Kohls (KSS) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Kohls has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 5.56% for Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 5.56%, up 535.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 5.56% (up 535.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 5.71%, up 548.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed came in at 5.56% for Q1 2026 at Kohls, up from 1.23% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 5.56% in Q1 2026 to a low of 3.72% in Q4 2022.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.64% (2024), against an average of 0.79%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1808 bps in 2022 and surged 535 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
• Kohls' Return on Capital Employed stood at 3.72% in 2022, then soared by 128 bps to 1.06% in 2023, then slumped by 131 bps to 0.32% in 2024, then surged by 482 bps to 1.23% in 2025, then soared by 351 bps to 5.56% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 5.56% (Q1 2026), 1.23% (Q4 2025), and 1.4% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.