Growth Metrics

Kohls (KSS) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Kohls' Return on Capital Employed history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.01% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 5.0% year-over-year to 0.01%; the TTM value through Nov 2025 reached 0.01%, down 5.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.0%, 6.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.01% at Kohls, down from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.13% in Q4 2021 and bottomed at 0.04% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.02% (2023), against an average of 0.03%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed increased 15bps in 2021 before it dropped -17bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.13% in 2021, then plummeted by -128bps to 0.04% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 128bps to 0.01% in 2023, then soared by 461bps to 0.06% in 2024, then plummeted by -79bps to 0.01% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for KSS's Return on Capital Employed are 0.01% (Q4 2025), 0.01% (Q3 2025), and 0.0% (Q2 2025).