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Kohl's Corporation (KSS)

Consumer Cyclical | Department Stores | Menomonee Falls, United States | NYSE
17.50 USD -0.65 (-3.581%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4:02 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 17.49 -0.01 (-0.009%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:52 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:33 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook is severely compromised by a brutal four-year streak of annual declines, with the stock down nearly 69% over the last nine years. This structural deterioration, confirmed by seven consecutive years of negative annual returns, outweighs the attractive valuation metrics like the low P/E ratio. The business is failing to generate the growth required to justify its existence, making it a value trap rather than a bargain. On the short end, the technical picture is mixed; while the stock recently dipped below its 50-day moving average, the massive put open interest suggests institutional hedging against further drops. The dividend, though yielding nearly 3%, is a token payout covering only a fraction of earnings and cannot offset the fundamental rot. Investors should avoid this security until the multi-year decline trend shows a definitive reversal.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.187020
AutoETS0.187046
AutoTheta0.192113
AutoARIMA0.235594

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 38%
H-stat 3.49
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.485
Excess Kurtosis -0.88
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 154.055
Revenue per Share 137.156
Market Cap 1,984,499,840
Trailing P/E 7.78
Forward P/E 11.18
Beta 1.42
Profit Margins 1.75%
Website https://www.corporate.kohls.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:33 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put open interest at strikes significantly below the current price (e.g., 12.5, 15.0, 17.5), creating a 'floor' expectation. While there is notable call volume at near-the-money strikes (19.0, 20.0), the overwhelming open interest concentration in deep out-of-the-money puts suggests a fear of further downside rather than a bullish breakout. The implied volatility skew is elevated for deep puts, indicating a market pricing in a high probability of continued weakness.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.79% 3.14% 6.79% 6.28%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-10 0.125 0.787650
2026-03-18 0.125 1.039069
2025-12-10 0.125 0.528989
2025-09-10 0.125 0.779302
2025-06-11 0.125 1.423690
2025-03-21 0.125 1.509662
2024-12-11 0.500 3.385240
2024-09-11 0.500 2.620545
2024-06-12 0.500 2.220249
2024-03-19 0.500 1.960784
2023-12-05 0.500 2.132196
2023-09-05 0.500 1.992032
2023-06-06 0.500 2.279982
2023-03-14 0.500 2.243158
2022-12-06 0.500 1.758706
2022-09-06 0.500 1.767409
2022-06-07 0.500 1.096732
2022-03-15 0.500 0.929023
2021-12-07 0.250 0.479662
2021-09-07 0.250 0.454133
2021-06-08 0.250 0.456454
2021-03-16 0.250 0.409031
2020-03-17 0.704 4.141176
2019-12-10 0.670 1.394671
2019-09-10 0.670 1.311155
2019-06-11 0.670 1.397289
2019-03-19 0.670 0.969469
2018-12-11 0.610 0.969023
2018-09-11 0.610 0.756542
2018-06-12 0.610 0.778856
2018-03-13 0.610 0.951490
2017-12-05 0.550 1.139660
2017-09-01 0.550 1.371571
2017-06-05 0.550 1.450422
2017-03-06 0.550 1.395939
2016-12-05 0.500 0.917263
2016-09-02 0.500 1.148633
2016-06-06 0.500 1.339047
2016-03-07 0.500 1.029018
2015-12-07 0.450 0.948367
2015-09-04 0.450 0.891619
2015-06-08 0.450 0.717589
2015-03-09 0.450 0.610501
2014-12-08 0.390 0.691244
2014-09-08 0.390 0.663378
2014-06-09 0.390 0.726122
2014-03-10 0.390 0.708576
2013-12-09 0.350 0.636479
2013-09-09 0.350 0.667302
2013-06-10 0.350 0.676852
2013-03-11 0.350 0.743889
2012-12-03 0.320 0.731094
2012-08-31 0.320 0.613027
2012-06-04 0.320 0.727273
2012-03-05 0.320 0.665004
2011-12-05 0.250 0.492514
2011-09-02 0.250 0.569087
2011-06-06 0.250 0.495148
2011-03-07 0.250 0.466853
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.5
dividendYield 2.75
exDividendDate 2026-09-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.5
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.02754821
lastDividendValue 0.125
lastDividendDate 2026-06-10
dividendDate 2026-09-23

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.08493495
Address1 N56 W17000 Ridgewood Drive
All Time High 83.28
All Time Low 1.65625
Ask 17.8
Ask Size 600
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 3.3 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 5,460,360
Average Daily Volume3 Month 4,472,531
Average Volume 4,472,531
Average Volume10Days 5,460,360
Beta 1.416
Bid 17.47
Bid Size 1,300
Board Risk 1
Book Value 36.885
City Menomonee Falls
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 17.5
Current Ratio 1.491
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 18.31
Day Low 17.435
Debt To Equity 154.055
Display Name Kohl's
Dividend Date 1,790,121,600
Dividend Rate 0.5
Dividend Yield 2.75
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,748,523,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,748,523,600
Earnings Growth -0.052
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.013
Earnings Timestamp 1,787,747,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,795,523,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,795,523,400
Ebitda 1,292,999,936
Ebitda Margins 0.0838
Enterprise To Ebitda 5.86
Enterprise To Revenue 0.491
Enterprise Value 7,577,500,160
Eps Current Year 1.77805
Eps Forward 1.56588
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.25
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,912,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 18.221
Fifty Day Average Change -0.7210007
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.03956976
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 8.493495
Fifty Two Week High 25.22
Fifty Two Week High Change -7.7199993
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.30610624
Fifty Two Week Low 11.38
Fifty Two Week Low Change 6.12
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.5377856
Fifty Two Week Range 11.38 - 25.22
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 706,282,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 7.34
Float Shares 111,242,850
Forward Eps 1.56588
Forward P E 11.175825
Free Cashflow 942,000,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 84,000
Fullday Change -0.65
Fullday Change Percent -3.58127
Fullday Price 17.4914
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.41167
Gross Profits 6,352,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.03924
Held Percent Institutions 1.06922
Implied Shares Outstanding 113,399,993
Industry Department Stores
Industry Disp Department Stores
Industry Key department-stores
Ir Website http://www.kohlscorporation.com/InvestorRelations/Investor01.htm
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,049,600
Last Dividend Value 0.125
Last Fiscal Year End 1,769,817,600
Last Split Date 956,620,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Kohl's Corporation operates as an omnichannel retailer in the United States. It offers apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty products, and home products through its stores and website. The company provides its products primarily under the brand names of Apt. 9, Croft & Barrow, FLX, Jumping Beans, SO, Sonoma Goods for Life, and Tek Gear, as well as LC Lauren Conrad, Nine West, and Simply Vera Vera Wang. Kohl's Corporation was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.
Long Name Kohl's Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,984,499,840
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_61243
Most Recent Quarter 1,785,542,400
Net Income To Common 270,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,801,353,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,058,209,872
Number Of Analyst Opinions 13
Open 18.25
Operating Cashflow 1,352,000,000
Operating Margins 0.074250005
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.2146
Peg Ratio 1.94
Phone 262 703 7000
Post Market Change -0.008600235
Post Market Change Percent -0.0491442
Post Market Price 17.4914
Post Market Time 1,787,961,148
Previous Close 18.15
Price Eps Current Year 9.842243
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.47444764
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.12861308
Profit Margins 0.0175
Quick Ratio 0.305
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.28571
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.65
Regular Market Change Percent -3.58127
Regular Market Day High 18.31
Regular Market Day Low 17.435
Regular Market Day Range 17.435 - 18.31
Regular Market Open 18.25
Regular Market Previous Close 18.15
Regular Market Price 17.5
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,375
Regular Market Volume 4,695,568
Return On Assets 0.0278
Return On Equity 0.06671
Revenue Growth -0.009
Revenue Per Share 137.156
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 113,399,993
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.2631
Shares Short 29,840,650
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 30,390,317
Short Name Kohl's Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.3109
Short Ratio 9.3
Source Interval 15
State WI
Symbol KSS
Target High Price 41.0
Target Low Price 9.0
Target Mean Price 18.23077
Target Median Price 17.0
Total Cash 821,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 7.265
Total Debt 6,421,000,192
Total Revenue 15,429,999,616
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.5
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.02754821
Trailing Eps 2.25
Trailing P E 7.7777777
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.9869
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 17.22
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.2800007
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.016260203
Type Disp Equity
Volume 4,695,568
Website https://www.corporate.kohls.com
Zip 53,051