Investor Relations

The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), headquartered in Cincinnati, OH, is one of the world's largest food retailers, with fiscal 2018 sales of $121.2B.

Q1 2019 Earnings Results

Webcast

Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 10:00 AM ET

$0.72

Per Diluted Share in Q1 2019

First quarter net earnings were $772 million, or $0.95 per diluted share. Adjusted net earnings were $586 million, or $0.72 per diluted share. Identical sales, without fuel, were 1.5%. Digital sales grew 42% during the quarter. Kroger also achieved operating profit of $901 million and adjusted FIFO operating profit of $957 million, in line with Restock Kroger, expectations. Consistent with Kroger’s strategy to use free cash flow to drive growth while maintaining current investment grade debt rating and returning capital to shareholders, Kroger has reduced net total debt by $1.7 billion since the end of fiscal year 2018.

$121.2 billion

2018 Total Sales

1.8%

Same - Store Sales growth (without fuel)

44

Distribution Centers

Nearly

500,000

Associates Company-wide

252

Fine Jewelry Stores

2,760

Supermarkets & Multi-Department Stores

316 million

Meals donated through more than 100 Feeding America Food Bank partners

We cover

35

States and the District of Columbia

1.6 billion

Kilowatts of electricity saved

1,547

Supermarket Fuel Centers

Almost

238 million

Prescriptions filled

35

Food Production Plants

#ZeroHungerZeroWaste

Kroger’s #ZeroHungerZeroWaste plan includes bold commitments that reflect our Purpose: to Feed the Human Spirit. We are counting on our associates, customers, partners and other stakeholders to help shape innovative solutions and scalable best practices as our work evolves. Because when it comes to hunger and waste, zero is the only acceptable answer.