Kohl's
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2026 – 2027)

2026202620272027
Price/Earnings ratio
3.916.313.735.47
Price/Sales ratio
0.110.110.110.11
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$3.47$2.15$3.65$2.48

Historical Multiples (2010 – 2022)

2010 2011 2011 2012 2016 2017 2019 2020 2022 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
16.6512.8314.7211.3014.2612.4813.659.719.366.4513.37
Price/Sales ratio
0.960.780.890.700.490.370.540.330.450.090.43
Price/Book Value ratio
2.101.832.102.021.741.341.971.231.880.101.54
Price/Cash Flow ratio
7.388.579.396.156.513.235.194.053.861.894.87
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
10.5215.7117.2610.8512.245.037.158.365.272.108.63
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
1.390.45-1.230.62-0.76-1.20-2.69-0.98-0.01-0.40-0.06
Dividend Yield
N/AN/AN/A2.05%3.63%5.15%3.65%6.30%1.67%13.92%2.84%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
37.82%38.23%38.23%38.17%36.13%36.08%39.69%39.22%41.14%36.76%36.44%
Operating Profit Margin
9.96%11.37%11.37%11.47%8.08%6.33%6.72%5.50%8.64%3.61%7.20%
Pretax Profit Margin
9.24%9.72%9.72%9.88%5.50%4.68%5.15%4.51%6.27%1.66%5.09%
Net Profit Margin
5.76%6.08%6.08%6.20%3.50%2.97%3.95%3.45%4.82%1.47%3.23%
Effective Tax Rate
37.59%37.36%37.36%37.22%36.32%36.45%23.12%23.30%23.05%11.46%36.39%
Return on Assets
7.53%7.54%7.57%8.28%4.94%4.09%6.42%4.74%6.23%1.64%4.52%
Return On Equity
12.61%14.26%14.26%17.93%12.25%10.73%14.49%12.67%20.12%3.71%11.49%
Return on Capital Employed
15.89%17.33%17.43%18.75%14.25%11.16%13.97%9.32%14.27%5.68%12.70%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
2.292.022.02N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.05N/A
Quick Ratio
0.940.910.810.460.380.480.490.400.590.110.43
Cash ratio
0.940.810.810.460.260.360.340.260.480.030.31
Days of Sales Outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.273.56N/AN/A
Days of Inventory outstanding
99.8997.5597.55100.44120.16115.97103.97106.3497.88140.99110.30
Operating Cycle
99.8997.5597.55100.44120.16115.97103.97106.61101.44140.99110.30
Days of Payables Outstanding
40.6036.5636.5639.4937.2246.0535.5136.2553.7164.4238.36
Cash Conversion Cycle
59.2960.9860.9860.9482.9369.9168.4570.3547.7376.5779.75
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.4010.460.530.340.330.270.120.120.190.34
Debt Equity Ratio
0.671.890.881.160.850.890.610.340.400.190.87
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.200.040.300.380.450.460.370.250.290.160.45
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.200.090.330.390.460.470.370.250.290.160.46
Interest Coverage Ratio
12.7714.8314.83N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.85N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
1.082.040.440.500.310.460.620.891.180.280.38
Company Equity Multiplier
1.671.891.882.162.472.622.252.673.2212.54
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.130.090.090.110.070.110.100.080.110.050.09
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.700.540.540.560.530.640.720.480.730.900.54
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
1.082.040.440.500.310.460.620.891.180.280.38
Short Term Coverage Ratio
139.624.004.2022.7911.6016.39N/AN/AN/A10.5114.00
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/AN/A23.22%51.85%64.38%49.93%61.21%15.67%89.47%37.53%