Kohl's Corporation· KSS

🇺🇸 US · SmallSP600NYSE

Consumer Cyclical Department Stores Website

Price: $17.42
Day: +5.26%
Mkt Cap: $1.98B
52W Range: $11.38 – $25.22
Volume: 4.19M
Beta: 1.40

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Peer Comparison

Performance vs sector and industry peers across 40 metrics.

Peer Comparison: 3.5 / 5 (Strong) against 66 sector peers in United States · Small Cap · Consumer Cyclical
Pillars: strongest Valuation Multiples 5.0, weakest Leverage & Coverage 2.5 (10 of 10 ranked)
Ranks: ROIC 53rd percentile, operating margin 41st percentile

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Kohl's Corporation

KSS|Consumer Cyclical|Department Stores

Comparing against 66 sector peers in United States · Small Cap · Consumer Cyclical

Peer Comparison

Dimension 2 of 5

Revenue Growth

31%ile

-2.9%

Operating Margin

41%ile

3.9%

ROIC

53%ile

4.5%

FCF Yield

100%ile

47.9%

Growth & Cash Flow Quality

Percentile ranking across profitability growth and cash generation

EBITDA Growth

0.7%

EBIT Growth

5.1%

Net Income Growth

29.8%

OCF Growth

49.1%

FCF Growth

45.3%

Income Quality

5.01

Returns on Capital (TTM)

ROE(6.7%)

56%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROCE(5.6%)

53%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROA(2.0%)

47%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROIC(4.5%)

53%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Profit Margins (TTM)

Gross Margin(38.9%)

62%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

EBITDA Margin(8.3%)

50%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Operating Margin(3.9%)

41%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Net Margin(1.8%)

45%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Leverage & Coverage (TTM)

Debt/Equity

35%ile

1.54

Debt/Capital

32%ile

0.61

Net Debt/EBITDA

40%ile

4.34

Interest Coverage

43%ile

2.29x

Liquidity (TTM)

Current Ratio

38%ile

1.49

Quick Ratio

18%ile

0.41

Cash Ratio

41%ile

0.30

WC Turnover

92%ile

12.3

Operational Efficiency (TTM)

Asset Turnover

73%ile

1.15

DSO

99%ile

0.00

Days Inventory

31%ile

113

Cash Conv. Cycle

45%ile

57.9

TTM: Trailing Twelve Months · EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization · EBIT: Earnings Before Interest & Taxes · ROA: Return on Assets · ROIC: Return on Invested Capital · ROCE: Return on Capital Employed · ROE: Return on Equity · OCF: Operating Cash Flow · FCF: Free Cash Flow · DSO: Days Sales Outstanding · WC: Working Capital

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Generated September 22, 2026

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66 sector peers (United States · Small Cap · Consumer Cyclical)

Relative Quality

KSS Relative Quality Score

Ranked against 66 sector peers in United States · Small Cap · Consumer Cyclical

Relative Quality

3.5/5

Strong

vs 66 sector peers

Peer Rankings (10 of 10 available)

Relative Quality Score of 3.50/5 (Strong) based on percentile rankings against 66 sector peers in United States · Small Cap · Consumer Cyclical. Each pillar shows a 1-5 score plus the cohort percentile (e.g. 95p = top 5%); higher percentiles indicate stronger relative performance.Last updated September 22, 2026.

Top-Line and Profit Growth

How does the company's growth rate compare to peers?

Revenue Growth

31st percentile, Weak

Value: -2.87%
Percentile: 31%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

KSS has a ttm revenue growth of -2.87% and ranks at the 31st percentile vs United States · Consumer Cyclical sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Margin Efficiency

Does the company maintain better profit margins than peers?

Gross Margin

62nd percentile, Strong

Value: 38.92%
Percentile: 62%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

KSS has a ttm gross margin of 38.92% and ranks at the 62nd percentile vs United States · Consumer Cyclical sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Operational Efficiency

Is the company more operationally efficient than competitors?

Asset Turnover

73rd percentile, Strong

Value: 1.15
Percentile: 73%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

KSS has a ttm asset turnover of 1.15 and ranks at the 73rd percentile vs United States · Consumer Cyclical sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Returns Overview

Does the company generate better returns on capital than peers?

ROA

47th percentile, Adequate

Value: 2.01%
Percentile: 47%
Score: 3/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

KSS has a ttm roa of 2.01% and ranks at the 47th percentile vs United States · Consumer Cyclical sector peers. Adequate financial performance.

Cash Flow Quality

How does the company's cash generation compare to peers?

Operating Cash Flow Growth

74th percentile, Strong

Value: 49.06%
Percentile: 74%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

KSS has a ttm operating cash flow growth of 49.06% and ranks at the 74th percentile vs United States · Consumer Cyclical sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Liquidity and Working Capital

Does the company maintain better liquidity positions than competitors?

Cash Ratio

41st percentile, Adequate

Value: 0.30
Percentile: 41%
Score: 3/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

KSS has a ttm cash ratio of 0.30 and ranks at the 41st percentile vs United States · Consumer Cyclical sector peers. Adequate financial performance.

Leverage and Coverage

Is the company's debt burden more manageable than peers?

Debt to Capital

32nd percentile, Weak

Value: 0.61
Percentile: 32%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

KSS has a ttm debt-to-capital of 0.61 and ranks at the 32nd percentile vs United States · Consumer Cyclical sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Valuation Multiples

Is the company's stock valuation attractive relative to peers?

P / E Ratio

96th percentile, Exceptional

Value: 7.54
Percentile: 96%
Score: 5/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

KSS has a ttm p/e ratio of 7.54 and ranks at the 96th percentile vs United States · Consumer Cyclical sector peers. Top-tier financial performance.

Dividend and Shareholder Yield

Does the company deliver superior income to shareholders compared to peers?

Dividend Yield

66th percentile, Strong

Value: 2.75%
Percentile: 66%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

KSS has a ttm dividend yield of 2.75% and ranks at the 66th percentile vs United States · Consumer Cyclical sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Peer companies

The 67 companies KSS is compared against across its sector and industry cohorts.

Peer Comparison

Performance vs sector and industry peers across 40 metrics.

Peer Comparison: 3.5 / 5 (Strong) against 66 sector peers in United States · Small Cap · Consumer Cyclical

Pillars: strongest Valuation Multiples 5.0, weakest Leverage & Coverage 2.5 (10 of 10 ranked)

Ranks: ROIC 53rd percentile, operating margin 41st percentile

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Top-Line and Profit Growth

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Margin Efficiency

Operational Efficiency

Returns Overview

Cash Flow Quality

Liquidity and Working Capital

Leverage and Coverage

Valuation Multiples

Dividend and Shareholder Yield

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