Growth Metrics

Kohls (KSS) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Kohls (KSS) has disclosed Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 4.1% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin rose 934.0% to 4.1% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 4.02% through Jan 2026, up 387.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 4.02% for FY2026, 387.0% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin hit 4.1% in Q1 2026 for Kohls, up from 2.04% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 7.87% in Q3 2025 to a low of 14.99% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 1.03% across 5 years, with a median of 2.64% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: crashed -2253bps in 2022 and later soared 997bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 4.68% in 2022, then dropped by -17bps to 3.87% in 2023, then tumbled by -32bps to 2.64% in 2024, then decreased by -23bps to 2.04% in 2025, then surged by 101bps to 4.1% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for KSS at 4.1% in Q1 2026, 2.04% in Q4 2025, and 7.87% in Q3 2025.