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Kohl's

NYQ:KSS · US5002551043
Multiline RetailX-Large

360

52
EV / EBIT25
Price / Owner Earnings78
Owner Earnings Yield86
Dividend Yield91
Price/Sales89
EV / Gross Profit81
Price/Book85
Return on Capital37
Cash Return on Capital50
Return on Equity48
EBIT Margin34
Gross Profitability62
Cash Conversion87
Accruals70
Owner Earnings Margin48
Sales growth29
Profit Growth45
Long-Term EPS Growth4
Owner Earnings Growth58
Reinvestment39
Price momentum90
Debt load42
Refinancing77
Debt Payback26
Liquidity38
Analyst ratings3
Opinion Changes35
Price Target Upside34
Market mood33
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Kohl's clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryMultiline Retail
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Employees23,825
ISINUS5002551043
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
LifestyleFast-Moving Consumer GoodsApparelBeautyHome DecorJewelryRetail

Description

Kohl's Corporation (Kohl's) is a leading omnichannel retailer operating stores and a website. As of January 31, 2026, the company operated various stores and a website (www.kohls.com). The company's Kohl's stores and website sell moderately priced p…

Analysis

Bargain bin

Kohl's Corporation falls in the bargain bin: the price is low relative to peers, but the business metrics give reason to pause.

The price is attractive. You pay 3.1× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly -21% yearly growth; analysts expect -19%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

What to watch: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
57
2023202420252026

All-time high

85

Jan 2024

All-time low

17

Jan 2025

Average rank

49

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
89
89
77
80
Price/Earnings
53
82
77
81
Price/Book
85
83
83
90
Dividend Yield
91
82
100
95
Value (overall)
98
94
99
100

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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