Kohls (KSS) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Kohls (KSS) posted Gross Margin of 35.74% for Q1 2026, down 15.71% sequentially from 42.41% in Q4 2025, and up 9.0% YoY from 32.79% in Q1 2025.

Kohls (KSS) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kohls has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 35.74% in Q1 2026.

Quarterly Gross Margin rose 9.0% year-over-year to 35.74% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 40.57% (up 13.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 40.57%, up 13.0% from the prior year.
Gross Margin eased to 35.74% in Q1 2026 per KSS's latest filing, from 42.41% in the prior quarter.
Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 43.29% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 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.
The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Gross Margin plunged 990 bps in 2023, then surged 902 bps in 2024.
Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 40.59% in 2022, then increased by 4 bps to 42.06% in 2023, then climbed by 1 bps to 42.4% in 2024, then increased by 0 bps to 42.41% in 2025, then decreased 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.

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