Investor Relations

The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), headquartered in Cincinnati, OH, is one of the world's largest food retailers, with fiscal 2017 sales of $122.7B.

Q2 2018 Earnings Results

Webcast

Prepared Remarks

Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 10:00 AM ET

$0.73

Per Diluted Share in Q1 2018

Adjusted net earnings were $626 million, or $0.73 per diluted share. Identical supermarket sales growth, without fuel, was 1.4% in the first quarter of 2017 or 1.9% including Kroger Specialty Pharmacy and ship-to-home solutions which represents a more comprehensive view of the efforts to redefine the grocery customer experience. Kroger's net earnings for the first quarter 2017 were $546 million, or $0.58 per diluted share. Kroger's first quarter net earnings per diluted share result was slightly ahead of the company's internal expectations due to the great start to Restock Kroger, including process changes that led to especially strong cost controls and alternative revenue streams.

$122.7 billion

2017 Total Sales

0.7%

Same - Store Sales growth (without fuel)

42

Distribution Centers

500,000

Associates Company-wide

267

Fine Jewelry Stores

2,769

Supermarkets & Multi-Department Stores

330 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

1,523

Supermarket Fuel Centers

Almost

181 million

Prescriptions filled

38

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.