Kohls (KSS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Kohls (KSS) posted Operating Expenses of $1.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 15.47% sequentially from $1.3 billion in Q4 2025, and down 4.94% YoY from $1.5 billion in Q1 2025.

Kohls (KSS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kohls has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.5 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 4.94% year-over-year to $1.5 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $5.1 billion (down 3.84% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $5.1 billion, down 5.2% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses rose to $1.5 billion in Q1 2026 per KSS's latest filing, from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $1.7 billion in Q1 2022 and troughed at $1.2 billion in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $1.4 billion and a median of $1.3 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Expenses advanced 10.51% in 2022, then retreated 5.21% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then climbed by 1.95% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then decreased by 5.07% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then fell by 1.86% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then grew by 15.47% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $1.5 billion, $1.3 billion, and $1.2 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Dillard'S 8.76 Bn 7.34 Bn 718.25 Mn 172.48 Mn
2 Macy's 6.16 Bn 4.86 Bn 2.03 Bn 1.94 Bn
3 Polibeli 3.96 Bn 3.96 Bn - -
4 Kohls 2.18 Bn 1.75 Bn 1.37 Bn 1.15 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 1.15 Bn
Jan 31, 2026 1.46 Bn
Nov 1, 2025 1.27 Bn
Aug 2, 2025 1.21 Bn
May 3, 2025 1.16 Bn
Feb 1, 2025 1.54 Bn
Nov 2, 2024 1.29 Bn
Aug 3, 2024 1.25 Bn
May 4, 2024 1.23 Bn
Feb 3, 2024 1.61 Bn
Oct 28, 2023 1.36 Bn
Jul 29, 2023 1.30 Bn
Apr 29, 2023 1.24 Bn
Jan 28, 2023 1.68 Bn
Oct 29, 2022 1.33 Bn
Jul 30, 2022 1.28 Bn
Apr 30, 2022 1.29 Bn
Jan 29, 2022 1.69 Bn
Oct 30, 2021 1.38 Bn
Jul 31, 2021 1.24 Bn