GO vs KR
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. and Kroger Co., side by side — 9 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | GO | KR |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.7B | $147.6B |
| Net income | $-224.9M | $1.0B |
| Gross margin | 30.3% | 23.3% |
| Net margin | −4.8% | 0.7% |
| Return on equity | −20.6% | 14.3% |
| Diluted EPS | −$2.30 | $1.54 |
| Dividend / share | · | $1.37 |
| Payout ratio | −0.0% | 87.1% |
| Free cash flow | $23.8M | $3.5B |
| Equity | $983.7M | $5.9B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.43× | 2.12× |
| Current ratio | 1.37× | 0.80× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 8.4% | 2.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | −17.0% |
KR bills 31.5× the revenue of GO, and GO closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
9 years side by side
| Fiscal year | GO | KR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.7B | $147.6B |
| FY2024 | $4.4B | $147.1B |
| FY2023 | $4.0B | $150.0B |
| FY2022 | $3.6B | $148.3B |
| FY2021 | $3.1B | $137.9B |
| FY2020 | $3.1B | $132.5B |
| FY2019 | $2.6B | $122.3B |
| FY2018 | $2.3B | $121.9B |
| FY2017 | $2.1B | $123.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | GO | KR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-224.9M | $1.0B |
| FY2024 | $39.5M | $2.7B |
| FY2023 | $79.4M | $2.2B |
| FY2022 | $65.1M | $2.2B |
| FY2021 | $62.3M | $1.7B |
| FY2020 | $106.7M | $2.6B |
| FY2019 | $15.4M | $1.7B |
| FY2018 | $15.9M | $3.1B |
| FY2017 | $20.6M | $1.9B |
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$142,953,241,000 | KR |
| FY2024 | −$142,751,499,000 | KR |
| FY2023 | −$146,069,547,000 | KR |
| FY2022 | −$144,679,899,000 | KR |
| FY2021 | −$134,808,418,000 | KR |
| FY2020 | −$129,363,360,000 | KR |
| FY2019 | −$119,726,383,000 | KR |
| FY2018 | −$119,564,340,000 | KR |
| FY2017 | −$121,204,535,000 | KR |
KR has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 9 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
9 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −5.5 pp | KR |
| FY2024 | −0.9 pp | KR |
| FY2023 | +0.6 pp | GO |
| FY2022 | +0.3 pp | GO |
| FY2021 | +0.8 pp | GO |
| FY2020 | +1.5 pp | GO |
| FY2019 | −0.6 pp | KR |
| FY2018 | −1.8 pp | KR |
| FY2017 | −0.5 pp | KR |
The higher net margin has changed hands between GO and KR over this period.
9 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
GO's net margin has been more volatile than KR's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 2.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.5.
9 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between GO and KR over these 9 fiscal years — GO led in 4 and KR in 5.
9 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
GO's return on equity has been more volatile than KR's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 8.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.7.
9 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
KR led in return on equity in every one of the 9 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
9 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.