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Kroger

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Kroger has retired 64.5% of its shares since 2000, from 1,661,609,222 to 590,588,700.

64.5%retired since 2000
20.6%last 5 years
10.9%last 12 months
591Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 2000 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2010half gone 20181.7B shares, 2000591M200020052010201520202025
2000, 1,661,609,2222026-09-15, 590,588,700
A share bought in 2000
2.8× more of Kroger today, without buying another share. It was one of 1,661,609,222 shares then. It is one of 590,588,700 now.
Every filing we read27 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
20002000-04-261,661,609,22210-Kcover page
20012001-04-271,621,459,22010-Kcover page
20022002-04-241,588,219,26610-Kcover page
20032003-04-231,509,005,92410-Kcover page
20042004-04-091,485,068,23610-Kcover page
20052005-04-081,457,544,20210-Kcover page
20062006-03-311,446,941,02010-Kcover page
20072006-08-121,419,120,95810-Kcover page
20082007-08-181,323,200,34010-Kcover page
20092008-08-161,304,680,14010-Kcover page
20102010-03-261,292,443,45210-K
20112011-03-251,241,270,84610-K
20122012-03-231,120,534,45610-K
20132013-03-291,041,726,05010-K
20142014-03-281,021,531,27410-K
20152015-03-27982,213,16610-K/A
20162016-03-23962,480,22810-K
20172017-03-22914,240,32610-K
20182018-03-29854,098,31410-K/A
20192019-03-28798,327,06510-K
20202020-03-25777,891,82710-K
20212021-03-24751,993,70110-K
20222022-03-23723,308,23010-K
20232023-03-22717,467,53210-K
20242024-03-27721,687,84410-K
20252025-03-26660,893,47510-K
20262026-03-25612,575,61110-K

Source: all 10-K filings of Kroger on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

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Kroger buybacks, answered

Is Kroger buying back its stock?

Yes. Kroger has 10.9% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 590,588,700 as of September 15, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 20.6%.

How many shares has Kroger bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Kroger has 1.07 billion fewer shares than at its 2000 peak. That is 64.5% of the company.

How many shares does Kroger have outstanding?

590,588,700 shares, as of September 15, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2000 peak it had 1,661,609,222.

What do Kroger's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Kroger stock in 2000 owns 2.8 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does Kroger compare with other cannibal stocks?

Kroger ranks No. 18 of 251 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Ameriprise (65.4%), VeriSign (64.5%), Sallie Mae (64.3%), CNO Financial (63.2%).

Every answer is computed from Kroger's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Superinvestors who own it

Jensen InvestmentJensen Investment Management62,390 shares, $3.5M, Q2 2026
Warren BuffettBerkshire Hathaway39,000,000 shares, $2.2B, Q2 2026

From the latest 13F filings. All superinvestors.

Insider buying, last 12 months

No open-market purchases reported in the last 12 months.

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