Kohl’s Co. to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $0.26 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NYSE:KSS)

Kohl’s Co. (NYSE:KSS) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Kohl’s in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, September 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $0.26 per share for the quarter, up from their prior 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.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. TD Cowen downgraded Kohl’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $21.00 in a report on Friday, August 30th. Evercore ISI reduced their target price on shares of Kohl’s from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Telsey Advisory Group reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $23.00 price target on shares of Kohl’s in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of Kohl’s from $27.00 to $25.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of Kohl’s from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $19.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $20.67.

Kohl’s Stock Performance

Shares of KSS opened at $18.68 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.53, a P/E/G 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. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $20.07 and a two-hundred day moving average price 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.

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 28th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.13. Kohl’s had a net margin of 1.66% and a return on equity of 7.43%. The firm had revenue of $3.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.69 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.52 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Kohl’s Announces Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kohl’s

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Kohl’s by 254.9% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 794,677 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,822,000 after buying an additional 570,745 shares in the last quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in Kohl’s by 49.9% in the 2nd quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 1,281 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp boosted its holdings in Kohl’s by 22.8% in the 1st quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 265,310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,787,000 after purchasing an additional 49,209 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Kohl’s during the 4th quarter valued at $34,583,000. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its holdings in shares of Kohl’s by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 3,340,746 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,813,000 after purchasing an additional 199,618 shares during the period. 98.04% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Kohl’s

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.