Kohl's KSS Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 40.5%+0.1pp | 40.6%+0.1pp | 40.5%+0.3pp | 40.5%+0.4pp | 40.4%+0.5pp | |
| Operating margin | 3.9%+1.1pp | 4%+1.3pp | 3.4%-0.2pp | 3.5%-0.3pp | 2.8%-1.0pp | |
| Net margin | 1.8%+1.0pp | 1.7%+1.1pp | 1.2%-0.2pp | 1.3%-0.3pp | 0.8%-0.8pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 8.5%+1.1pp | 8.5%+1.3pp | 7.9%-0.1pp | 8.1%-0.2pp | 7.3%-0.8pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 6.8%+6.1pp | 6.5%+5.4pp | 5.2%+2.9pp | 3%-1.1pp | 0.7%-3.7pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 7%+3.8pp | 6.9%+4.1pp | 5%-1.5pp | 5.4%-2.1pp | 3.2%-4.1pp | |
| Return on assets | 2%+1.2pp | 2%+1.2pp | 1.3%-0.3pp | 1.5%-0.5pp | 0.9%-1.0pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 5%+1.2pp | 5.1%+1.1pp | 4.4%-0.8pp | 4.5%-1.2pp | 3.9%-1.7pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1.2×0.0× | 1.2×0.0× | 1.1×0.0× | 1.2×0.0× | 1.2×0.0× | |
| Inventory turnover | 3×0.0× | 3.2×-0.1× | 2.3×-0.1× | 3.1×0.0× | 3.1×-0.1× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.5×+0.4× | 1.5×+0.4× | 1.3×+0.3× | 1.4×+0.3× | 1.1×-0.1× | |
| Quick ratio | 0.3×+0.2× | 0.4×+0.2× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.1×-0.1× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.2×+0.1× | 0.3×+0.2× | 0×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 1.5×-0.2× | 1.5×-0.2× | 1.6×-0.1× | 1.6×-0.1× | 1.7×-0.1× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.3×-0.9× | 4.2×-1.2× | 4.9×+0.2× | 4.8×+0.3× | 5.3×+0.6× | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.59B+103% | $1.96B+33.4% | $1.82B-11.1% | $1.21B-49.5% | $782.6M-70.5% | |
| Enterprise value | $7.24B+3.5% | $7.46B-3.7% | $7.98B-5.6% | $7.36B-16.3% | $7B-24.2% | |
| Price / earnings | 5.8×-0.6× | 7.2×-6.2× | 9.4×+1.1× | 5.8×-2.6× | 6.5×-3.2× | |
| Price / sales | 0.1×+0.1× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×-0.1× | 0×-0.1× | |
| Price / book | 0.4×+0.2× | 0.5×+0.1× | 0.5×-0.1× | 0.3×-0.3× | 0.2×-0.5× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.5×-0.4× | 5.6×-1.0× | 6.4×+0.2× | 5.8×-0.5× | 5.9×-0.6× | |
| EV / sales | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×-0.1× | 0.4×-0.1× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 66.1%+51.7pp | 51.4%+39.0pp | 44.9%+25.8pp | 39.5%+10.0pp | 14.4%-13.9pp | |
| Earnings yield | 17.1%+1.6pp | 13.8%+6.4pp | 10.6%-1.4pp | 17.1%+5.3pp | 15.5%+5.1pp | |
| Dividend yield | 3.5%-19.6pp | 2.9%-12.3pp | 5.4%-5.4pp | 11.4%+2.3pp | 23.1%+14.8pp | |
| PEG ratio | 0×— | 0×— | —— | —— | —— |
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- What are Kohl's's profit margins?
- Kohl's (KSS) runs a 40.5% gross margin and a 3.9% operating margin, with a 1.8% net margin.
- Where do Kohl's's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Kohl's's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.