Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTMotley Fool Transcribing, The Motley FoolSat, September 12, 2026 at 4:43 AM GMT+2 48 min readImage source: The Motley Fool.DATEFriday, September 11, 2026 at 8 a.m. ETCALL PARTICIPANTSVice President, Investor Relations - Robinson C. QuastChief Executive Officer - Gregory S. ForanChief Financial Officer - David John Christopher KennerleyFull Conference Call TranscriptOperator: Good morning, and welcome to the Kroger Company Second Quarter 26 Earnings Conference Call. Please press star 1 to raise your hand. To withdraw your question, press star 1 again. Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference call over to Robinson C. Quast, Vice President, Investor Relations. Please go ahead.Robinson C. Quast: Good morning. Thank you for joining us for Kroger's second quarter 26 earnings call. I am joined today by Kroger's Chief Executive Officer, Gregory S. Foran and Chief Financial Officer, David John Christopher Kennerley. Before we begin, I want to remind you that today's discussions will include forward looking statements. We want to caution you that such statements are predictions, and actual events or results can differ materially. A detailed discussion of the many factors that we believe may have a material effect on our business on an ongoing basis is contained in our SEC filings. The Kroger company assumes no obligation to update that information. After our prepared remarks, we look forward to taking your questions.In order to cover a broad range of topics from as many of you as we can, we ask that you please limit yourself to 1 question. I will now turn the call over to Gregory.Gregory S. Foran: Thank you, Robinson, and good morning, everyone. This quarter reinforced my view that we are pointed in the right direction. As I reflected on our performance in the quarter, I am pleased with our ecommerce and retail media results. I am pleased with the growth of our brands, especially in health and wellness and organic. I am pleased with the new talent we have recruited to build America's favorite grocer. I am pleased with the improvement in value we are delivering to customers and the cost savings which are funding this. Most importantly, I am pleased with our continued progress on share.Turning to our results, sales were tracking well through the quarter until our final period when we absorbed the impact of the cyclospora outbreak. Which cost us roughly 35 basis points of total company IDs without fuel. Reflecting the impact of produce categories. Our identical sales without fuel grew 0.2%. This quarter, customers continue to shop in our stores and online, and we saw traffic increase during the quarter. At the same time, the macro environment is challenging. We know that fuel over $4 has an impact on consumer spend. Lower drug prices and pharmacy reduced sales by approximately 140 basis points. The top line was soft across the industry this quarter.Terms and Privacy PolicyEU DSA contactPrivacy & Cookie SettingsMore Info