Kohl's Corporation (KSS)

Operating profit margin

Jan 31, 2025 Oct 31, 2024 Jul 31, 2024 Apr 30, 2024 Feb 3, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Oct 28, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Jul 29, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Apr 29, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Jan 28, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Oct 29, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Jul 30, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022
Operating income (ttm) US$ in thousands 433,000 606,000 807,000 798,000 912,000 776,000 640,000 581,000 522,000 57,000 -408,000 -306,000 -204,000 364,000 932,000 814,000 1,064,000 1,248,000 1,369,000 1,674,000
Revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 16,221,000 16,698,000 18,944,000 19,266,000 19,849,000 17,870,000 15,720,000 15,237,000 14,759,000 16,883,000 19,018,000 19,724,000 20,433,000 18,501,000 16,570,000 16,008,000 18,311,000 20,658,000 21,248,000 22,067,000
Operating profit margin 2.67% 3.63% 4.26% 4.14% 4.59% 4.34% 4.07% 3.81% 3.54% 0.34% -2.15% -1.55% -1.00% 1.97% 5.62% 5.08% 5.81% 6.04% 6.44% 7.59%

January 31, 2025 calculation

Operating profit margin = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $433,000K ÷ $16,221,000K
= 2.67%

The operating profit margin of Kohl's Corporation has shown fluctuations over the period from January 31, 2022, to January 31, 2025. Starting with a margin of 7.59% in January 2022, it declined gradually to 1.97% by January 2023 and even turned negative to -2.15% by April 30, 2023.

However, there was a notable improvement in the operating profit margin from July 29, 2023, standing at 0.34%, and reaching 4.26% by July 31, 2024. This period demonstrated a trend of recovery for the company after facing challenges in profitability.

Subsequently, the operating profit margin slightly dipped to 2.67% by January 31, 2025. Overall, Kohl's Corporation has experienced fluctuations in its operating profit margin, with periods of both decline and recovery, indicating the need for continuous monitoring and strategic decision-making to sustain and improve profitability levels.


Peer comparison

Jan 31, 2025

Company name
Symbol
Operating profit margin
Kohl's Corporation
KSS
2.67%
Burlington Stores Inc
BURL
-23.65%
Macy’s Inc
M
4.04%