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How Kohl's Corporation stacks up
KSS · against 367 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Profitability
34/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #290 of 368 · scores higher than 20% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score28 peers with a profitability score of 30–39, including KSS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 34?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly because of its operating margin and return on assets, which are weaker than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 71% of peers. Operating margin: 3.3% vs peer median 6.4%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 61% of peers. Return on assets: 2.3% vs peer median 3.3%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 5.7% vs peer median 7.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KSS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KSS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 347 reported | 5.7% | 9.5% | 29% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 367 reported | 3.3% | 8.7% | 16% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 349 reported | 2.3% | 4.2% | 25% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 333 reported | 6.7% | 10.9% | 30% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 371 reported | 40.5% | 31.5% | 64% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KSS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 358.0B INR (≈$4.3B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 2 | 106.7B TWD (≈$3.3B) | 99 | 71 | |
| 2 | 4.6B USD | 99 | 80 | |
| 2 | 2.4B USD | 99 | 65 | |
| 2 | 393.5B INR (≈$4.7B) | 99 | 56 | |
| 290 | 369.1B JPY (≈$2.5B) | 34 | 44 | |
| 290 | 18.0B CNY (≈$2.5B) | 34 | 54 | |
| 290 | 4.0B EUR (≈$4.4B) | 34 | 41 | |
| 290 | 3.3B USD | 34 | 33 | |
| 290 | 2.7B USD | 34 | 53 | |
| 295 | 10.1B CNY (≈$1.4B) | 33 | 31 | |
| 295 | 2.9B USD | 33 | 28 | |
| 295 | 2.6B SGD (≈$2.0B) | 33 | 40 | |
| 298 | 10.5B HKD (≈$1.3B) | 32 | 59 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score