Kroger Co. (KR) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-08-15..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 0.12%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-08-15..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-08-15; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-08-15. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 0.12% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-08-15. $175.00M ÷ $149.33B × 100 ≈ 0.12% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | (m) | Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | (m) | |
| Revenue | 149.33B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 175.00M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 2.08B USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | (m) | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: (m). Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | (m) | $149.33B | $175.00M | $2.08B | (m) | (m) | 0.12% | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-05-23 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-01-31 | (m) | $147.64B | $157.00M | $1.89B | (m) | (m) | 0.11% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-11-08 | (m) | $147.22B | $162.00M | $1.56B | (m) | (m) | 0.11% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-08-16 | (m) | $147.00B | $169.00M | $3.92B | (m) | (m) | 0.11% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-05-24 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-02-01 | (m) | $147.12B | $175.00M | $3.85B | (m) | (m) | 0.12% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-11-09 | (m) | $149.88B | $181.00M | $4.13B | (m) | (m) | 0.12% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-08-17 | (m) | $150.20B | $169.00M | $4.21B | $401.00M | (m) | 0.11% | 10.51× | Reported |
| 2024-05-25 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-02-03 | (m) | $150.04B | $172.00M | $3.10B | $441.00M | (m) | 0.11% | 7.02× | Reported |
| 2023-11-04 | (m) | $147.80B | $169.00M | $2.73B | $454.00M | (m) | 0.11% | 6.01× | Reported |
| 2023-08-12 | (m) | $148.04B | $179.00M | $2.66B | $479.00M | (m) | 0.12% | 5.55× | Reported |
| 2023-05-20 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-01-28 | (m) | $148.26B | $190.00M | $4.13B | $535.00M | (m) | 0.13% | 7.71× | Reported |
| 2022-11-05 | (m) | $146.48B | $189.00M | $4.26B | $555.00M | (m) | 0.13% | 7.68× | Reported |
| 2022-08-13 | (m) | $144.15B | $198.00M | $4.29B | $572.00M | (m) | 0.14% | 7.50× | Reported |
| 2022-05-21 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-01-29 | (m) | $137.89B | $203.00M | $3.48B | $571.00M | (m) | 0.15% | 6.09× | Reported |
| 2021-11-06 | (m) | $135.58B | $197.00M | $2.35B | $544.00M | (m) | 0.15% | 4.33× | Reported |
| 2021-08-14 | (m) | $133.44B | $186.00M | $2.28B | $537.00M | (m) | 0.14% | 4.24× | Reported |
| 2021-05-22 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-01-30 | (m) | $132.50B | $185.00M | $2.78B | $544.00M | (m) | 0.14% | 5.11× | Reported |
| 2020-11-07 | (m) | $130.65B | $185.00M | $3.48B | $578.00M | (m) | 0.14% | 6.01× | Reported |
| 2020-08-15 | (m) | $128.91B | $173.00M | $2.94B | $585.00M | (m) | 0.13% | 5.02× | Reported |
| 2020-05-23 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-02-01 | (m) | $122.29B | $155.00M | $2.25B | $603.00M | (m) | 0.13% | 3.73× | Reported |
| 2019-11-09 | (m) | $120.99B | $156.00M | $2.10B | $604.00M | (m) | 0.13% | 3.48× | Reported |
| 2019-08-17 | (m) | $120.85B | $162.00M | $2.50B | $611.00M | (m) | 0.13% | 4.09× | Reported |
| 2019-05-25 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-02-02 | (m) | $121.16B | $154.00M | $2.61B | $620.00M | (m) | 0.13% | 4.22× | Reported |
| 2018-11-10 | (m) | (m) | $148.00M | $2.25B | $627.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.59× | Reported |
| 2018-08-18 | (m) | (m) | $147.00M | $2.35B | $622.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.77× | Reported |
| 2018-05-26 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-02-03 | (m) | (m) | $151.00M | $2.08B | $601.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.47× | Reported |
| 2017-11-04 | (m) | (m) | $149.00M | $2.90B | $579.00M | (m) | (m) | 5.01× | Reported |
| 2017-08-12 | (m) | (m) | $149.00M | $2.87B | $566.00M | (m) | (m) | 5.07× | Reported |
| 2017-05-20 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-01-28 | (m) | (m) | $141.00M | $3.44B | $522.00M | (m) | (m) | 6.58× | Reported |
| 2016-11-05 | (m) | (m) | $145.00M | $3.51B | $509.00M | (m) | (m) | 6.89× | Reported |
| 2016-08-13 | (m) | (m) | $147.00M | $3.56B | $491.00M | (m) | (m) | 7.26× | Reported |
| 2016-05-21 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-01-30 | (m) | (m) | $165.00M | $3.58B | $482.00M | (m) | (m) | 7.42× | Reported |
| 2015-11-07 | (m) | (m) | $170.00M | $3.56B | $484.00M | (m) | (m) | 7.36× | Reported |
| 2015-08-15 | (m) | (m) | $174.00M | $3.44B | $491.00M | (m) | (m) | 7.00× | Reported |
| 2015-05-23 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-01-31 | (m) | (m) | $155.00M | $3.14B | $488.00M | (m) | (m) | 6.43× | Reported |
| 2014-11-08 | (m) | (m) | $144.00M | $2.94B | $480.00M | (m) | (m) | 6.13× | Reported |
| 2014-08-16 | (m) | (m) | $136.00M | $2.83B | $474.00M | (m) | (m) | 5.96× | Reported |
| 2014-05-24 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-02-01 | (m) | (m) | $107.00M | $2.73B | $443.00M | (m) | (m) | 6.15× | Reported |
| 2013-11-09 | (m) | (m) | $99.00M | $2.83B | $448.00M | (m) | (m) | 6.31× | Reported |
| 2013-08-17 | (m) | (m) | $88.00M | $2.89B | $443.00M | (m) | (m) | 6.52× | Reported |
| 2013-05-25 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-02-02 | (m) | (m) | $82.00M | $2.76B | $462.00M | (m) | (m) | 5.98× | Reported |
| 2012-11-03 | (m) | (m) | $80.00M | $1.52B | $451.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.37× | Reported |
| 2012-08-11 | (m) | (m) | $78.00M | $1.33B | $447.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.97× | Reported |
| 2012-05-19 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-01-28 | (m) | (m) | $81.00M | $1.28B | $435.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.94× | Reported |
| 2011-11-05 | (m) | (m) | $79.00M | $2.26B | $445.00M | (m) | (m) | 5.08× | Reported |
| 2011-08-13 | (m) | (m) | $79.00M | $2.26B | $449.00M | (m) | (m) | 5.04× | Reported |
| 2011-05-21 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-01-29 | (m) | (m) | $79.00M | $2.18B | $448.00M | (m) | (m) | 4.87× | Reported |
| 2010-11-06 | (m) | (m) | $81.00M | $2.13B | $456.00M | (m) | (m) | 4.67× | Reported |
| 2010-08-14 | (m) | (m) | $82.00M | $965.00M | $458.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.11× | Reported |
| 2010-05-22 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-01-30 | (m) | (m) | $83.00M | $1.09B | $502.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.17× | Reported |
| 2009-11-07 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-08-15 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-05-23 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-01-31 | (m) | (m) | $91.00M | $2.45B | $485.00M | (m) | (m) | 5.06× | Reported |
| 2008-11-08 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-08-16 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-02-02 | (m) | (m) | $87.00M | $2.36B | $474.00M | (m) | (m) | 4.98× | Reported |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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