Kroger Board Boosts Stock-Buyback Program by $2 Billion
Dow Jones12-23 21:13
By Colin Kellaher
Kroger's board has added $2 billion to the supermarket operator's share-repurchase authorization.
Kroger on Tuesday said the new authorization brings its buyback capacity to about $2.9 billion.
The Cincinnati, Ohio, company, which had more than 632.8 million shares outstanding as of Dec. 9, sports a market capitalization of around $39.4 billion.
Kroger has shelled out $947 million to buy back 14 million shares during the first three quarters of 2025.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
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December 23, 2025 08:13 ET (13:13 GMT)
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