Company Earnings UpdateKroger (NYSE: KR) 1Q19 Results: Comp Growth Slows, Management Guides for an Uptick Coresight Research June 21, 2019 Executive Summary For 1Q19, Kroger reported same-store sales growth ex fuel of 1.5%, below the consensus estimate of 1.7% and slowing from 1.9% in the prior quarter. Adjusted EPS of $0.72 was just ahead of the $0.71 consensus and just below $0.73 in the year-ago period. Management confirmed FY19 guidance of same-store sales growth of 2.0-2.25% and EPS of $2.15-2.25. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: High-Income Consumers’ Economic Optimism at Five-Month Low; Holiday Shopping Accelerates: US Consumer Survey InsightsShoptalk Fall 2025 Day Three: From Constraints to Catalysts—Technology Driving the Next Era of RetailEarnings Insights 4Q24, Week 6: Sales Decline for Kroger, Macy’s, Ross Stores and Other Retailers—InfographicAgentic Commerce: How Retailers Can Employ OpenAI’s Agentic Commerce Protocol To Unleash a True AI Shopping Agent
