KSS PEER ANALYSIS

Kohl's Corporation — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

KSSKohl's Corporation

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Consumer Cyclical · Department Stores

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Department Stores

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

KSSIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	KSS	SOKM	MKS	KIMMR	BIZIM	Ind. Median
P/E	7.69	—	31.23	5.38●	—	9.49
P/B	0.52●	0.72	2.65	0.76	28.42	1.31
EV/EBITDA	6.26	6.48	8.77	4.56●	—	6.37
P/S	0.14	0.09	0.47	0.25	0.05●	0.25

Financial Health
Metric	KSS	SOKM	MKS	KIMMR	BIZIM	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.48●	0.85	0.86	1.10	0.57	1.10
Debt/Equity	162.4%	41.2%●	111.9%	47.4%	2,714.0%	105.6%
NetDebt/EBITDA	4.66	0.73	2.01	0.50	-4.06●	0.73

Profitability
Metric	KSS	SOKM	MKS	KIMMR	BIZIM	Ind. Median
Net Margin	1.8%	-0.8%	1.5%	4.6%●	-1.8%	1.8%
ROE	7.0%	-6.6%	8.5%	17.1%●	-165.3%	8.5%
ROA	2.0%	-2.3%	2.6%	8.1%●	-5.6%	2.6%
EBITDA Margin	8.5%●	1.6%	6.9%	6.1%	-0.8%	6.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	KSS	SOKM	MKS	KIMMR	BIZIM	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-3.8%	12.5%	25.0%●	21.3%	-16.1%	0.6%
NI Growth	124.8%●	—	-12.3%	28.4%	—	19.5%
Div. Yield	2.7%●	0.0%	1.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Payout	20.6%	0.0%	29.7%	0.0%	0.0%	20.6%

Valuation
Metric	KSS	M	DDS	Ind. Median
P/E	7.69●	9.49	12.99	9.49
P/B	0.52●	1.31	4.21	1.31
EV/EBITDA	6.26	5.24●	7.78	6.37
P/S	0.14●	0.28	1.29	0.25

Financial Health
Metric	KSS	M	DDS	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.48	1.48	2.37●	1.10
Debt/Equity	162.4%	105.6%	27.4%●	105.6%
NetDebt/EBITDA	4.66	1.97	-0.87●	0.73

Profitability
Metric	KSS	M	DDS	Ind. Median
Net Margin	1.8%	2.9%	10.0%●	1.8%
ROE	7.0%	14.4%	33.9%●	8.5%
ROA	2.0%	4.1%	16.3%●	2.6%
EBITDA Margin	8.5%	8.5%	14.9%●	6.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	KSS	M	DDS	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-3.8%	-0.3%	0.6%●	0.6%
NI Growth	124.8%●	19.5%	13.9%	19.5%
Div. Yield	2.7%	3.2%●	0.2%	0.2%
Payout	20.6%	29.4%	73.9%	20.6%

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