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KOHLS Corp KSS

NYSE · stock · Retail-Department Stores · website · IPO 1992-05-19

KOHLS Corp statistics & valuation

Market cap$2.2B
P / E8.0×
P / S0.1×
P / B0.5×
Dividend yield2.56%
Net margin1.8%
Return on equity6.7%
Net debt$762.0M
Net debt / EBITDA0.6×
Enterprise value USD$2.9B
EV / EBITDA2.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV21.2%
Return on capital5.8%
Graham number +126.3%$43.61

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($43.61); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
2.80% 4.30% 4.00% 3.50% -1.00% 4.80% -0.10% 1.80% 0.70% 1.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
34.30% 34.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
6.00% 7.10% 6.70% 5.50% -1.60% 8.60% 1.40% 4.10% 2.70% 4.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
10.80% 15.90% 14.50% 12.70% -3.10% 20.10% -0.50% 8.10% 2.90% 6.70% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
179.0M 168.0M 165.0M 158 154.0M 148.0M 120.0M 111.0M 112.0M 114.0M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$1.72B $1.49B $927.0M $1.13B $180.0M $323.0M $1.48B $1.46B $1.04B $762.0M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
4.10% 6.40% 6.40% 4.70% -1.10% 6.20% -0.10% 2.30% 0.80% 2.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.54× 0.52× 0.34× 0.34× 0.47× 0.41× 0.44× 0.42× 0.31× 0.35× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$3.11 $5.12 $4.84 $4.37 -$1.06 $6.32 -$0.15 $2.85 $0.98 $2.38 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

KOHLS Corp trades at about 8.1× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 6.9×–17.4×, median 12.9×).

6.9× 17.4×

Shaded band = 10-year range (6.9×–17.4×); dot = today's 8.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin————————34.5%34.3%
Operating margin4.0%2.7%4.1%1.4%8.6%-1.6%5.5%6.7%7.1%6.0%
Net margin1.8%0.7%1.8%-0.1%4.8%-1.0%3.5%4.0%4.3%2.8%
Return on assets2.0%0.8%2.3%-0.1%6.2%-1.1%4.7%6.4%6.4%4.1%
Return on equity6.7%2.9%8.1%-0.5%20.1%-3.1%12.7%14.5%15.9%10.8%
Debt / equity0.35×0.31×0.42×0.44×0.41×0.47×0.34×0.34×0.52×0.54×
Current ratio1.461.081.311.201.531.931.681.771.991.76

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.