All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

KR: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

KR real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, KR returned +4.70% over the past year and +5.62% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 2, 1962, KR is up +4,264.60% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.00%/yr, and is currently −12.03% below its real total-return high on Mar. 13, 2026.

Data ending Fri Nov. 6, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 1962-01-02💬 to Fri 2026-11-06 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
KR
×
+4,264.60%
+6.00%/yr
+7.17%/yr
R2=0.911
Kroger Company NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 1962-01-02💬 to Fri 2026-11-06 Start
Value
End
Value
KR
×
$10,000.00
1962-01-02
$436,459.99
2026-11-06

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-11-06

  YTD YoY
KR
×
+5.62% +4.70%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
KR
×
−12.03%
on 2026-11-06
from 2026-03-13 peak
−74.52%
on 1989-01-13
from 1988-10-05 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-11-06 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
KR
×
+4.70% +10.26%
+5.01%/yr
+45.77%
+13.39%/yr
+45.95%
+7.85%/yr
+92.86%
+6.79%/yr

Annual Returns

Year KR
2026 (YTD) +5.62%
2025 +1.54%
2024 +33.08%
2023 +1.59%
2022 −5.67%
2021 +35.85%
2020 +10.39%
2019 +5.49%
2018 +0.17%
2017 −20.64%
2016 −18.09%
2015 +30.75%
2014 +63.57%
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 +38.68%
1999 −39.23%
1998 +62.01%
1997 +55.42%
1996 +20.42%
1995 +51.08%
1994 +16.76%
1993 +33.92%
1992 −28.04%
1991 +34.47%
1990 −8.96%
1989 +58.82%
1988 −36.98%
1987 −18.08%
1986 +28.15%
1985 +21.66%
1984 +8.13%
1983 −5.92%
1982 +53.95%
1981 +17.59%
1980 +7.54%
1979 −0.72%
1978 +23.40%
1977 +15.23%
1976 +33.18%
1975 +17.77%
1974 −21.16%
1973 −16.68%
1972 −30.65%
1971 −12.41%
1970 +30.53%
1969 −23.70%
1968 +40.90%
1967 +3.61%
1966 −40.59%
1965 −6.70%
1964 +31.65%
1963 +17.35%
1962 −20.75%