Kohl's (KSS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kohl’s Corporation, founded in 1962 by Maxwell Kohl and headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, is a leading American department store retailer. The company operates approximately 1,100 stores across 49 states, offering a combination of value-oriented pricing, private-label brands and national labels. Since its initial public offering in 1992, Kohl’s has focused on broadening its product assortment and enhancing the in-store and online shopping experience.

The retailer’s merchandise portfolio spans apparel, footwear, accessories, and beauty products for women, men and children, as well as home goods, kitchenware and seasonal décor. Kohl’s is known for its exclusive private brands—such as Apt. 9, Sonoma Goods for Life and Croft & Barrow—while also carrying national brands including Nike, Levi’s and Sephora within select locations. The company has invested in omnichannel capabilities, offering curbside pickup, same-day delivery and mobile app features to integrate its physical footprint with its e-commerce platform.

Under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer Tom Kingsbury, appointed in August 2022, Kohl’s continues to refine its customer loyalty programs—most notably Kohl’s Cash and Kohl’s Rewards—and to expand strategic partnerships like Sephora at Kohl’s. The company serves a diverse customer base across urban, suburban and rural markets, and it remains focused on driving operational efficiencies, updating store formats and deepening its digital engagement to adapt to evolving consumer preferences.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.73 to $12.75
• 50-Day Range: $11.72 to $15.90
• 52-Week Range: $7.47 to $25.22
• Volume: 6.51 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.33 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.43 billion
• P/E Ratio: 5.40
• Dividend Yield: 3.93%
• Price Target: $14.77
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Kohl's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kohl's scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 32nd out of 201 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Kohl's has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.75, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 6 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Kohl's has a consensus price target of $14.77, representing about 16.0% upside from its current price of $12.74.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kohl's has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.63%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kohl's are expected to grow by 7.63% in the coming year, from $1.31 to $1.41 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kohl's is 5.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.57.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kohl's is 5.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 17.10.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kohl's has a P/B Ratio of 0.35. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

23.63% of the float of Kohl's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kohl's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.78.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kohl's has recently decreased by 11.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Kohl's is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.09%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Kohl's does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kohl's is 21.19%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Kohl's will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.46% next year. This indicates that Kohl's will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.32

News Sentiment

Kohl's has a news sentiment score of 0.32. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Kohl's this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

20 people have searched for KSS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 54% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Kohl's to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kohl's insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $51,857.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.55% of the stock of Kohl's is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.04% of the stock of Kohl's is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/10/2026
• Record date for 4/1 Dividend: 3/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/1 Dividend: 3/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/01/2026
• Today: 5/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/28/2026
• Record date for 6/24 Dividend: 6/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/24 Dividend: 6/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/24/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - RGN DEPT
• Sub-Industry: Department Stores
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KSS
• CIK: 885639
• Web: www.kohlscorporation.com
• Phone: (262) 703-7000
• Fax: 262-703-6143
• Employees: 84,000
• Year Founded: 1962

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kohl's: $14.77
• High Price Target: $21.00
• Low Price Target: $8.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.0%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.75
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.36
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.40
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.72
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $272 million
• Net Margins: 1.75%
• Pretax Margin: 2.16%
• Return on Equity: 4.72%
• Return on Assets: 1.36%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.94
• Current Ratio: 1.46
• Quick Ratio: 0.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.53 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.09
• Cash Flow: $8.22 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.55
• Book Value: $36.08 per share
• Price / Book: 0.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 112,250,000
• Free Float: 110,513,000
• Market Cap: $1.43 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.46