All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
KR real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, KR returned −22.42% over the past year and −11.17% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 2, 1962, KR is up +4,280.81% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.02%/yr, and is currently −26.01% below its real total-return high on Mar. 13, 2026.
Data ending Thu Aug. 20, 2026
| Tue 1962-01-02💬 to Thu 2026-08-20 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR × |
+4,280.81%
+6.02%/yr |
+7.26%/yr
R2=0.910 |
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| Kroger Company NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Tue 1962-01-02💬 to Thu 2026-08-20 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| KR × |
$10,000.00
1962-01-02 |
$438,081.23
2026-08-20 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| KR × | −11.17% | −22.42% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| KR × |
−26.01%
on 2026-08-20 from 2026-03-13 peak |
−74.52%
on 1989-01-13 from 1988-10-05 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-08-20 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR × | −22.42% |
+6.26% +3.08%/yr |
+15.98% +5.07%/yr |
+30.47% +5.46%/yr |
+82.91% +6.22%/yr |
| Year | KR |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −11.17% |
| 2025 | +1.54% |
| 2024 | +33.08% |
| 2023 | +1.59% |
| 2022 | +12.62% |
| 2021 | +35.85% |
| 2020 | +10.39% |
| 2019 | +5.49% |
| 2018 | +0.17% |
| 2017 | −20.64% |
| 2016 | −18.09% |
| 2015 | +30.75% |
| 2014 | +63.56% |
| 2013 | +52.30% |
| 2012 | +7.85% |
| 2011 | +7.19% |
| 2010 | +9.23% |
| 2009 | −23.05% |
| 2008 | +0.03% |
| 2007 | +12.44% |
| 2006 | +20.27% |
| 2005 | +4.07% |
| 2004 | −8.23% |
| 2003 | +17.60% |
| 2002 | −27.69% |
| 2001 | −24.06% |
| 2000 | +38.67% |
| 1999 | −39.23% |
| 1998 | +62.02% |
| 1997 | +55.42% |
| 1996 | +20.42% |
| 1995 | +51.08% |
| 1994 | +16.75% |
| 1993 | +33.93% |
| 1992 | −28.04% |
| 1991 | +34.48% |
| 1990 | −8.96% |
| 1989 | +58.81% |
| 1988 | −36.98% |
| 1987 | −18.07% |
| 1986 | +28.16% |
| 1985 | +21.66% |
| 1984 | +8.14% |
| 1983 | −5.92% |
| 1982 | +53.95% |
| 1981 | +17.57% |
| 1980 | +7.56% |
| 1979 | −0.74% |
| 1978 | +23.43% |
| 1977 | +15.18% |
| 1976 | +33.29% |
| 1975 | +17.70% |
| 1974 | −21.13% |
| 1973 | −16.67% |
| 1972 | −30.65% |
| 1971 | −12.41% |
| 1970 | +30.45% |
| 1969 | −23.68% |
| 1968 | +40.97% |
| 1967 | +3.64% |
| 1966 | −40.62% |
| 1965 | −6.77% |
| 1964 | +31.69% |
| 1963 | +17.42% |
| 1962 | −20.83% |
