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Kohl's Corporation (KSS) vs Macy's, Inc. (M)

Kohl's Corporation and Macy's, Inc. are both Department Stores companies. Macy's, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $6.3B against $2.5B — 2.5× the size. Macy's, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 8.5× against 9.0×. Macy's, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.34% against −2.87%. Macy's, Inc. has the higher net margin (3.29% vs 1.76%) and the higher return on invested capital (11.8% vs 5.31%). Both pay a dividend; Macy's, Inc. yields more (3.15% vs 2.32%). Across the 22 metrics below, Macy's, Inc. leads on 15 and Kohl's Corporation on 7.

Valuation

Metric KSS M Department Stores median
P/E 9.03 8.48 —
P/S 0.16 0.28 0.17
P/B 0.59 1.28 0.65
Price to free cash flow 2.29 5.71 2.29
EV/EBITDA 4.10 3.79 4.10
EV/Sales 0.34 0.34 0.34
Earnings yield 11.07% 11.79% 11.07%
Free cash flow yield 43.74% 17.50% 30.62%

Profitability

Metric KSS M Department Stores median
Gross margin 41.17% 40.69% 40.69%
Operating margin 3.84% 5.02% 5.02%
Net margin 1.76% 3.29% 3.00%
Free cash flow margin 6.92% 4.86% 5.89%
Return on equity 6.70% 15.97% 7.41%
Return on assets 2.02% 4.79% 2.97%
Return on invested capital 5.31% 11.77% 5.97%

Growth

Metric KSS M Department Stores median
Revenue growth (TTM) (2.87%) 0.34% 0.34%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 142.86% 12.08% 52.22%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (0.54%) 4.56% —
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% —

Health

Metric KSS M Department Stores median
Debt to equity 0.87 0.49 0.46
Current ratio 1.49 1.59 1.21
Net debt to EBITDA 2.36 0.61 0.81

Dividend

Metric KSS M Department Stores median
Dividend yield 2.32% 3.15% —
Payout ratio 0.22 0.28 —

Size

Metric KSS M Department Stores median
Market cap 2.54b 6.33b 2.27b

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