Can Kroger Keep Its Earnings Promise With Sales This Weak?

Kroger (KR) has cut its 2026 same-store sales outlook and kept its 2026 profit outlook. If you own the stock, the easy comfort is that earnings held. The risk sits inside that comfort. The cost savings holding up profit are the same savings management plans to spend on lower shelf prices, and the stock is down 15% over the past six months.