DDS vs M vs KSS Stock Comparison

Dillard'S, Macy's and Kohls Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DDS Dillard'S, Inc.
$693.71 +7.3% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$10.67B
P/E
15.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.60B
Div. yield
0.05%
Department Stores Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
M Macy's, Inc.
$24.09 +8.3% 1M +29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.29B
P/E
8.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.78B
Div. yield
0.03%
Department Stores Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
KSS KOHLS Corp
$24.58 +44.2% 1M +51.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.71B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.43B
Div. yield
–
Department Stores Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Dillard'S leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Dillard'S 6, Macy's 5, Kohls 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDDSMKSSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.67B $6.29B $2.71B DDS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.7x 8.4x 10.0x M
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 9.9x 11.1x M
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% +0.3% -2.9% M
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% 3.3% 1.7% DDS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.4% 11.9% 8.8% DDS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 0.6x 0.4x DDS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.03% 0.00% DDS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.2% +29.2% +51.7% KSS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.1%/yr -2.0%/yr -12.9%/yr DDS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.9% 41.1% 69.5% M
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 66/100 62/100 M

Percentile Scorecard

DDSMKSS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDDSMKSS
Valuation 47 #56 of 104 88 #13 of 104 99 #2 of 104
Growth 17 #82 of 99 53 #47 of 99 66 #34 of 99
Profitability 93 #8 of 99 70 #30 of 99 66 #34 of 99
Financial Health 95 #7 of 113 54 #53 of 113 53 #54 of 113
Shareholder Returns 58 #31 of 73 67 #25 of 73 28 #53 of 73
Overall 62 66 62
  • DDS ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • M ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • KSS ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDDSMKSSSPY
1 month +7.3%+8.3%+44.2% -1.0%
3 months +21.9%+3.0%+37.0% +2.9%
6 months +16.6%+19.9%+67.3% +6.4%
Year to date +14.4%+9.3%+20.4% +11.4%
1 year +15.2%+29.2%+51.7% +13.1%
3 years +123.5%+108.0%+10.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +30.8%+27.7%+3.4% +21.5%
5 years +206.1%-9.4%-50.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +25.1%-2.0%-12.9% +10.9%
10 years +1,068.8%-34.0%-45.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +27.9%-4.1%-5.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDDSMKSSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.9%41.1%69.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.8%37.5%56.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.531.001.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.360.710.74 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.8%-73.2%-90.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.1%-8.1%-0.8% -2.5%
52-week high $730.73$26.20$24.77 $779.14
52-week low $510.89$16.92$11.72 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDDSMKSS
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 16.7x 8.5xmedian 16.7x 10.3xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 9.1x 3.7xmedian 9.1x 2.6xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 16.6x 4.4xmedian 16.6x 2.7xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -4.05median 0.73 4.98median 0.73 0.16median 0.73

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDDSMKSS
Revenue $6.60B $22.78B $15.43B
Gross profit $2.72B $9.27B $6.35B
Operating income $911.06M $1.14B $592.00M
Net income $681.78M $750.00M $270.00M
Free cash flow $635.08M $1.41B $1.03B
EPS (diluted) $43.59 $2.76 $2.29
Cash & equivalents $763.08M $1.29B $821.00M
Total debt $1.98B $2.43B $5.79B
Shares (diluted) 15.62M 271.90M 118.00M
Enterprise value $5.58B $2.01B $641.74M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDDSMKSS
P/E 15.9x 8.5x 10.3x
P/FCF 17.1x 4.4x 2.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x 3.6x 2.1x
P/S 1.6x 0.3x 0.2x
P/B 5.1x 1.3x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 5.1x 1.4x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x 3.7x 2.6x
EV/EBIT 10.8x 6.5x 5.6x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.3x 0.2x
EV/FCF 15.4x 5.3x 3.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.5x 4.2x 2.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.05 4.98 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDDSMKSS
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% 0.3% -2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.7% -2.4% -4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.1% 1.3% -1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.3% -1.3% -0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.4% 41.8% 5.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.8% -1.5% 55.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.4% 51.5% 29.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 1.5% 66.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.3% 53.7% 25.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.9% 1.7% 64.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -15.5% 26.1% 49.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 3.6% 8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.6% 45.8% 115.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.4% 27.5% 33.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDDSMKSS
Gross margin 41.2% 40.7% 41.2%
EBITDA margin 16.5% 8.9% 8.4%
Operating margin 13.8% 5.0% 3.8%
Pretax margin 12.7% 4.3% 2.2%
Net margin 10.3% 3.3% 1.7%
FCF margin 9.6% 6.2% 6.7%
Operating cash flow margin 11.0% 7.7% 8.8%
Return on equity 32.8% 15.4% 6.6%
Return on assets 17.3% 4.7% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 31.4% 11.9% 8.8%
Return on capital employed 29.8% 9.5% 5.6%
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.4x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.3x 5.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDDSMKSS
Debt / assets 6.0% 15.5% 10.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 0.6x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 1.7x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 43.4% 68.7% 68.9%
Equity / assets 56.6% 31.3% 31.1%
Interest coverage 22.2x – –
Current ratio 3.0x 1.6x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 9.61 – 1.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDDSMKSS
Dividend yield 4.5% 3.1% 2.1%
Net buyback yield – 3.3% –
Shareholder yield 4.5% 6.4% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 71.3% 26.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 76.6% 14.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 17.6% 1.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 4.0% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDDSMKSS
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 9.9xFY2026 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $38.32FY2026 $2.43FY2026 $2.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 +36.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -14.1% +1.2% -30.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.95BFY2026 $21.24BFY2026 $13.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 -6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.1% -1.7% +12.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDDSMKSS
Held by institutions 71.8% 97.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 311 484 369
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +2.5% -1.1%
Institutions buying 175 233 171
Institutions selling 83 159 126
Buyers to sellers 2.11 1.47 1.36

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DDSMKSS
DDS 1.00 0.53 0.50
M 0.53 1.00 0.64
KSS 0.50 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DDS, M and KSS?

Dillard'S (DDS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dillard'S (DDS) $10.67B, Macy's (M) $6.29B, Kohls (KSS) $2.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, DDS, M and KSS?

Macy's (M) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dillard'S (DDS) 15.7x, Macy's (M) 8.4x, Kohls (KSS) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Macy's (M) is cheapest (Dillard'S (DDS) 18.1x, Macy's (M) 9.9x, Kohls (KSS) 11.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Macy's (M) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dillard'S (DDS) +0.2%, Macy's (M) +0.3%, Kohls (KSS) -2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dillard'S (DDS) has the highest net margin (Dillard'S (DDS) 10.3%, Macy's (M) 3.3%, Kohls (KSS) 1.7%). On return on invested capital, Dillard'S (DDS) leads (Dillard'S (DDS) 31.4%, Macy's (M) 11.9%, Kohls (KSS) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kohls (KSS) returned the most: Dillard'S (DDS) +15.2%, Macy's (M) +29.2%, Kohls (KSS) +51.7%. Over five years, Dillard'S (DDS) compounded fastest (Dillard'S (DDS) +25.1%/yr, Macy's (M) -2.0%/yr, Kohls (KSS) -12.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dillard'S (DDS) has the highest dividend yield: Dillard'S (DDS) 0.05%, Macy's (M) 0.03%, Kohls (KSS) 0.00%. Kohls (KSS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Macy's (M) has been the steadiest (Dillard'S (DDS) 42.9%, Macy's (M) 41.1%, Kohls (KSS) 69.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DDS, M and KSS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dillard'S (DDS) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.