SuperworthKOHLS profit margin KSS
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2009.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 1.7%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 3.8%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +0.4 pts
- Peer median
- 8.6%
Over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, KOHLS kept 1.7% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 3.8% and a gross margin of 41.2%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 3.9%.
The median for 10 consumer staples stocks of a similar size is 8.6%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1.7% | 4.0% | 40.6% |
| FY2024 | 0.7% | 2.7% | 40.4% |
| FY2023 | 1.8% | 4.1% | 39.9% |
| FY2022 | −0.1% | 1.4% | 36.7% |
| FY2021 | 4.8% | 8.6% | 41.1% |
| FY2020 | −1.0% | −1.6% | 35.1% |
| FY2019 | 3.5% | 5.5% | 39.2% |
| FY2018 | 4.0% | 6.7% | 39.7% |
| FY2017 | 4.3% | 7.1% | 39.4% |
| FY2016 | 3.0% | 6.3% | 36.1% |
| FY2015 | 3.5% | 8.1% | 36.1% |
| FY2014 | 4.6% | 8.9% | 36.4% |
| FY2013 | 4.7% | 9.2% | 36.5% |
| FY2012 | 5.1% | 9.8% | 36.3% |
| FY2011 | 6.2% | 11.5% | 38.2% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 1.7% | +0.4 pts | 3.8% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 1.8% | +1.0 pts | 3.9% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 1.7% | +1.1 pts | 4.0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 1.2% | −0.2 pts | 3.4% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 1.3% | −0.3 pts | 3.5% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 0.8% | −0.8 pts | 2.8% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 0.7% | −1.1 pts | 2.7% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 1.5% | +2.3 pts | 3.6% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 1.7% | +2.2 pts | 3.9% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 1.6% | +1.7 pts | 3.8% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 1.8% | +1.9 pts | 4.1% | |
| Q3 FY23 | −0.8% | −3.8 pts | 0.7% |
Against its peers
Companies in Consumer Defensive nearest KOHLS' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| KSSKOHLS | 1.7% |
| HWKNHawkins | 7.3% |
| UNFIUnited Natural Foods | 0.3% |
| CENTCentral Garden & Pet | 5.4% |
| MZTIMarzetti | 9.9% |
| FRPTFreshpet | 17.3% |
| COCOVita Coco | 15.7% |
| LRNStride | 13.2% |
| ASHAshland | 2.8% |
| FIZZNational Beverage | 14.8% |
| ANDEAndersons | 1.6% |
| Peer median | 8.6% |
Where KOHLS ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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