B | 11.91 |
| The Hershey Company (HSY)vs › | $34.92B | 20.40 |
| Kenvue Inc. (KVUE)vs › | $34.08B | 15.63 |
| The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL)vs › | $35.72B | N/A |
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB)vs › | $32.76B | 13.82 |
| Sysco Corporation (SYY)vs › | $39.01B | 17.41 |
| The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC)vs › | $29.18B | 12.13 |
| Dollar General Corporation (DG)vs › | $27.47B | 19.44 |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM)vs › | $41.71B | 15.93 |
| Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (KDP)vs › | $43.65B | 14.20 |
Trailing P/E
33.5
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
11.9
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 $56.44 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 | $5.19 | $5.10 – $5.27 | 13 | 10.9x |
| 2028-01-31 | $5.52 | $5.35 – $5.72 | 13 | 10.2x |
| 2029-01-31 | $5.87 | $4.26 – $6.48 | 6 | 9.6x |
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
