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Kohl's Corporation
KSS Consumer Cyclical Department Stores
Kohl's Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $15.5 billion, down 4.28% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue was flat, EPS fell 2.19%, free cash flow fell 7.02% and total debt fell 9.59%, each against the same quarter a year earlier.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to January
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 35.16 | 52.53 | 43.33 | 10.89 | 38.65 | 23.38 | 17.68 | 13.65 | 6.04 | 11.38 |
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| High | 57.28 | 83.28 | 75.91 | 51.30 | 64.80 | 64.38 | 35.77 | 29.60 | 25.22 | 22.90 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 138,000 | 137,000 | 129,000 | 122,000 | 146,000 | 99,000 | 97,000 | 96,000 | 87,000 | 84,000 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.18 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 19,681 | 20,084 | 20,229 | 19,974 | 15,955 | 19,433 | 18,098 | 17,476 | 16,221 | 15,527 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 39.31 | 39.37 | 39.70 | 39.22 | 35.07 | 41.15 | 36.69 | 39.93 | 40.44 | 40.57 | |||||
| EBT | 875 | 1,117 | 1,042 | 901 | (546) | 1,219 | (58) | 373 | 114 | 336 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 4.45 | 5.56 | 5.15 | 4.51 | (3.42) | 6.27 | (0.32) | 2.13 | 0.70 | 2.16 | |||||
| Net income | 556 | 859 | 801 | 691 | (163) | 938 | (19) | 317 | 109 | 272 | |||||
| Depreciation | 938 | 991 | 964 | 917 | 874 | 838 | 808 | 749 | 743 | 700 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 110.57 | 120.26 | 123.35 | 127.22 | 103.60 | 133.10 | 150.82 | 158.87 | 146.14 | 138.63 | ||||
| Earnings | 3.12 | 5.14 | 4.88 | 4.39 | (1.06) | 6.41 | (0.15) | 2.88 | 0.98 | 2.43 | |||||
| Cash flow | 12.10 | 10.13 | 12.85 | 10.55 | 8.69 | 15.55 | 2.35 | 10.62 | 5.84 | 12.32 | |||||
| Capex | (4.31) | (4.02) | (3.52) | (5.45) | (0.89) | (3.90) | (6.52) | (5.01) | (4.14) | (2.84) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 7.78 | 6.10 | 9.32 | 5.11 | 7.80 | 11.65 | (4.17) | 5.61 | 1.69 | 9.48 | |||||
| Book value | 29.08 | 32.45 | 33.70 | 34.71 | 33.74 | 31.92 | 31.36 | 35.39 | 34.25 | 36.14 | |||||
| Shares, m | 178 | 167 | 164 | 157 | 154 | 146 | 120 | 110 | 111 | 112 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 12.73 | 12.55 | 14.05 | 9.69 | 0.00 | 9.19 | 0.00 | 8.94 | 13.48 | 7.43 | ||||
| P/S | 0.36 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.34 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.13 | |||||
| P/B | 1.37 | 2.00 | 2.04 | 1.23 | 1.28 | 1.87 | 1.03 | 0.73 | 0.39 | 0.50 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 0.54 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 0.59 | 0.47 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.33 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 7.67 | 13.76 | 9.05 | 11.94 | 7.11 | 6.72 | (16.99) | 11.44 | 29.82 | 4.88 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 2,153 | 1,691 | 2,107 | 1,657 | 1,338 | 2,271 | 282 | 1,168 | 648 | 1,380 | ||||
| Capex | (768) | (672) | (578) | (855) | (137) | (570) | (783) | (551) | (460) | (318) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1,385 | 1,019 | 1,529 | 802 | 1,201 | 1,701 | (501) | 617 | 188 | 1,062 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 2,273 | 2,671 | 2,105 | 1,880 | 2,813 | 1,737 | 621 | 798 | 257 | 1,160 | ||||
| Total debt | 4,611 | 4,639 | 3,621 | 3,589 | 4,166 | 4,306 | 4,783 | 4,410 | 4,273 | 3,801 | |||||
| Net debt | 3,537 | 3,331 | 2,687 | 2,866 | 1,895 | 2,719 | 4,630 | 4,227 | 4,139 | 3,127 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 5,177 | 5,419 | 5,527 | 5,450 | 5,196 | 4,661 | 3,763 | 3,893 | 3,802 | 4,048 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 4.09 | 6.37 | 6.20 | 5.11 | (1.09) | 6.17 | (0.13) | 2.24 | 0.79 | 2.02 | ||||
| ROIC | 8.48 | 10.11 | 10.36 | 8.26 | (2.31) | 14.23 | 1.83 | 5.52 | 3.41 | 5.44 | |||||
| ROE | 10.42 | 16.21 | 14.64 | 12.59 | (3.06) | 19.03 | (0.45) | 8.28 | 2.83 | 6.93 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Jan 2026 · latest quarter Jul 2026
Charts ten years each
Kohl's Corporation vs peers in Department Stores (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDS Dillard's, Inc. | $8.0B | 15.2× | 15.3× | −0.36% (below 0%: shrinking) | +34.12% (above 0%: growing) | −190.01% (below 0%: shrinking) | 40.58% | 8.45% | Compare |
| M Macy's, Inc. | $6.3B | 8.5× | 10.4× | +1.20% (above 0%: growing) | +100.00% (above 0%: growing) | −17.37% (below 0%: shrinking) | 43.70% | 4.82% | Compare |
| KSS Kohl's Corporation | $2.5B | 9.0× | 10.4× | −0.87% (below 0%: shrinking) | −2.19% (below 0%: shrinking) | −7.02% (below 0%: shrinking) | 46.15% | 7.43% | |
| PLBL Polibeli Group Ltd. | $2.0B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare |
| EXTOY Almacenes Exito S.A. Sponsored ADR | $585.7M | 6.7× | — | +52.61% (above 0%: growing) | +22.73% (above 0%: growing) | +71.99% (above 0%: growing) | 25.60% | 6.59% | Compare |
| CBDBY Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao | $218.1M | — (loss-making) | — | +0.52% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −52.68% (below 0%: shrinking) | 30.15% | 3.84% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $2.0B | 8.5× | — | +0.86% | +34.12% | −35.02% | 35.37% | 5.71% |
Kohl's Corporation (KSS) key facts
- Concern: Kohl's Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $15.5 billion, down 4.28% from fiscal 2025.
- Strength: Net income was $272.0 million, or $2.43 per share (basic), a net margin of 1.75%.
- Kohl's Corporation (KSS) is a Department Stores company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, KSS traded at $21.59, a market capitalization of $2.5 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 9.0× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 0.2× sales; its P/E is higher than 36% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Kohl's Corporation pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share, a yield of 2.32%, with a payout ratio of 21.8%.
- Return on equity was 6.93% and debt-to-equity 0.87.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 1.67 (distress zone) for fiscal 2026.