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Sentiment · FY2025 Q4
| Analyst | Firm | Questions | ChallengePercentage of questions scored as challenging — where the analyst pushed back, pressed for specifics, or questioned management's assumptions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simeon Gutman | Morgan Stanley | 11 | 9% |
| Mike Lasser | UBS | 10 | 70% |
| Leah Jordan | Goldman Sachs | 9 | 0% |
| Ed Kelly | Wells Fargo | 9 | 11% |
| John Heinbockel | Guggenheim | 9 | 11% |
| Rupesh Parikh | Oppenheimer | 7 | 0% |
| Mike Montani | Evercore ISI | 5 | 0% |
| Chuck Cerankosky | Northcoast Research | 4 | 0% |
| Robbie Ohmes | Bank of America | 4 | 0% |
| Jacob Aiken-Phillips | Melius Research | 4 | 0% |
| Firm | Analysts | Questions | ChallengePercentage of questions scored as challenging — where the analyst pushed back, pressed for specifics, or questioned management's assumptions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | 1 | 11 | 9% |
| UBS | 1 | 10 | 70% |
| Goldman Sachs | 1 | 9 | 0% |
| Wells Fargo | 1 |
| 9 |
| 11% |
| Guggenheim | 1 | 9 | 11% |
| Oppenheimer | 1 | 7 | 0% |
| JPMorgan | 2 | 6 | 17% |
| Evercore ISI | 1 | 5 | 0% |
Kroger closed FY2025 with identical sales growing 2.9% and adjusted EPS of $4.85, up 9% at the top end of expectations, as new CEO Greg Foran brought Walmart US and Food Retail pedigree. E-commerce became profitable in 2026 as a $16 billion business growing 20%, and positive market share was achieved in the final period for the first time since 2021. Alternative profit reached $1.5 billion in operating profit with media growing double digits. FY2026 guidance introduced strong targets of 1-2% identical sales (2.3-3.3% ex-IRA), $5.0-$5.2B operating profit, and $5.10-$5.30 EPS.
Margin | Competitive Dynamics | Revenue Growth | Pricing | Demand | Cloud & AI | Cost Pressure | Capex Investment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2024Q4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025Q1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025Q2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025Q3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2025Q4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| '24Q3 | '24Q4 | '25Q1 | '25Q2 | '25Q3 | '25Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Competitive Dynamics | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Revenue Growth | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Pricing | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Demand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Cloud & AI | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Cost Pressure | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Capex Investment | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |