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Kroger Company

Consumer Defensive · Grocery Stores

60.80$ -0.6% vs. previous close Closing price · As of: Sep 17, 2026

Ownership

Ownership Structure

Who owns Kroger Company (KR)? This page shows the largest institutions and funds, the ownership structure and the latest insider transactions.

Institutional ownership ?Share of the stock held by institutional investors (funds, banks, insurers) according to regulatory filings. 81.9%
Insiders ?Share of the stock held by the executives, founders and major shareholders of the company itself. 8.5%
Short % of float ?Shares sold short as a percentage of the freely tradable float — high values signal many bets on falling prices. 4.7%
Shares Outstanding ?Total number of shares issued. Price times share count gives market cap. 596Mio.

Largest Shareholders

Institutions

Institutions KR
Name Stake (%) Shares Change (%) Date
BlackRock Inc 8.91 53,118,358 -2.1 03/31/2026
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 6.54 39,000,000 -22.0 06/30/2026
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC 6.11 36,423,947 +0.0 03/31/2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC 5.31 31,655,062 +0.0 03/31/2026
State Street Corp 5.11 30,450,904 -4.8 03/31/2026
Wellington Management Company LLP 2.84 16,920,677 -27.9 06/30/2026
Geode Capital Management, LLC 2.68 15,981,614 -1.5 03/31/2026
Franklin Templeton Inc 2.55 15,221,187 +720.7 03/31/2026

Funds

Funds KR
Name Stake (%) Shares Change (%) Date
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest 2.95 17,556,150 +0.3 07/31/2026
Vanguard 500 Index Investor 2.33 13,883,653 +1.1 07/31/2026

Largest reported positions according to regulatory filings; stake as a percentage of shares outstanding, change versus the previous filing. Source: fundamentals data.

Insider holdings

Insider holdings KR
Person Role Shares Value As of Type
Sargent Ronald Director 262,914 15,985,171 $ Jul 15, 2026 direct
Cosset Yael Executive Vice President 127,868 7,774,374 $ Jul 14, 2026 direct
Aufreiter Nora A Director 52,967 3,220,394 $ Jul 15, 2026 direct
Fike Carin L Vice President and Treasurer 50,683 3,081,530 $ Jul 15, 2026 direct
Sutton Mark S Director 46,004 2,797,043 $ Jul 15, 2026 direct
Vemuri Ashok Director 39,361 2,393,149 $ Jul 15, 2026 direct
Shaffer Megan N. Group Vice President 32,207 1,958,186 $ Jul 13, 2026 direct
Hoguet Karen M Director 31,938 1,941,830 $ Jul 15, 2026 direct
Brown Kevin M Director 25,465 1,548,272 $ Jul 15, 2026 direct
Sourry Knox Judith Amanda Director 25,465 1,548,272 $ Jul 15, 2026 direct
Nichols Brian W Group VP & Controller 14,143 859,894 $ Jul 13, 2026 direct
Butier Mitchell R Director 3,949 240,099 $ Jul 15, 2026 direct

Holdings as of each person's most recent SEC Form 4 filing — excluding options and RSUs, which are not shares yet. Holdings may have changed between two filings.

Insiders

Insider Transactions

Insider Transactions
Date Person Role Type Shares Price Value
Jul 15, 2026 Brown Kevin M Director Other 3,660 0.00
Jul 15, 2026 Fike Carin L Vice President and Treasurer Other 56 56.56 3,167
Jul 15, 2026 Sourry Knox Judith Amanda Director Other 3,660 0.00
Jul 15, 2026 Aufreiter Nora A Director Other 3,660 0.00
Jul 15, 2026 Vemuri Ashok Director Other 3,660 0.00
Jul 15, 2026 Sutton Mark S Director Other 3,660 0.00
Jul 15, 2026 Butier Mitchell R Director Other 3,660 0.00
Jul 15, 2026 Hoguet Karen M Director Other 3,660 0.00
Jul 15, 2026 Sargent Ronald Director Other 7,916 0.00
Jul 14, 2026 Cosset Yael Executive Vice President Sell 30,000 58.80 1,764,000
Jul 13, 2026 Shaffer Megan N. Group Vice President Other 466 59.31 27,638
Jul 13, 2026 Nichols Brian W Group VP & Controller Other 96 59.31 5,694

Reportable transactions by officers and major shareholders from SEC Form 4 filings. "Other" includes things like stock grants and option exercises without a buy/sell character. View all insider transactions →

Data as of: September 17, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)

Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.

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