# Kohl's Corporation (KSS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Household Durables. Price $19.44, market value $2.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 8.3×** (5-yr avg 8.7×, 3-yr avg 9.3×). Kohl's Corporation trades at 8.3× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 8.7×. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 12.4×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 0.09**. A PEG of 0.09 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.1×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.5×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 2.3×**. Enterprise value is 2.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 46.9%** (5-yr avg 19.0%). Free cash flow equals 46.9% of the market value, above its five-year average of 19.0%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 12.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 12.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 3.8%**. 3.8% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 1.8%**. 1.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 6.7%**. 6.7% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 9.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 9.7%.
- **Return on assets: 2.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -4.3%** (3-yr -5.0%/yr, 5-yr -0.5%/yr). Revenue fell 4.3% over the last year, against -0.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 142.9%**. Earnings per share rose 142.9%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.35**. Debt is 0.35 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.6×**. It would take 0.6 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.57%** ($0.50 per share, trailing). Kohl's Corporation yields 2.57%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 21%** (5% of free cash flow). 21% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -6.6%/yr** (1-yr -75.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (13 analysts). 13 analysts cover Kohl's Corporation; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $18.73 (-4% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 22.1%** (YTD -3.0%, 3-mo 26.7%). The shares are up 22.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -22.9%** (70.8% above the low). Trading 23% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 58**. An RSI of 58 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.78** (volatility 74%). Beta of 1.78 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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