KROGER CO 8-K/A filed 2026-09-11

Kroger Co (NYSE ticker KR, CIK 56873, an Ohio-incorporated grocery retailer based in Cincinnati) filed this 8-K/A on 2026-09-11. It is an amended current report under Item 2.02, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, and it furnishes as Exhibit 99.1 a press release dated September 11, 2026 announcing second quarter 2026 results for the quarter ended August 15, 2026. The reason for the amendment, and what changed from the original 8-K, is not in the filing excerpt. George H. Vincent, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, signed the report. The release reports identical sales without fuel up 0.2%, operating profit of $971 million, and EPS of $1.05. On an adjusted basis, FIFO operating profit was $1,076 million and adjusted EPS was $1.09. Total company sales were $34.6 billion against $33.9 billion in the same period last year. Gross margin was 22.4% of sales against 22.5%, and the LIFO charge was $39 million against $62 million. Kroger Precision Marketing profit grew 24%, and CEO Greg Foran cited adjusted EPS growth of 5 percent while calling improving sales momentum a top priority. For analysts, the guidance change is the main item. Kroger reaffirmed its full-year adjusted net earnings per diluted share guidance but lowered its full-year 2026 identical sales without fuel guidance. The release also says the OG&A rate, excluding fuel and adjustment items, rose 33 basis points, attributed to wage investments, higher health care costs and sales deleverage. On capital allocation, Kroger raised its dividend by 11% earlier in the quarter, repurchased $1.0 billion in shares during the quarter and $1.2 billion year to date under a $2 billion authorization, with approximately $800 million remaining. Net total debt to adjusted EBITDA was 1.91 against 1.63 a year ago, below a target range of 2.30 to 2.50. The full financial tables are not in the filing excerpt and are available at the source link.