Kohls (KSS) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Kohls recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 35.74% in Q1 2026, down 15.71% quarter-over-quarter from 42.41% in Q4 2025, and up 9.0% year-over-year from 32.79% in Q1 2025.
Kohls' Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 35.74% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 9.0% year-over-year to 35.74%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 40.57% (up 13.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 40.57%, up 13.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin came in at 35.74% for Q1 2026 at Kohls, down from 42.41% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 43.29% in Q3 2025 to a low of 26.17% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 39.96% and a median of 42.4% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin tumbled 990 bps in 2023 and jumped 902 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Kohls' Gross Margin stood at 40.59% in 2022, then grew by 4 bps to 42.06% in 2023, then advanced by 1 bps to 42.4% in 2024, then grew by 0 bps to 42.41% in 2025, then retreated by 16 bps to 35.74% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 35.74%, 42.41%, and 43.29% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.