KR
The Kroger Co.Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
- Rank · 2025
- #432
- Final score
- 52.89
- Years on list
- 6
↘ Down 237 since 2020
Compare · Up to four Russell 1000 companies
Put them side by side
Select two, three, or four Russell 1000 companies to compare their overall rank, year-by-year trajectory, and scores down to the category level.
- KR· The Kroger Co.
- WMT· Walmart Inc.
- COST· Costco Wholesale Corporation
Figure 01 · Side-by-side summary
The headline numbers
WMT
Walmart Inc.Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
- Rank · 2025
- #253
- Final score
- 59.14
- Years on list
- 6
↘ Down 146 since 2020
COST
Costco Wholesale CorporationConsumer Staples Distribution & Retail
- Rank · 2025
- #449
- Final score
- 52.21
- Years on list
- 6
↘ Down 7 since 2020
Figure 02 · Rank trajectory
Where each line is going
Lower is better. The y-axis is inverted so a rising line means an improving rank. Missing years mean the company didn't make the top 100 that year.
Figure 03 · Pillar profile · 2025
Where each one wins
Latest-year ESG pillar scores, 0–100. The shaded bar shows relative strength across the selected companies for each pillar.
| Pillar | KR | WMT | COST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Change | 60.2 | 76.8 | 65.2 |
| Employee Relations | 47.5 | 56.2 | 38.6 |
| Environment | 41.9 | 33.6 | 50.3 |
| Stakeholders & Society | 52.4 | 74.4 | 45.7 |
| Human Rights | 74.4 | 67.2 | 68.8 |
| Governance | 48.1 | 52.3 | 48.4 |
| Performance Rating | 46.9 | 40.8 | 45.7 |