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KSSKohl's CorporationSell4.1·$23.51

Kohl's (KSS) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

BEAT+124.1% vs estimateEPS $1.28 vs $0.57 estCurrent verdict Sell 4.1/10

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Event detail · Q2 2026

Key numbers

Adjusted EPS
$1.28
Estimate
$0.57
Surprise
+124.1%
Score today
4.1/10

Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.

Report record · Q2 2026

How the report landed

Kohl's (KSS) beat the $0.57 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.28 — a large 124.1% upside surprise.

Around the report

Coverage in the report window

  • Baird Maintains Neutral on Kohl's, Raises Price Target to $20 — benzinga, 2026-08-27
  • Kohl’s Warns Fall Margins Will Turn Negative As Retail Promotions Heat Up — benzinga, 2026-08-26
  • Kohl's CEO Says Sephora At Kohl's Business Faced Headwinds In Q2, With Sales Down 4% — benzinga, 2026-08-26
Current read · as of 2026-10-29

Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now

TrendMatrix currently rates KSS Sell at 4.1/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.

4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +124.1% surprise compares with a +85.8% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-24.

What argues against it

  • Target reached (-28.9% upside)
  • Quality below floor (3.8 < 4.0)
  • Value-trap signals (2/5): High leverage (D/E 2.1), Material insider selling (5 sells, 0.77% of cap)

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current engine read

The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks

Current price
$23.51
Stop
$21.86

Forward estimates sit below the trailing run-rate (14.9× forward vs 10.0× trailing) — consensus expects earnings to decline from here.

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-29 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Consumer Cyclical context

KSS at TrendMatrix's latest read

Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.

Industry
Department Stores
Market cap
$2.65B
P/E (fwd)
14.9
P/E (ttm)
10.0
52-week range
$11.38–$25.22
Off 52-week high
6.8%
RSI (14)
69
Volume vs avg
0.02×
Score today
4.1/10

EPS and the estimate come from Yahoo Finance’s earnings calendar, captured around the report date. That EPS is the adjusted figure analysts forecast, so it can differ from the GAAP diluted EPS in the company’s filing, and consensus estimates vary between data providers. Revenue comes from SEC XBRL company facts where available, yfinance-provisional otherwise. Not a buy/sell rating, a price target, or investment advice — see the current verdict on the stock’s main page for TrendMatrix’s live read.

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