Best Grocery Store Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top grocery store stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best grocery store stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Grocery Stores
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Grocery Stores is Zen Rated A and is the 13th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
KR
KROGER CO
NYSE
Grocery Stores
$44.27B$66.960.31%$7.70B18.10x4.98
United States
VLGEA
VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC
NASDAQ
Grocery Stores
$573.71M$38.88-0.99%$121.35M9.21x1.08
United States
DDL
DINGDONG (CAYMAN) LTD
NYSE
Grocery Stores
$474.20M$2.19-0.45%N/A10.28x6.17
China
SFM
SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC
NASDAQ
Grocery Stores
$12.06B$123.36-1.72%$921.28M25.12x1.79
United States
ACI
ALBERTSONS COMPANIES INC
NYSE
Grocery Stores
$10.30B$18.39-0.33%$4.11B11.21x7.21
United States
NGVC
NATURAL GROCERS BY VITAMIN COTTAGE INC
NYSE
Grocery Stores
$838.38M$36.53-0.27%$87.43M20.29x2.44
United States
WMK
WEIS MARKETS INC
NYSE
Grocery Stores
$1.78B$72.020.28%$264.23M17.92x0.47
United States
IMKTA
INGLES MARKETS INC
NASDAQ
Grocery Stores
$1.33B$70.20-0.04%$224.84M23.17x0.60
United States
GO
GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP
NASDAQ
Grocery Stores
$1.65B$16.830.42%$159.93M187.00x1.80
United States
DNUT
KRISPY KREME INC
NASDAQ
Grocery Stores
$535.50M$3.150.96%$183.81M-24.23x1.78
United States
MSS
MAISON SOLUTIONS INC
NASDAQ
Grocery Stores
$18.75M$0.95-1.65%$3.55M13.60x5.63
United States

Grocery Store Stocks FAQ

What are the best grocery store stocks to buy right now in Sep 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best grocery store stocks to buy right now are:

1. Kroger Co (NYSE:KR)


Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) is the #1 top grocery store stock out of 11 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 7 points higher than the grocery store industry average of 38.

KR passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kroger Co has seen its stock return 21.66% over the past year, overperforming other grocery store stocks by 14 percentage points.

Kroger Co has an average 1 year price target of $76.78, an upside of 14.66% from Kroger Co's current stock price of $66.96.

Kroger Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Kroger Co, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 22.22% have issued a Buy, 44.44% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA)


Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) is the #2 top grocery store stock out of 11 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 11 points higher than the grocery store industry average of 38.

VLGEA passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Village Super Market has seen its stock return 18.1% over the past year, overperforming other grocery store stocks by 11 percentage points.

3. Dingdong (NYSE:DDL)


Dingdong (NYSE:DDL) is the #3 top grocery store stock out of 11 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Dingdong (NYSE:DDL) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Dingdong (NYSE:DDL) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 9 points higher than the grocery store industry average of 38.

DDL passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dingdong has seen its stock lose -19.78% over the past year, underperforming other grocery store stocks by -27 percentage points.

What are the grocery store stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 6 grocery store stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 grocery store stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI)


Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) has an annual dividend yield of 3.1%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the grocery store industry average of 2.01%. Albertsons Companies's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Albertsons Companies's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Albertsons Companies's dividend payout ratio of 32.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA)


Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) has an annual dividend yield of 1.93%, which is the same as the grocery store industry average of 2.01%. Village Super Market's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Village Super Market's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Village Super Market's dividend payout ratio of 23.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK)


Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) has an annual dividend yield of 1.89%, which is the same as the grocery store industry average of 2.01%. Weis Markets's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Weis Markets's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Weis Markets's dividend payout ratio of 25.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are grocery store stocks down?

Grocery store stocks were down -0.5% in the last day, and down -1.19% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why grocery store stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued grocery store stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued grocery store stocks right now are:

1. Dingdong (NYSE:DDL)


Dingdong (NYSE:DDL) is the most undervalued grocery store stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Dingdong has a valuation score of 43, which is 4 points higher than the grocery store industry average of 39. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dingdong's stock has dropped -19.78% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the grocery store industry by -27 percentage points.

2. Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI)


Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) is the second most undervalued grocery store stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Albertsons Companies has a valuation score of 43, which is 4 points higher than the grocery store industry average of 39. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Albertsons Companies's stock has dropped -0.81% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the grocery store industry by -8 percentage points.

3. Kroger Co (NYSE:KR)


Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) is the third most undervalued grocery store stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Kroger Co has a valuation score of 29, which is -10 points higher than the grocery store industry average of 39. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KR a Valuation Rating of "B".

Kroger Co's stock has gained 21.66% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the grocery store industry by 14 percentage points.

Are grocery store stocks a good buy now?

66.67% of grocery store stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect grocery store stocks to rise by 33.09% over the next year.

0% of grocery store stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 50% of grocery store stocks are rated B (Buy), 40% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 10% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the grocery stores industry?

The average P/E ratio of the grocery stores industry is 21.75x.
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