Ratios Revealed: Decoding Kohl’s Corp (KSS)’s Financial Health

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The closing price of Kohl’s Corp (NYSE: KSS) was $8.95 for the day, down -2.19% from the previous closing price of $9.15. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 10.95 million shares were traded. KSS stock price reached its highest trading level at $9.13 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.72.

Ratios:

Our analysis of KSS’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.44 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.47. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.14 and its Current Ratio is at 1.08. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.88 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.67.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Telsey Advisory Group on March 12, 2025, Reiterated its Market Perform rating but revised its target price to $10 from $13 previously.

On March 05, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $17 to $13.

Insider Transactions:

Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 03 ’25 when Mc Feeney Siobhan sold 3,827 shares for $14.05 per share. The transaction valued at 53,769 led to the insider holds 133,091 shares of the business.

Mc Feeney Siobhan bought 3,827 shares of KSS for $53,769 on Jan 03 ’25. On Oct 03 ’24, another insider, Mc Feeney Siobhan, who serves as the Sr EVP & Chief Tech & Digi Off of the company, sold 16,367 shares for $19.27 each. As a result, the insider received 315,392 and left with 136,799 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 1018608448 and an Enterprise Value of 8021345792. As of this moment, Kohl’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.93. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.06 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.26. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.495 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.464.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for KSS is 1.63, which has changed by -0.67827004 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10063088 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KSS has reached a high of $29.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.96. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -22.19%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -47.65%.

Shares Statistics:

KSS traded an average of 9.65M shares per day over the past three months and 14962110 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 111.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 108.26M. Insiders hold about 2.74% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 106.06% stake in the company. Shares short for KSS as of 1741910400 were 48999666 with a Short Ratio of 5.08, compared to 1739491200 on 46960848. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 48999666 and a Short% of Float of 61.439997000000005.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.625, KSS has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.62. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.17759563The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 7.01. The current Payout Ratio is 205.51% for KSS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-21 with an ex-dividend date of 1742515200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-04-25 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

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