QUARTERLY DATA (UNAUDITED) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2017

QUARTERLY DATA (UNAUDITED)

Schedule of quarterly data (unaudited)

	Quarter
	First		Second		Third		Fourth		Total Year
2016	(16 Weeks)			(12 Weeks)		(12 Weeks)		(12 Weeks)		(52 Weeks)
Sales	$	34,604	$	26,565	$	26,557	$	27,611	$	115,337
Merchandise costs, including advertising, warehousing, and transportation, excluding items shown separately below		26,669		20,697		20,653		21,483		89,502
Operating, general and administrative		5,779		4,473		4,443		4,483		19,178
Rent		262		205		199		215		881
Depreciation and amortization		694		525		549		572		2,340
Operating profit		1,200		665		713		858		3,436
Interest expense		155		116		124		126		522
Earnings before income tax expense		1,045		549		589		732		2,914
Income tax expense		350		171		206		230		957
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests		695		378		383		502		1,957
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(1)		(5)		(8)		(4)		(18)
Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co.	$	696	$	383	$	391	$	506	$	1,975
Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per basic common share	$	0.72	$	0.40	$	0.41	$	0.54	$	2.08
Average number of shares used in basic calculation		954		943		940		929		942
Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per diluted common share	$	0.71	$	0.40	$	0.41	$	0.53	$	2.05
Average number of shares used in diluted calculation		966		959		953		943		958
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.105	$	0.120	$	0.120	$	0.120	$	0.465

	Quarter
	First		Second		Third		Fourth		Total Year
2015	(16 Weeks)		(12 Weeks)		(12 Weeks)		(12 Weeks)		(52 Weeks)
Sales	$	33,051	$	25,539	$	25,075	$	26,165	$	109,830
Merchandise costs, including advertising, warehousing, and transportation, excluding items shown separately below		25,760		20,065		19,478		20,193		85,496
Operating, general and administrative		5,354		4,068		4,169		4,355		17,946
Rent		215		155		172		181		723
Depreciation and amortization		620		477		484		508		2,089
Operating profit		1,102		774		772		928		3,576
Interest expense		148		114		107		113		482
Earnings before income tax expense		954		660		665		815		3,094
Income tax expense		330		227		238		250		1,045
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests		624		433		427		565		2,049
Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		5		—		(1)		6		10
Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co.	$	619	$	433	$	428	$	559	$	2,039
Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per basic common share	$	0.63	$	0.44	$	0.44	$	0.57	$	2.09
Average number of shares used in basic calculation		969		963		965		966		966
Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per diluted common share	$	0.62	$	0.44	$	0.43	$	0.57	$	2.06
Average number of shares used in diluted calculation		983		977		979		980		980
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.093	$	0.105	$	0.105	$	0.105	$	0.408