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EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

6 Months Ended

Aug. 16, 2025

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

4.	EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per basic common share equals net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. less income allocated to participating securities divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per diluted common share equals net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. less income allocated to participating securities divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, after giving effect to dilutive stock options. The following table provides a reconciliation of net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. and shares used in calculating net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per basic common share to those used in calculating net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per diluted common share:


		Second Quarter Ended								Second Quarter Ended
		August 16, 2025								August 17, 2024
							Per								Per
		Earnings			Shares		Share			Earnings			Shares		Share
		(Numerator)			(Denominator)		Amount			(Numerator)			(Denominator)		Amount
Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per basic common share		$	604		662		$	0.91		$	463		723		$	0.64
Dilutive effect of stock options					3								4

Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per diluted common share		$	604		665		$	0.91		$	463		727		$	0.64


		Two Quarters Ended								Two Quarters Ended
		August 16, 2025								August 17, 2024
							Per								Per
		Earnings			Shares		Share			Earnings			Shares		Share
		(Numerator)			(Denominator)		Amount			(Numerator)			(Denominator)		Amount
Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per basic common share		$	1,464		661		$	2.22		$	1,403		722		$	1.94
Dilutive effect of stock options					3								6

Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per diluted common share		$	1,464		664		$	2.20		$	1,403		728		$	1.93

The Company had combined undistributed and distributed earnings to participating securities totaling $5 and $3 in the second quarters of 2025 and 2024, respectively. For the first two quarters of 2025 and 2024, the Company had combined undistributed and distributed earnings to participating securities of $11 and $10, respectively.

The Company had options outstanding for approximately 1 million and 4 million shares during the second quarters of 2025 and 2024, respectively, that were excluded from the computations of net earnings per diluted common share because their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect on net earnings per share. The Company had options outstanding for approximately 1 million and 3 million shares during the first two quarters of 2025 and 2024, respectively, that were excluded from the computations of net earnings per diluted common share because their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect on net earnings per share.