Kohl's Corporation (KSS)

US — Consumer Cyclical Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol KSS
  • Rev/Share 146.1351
  • Book/Share 34.2523
  • PB 0.2374
  • Debt/Equity 1.883
  • CurrentRatio 1.0821
  • ROIC 0.0374

 

  • MktCap 905064120.0
  • FreeCF/Share 1.6396
  • PFCF 4.9729
  • PE 8.2792
  • Debt/Assets 0.528
  • DivYield 0.1999
  • ROE 0.0165

 

  • Rating B+
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 3
  • DCF Score 5
  • P/B Score 5
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Reiterated KSS Telsey Advisory Group -- Market Perform $10 $9 May 2, 2025
Initiation KSS Barclays -- Underweight -- $4 April 28, 2025
Reiterated KSS Telsey Advisory Group -- Market Perform $13 $10 March 12, 2025
Reiterated KSS Telsey Advisory Group -- Market Perform $17 $13 March 5, 2025
Downgrade KSS TD Cowen Buy Hold $25 $21 Aug. 30, 2024
Downgrade KSS JP Morgan Neutral Underweight -- $19 Aug. 29, 2024

News

Kohl's stock price is up almost 10% after CEO Ashley Buchanan was fired for unethical behavior
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: Fast Company
Sentiment: Neutral

Shares of Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) were up nearly 10% on Thursday after the company fired CEO Ashley Buchanan after just four months on the job, appointing Chairman Michael Bender as interim chief executive officer effective immediately.

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Kohl's Fires CEO Ashley Buchanan Over Personal Relationship With Company Vendor
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: PYMNTS
Sentiment: Negative

Ashley Buchanan's tenure as CEO of department store chain Kohl's was short-lived. Buchanan, who became Kohl's chief executive Jan.

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Kohl's fires CEO after investigation finds conflicts of interest
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: Fast Company
Sentiment: Negative

Kohl's has terminated its new CEO Ashley Buchanan after an investigation determined that he directed the retailer to engage in vendor transactions that involved undisclosed conflicts of interest.

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Kohl's fires its CEO months after he started the job
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: Business Insider
Sentiment: Negative

Kohl's board of directors said they fired CEO Ashley Buchanan over "conflicts of interest." Buchanan became CEO in January.

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Why Kohl's investors are happy its new CEO was fired after just 106 days at the helm
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Positive

The discount department store's stock recently closed at a 30-year low, and had been losing to those of its rivals by a wide margin.

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Kohl's Stock Rises After Board Fires CEO Ashley Buchanan 'For Cause'
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Neutral

Kohl's fired CEO Ashley Buchanan after he allegedly directed the company to enter a multi-million dollar agreement with a group that included a personal contact, the company said.

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Kohl's fires new CEO Ashley Buchanan after probe finds he violated conflict of interest policies
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: New York Post
Sentiment: Negative

Kohl's canned its chief executive — hired just four months ago — after an investigation showed that he violated the retailer's conflict of interest policies, the company said on Thursday. Ashley Buchanan directed Kohl's to “engage in vendor transactions that involved undisclosed conflicts of interest,” the company said.

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Kohl's Stock Rises After Board Fires CEO Ashley Buchanan 'For Cause'
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Negative

Kohl's fired CEO Ashley Buchanan "for cause" after an investigation found he allegedly violated company policies, the company said Thursday.

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Kohl's Terminates CEO for Cause After Investigation
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: WSJ
Sentiment: Negative

Kohl's said an investigation found Ashley Buchanan violated company policies related to conflicts of interests with certain vendors.

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Kohl's CEO Is Terminated for Cause Over Conflicts of Interest
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: Barrons
Sentiment: Negative

An outside investigation finds that CEO Ashley Buchanan had violated company policy.

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Barclays Flags Macy's, Kohl's Risks During Consumer Weakness; Highlights Gildan, Levi's For Strength
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Published: April 28, 2025 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Neutral

Barclays analyst Paul Kearney on Monday initiated coverage on the shares of Gildan Activewear Inc GIL and announced a price forecast of $51.

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Kohl's Shares Tumble, But Analyst Sees Promise In New CEO's Strategy
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Published: April 03, 2025 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Negative

Shares of Kohl's Corp KSS tanked on Thursday after the company announced plans to close stores.

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Kohls Smashes Q4 Earnings Expectations, Analyst Cuts Forecast On Disappointing Guidance, Turnaround Underway
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Published: March 12, 2025 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Neutral

Shares of Kohls Corp KSS tanked in early trading on Wednesday, after the company reported its fourth-quarter results.

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Why Kohl's worst stock drop on record may have been excessive
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Published: March 12, 2025 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Neutral

New Kohl's CEO Ashley Buchanan has a “meaningful” opportunity to drive improvements at the retailer, says analyst firm Jefferies.

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Here's How Kohl's New CEO Wants to Turn the Retailer Around
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Published: March 11, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Neutral

Kohl's (KSS) has a new chief executive. He's got work to do.

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Kohl's Stock Tumbles 25% on Weak 2025 Sales, Profit Projections
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Published: March 11, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Negative

Shares of Kohl's (KSS) are tumbling Tuesday after the struggling retailer's forecasts for fiscal 2025 fell short of analysts' expectations.

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Kohl's: Poor 2025 Guidance Leaves Shares Unattractive
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Published: March 11, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Negative

Kohl's Corporation shares have significantly underperformed, dropping 63% in the past year, with continued poor results and a 75% dividend cut. Despite an EPS beat, revenue fell 9.6%, and disappointing guidance led to a 15% share drop, highlighting ongoing struggles. Inventory issues and high fixed costs persist, with a need to shrink its footprint and ongoing impairments on real estate holdings.

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Kohl's Corporation (KSS) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
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Published: March 11, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Kohl's Corporation (NYSE:KSS ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call March 11, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Trevor Novotny - Senior Manager, Investor Relations Ashley Buchanan - Chief Executive Officer Jill Timm - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Mark Altschwager - Baird Dana Telsey - Telsey Advisory Group Oliver Chen - TD Cowen Michael Binetti - Evercore Ashley Helgans - Jefferies Charles Grom - Gordon Haskett Matthew Boss - JPMorgan Brooke Roach - Goldman Sachs Operator Good morning, and welcome to the Kohl's Corporation Fourth Quarter 2024 Results Conference Call. All participants are in a listen-only mode.

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Kohl's Mixed Results: EPS vs Revenue
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Published: March 11, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Neutral

Kohl's (KSS -19.75%), a well-known American department store chain, recently released its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 on March 11, 2025.

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2 Retail Stocks In Focus After Profit Warnings
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Published: March 11, 2025 by: Schaeffers Research
Sentiment: Negative

Retail earnings are in focus this week ahead of Friday's consumer confidence data.

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Kohl's shares slump on disappointing outlook
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Published: March 11, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Negative

Kohl's Corporation (NYSE:KSS) shares plunged almost 19% after the retailer's 2025 outlook fell short of Wall Street expectations. For 2025, the company expects its net sales to decrease between 5% and 7%, worse than expectations of a 2% decline, and comparable sales to decrease between 4% and 6%, compared to expectations of a 1.8% drop.

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Kohl's (KSS) Beats Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
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Published: March 11, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Kohl's (KSS) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.95 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.72 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.67 per share a year ago.

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Analysts Estimate Kohl's (KSS) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for
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Published: March 04, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

Kohl's (KSS) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

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Published: February 12, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

The Dividend Power strategy focuses on stocks with high earnings and dividend yields, creating a resilient portfolio for both downturns and bull markets. Top five Dividend Power stocks for February 2025 include Black Stone Minerals, AG Mortgage Investment, Golden Ocean, ARMOUR Residential, and Invesco Mortgage Capital. Analysts project significant net gains for top Dividend Power stocks, with AG Mortgage and Seanergy Maritime showing the highest potential returns by February 2026.

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About Kohl's Corporation (KSS)

  • IPO Date 1992-05-19
  • Website https://www.Kohls.com
  • Industry Department Stores
  • CEO Mr. Michael J. Bender
  • Employees 87000

Kohl's Corporation operates as a retail company in the United States. It offers branded apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty, and home products through its stores and website. The company provides its products primarily under the brand names of Apt. 9, Croft & Barrow, Jumping Beans, SO, and Sonoma Goods for Life, as well as Food Network, LC Lauren Conrad, Nine West, and Simply Vera Vera Wang. As of March 21, 2022, it operated approximately 1,100 Kohl's stores and a website www.Kohls.com. Kohl's Corporation was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.