Kohls (KSS) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)

Kohls (KSS) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.02 for Q1 2026, down 97.67% sequentially from 0.88 in Q4 2025, and down 81.89% YoY from 0.11 in Q1 2025.

Kohls (KSS) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kohls has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.02 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 81.89% year-over-year to 0.02 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.06 (down 95.45% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.06, down 95.45% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio retreated to 0.02 in Q1 2026 per KSS's latest filing, from 0.88 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.88 in Q4 2025 and troughed at 0.41 in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.03 and a median of 0.01 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: FCF Payout Ratio slumped 20076.76% in 2022, then jumped 7487.23% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.02 in 2022, then slumped by 966.67% to 0.17 in 2023, then retreated by 2.17% to 0.17 in 2024, then surged by 613.86% to 0.88 in 2025, then sank by 97.67% to 0.02 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.02, 0.88, and 0.03 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Dillard'S 8.76 Bn 7.34 Bn 718.25 Mn 0.01
2 Macy's 6.16 Bn 4.86 Bn 2.03 Bn 0.25
3 Polibeli 3.96 Bn 3.96 Bn - -
4 Kohls 2.18 Bn 1.75 Bn 1.37 Bn -0.09

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 -0.09
Jan 31, 2026 0.02
Nov 1, 2025 0.88
Aug 2, 2025 0.03
May 3, 2025 -0.07
Feb 1, 2025 0.11
Nov 2, 2024 -0.17
Aug 3, 2024 0.40
May 4, 2024 -0.41
Feb 3, 2024 0.08
Oct 28, 2023 -0.17
Jul 29, 2023 -0.01
Apr 29, 2023 -0.19
Jan 28, 2023 0.09
Oct 29, 2022 -0.02
Jul 30, 2022 -0.16
Apr 30, 2022 -0.09
Jan 29, 2022 0.10
Oct 30, 2021 -0.25
Jul 31, 2021 0.00