Does This Red Flag Put Kroger's Chances of Becoming a Dividend Aristocrat at Risk? [Yahoo! Finance]
Kroger Company (The) (KR)
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Annual dividend is $1.40 with 20+ year streak; FY2026 EPS guidance is $5.10 to $5.30. A $2.5B impairment charge created an alarming GAAP payout ratio, but Kroger's underlying cash flow and FY2026 earnings recovery guidance support continued dividend growth. The analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks. Get them here FREE Kroger ( NYSE: KR ) has reported Q4 and full-year fiscal 2025 results, and the headline payout ratio demands attention. Based on GAAP net income, Kroger's dividend exceeds what it earned. That's the red flag. But the real story is more nuanced. Dividend Snapshot Metric Value Annual Dividend $1.40 per share Dividend Yield ~2.1% Consecutive Years of Increases 20+ years Most Recent Increase $0.32 to $0.35 quarterly (FY2025) Dividend Aristocrat Status Not yet (approaching 25-year threshold) The Payout Ratio Looks Alarming on the Surface Kroger's full-year 2025 net income came in at $1.02 billion, down over 62% y
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- 143-year-old supermarket chain closes dozens of critical stores [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Kroger (KR) had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by Roth Mkm. They now have a $78.00 price target on the stock, up from $75.00.MarketBeat
- Seattle Lawsuit Challenges Grocery Chain's Alleged Refusal of Restroom AccessPR Web
- Kroger Q4 Earnings Call Highlights [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Kroger (KR) was given a new $73.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.MarketBeat
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- 3/5/26 - Beat
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Sec Filings
- 3/5/26 - Form 8-K
- 3/3/26 - Form 4
- 3/3/26 - Form 4
- KR's page on the SEC website