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Quality61

Business quality is the primary weakness (avg 43/100). Valuation is the relative bright spot.

Broad-market heuristics · Not a buy/sell signal

Valuation and growth

Earnings Multiple
90/100
11.0x

Under 20x, reasonable relative to earnings

Cash Flow Multiple
100/100
2.8x

Under 20x cash flow, well covered

Revenue Growth
0/100
-3.9%

Below 2%, essentially flat

Cash Flow Growth
100/100
20.5%

Above 10% CAGR, strong compounder

Business Quality & Capital Allocation

Share Dilution
80/100
-1.7%

Roughly flat, no meaningful dilution

Margin Trend
90/100
+2.5pp

Expanded 1–3pp, steady progress

Capital Structure
0/100
$5.15B

Net debt/FCF of 5.0x, high leverage

2023
$153M
$7.02B
2024
$183M
$6.84B
2025
$134M
$6.41B
2026
$674M
$6.17B
TTM
$821M
$5.97B
CashDebt
Return on Capital
0/100
5.2%

Below 8%, may not cover cost of capital

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Kohl's (KSS) quality: score, margins and returns

Kohl's (KSS) scores 61/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score (a solid business), a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, on 3.8% operating margins and 5.2% ROIC. Every metric is computed from SEC filings; this is analysis, not investment advice.

Frequently asked

Is Kohl's (KSS) a high-quality business?+

Kohl's scores 61 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which rates it a solid business on these measures. Recent figures include a 3.8% operating margin and a 5.2% return on invested capital. Quality and price are separate questions: even a great business can be a poor investment if you overpay, so read this score alongside the valuation. The metric-by-metric breakdown is on this scorecard.

What does Kohl's's quality score measure?+

Intrinsiqq's quality score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, change in share count, and balance-sheet strength, each computed from KSS's SEC filings rather than opinion or sentiment. A higher score means a more durable, capital-efficient business; it is not a buy or sell signal. Open each metric on this page to see exactly where Kohl's scores well and where it falls behind.

What is Kohl's's return on invested capital (ROIC)?+

Kohl's earns about 5.2% on its invested capital, which is modest. ROIC measures how much profit a company generates per dollar put to work; sustained ROIC above its cost of capital is one of the clearest signs of a real competitive moat. Compare it to KSS's margins and growth on this scorecard to judge durability.

How profitable is Kohl's?+

Kohl's runs an operating margin of about 3.8% and a net margin of about 1.8%. Revenue has grown at roughly -0.5% a year recently. High, stable margins usually point to pricing power and operating discipline. Margins are most telling next to growth and returns on capital, all of which feed this quality score. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.

How the market compares: US profitability statistics

SourceQuality score computed from the 10-Q filed 28 Aug 2026, covering the period ending 1 Aug 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 12 Oct 2026. How this is calculated.

Fiscal year ends Jan. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically. Checks use broad-market heuristics, so sector norms may differ, and the valuation checks are more cyclical than the quality checks.

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Held by ETFs

KSS is in 94 US ETFs. The largest of them, with KSS's weight in each:

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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings and third-party price providers. Scores, valuations, and metrics are algorithmic estimates. This is not investment advice. See our Terms and Methodology.

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