If You Invested $10,000 In Kroger Stock 10 Years Ago, How Much Would You Have Now?

Kroger Co. KR is a food and drug retailer in the United States. The company operates combination food and drug stores, multi-department stores, marketplace stores and price-impact warehouses.

It is set to report its Q4 2025 earnings on March 6, 2025. Wall Street analysts expect the company to post an EPS of $1.09, down from $1.34 in the year-ago period. According to Benzinga Pro, quarterly revenue is expected to reach $34.85 billion, down from $37.06 billion in the previous year.

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If You Bought Kroger Stock 10 Years Ago

The company's stock traded at approximately $32.11 per share 10 years ago. If you had invested $10,000, you could have bought roughly 311 shares. Currently, shares trade at $61.85, meaning your investment's value could have grown to $19,262 from stock price appreciation alone. However, Kroger also paid dividends during these 10 years. 

Kroger's dividend yield is currently 2.07%. Over the last 10 years, it has paid about $7.08 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $2,205 from dividends alone. 

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Summing up $19,262 and $2,205, we end up with the final value of your investment, which is $21,467. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $10,000 in Kroger stock 10 years ago. This means a total return of 114.67%. However, this figure is significantly less than the S&P 500 total return for the same period, which was 222.41%.

What Could The Next 10 Years Bring? 

Kroger has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a price target of $60.82 based on the ratings of 22 analysts. The price target implies a nearly 2% potential downside from the current stock price.

On Dec. 5, the company announced its Q3 2025 earnings, posting an adjusted EPS of $0.98, in line with expectations and revenues of $33.634 billion, missing the consensus estimate of $34.204 billion, as reported by Benzinga.

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“Kroger achieved strong sales results in the third quarter led by our pharmacy and digital performance, which reflects the strength and diversity of our model," said Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen.

"While we expect the macroeconomic environment to remain uncertain near term, the strength of our model gives us confidence in our ability to deliver value for customers and invest in our associates while generating attractive and sustainable returns for shareholders.”

Check out this article by Benzinga, which highlights analysts' price target boosts on Kroger after it disclosed the termination of its merger agreement with Albertsons Companies.

Given the potential for no expected upside, growth-focused investors may not find Kroger stock attractive. Conversely, the stock can be a good option for income-focused investors who can benefit from the company's solid dividend yield of 2.07% and consistent hikes. Kroger has raised its dividend consecutively for the last 18 years.

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