About the Grocery Stores Industry
The Grocery Stores industry includes 13 U.S.-listed companies in the Consumer Staples sector with a combined market capitalization of $61.72B. The largest are The Kroger Co. (KR, $40.60B), Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI, $6.82B) and Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (SFM, $6.26B), together 87% of the industry's value.
9 of the 13 companies with reported earnings are profitable, and their median P/E ratio is 16.1. 6 of 13 pay a dividend, with a median yield of 1.99% among payers.
Over the past year the median stock is down 1.2%, and 5 of 11 are higher than a year ago. Median revenue growth is 1.5% year over year.
Best 1-year performers
Weakest 1-year performers
Highest dividend yields
Profitability
- Profitable companies
- 9 of 13
- Median gross margin
- 25.5%
- Median net profit margin
- 0.7%
- Median return on equity
- 6.6%
Longest dividend growth streak: The Kroger Co. (KR), 19 consecutive years.












