Company Earnings UpdateThe Kroger Co (KR) 3Q18 Results: Mixed Results, Maintains Guidance for Second Half Coresight Research December 7, 2018 Executive Summary Kroger reported 3Q18 adjusted EPS of $0.48, beating the $0.43 consensus estimate and up 8.6% year over year. Revenues were $27.67 billion, slightly ahead of the $27.65 billion consensus estimate and down 0.3% year over year. Comps were 1.6% ex fuel, below the 1.7% consensus estimate. The company maintained 2018 adjusted EPS guidance of $2.00–$2.15 and updated GAAP EPS guidance to $3.80–$3.95 from $3.88–$4.03 previously. Kroger expects second-half sales growth ex fuel to be similar to the 1.7% figure in the first half. 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: Analyst Corner: Agentic AI Will Change Shopping and Selling, with John HarmonInnovator Profile: Big Sur AI—Boosting Brands’ Profitability with Commerce-First AI AgentsUS Store Tracker Extra, October 2025: Rite Aid Takes Total Closed Retail Space to 143 Million Square FeetRetail Crime and Shrink: US Shoppers Concerned About Theft Pushing Up Prices; Shoplifting Surges to Record Levels in England
