Kohls (KSS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Kohls' (KSS) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $1.5 billion in Q1 2026, down 4.94% year-on-year from $1.5 billion in Q1 2025, and up 15.47% quarter-over-quarter from $1.3 billion in Q4 2025.
Kohls (KSS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kohls has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $1.5 billion for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $1.5 billion, down 4.94% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $5.1 billion (down 3.84% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result 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.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $1.3 billion (2022), against an average of $1.4 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses rose 10.51% in 2022 and declined 5.21% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Kohls' Operating Expenses stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then gained by 1.95% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then fell by 5.07% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then dropped by 1.86% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then advanced by 15.47% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.5 billion (Q1 2026), $1.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.2 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dillard'S | 8.67 Bn | 7.26 Bn | 718.25 Mn | 172.48 Mn |
| 2 | Macy's | 6.49 Bn | 5.25 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 2.56 Bn |
| 3 | Kohls | 1.93 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 1.46 Bn |
| 4 | Dillard'S | - | - | 718.25 Mn | 172.48 Mn |
| 5 | Polibeli | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Loan Artificial Intelligence | - | - | - | 8,641.00 |
| 7 | Loan Artificial Intelligence | - | - | - | 8,641.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| May 1, 2021 | 1.17 Bn |