Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Kohl’s Co.’s Q3 2025 Earnings (NYSE:KSS)

Kohl’s Co. (NYSE:KSS) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Kohl’s in a research report issued on Wednesday, September 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.26 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.13. The consensus estimate for Kohl’s’ current full-year earnings is $1.81 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Kohl’s’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.15) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.22) EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.28 EPS.

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 28th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $3.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.69 billion. Kohl’s had a net margin of 1.66% and a return on equity of 7.43%. Kohl’s’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.52 earnings per share.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of Kohl’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 31st. Telsey Advisory Group reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $23.00 price target on shares of Kohl’s in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. Morgan Stanley downgraded Kohl’s to an “underweight” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $18.00 to $17.00 in a research note on Tuesday, August 27th. TD Cowen cut Kohl’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $25.00 to $21.00 in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on Kohl’s from $27.00 to $25.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Kohl’s presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $20.67.

Kohl’s Stock Performance

Shares of Kohl’s stock opened at $18.68 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $20.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a current ratio of 1.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.53, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.93. Kohl’s has a 52 week low of $17.68 and a 52 week high of $29.60.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina grew its holdings in Kohl’s by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 49,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,406,000 after acquiring an additional 470 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Kohl’s by 32.5% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 523 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Kohl’s by 14.3% in the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $131,000 after purchasing an additional 572 shares in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System lifted its stake in Kohl’s by 2.0% in the second quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 31,049 shares of the company’s stock valued at $714,000 after buying an additional 623 shares during the period. Finally, Summit Securities Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Kohl’s by 50.0% during the 2nd quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC now owns 2,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.04% of the company’s stock.

Kohl’s Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 11th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 11th. Kohl’s’s dividend payout ratio is presently 80.65%.

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.