Growth Metrics

Kohls (KSS) Gross Margin (2016 - 2025)

Kohls (KSS) has disclosed Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 35.74% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 9.0% to 35.74% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 40.57% through Jan 2026, up 13.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 40.57% for FY2026, 13.0% up from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin hit 35.74% in Q1 2026 for 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.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 39.96% across 5 years, with a median of 42.4% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Margin: crashed -990bps in 2023 and later surged 902bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 40.59% in 2022, then increased by 4bps to 42.06% in 2023, then rose by 1bps to 42.4% in 2024, then increased by 0bps to 42.41% in 2025, then decreased by -16bps to 35.74% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for KSS at 35.74% in Q1 2026, 42.41% in Q4 2025, and 43.29% in Q3 2025.