Growth Metrics

Kohls (KSS) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Kohls' Gross Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 42.41% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Gross Margin rose 1.0% year-over-year to 42.41%; the TTM value through Nov 2025 reached 40.47%, up 35.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 40.44%, 51.0% up from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q4 2025 was 42.41% at Kohls, down from 43.29% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 45.45% in Q3 2021 and bottomed at 26.17% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 42.42% (2025), against an average of 40.48%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Gross Margin skyrocketed 1615bps in 2021 before it tumbled -990bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 42.98% in 2021, then fell by -6bps to 40.59% in 2022, then grew by 4bps to 42.06% in 2023, then increased by 1bps to 42.4% in 2024, then grew by 0bps to 42.41% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for KSS's Gross Margin are 42.41% (Q4 2025), 43.29% (Q3 2025), and 43.27% (Q2 2025).