Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 01/08/2026
KSS · NYSE · Consumer
Fundamental quality
42
out of 100
Kohls Corp earns a fundamental-quality score of 42 out of 100, profiling it as a company with demanding fundamentals. Its score rests mainly on its financial strength (net debt 0.39× EBITDA). Its weakest area is its growth (revenue -0.6%/yr). Whether it's cheap or expensive depends on the current price, which you can compute in the tool.
Kohl's is suburban America's mid-price department store chain: clothing and home goods in street-level stores, with the Sephora beauty partnership as its best recent card. A format under structural siege, searching for new reasons for the visit.
EPS growth: -19.9% · Revenue growth: -0.6%
Net margin: 1.7% · ROE: 6.5% · ROIC: 10.3%
Net debt/EBITDA: 0.39x · FCF: 6.7%
Source: SEC EDGAR · TTM through 01/08/2026
The score combines growth, profitability and financial strength. Here its financial strength weighs in its favor, while its growth drags it down the most.
Percentile against the other 98 Consumer companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).
Computed from the daily dataset scores. A high percentile places the company among the best in its sector on that metric; it is not a buy recommendation.
Key concepts
What do these metrics mean? Fundamental analysis · What is the P/E · What is EPS · What is ROE · Net & gross margin · Free cash flow
| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15,955 | -163 | 1,004 | 180 |
| 2022 | 19,433 | 938 | 1,666 | 323 |
| 2023 | 18,098 | -19 | -544 | 1,759 |
| 2024 | 17,476 | 317 | 591 | 1,455 |
| 2025 | 16,221 | 109 | 182 | 1,393 |
| 2026 | 15,527 | 272 | 1,008 | 762 |
Between 2021 and 2026, revenue went from $15,955M to $15,527M (-3%) and net income went from -$163M to $272M (+267%).
Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars ($M) per SEC filings. Net debt is total debt minus cash.
Latest results
Figures for the half-year ended August 1, 2026, versus the half-year ended August 2, 2025 (SEC filings):
Compared with the previous close (May 2, 2026), this is what moved in its accounts:
Automatic comparison between the two most recent periods filed with the SEC. One quarter doesn't make a trend: read it alongside the historical evolution above.
$0.5
per share, yearly
20.6% of earnings
Payout
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Is Kohls Corp cheap or expensive?
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In terms of business quality, Kohls Corp scores 42 out of 100 in our analysis, placing it as a company with demanding fundamentals. That said, this isn't a recommendation: whether it's a good investment also depends on its current price and your goals.
Is Kohls Corp a profitable company?
Kohls Corp is profitable, with a net margin of 1.7%, though a thin one.
Does Kohls Corp have a lot of debt?
Not particularly. Its net debt is 0.39 times its EBITDA, a low level.
Is Kohls Corp growing?
Its revenue has fallen 0.6% annualized in recent years.
Does Kohls Corp generate cash?
Yes. It converts about 6.7% of its revenue into free cash flow.
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Data: see Kohls Corp's filings on EDGAR
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