Kohl’s Co. Expected to Earn Q2 2025 Earnings of $0.71 Per Share (NYSE:KSS)

Kohl’s Co. (NYSE:KSS) – Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Kohl’s in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.71 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.51. The consensus estimate for Kohl’s’ current full-year earnings is $2.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Kohl’s’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.07 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.15 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.65 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Telsey Advisory Group boosted their price target on Kohl’s from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 13th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Kohl’s from $27.00 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Kohl’s from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 13th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Kohl’s from $28.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Kohl’s from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $24.20.

Kohl’s Price Performance

Shares of KSS stock opened at $25.51 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $27.01 and its 200 day simple moving average is $24.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 0.20. The firm has a market cap of $2.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.98. Kohl’s has a one year low of $17.68 and a one year high of $29.65.

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 12th. The company reported $1.67 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.39. The business had revenue of $5.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.80 billion. Kohl’s had a return on equity of 8.40% and a net margin of 1.81%. Kohl’s’s quarterly revenue was down 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($2.49) EPS.

Kohl’s Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 20th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 19th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.84%. Kohl’s’s dividend payout ratio is presently 70.18%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kohl’s

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Kohl’s by 32.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,000 after acquiring an additional 523 shares in the last quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kohl’s in the fourth quarter worth about $1,127,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Kohl’s by 21.5% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 15,567 shares of the company’s stock worth $446,000 after acquiring an additional 2,754 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Kohl’s by 16.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,591,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $361,127,000 after acquiring an additional 1,775,024 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sierra Summit Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kohl’s in the fourth quarter worth about $281,000. 98.04% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Kohl’s

Kohl's Corporation operates as a 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 Sonoma Goods for Life, as well as Food Network, LC Lauren Conrad, Nine West, and Simply Vera Vera Wang.