Kroger Co. (KR) 10-K Red Flags
Risk signals extracted deterministically from Kroger Co.’s SEC 10-K/10-Q XBRL filings — no LLM, every finding cites the underlying data.
Detected red flags (16)
- Leverage is building — debt rising while equity contracts: Long-term debt grew +40.9% while stockholders equity declined -17.5%. The debt-to-equity ratio is deteriorating, increasing financial risk and interest burden. This may constrain future borrowing capacity.
- Going concern doubt: The term "going concern" appears in 26 recent filing(s) (vs 2 in the prior period). This risk language is ongoing.
- Material weakness in internal controls: The term "material weakness" appears in 25 recent filing(s) (vs 2 in the prior period). This risk language is ongoing.
- NEW: Substantial doubt about ability to continue in latest filing: The term "substantial doubt" "ability to continue" appears in recent 10-K/10-Q filings but was NOT present in the prior 24-month period. This is a new risk disclosure that warrants attention. Found in 2 filing(s).
- NEW: Restatement of financial statements in latest filing: The term "restate" "financial statements" appears in recent 10-K/10-Q filings but was NOT present in the prior 24-month period. This is a new risk disclosure that warrants attention. Found in 11 filing(s).
- Operating cash flow exceeds net income: OCF is 3.14x net income, indicating high earnings quality — cash conversion is strong and accruals are not inflating reported profits.
- Endogenous analysis: The combination of explicit "going concern" language in the filing with deteriorating cash flow or rising leverage is a severe warning signal — the company's own auditors have flagged doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern.
- 20 disclosure(s) dropped from prior year — reduced reporting granularity.
- 2 new risk-language term(s) detected in filing text: Substantial doubt about ability to continue, Restatement of financial statements.
- Ongoing high-severity risk language: Going concern doubt, Material weakness in internal controls.
- Price $58.22 — downtrend (below 200-DMA); 1-month momentum negative.
- RSI(14) 33.65.
- Composite risk: Elevated.
- Leverage debt/equity 2.38 (high).
- Leverage is building — debt rising while equity contracts: Long-term debt grew +40.9% while stockholders equity declined -17.5%. The debt-to-equity ratio is deteriorating, increasing financial risk and interest burden. This may constrain future borrowing capacity.
- Going concern doubt: The term "going concern" appears in 26 recent filing(s) (vs 2 in the prior period). This risk language is ongoing.
Filings & ownership
- Latest annual report (10-K) filed Mar 31, 2026.
- Latest quarterly report (10-Q) filed Jun 26, 2026.
- 11 recent 8-K material-event filings in the index.
- Recent insider Form 4s: 0 buy vs 0 sell transactions.
- ~10,000+ recent 13F-HR filings reference Kroger Co.; broad institutional reporting.
- Recent filers include BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC (BRK-A, BRK-B), TradeLink Capital LLC, SILVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC.
- 4 recent 13D activist/beneficial-ownership filings — potential catalyst.
- 16 recent 13G passive institutional ownership notices.
Full KR analyst report
Valuation (DCF & Graham), technicals, macro exposure, risk scorecard and 13F/13D ownership.
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