The best credit card for Kroger
At Kroger, American Express Gold Card earns the most: $8.00 per $100.
Kroger rings up as groceries.
The short version
- Use: American Express Gold Card, if you carry it.
- Why Kroger has its own page: the ranking is the same as for groceries in general — it is here because people ask by name.
| # | Card | EarnsThe rate the card advertises here, in its own currency: cash back, points or miles. | per $100What $100 of spending earns, in dollars: the rate multiplied by what the currency is worth. This is what the table is ranked by. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Express, $325/yr
US supermarkets only. Up to $25,000 per year, then the base rate |
4x | $8.00 |
| 2 |
American Express, $95/yr
U.S. supermarkets, on up to $6,000 a year. Up to $6,000 per year, then the base rate |
3x | $6.00 |
| 3 |
American Express, $95/yr
US supermarkets only. Up to $6,000 per year, then the base rate |
6% | $6.00 |
| 4 |
Citi, $95/yr
|
3x | $4.80 |
| 5 |
American Express, No annual fee
U.S. supermarkets, on up to $6,000 a year. Up to $6,000 per year, then the base rate |
2x | $4.00 |
| 6 |
American Express, No annual fee
2x on every purchase, with no bonus categories to track. Up to $50,000 per year, then the base rate |
2x | $4.00 |
| 7 |
Capital One, $95/yr
Base rate — no bonus applies here |
2x | $3.60 |
| 8 |
Capital One, $395/yr
Base rate — no bonus applies here |
2x | $3.60 |
No rotating categories switched on, and no travel-portal rates — the method.
Before you pay
A shopping portal and a card-linked offer can both pay on top of whichever card you use here — and the portal has to be started before you shop. How the three stack, and in what order.