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Best credit card to use at H-E-B.

Groceries

H-E-B is the dominant Texas supermarket chain, with about 425 stores under H-E-B, Central Market, and Joe V's banners. The chain is privately held and well-regarded for store-brand products and Texas-only specialty items. H-E-B codes as groceries on every card we track and supports curbside pickup and delivery on most product lines.

  1. #1
    American Express
    6% on groceries (up to $6,000/year, then 1%)
    U.S. supermarkets
    6%
  2. #2
    First Electronic Bank
    Co-branded H-E-B card
    H-E-B and Central Market own-brand products in-store and on heb.com, plus Favor delivery orders; excludes pharmacy prescriptions, fuel, gift cards, and in-store restaurants
    5%
  3. #3
    Comenity Capital Bank
    5% on groceries (up to $10,000/year, then 1%)
    Combined $500/year cash back cap with wholesale clubs and gas/EV-charging stations; 1% thereafter
    5%
  4. #4
    American Express
    4x points on groceries (up to $25,000/year, then 1%)
    4.8%4x points
  5. #5
    Barclays
    4x points on groceries
    4.0%4x points
  6. #6
    Barclays
    4x points on groceries
    Excludes Target and Walmart
    4.0%4x points
  7. #7
    Wells Fargo
    5x points on groceries
    3.5%5x points
  8. #8
    Comenity Capital Bank
    3% on groceries
    3%
  9. #9
    Chase
    3x points on groceries
    3.0%3x points
  10. #10
    Bilt Obsidianif you select it
    Bilt
    3x points on groceries if you select it as a bonus category (up to $25,000/year, then 1%)
    Choose dining (default) or groceries as your 3x category annually (cap applies when groceries is selected). Earn up to 6x at participating Bilt Dining restaurants (limited network) when Dining is the selected category.
    3.0%3x points
  11. #11
    American Express
    3% on groceries (up to $6,000/year, then 1%)
    U.S. supermarkets
    3%
  12. #12
    Capital One
    3% on groceries
    3%
  13. #13
    Capital One
    3% on groceries
    3%
  14. #14
    Capital One
    3% on groceries
    3%
  15. #15
    Citi
    3x points on groceries
    3.0%3x points
  16. #16
    Citi
    3x points on groceries
    3.0%3x points
  17. #17
    American Express
    6x points on groceries
    U.S. supermarkets
    3.0%6x points
  18. #18
    Navy Federal
    3x points on groceries
    3.0%3x points
  19. #19
    USAA
    3% on groceries
    First $3,000/year
    3%
  20. #20
    Venmo Credit Cardif it’s your top category
    Synchrony
    3% on groceries if it's your top eligible spend category that cycle
    Automatically on your highest-spend eligible category each statement period (8 eligible: transportation, travel, groceries, entertainment, dining & nightlife, bills & utilities, health & beauty, gas). Drugstores here represents health & beauty; bills & utilities maps to utilities.
    3%

Last updated July 28, 2026