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Kohl's Corporation

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PositoAI's own ratios from Kohl's Corporation's yearly results (2023–2026), compared with Consumer Cyclical companies in United States. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.

What stands out

  • Cash Cushion Ratio: Debt, after subtracting cash, is 2.1 times its market value (net debt). Lower than 86% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Where $100 of sales goes

$97Operating costs$1.9Interest$1.8Net profit$0.4Paid as dividends

Latest year (Jan 2026). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.

Cash quality

Profit Cash Ratio

—

Loss-making or profit too small

Over the last 3 years profit was a loss or under 2% of sales, so cash per 100 of profit is not meaningful.

Self-Funding Ratio

2.3×

Over the last 3 years its own operating cash covered its investment spending (capex) 2.3 times.

Higher than 50% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Cash Locked Ratio

$9

For every $100 of sales, $9 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against $10 tied up three years earlier.

Less money tied up than 62% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Growth quality

Steadiness Ratio

0/3 · 2/3

Sales grew in 0 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 2 of 3.

Less steady than 74% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Growth Efficiency Ratio

—

Sales fell 14%

Sales fell 14% in 3 years, so extra profit per extra sales cannot be measured.

Asset Productivity Ratio

-14% / -7%

In 3 years sales changed by -14% while total assets changed by -7%. Assets grew faster than sales.

Balance-sheet strength

Debt Due Cover Ratio

7.7×

Debt due within a year is covered 7.7 times by its yearly operating cash.

Higher than 70% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Cash Cushion Ratio

2.1× debt

Debt, after subtracting cash, is 2.1 times its market value (net debt).

Lower than 86% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Tangible Assets Ratio

—

Data incomplete

Tangible Net Worth Ratio

—

Data incomplete

Shareholders

Shareholder Slice Ratio

+1%

Share count rose 1% in 3 years, so each share's slice of the company became smaller. Dividends paid equalled 71% of profit over the same period.

Bigger rise in share count than 61% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Standard fundamentals

P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (14)

Kohl's Corporation owes $0.69 for every $1 it owns. Net profit rose 150% in the year to Jan 2026.

Compared with Consumer Cyclical companies in United States · latest annual results Jan 2026.

P/E ratio

11.1

Investors pay $11.1 for every $1 of Kohl's Corporation's yearly profit, lower than 84% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

P/B ratio

0.67

The share price is 0.67 times Kohl's Corporation's book value per share, lower than 90% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Market cap

$2.8 B

The total market value of all of Kohl's Corporation's shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), larger than 60% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Meso Cap.

Net worth (book value)

$4.2 B

What Kohl's Corporation would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (31 Jul 2026).

Book value per share

$36.76

Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of $24.78 is 0.7 times this, which is the P/B above.

Return on equity (ROE)

6.7%

Kohl's Corporation earned 6.7% on its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 52% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Owes vs Owns

0.69×

Kohl's Corporation owes $0.69 for every $1 it owns (moderate), higher than 56% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Dividend yield

2.26%

Kohl's Corporation pays 2.26% of its share price as dividends a year, higher than 50% of dividend-paying Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Revenue growth

-4%

Revenue fell 4% in the year to Jan 2026, and shrank 5% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit growth

+150%

Net profit rose 150% in the year to Jan 2026.

Profit margin

1.8%

Kohl's Corporation keeps $2 of every $100 of revenue as net profit.

Cash quality

5.1×

Cash from Kohl's Corporation's business was 5.1× its reported profit in the year to Jan 2026 — its profit turned into cash.

Interest cover

1.8×

Kohl's Corporation's operating profit covered its interest costs 1.8 times in the year to Jan 2026.

Cash vs debt

Net debt

Kohl's Corporation had $6.0 B more debt than cash (net debt) at Jan 2026.

Questions

What is Kohl's Corporation's P/E ratio?

Investors pay $11.1 for every $1 of Kohl's Corporation's yearly profit, lower than 84% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?

P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For Kohl's Corporation: $2.8 B ÷ $4.2 B (31 Jul 2026) = 0.7.

What is Kohl's Corporation's return on equity?

Kohl's Corporation earned 6.7% on its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 52% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

How much does Kohl's Corporation owe compared with what it owns?

Kohl's Corporation owes $0.69 for every $1 it owns (moderate), higher than 56% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Does Kohl's Corporation pay a dividend?

Yes. Kohl's Corporation pays 2.26% of its share price as dividends a year, higher than 50% of dividend-paying Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Is Kohl's Corporation's revenue growing?

Revenue fell 4% in the year to Jan 2026, and shrank 5% a year on average over 3 years.

Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.

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