Kohls (KSS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Kohls' Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.5 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 4.94% year-over-year to $1.5 billion; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $5.1 billion (down 3.84% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $5.1 billion, down 5.2% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses came in at $1.5 billion for Q1 2026 at Kohls, up from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.7 billion in Q1 2022 to a low of $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.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses gained 10.51% in 2022 and fell 5.21% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Kohls' Operating Expenses stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then advanced by 1.95% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then retreated by 5.07% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then declined by 1.86% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then climbed 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.

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