Kohls (KSS) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Kohls (KSS) recorded Gross Margin of 46.15% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 2.86 percentage points from 43.29% a year earlier and up 3.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kohls (KSS) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Kohls' Gross Margin came in at 41.17% as of Aug 1, 2026, up 0.68 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was 40.57%, up 0.13 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Gross Margin has increased for three straight fiscal years, with a five-year change of +5.50 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Gross Margin came in at 40.44% in FY2025 (+0.51 pp), 39.93% in FY2024 (+3.23 pp), 36.69% in FY2023 (-4.45 pp) and 41.15% in FY2022 (+6.08 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Gross Margin in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin rose in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.50 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Gross Margin in the last five years was a gain of 9.02 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2024, against a drop of 9.90 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 43.10% (Q1 2027), 35.74% (Q4 2026) and 42.41% (Q3 2026).
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