Kohl's Corporation (KSS): Price and Financial Metrics
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KSS POWR Grades
- KSS scores best on the Value dimension, with a Value rank ahead of 98.77% of US stocks.
- The strongest trend for KSS is in Value, which has been heading down over the past 179 days.
- KSS's current lowest rank is in the Sentiment metric (where it is better than 5.68% of US stocks).
KSS Stock Summary
- KSS's price/sales ratio is 0.41; that's higher than the P/S ratio of merely 8.83% of US stocks.
- Over the past twelve months, KSS has reported earnings growth of -664.5%, putting it ahead of merely 3.21% of US stocks in our set.
- Shareholder yield, a measure of how much is returned to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases, for KSS comes in at 29.4% -- higher than that of 94.5% of stocks in our set.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to KOHLS Corp, a group of peers worth examining would be SAIA, BOKF, DDS, FLO, and GHC.
- KSS's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit KOHLS Corp's official web site, go to www.Kohls.com.
KSS Valuation Summary
- In comparison to the median Consumer Cyclical stock, KSS's EV/EBIT ratio is 56.89% higher, now standing at 26.2.
- Over the past 243 months, KSS's price/sales ratio has gone down 2.4.
- Over the past 243 months, KSS's price/sales ratio has gone down 2.4.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for KSS.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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KSS | 2021-08-27 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 23.4 | 26.2 |
KSS | 2021-08-26 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 23.2 | 26.0 |
KSS | 2021-08-25 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 24.0 | 26.6 |
KSS | 2021-08-24 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 24.0 | 26.6 |
KSS | 2021-08-23 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 23.2 | 26.0 |
KSS | 2021-08-20 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 22.8 | 25.8 |
KSS Growth Metrics
- Its 3 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at 28.37%.
- Its 4 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at 4.1%.
- Its 5 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at 4.1%.

The table below shows KSS's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
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2021-12-31 | 19,433 | 2,271 | 938 |
2021-09-30 | 19,075 | 2,202 | 982 |
2021-06-30 | 18,454 | 2,726 | 727 |
2021-03-31 | 17,414 | 1,563 | 392 |
2020-12-31 | 15,955 | 1,338 | -163 |
2020-09-30 | 16,646 | 1,522 | -241 |
KSS's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- KSS has a Quality Grade of A, ranking ahead of 96.73% of graded US stocks.
- KSS's asset turnover comes in at 1.211 -- ranking 111th of 165 Retail stocks.
- CRMT, JWN, and PSMT are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with KSS.
The table below shows KSS's key quality metrics over time.
Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
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2021-07-31 | 1.211 | 0.399 | 0.059 |
2021-05-01 | 1.147 | 0.379 | 0.031 |
2021-01-30 | 1.031 | 0.351 | -0.015 |
2020-10-31 | 1.090 | 0.354 | -0.010 |
2020-08-01 | 1.127 | 0.357 | 0.001 |
2020-05-02 | 1.207 | 0.371 | 0.016 |
KSS Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of KSS, see our KSS price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
Average Price Target | $66.87 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.69 (Moderate Buy) |
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KSS Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $40.65 | 52-week high | $64.38 |
Prev. close | $36.18 | 52-week low | $34.64 |
Day low | $36.50 | Volume | 12,380,006 |
Day high | $42.62 | Avg. volume | 4,313,690 |
50-day MA | $55.93 | Dividend yield | 5.23% |
200-day MA | $54.02 | Market Cap | 5.23B |
Kohl's Corporation (KSS) Company Bio
Kohl's Corporation operates department stores in the United States, offering private label, exclusive, and national brand apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty, and home products to children, men, and women customers. The company was founded in 1962 and is based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.
Latest KSS News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about KOHLS Corp that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate KSS as an investment opportunity.
A Key Kohl's Investor Proposes Some Tough LoveThe company's board has so far been resistant to the idea of a sale, but it may not have a choice. |
Quad, Quarles & Brady, GMR ratchet up hybrid office plans as other employers stay remoteWith Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations continuing their rapid decline, some southeast Wisconsin employers are inviting or requiring office staffs to return from working remotely by March or April but others are maintaining primarily remote status. |
Macellum Highlights Pattern of Anti-Shareholder Actions and Poor Corporate Governance at Kohl’sNEW YORK, February 24, 2022--Macellum Advisors GP, LLC (together with its affiliates, "Macellum" or "we"), a long-term holder of nearly 5% of the outstanding common shares of Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE: KSS) ("Kohl’s" or the "Company"), today highlighted the Company’s apparent pattern of anti-shareholder actions and poor corporate governance following Macellum's nomination of ten highly qualified and independent individuals for election to the Board of Directors (the "Board") at the 2022 Annual Me |
Kohl's Corporation -- Moody's announces completion of a periodic review of ratings of Kohl's CorporationAnnouncement of Periodic Review: Moody's announces completion of a periodic review of ratings of Kohl's CorporationGlobal Credit Research - 23 Feb 2022New York, February 23, 2022 -- Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has completed a periodic review of the ratings of Kohl's Corporation and other ratings that are associated with the same analytical unit. The review was conducted through a portfolio review discussion held on 14 February 2022 in which Moody's reassessed the appropriateness of the ratings in the context of the relevant principal methodology(ies), recent developments, and a comparison of the financial and operating profile to similarly rated peers. Since 1 January 2019, Moody's practice has been to issue a press release following each periodic review to announce its comp... |
Activist investor turns attention to 43% compensation jump for Kohl's CEO during pandemicRepresentatives of activist Kohl’s Corp. shareholder Macellum Advisors participated in five telephone calls with CEO Michelle Gass over an eight-month period during which they expressed displeasure with the company’s financial and stock performance — and now they’re criticizing her 43% compensation increase during the pandemic. Find out the details. |
KSS Price Returns
1-mo | -32.69% |
3-mo | -26.30% |
6-mo | -23.53% |
1-year | -24.43% |
3-year | -11.73% |
5-year | 26.67% |
YTD | -16.93% |
2021 | 23.58% |
2020 | -17.18% |
2019 | -19.22% |
2018 | 26.65% |
2017 | 15.75% |
KSS Dividends
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