Kohls (KSS) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Kohls (KSS) posted Return on Capital Employed of 5.56% for Q1 2026, up 8.11% sequentially from 5.14% in Q4 2025, and up 169.0% YoY from 2.07% in Q1 2025.
Kohls (KSS) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kohls has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 5.56% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 169.0% year-over-year to 5.56% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 5.56% (up 169.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 5.71%, up 164.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 5.56% in Q1 2026 per KSS's latest filing, from 5.14% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 13.75% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 1.06% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 5.87% and a median of 5.56% in 2026 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed surged 1587 bps in 2022, then tumbled 1173 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.72% in 2022, then sank by 88 bps to 1.06% in 2023, then jumped by 461 bps to 5.93% in 2024, then decreased by 13 bps to 5.14% in 2025, then gained by 8 bps to 5.56% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 5.56%, 5.14%, and 5.13% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 5.65% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 5.56% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 5.14% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 5.13% |
| May 3, 2025 | 4.36% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 3.87% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 5.93% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 6.16% |
| May 4, 2024 | 5.95% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 5.91% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 1.06% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 1.41% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 2.39% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 2.02% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 8.72% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 9.82% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 12.66% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 13.75% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 13.11% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 10.02% |