KOHLS Corp · Department Stores

KSS

Low riskNext report: Around Nov 24 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales.

Going well

Profitable
Brings in more cash than it spends
Buying back shares: share count down 5.0% in 3 years

Money moves

Insiders sold $1.1M in the last 30 days, all through pre-planned sales
Institutions cut 1.1% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (168 bought, 182 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$23.66-3.8% that day

Company value: $2.7B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 10.3x; You pay about $10 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.17x; Company value is 0.17 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 2.1%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 31%; A big cushion: cash is a large part of what the company is worth
Debt vs value: 54%; Debt as a share of company value

From KSS's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Aug '26

$3.5B-0.9% vs a year earlier

Oct '23Tap a barAug '26

Last 12 months: $15.4B, down 2.9% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales shrank about 0.5% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of KSS. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth-3% a yearRecently: -2.9% a yearProfit margin2%Last 12 months: 1.7%P/E at the end10xToday: 10.3x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-2% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$13.3B

Profit in 5 years$265M

Price these guesses point to$25.86+9.3% vs $23.66 todayAbout +1.8% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 2% margin and a 10x P/E, sales could shrink about 4.7% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

3/6Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.6.9%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.35x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.1.8%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.8 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$1.4B
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-5.0% in 3 years

Revenue: $15.5B; -4.3% vs prior year
5-year growth: -0.5%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $1.4B; 0.35x equity
Current ratio: 1.46x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Quarter ended Aug 1, 2026

Reported Aug 26

Revenue: $3.5B; -0.9% YoY
EPS: $1.28; vs $1.35
Op. margin: 7.4%; -0.5 pts
Gross margin: 46.1%; +2.8 pts
Free cash flow: $490.0M
Share count: +3.5%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

45Mixed

Pre-planned sales of $1.1M (weaker signal)

50 is neutral. Buying by more insiders, top executives and bigger stakes raises it. Selling lowers it; pre-planned sales count less.

Weekly insider trend

13 weeks agoBoughtSoldThis week

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

51/ 100

This week: 3
Normal week: 3.0
vs normal: 1.0x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Steady-1.1%

Institutions cut 1.1% from their holdings. 168 bought, 182 sold.

Shares held by institutions119.7M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

+0.8%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

0.3x · $1.3B debt

Shares outstandingLatest reported

113M

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportAround Nov 24 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedAug 26
Results filedMay 28
Results filedMar 10
Results filedNov 25, 2025
Results filedAug 27, 2025

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

New 5%+ holder (passive)Oct 8 · View filing ↗Big holder 5%+ holder update (passive)Aug 14 · View filing ↗Big holder

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

Bought$00 insiders

Sold$1.1M1 insider, 2 pre-planned

Insider	Trade	Shares	Avg price	Value	Owns after	Date
Jennifer J. KentChief Legal & Corp Affairs Off	Sell	23K	$24.00	$551K	189K	Oct 22Filing ↗
-10.8% of their holdings Pre-planned sale (10b5-1) Filed 1 day after
Jennifer J. KentChief Legal & Corp Affairs Off	Sell	23K	$22.00	$505K	212K	Oct 15Filing ↗
-9.8% of their holdings 2 trades Traded Oct 13 to Oct 15 Pre-planned sale (10b5-1) Filed same day