Analysts Set Expectations for Kohl’s’ Q3 Earnings (NYSE:KSS)

Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE:KSS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for Kohl’s in a research report issued on Wednesday, September 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($0.22) per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of ($0.27). The consensus estimate for Kohl’s’ current full-year earnings is $1.30 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Kohl’s’ FY2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.31) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at ($0.22) EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at ($0.29) EPS and Q2 2028 earnings at $0.35 EPS.

KSS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Kohl’s from $5.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Kohl’s from $5.00 to $8.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Telsey Advisory Group raised their target price on shares of Kohl’s from $9.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of Kohl’s from $8.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Kohl’s from $4.00 to $4.50 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $12.75.

Kohl’s Price Performance

NYSE:KSS opened at $17.23 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.31 and a beta of 1.74. Kohl’s has a one year low of $6.04 and a one year high of $21.39. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $13.59 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.19.

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 27th. The company reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $3.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.37 billion. Kohl’s had a net margin of 1.31% and a return on equity of 4.62%. The firm’s revenue was down 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.59 earnings per share. Kohl’s has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.500-0.800 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kohl’s

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its position in Kohl’s by 26.9% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 32,998 shares of the company’s stock valued at $280,000 after buying an additional 7,003 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings in shares of Kohl’s by 98.4% in the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 162,622 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,379,000 after acquiring an additional 80,642 shares in the last quarter. Marex Group plc purchased a new stake in shares of Kohl’s in the 2nd quarter valued at about $284,000. Caxton Associates LLP raised its holdings in shares of Kohl’s by 2,958.8% in the 2nd quarter. Caxton Associates LLP now owns 621,862 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,273,000 after acquiring an additional 601,532 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Public Sector Pension Investment Board raised its holdings in shares of Kohl’s by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 379,034 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,214,000 after buying an additional 26,056 shares in the last quarter. 98.04% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Kohl’s Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 10th. Kohl’s’s dividend payout ratio is presently 27.03%.

Kohl’s Company Profile

Kohl’s Corporation operates as an omnichannel retailer 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 Croft & Barrow, Jumping Beans, SO, Sonoma Goods for Life, and Tek Gear, as well as Food Network, LC Lauren Conrad, Nine West, and Simply Vera Vera Wang.