The Kroger Co. cash flow to debt ratio of 29.19% indicates that the company generates enough cash to cover its debts. This level indicates strong financial health.

The Kroger Co.'s free cash flow has increased 88.52% from $1.78B last year to $3.35B, signaling increasing performance

The Kroger Co.'s debt to equity ratio is 3.63, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk.

The Kroger Co.'s debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 3.03 last year to 3.63 today, signaling weakened financials

The Kroger Co. has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.49x, which exceeds the 3.00x threshold, indicating high leverage and potential financial risk

The Kroger Co.'s interest coverage ratio of 2.62 indicates that earnings with margin can cover interest payments on company debt

The Kroger Co.'s profit margin has decreased (60.89%) in the last year from 1.81% to 0.71%, signaling decreasing performance

The Kroger Co.'s short-term liabilities of $18.09B exceed its short-term assets of $14.51B, signaling financial risk

The Kroger Co.'s return on assets of 2.09% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization

The Kroger Co.'s return on equity of 14.66%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance

The Kroger Co.'s operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation

The Kroger Co. had positive net income in 5 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings

The Kroger Co. has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures

The Kroger Co. has a free cash flow yield of 9.68%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value

The Kroger Co.'s yearly earnings has decreased 61.88% since last year from $2.67B to $1.02B, signaling decreasing performance

The Kroger Co.'s yearly revenue has increased 0.35% since last year from $147.12B to $147.64B, signaling increasing performance

ROIC 4.89% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.

The Kroger Co.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of -0.14% is negative, indicating declining revenue over the past 3 years

The Kroger Co. had revenue growth in 4 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance

The Kroger Co. had positive ROE in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity

The Kroger Co. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 20.13 based on Discounted Cash Flow model

The Kroger Co. has an earnings yield of 3.04%, which is below the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings

The Kroger Co. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 30.54 based on EBITDA multiple model

The Kroger Co. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 9.50x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings

The Kroger Co. is undervalued relative to its fair value price of 61.60 based on Earnings Fair Value model

The Kroger Co.'s earnings growth over the measurement period is negative; the PEG ratio is not meaningful and the check fails.

The Kroger Co. has a price-to-book ratio of 5.34x, which exceeds the 5.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its book value

The Kroger Co. has a price-to-sales ratio of 0.23x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue