KSS (Kohl's) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.53 (As of Jan. 2025)

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What is Kohl's Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. Kohl's's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Jan. 2025 was 0.53.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Kohl's Corp is 1.33, which seems too high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kohl's's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KSS' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.1 Med: 0.53 Max: 1.33
Current: 1.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Kohl's was 1.33. The lowest was 0.10. And the median was 0.53.

KSS's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
90.96% of 509 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.41 vs KSS: 1.33

As of today (2025-04-28), the Dividend Yield % of Kohl's is 23.02%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Kohl's was 30.86%. The lowest was 0.40%. And the median was 4.84%.

Kohl's's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Jan. 2025 was $0.50.

During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 26.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -1.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Kohl's was 41.60% per year. The lowest was -31.60% per year. And the median was 12.00% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.

Kohl's Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kohl's's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Kohl's Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Kohl's Annual Data

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0.10

0.14

1.33

Kohl's Quarterly Data
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Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.30	-	0.85	2.50	0.53

Competitive Comparison of Kohl's's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Department Stores subindustry, Kohl's's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Kohl's's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Kohl's's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Kohl's Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Kohl's's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Jan. 2025 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Jan. 2025 )
	=	2	/	1.5
	=	1.33

Kohl's's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Jan. 2025 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Jan. 2025 )
	=	0.5	/	0.95
	=	0.53

Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Address

N56 W17000 Ridgewood Drive, Menomonee Falls, WI, USA, 53051

Website

https://www.kohls.com

Kohl's operates about 1,150 department stores in 49 states that sell moderately priced private-label and national brand clothing, shoes, accessories, cosmetics, and home furnishings. Most of these stores are in strip centers. Kohl's also has a large digital sales operation. Women's apparel is Kohl's largest category, having generated 25% of its 2024 sales. The retailer, headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, opened its first department store in 1962.

Executives

Feeney Siobhan Mc	officer: Chief Technology Officer	N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Adolfo Villagomez	director	N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Thomas Kingsbury	officer: Senior Exec. Vice President	2006 ROUTE 130 NORTH, BURLINGTON NJ 08016
David Alves	officer: President & COO	N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Jones Nicholas David George	officer: Chief Merch. / Digital Officer	N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Jennifer J. Kent	officer: Chief Legal Officer, Secretary	QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC., N61 W23044 HARRY'S WAY, SUSSEX WI 53089-3995
John E. Schlifske	director	N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Jonas Prising	director	MANPOWERGROUP INC., 100 MANPOWER PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI 53212
Peter Boneparth	director	1411 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10018
Christie Raymond	officer: Chief Marketing Officer	N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Christine Mccormick Day	director	N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Margaret L Jenkins	director	203 EAST MAINST P 12-02, SPARTANBURG SC 29319
Robbin Mitchell	director	W56 N17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Jason J. Kelroy	officer: Sr.EVP,Gen. Counsel,Secretary	W56 N17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Yael Cosset	director	1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202