Metric Deep Dive: Understanding Kohl’s Corp (KSS) Through its Ratios

Kiel Thompson

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After finishing at $19.26 in the prior trading day, Kohl’s Corp (NYSE: KSS) closed at $18.62, down -3.32%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.29 million shares were traded. KSS stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.4568 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.525.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of KSS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.51 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.55. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.12 and its Current Ratio is at 1.30. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.73 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.67.

On November 26, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $16 to $23.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 10 ’25 when Timm Jill sold 10,000 shares for $24.00 per share. The transaction valued at 240,000 led to the insider holds 325,561 shares of the business.

Timm Jill bought 10,000 shares of KSS for $240,000 on Dec 10 ’25. On Dec 04 ’25, another insider, Timm Jill, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 25,000 shares for $22.75 each. As a result, the insider received 568,750 and left with 335,561 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KSS now has a Market Capitalization of 2088962816 and an Enterprise Value of 8746962944. As of this moment, Kohl’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.92, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.77. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.53. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.555 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.301.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for KSS is 1.47, which has changed by 0.41060603 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14725316 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KSS has reached a high of $25.22, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.04. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.19%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 35.62%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 4.80M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3617680 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 112.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 107.88M. Insiders hold about 3.85% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.81% stake in the company. Shares short for KSS as of 1767139200 were 29006523 with a Short Ratio of 6.04, compared to 1764288000 on 28584169. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 29006523 and a Short% of Float of 36.0.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, KSS’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.5, compared to 0.50 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02596054. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 7.17. The current Payout Ratio is 205.51% for KSS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-04-25 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The dynamic stock of Kohl’s Corp (KSS) is currently attracting attention from 1.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.38, with high estimates of -$0.38 and low estimates of -$0.38.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.16 and $1.25 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.7. EPS for the following year is $1.23, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $1.42 and $1.05.

Revenue Estimates

9 analysts predict $5.08B in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $5.22B to a low estimate of $4.97B. The current estimate, Kohl’s Corp’s year-ago sales were $5.17BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.06B. There is a high estimate of $3.19B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.98B.

A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KSS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $15.57B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $14.77B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $15.06B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $15.38BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $14.97B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $15.63B and the low estimate is $14.53B.

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