Stock

Kohl's Corporation

KSS

Department Stores · Consumer Cyclical

Also trades as: 0JRL.L GBP 0.25 (-0.77%)

Price

$24.78

+2.62 (+11.82%)

Market Cap

$2.81B

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · filings through Aug 1, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

13/30

Growth

Mixed

8/20

Cash Flow

Strong

8/10

Stability

Good

6/10

Valuation

Good

5/10

Ownership

Mixed

4/15

Dividends

Mixed

2/5

46 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 46.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−22.3% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 148.0M (2022) → 115.0M (2026)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Kohl's is a large American department store chain that sells clothing, shoes, home goods, and accessories. It targets middle-income families and shoppers looking for discounted name-brand items. The company operates roughly 1,100 stores across the United States and also runs an e-commerce website.

Kohl's makes money primarily through direct product sales in its stores and online. It operates exclusively in the United States, making it vulnerable to shifts in American consumer spending. The company has faced years of declining store traffic as shoppers move online, and its thin 3.2% operating margin leaves little room for error. The main challenge ahead is reversing falling sales while managing debt and competing against both fast-fashion retailers and e-commerce giants like Amazon, with which Kohl's has a partnership allowing customers to return Amazon packages in-store.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

41.2%

Healthy — 41.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

7.4%

Modest — 7.4% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

10.7%

Below par — 10.7% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-2.9%

Shrinking sales (-2.9% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+29.0%

Earnings growing fast (+29.0% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

501%

Turns 501% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

6.4%

Modest free cash flow (6.4%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.34

Conservative — low debt load (0.34)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

2.29x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.3x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

10.3x

Attractive valuation — P/E 10.3

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

-1.3

SLOWING

Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

2.02%

Moderate income — 2.02% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

-42.9%

Dividend cut (-42.9% YoY) — warning sign

Payout Ratio

21%

no trend

Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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