Company
The Kroger Co.
Headquarters: Cincinnati, OH, United States
Founded: 1883
Employees: 500,000
CEO: Mr. William Rodney McMullen
Market Cap
$36.63 Billion
USD as of July 1, 2024
The Kroger Co. Categories
United States Consumer Staples Grocery StoresUnited States Consumer Staples United States Grocery Stores
Company Description
The Kroger Company is a diversified retail company. Founded in 1883, Kroger owns and manages more than 2,900 hypermarkets, superstores, fuel centers, pharmacies, and jewelry stores across the US, as well as 35 dairy, bakery, and grocery manufacturing plants. Kroger operates through a number of retail chains, including the flagship brand Kroger, as well as Fred Meyer, Fry's, Smith's, King Soopers, The Little Clinic, Roundy's, Ruler Foods, and many more.
Top Competitors by Market Capitalization
Industry: Grocery Stores
Sector:
| Company | Market Cap (USD) |
|---|---|
| Walmart | $542.78 B |
| Costco | $392.65 B |
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Detailed Description
The Kroger Co. operates as a retailer in the United States. The company operates combination food and drug stores, multi-department stores, marketplace stores, and price impact warehouses. Its combination food and drug stores offer natural food and organic sections, pharmacies, general merchandise, pet centers, fresh seafood, and organic produce; and multi-department stores provide apparel, home fashion and furnishings, outdoor living, electronics, automotive products, and toys. The company's marketplace stores offer full-service grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty care departments, and perishable goods, as well as general merchandise, including apparel, home goods, and toys; and price impact warehouse stores provide grocery, and health and beauty care items, as well as meat, dairy, baked goods, and fresh produce items. It also manufactures and processes food products for sale in its supermarkets; and sells fuel through 1,596 fuel centers. As of January 30, 2021, the company operated 2,742 retail food stores under various banner names in 35 states and the District of Columbia as well as an online retail store. The Kroger Co. was founded in 1883 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Stocks & Indices
The Kroger Co. has the following listings and related stock indices.
Stock: NYSE: KR wb_incandescent
Stock: BMV: KR wb_incandescent
Stock: Bovespa: K1RC34 wb_incandescent
Stock: XETR: KOG wb_incandescent
Product & Services
Supercenter/superstore,Other specialty, supermarket
Key People
Founder(s): Bernard Kroger
Rodney Mc Mullen (CEO & Chairman) Gary Millerchip (CFO) Yael Cosset (CIO) Stuart Aitken (CMO)
Financials
Revenue: US$132.5 billion (2020)
Operating income: US$2.67 billion (2019)
Net income: US$2.585 billion (2020)
Total assets: US$45.3 billion (2019)
Total equity: US$7.88 billion (2019)