KOHLS PE ratio KSS
Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2010.
- Today, Oct 23, 2026
- 10.6×
- 10-year median
- 10.2×
- Against its 10-year history
- 54th
- percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
- 10-year range
- 2.6× to 48.8×
- Peer median
- 18.2×
KOHLS' PE ratio is 10.6× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $24.58 against $2.32 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.
That is above its ten-year median of 10.2×, close to the middle of its last ten years.
Over that time it ranged from 2.6× in Apr 2020 to 48.8× in Aug 2020.
The median for 10 consumer staples stocks of a similar size is 18.2×.
PE ratio over time
The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.
Year by year
| Year | End of year | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 10.6× | 4.9× | 12.4× |
| 2025 | 12.5× | 3.6× | 13.8× |
| 2024 | 6.4× | 5.8× | 10.2× |
| 2023 | 5.8× | 5.8× | 8.1× |
| 2022 | 5.9× | 4.3× | 9.6× |
| 2021 | 7.7× | 7.5× | 23.4× |
| 2020 | 45.1× | 2.6× | 48.8× |
| 2019 | 11.7× | 9.4× | 14.9× |
| 2018 | 10.8× | 9.9× | 18.1× |
| 2017 | 14.4× | 10.3× | 14.4× |
| 2016 | 15.1× | 10.2× | 18.0× |
| 2015 | 12.7× | 11.2× | 19.0× |
| 2014 | 15.1× | 12.0× | 15.2× |
| 2013 | 13.4× | 9.7× | 13.4× |
| 2012 | 9.7× | 9.7× | 12.9× |
| 2011 | 11.7× | 11.3× | 16.0× |
| 2010 | 16.0× | 13.2× | 16.4× |
Against its peers
Companies in Consumer Defensive nearest KOHLS' size, closest first, today.
| Company | PE ratio |
|---|---|
| KSSKOHLS | 10.6× |
| HWKNHawkins | 34.3× |
| UNFIUnited Natural Foods | 35.5× |
| CENTCentral Garden & Pet | 16.9× |
| MZTIMarzetti | 15.6× |
| FRPTFreshpet | 17.1× |
| COCOVita Coco | 28.4× |
| LRNStride | 11.0× |
| ASHAshland | 62.4× |
| FIZZNational Beverage | 19.4× |
| ANDEAndersons | 12.6× |
| Peer median | 18.2× |
Where KOHLS ranks
What the PE ratio tells you
Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.
Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.