As of today (2024-04-18), The Kroger Co's share price is $55.26.
The Kroger Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $3.99. Hence, The Kroger Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 13.86.
The historical rank and industry rank for The Kroger Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
KR'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.42 Med: 18.33 Max: 57.76
Current: 13.86
During the past 13 years, The Kroger Co's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 57.76. The lowest was 6.42. And the median was 18.33.
KR's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 52.21% of 226
companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 13.4
vs KR: 13.86
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of The Kroger Co was 103.70% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -7.70% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 15.40% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 15.60% per year.
During the past 13 years, The Kroger Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 96.40% per year. The lowest was -47.90% per year. And the median was 1.60% per year.
The Kroger Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for The Kroger Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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The Kroger Co Annual Data
Trend
Jan15
Jan16
Jan17
Jan18
Jan19
Jan20
Jan21
Jan22
Jan23
Jan24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
14.08
6.82
9.19
22.85
11.60
The Kroger Co Quarterly Data
Apr19
Jul19
Oct19
Jan20
Apr20
Jul20
Oct20
Jan21
Apr21
Jul21
Oct21
Jan22
Apr22
Jul22
Oct22
Jan23
Apr23
Jul23
Oct23
Jan24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
22.85
12.17
12.41
14.23
11.60
Competitive Comparison
For the Grocery Stores subindustry, The Kroger Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
The Kroger Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The Kroger Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The Kroger Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
The Kroger Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
The Kroger Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
The Kroger Co's Share Price of today is $55.26.
The Kroger Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3.99.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
The Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
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The Kroger Co (The Kroger Co) Business Description
Kroger is the leading U.S. grocer, with 2,719 supermarkets operating under several banners throughout the country at the end of fiscal 2022. Around 83% of stores have pharmacies, while nearly 60% also sell fuel. The company also operates roughly 120 fine jewelry stores. Kroger features a leading private-label offering and manufactures around 30% of its own-brand units (and more than 40% of its grocery own-label assortment) itself in 33 food production plants nationwide. Kroger is a top-two grocer in most of its major markets (as of early 2021, according to company data). Virtually all of Kroger's sales come from the United States. Kroger has offered to acquire Albertsons in a $25 billion deal; if the transaction is approved by regulators, it should close in 2024.
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