Kohl's Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Kohl's' CEO is Michael Bender, appointed in May 2025, has a tenure of 1.33 years. total yearly compensation is $9.04M, comprised of 12.3% salary and 87.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.25% of the company’s shares, worth MX$88.85M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.5 years and 6.1 years respectively.
Key information
Michael Bender
Chief executive officer
US$9.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 12.29% |
| CEO tenure | 1.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.2% |
| Management average tenure | 3.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 6.1yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 01 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$270m |
| May 02 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$273m |
| Jan 31 2026 | US$9m | US$1m | US$272m |
| Nov 01 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$195m |
| Aug 02 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$209m |
| May 03 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$121m |
| Feb 01 2025 | US$470k | n/a | US$109m |
| Nov 02 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$247m |
| Aug 03 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$284m |
| May 04 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$276m |
| Feb 03 2024 | US$290k | n/a | US$317m |
| Oct 28 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$142m |
| Jul 29 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$104m |
| Apr 29 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$19m |
| Jan 28 2023 | US$290k | n/a | -US$19m |
| Oct 29 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$553m |
| Jul 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$699m |
| Apr 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$938m |
| Jan 29 2022 | US$250k | n/a | US$938m |
| Oct 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$982m |
| Jul 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$727m |
| May 01 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$392m |
| Jan 30 2021 | US$229k | n/a | -US$163m |
| Oct 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$241m |
| Aug 01 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$106m |
| May 02 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$88m |
| Feb 01 2020 | US$219k | n/a | US$691m |
Compensation vs Market: Michael's total compensation ($USD9.04M) is above average for companies of similar size in the MX market ($USD531.14K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Michael's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Michael Bender (64 yo)
Mr. Michael J. Bender is CEO of Kohl's Corporation from November 23, 2025 and serves as its Director since July 15, 2019 and was its Interim CEO since May 1, 2025 until November 23, 2025 and served as its...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.3yrs | US$9.04m | 0.25% MX$ 88.8m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 6.8yrs | US$5.65m | 0.20% MX$ 72.7m | |
| Senior EVP & Chief Marketing Officer | 4.3yrs | US$3.78m | 0.11% MX$ 37.6m | |
| Chief Merchandising Officer | 3.5yrs | US$5.66m | 0.069% MX$ 24.6m | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior EVP | 3.6yrs | US$5.59m | 0.098% MX$ 34.8m | |
| Senior Executive VP & Chief People Officer | 3.5yrs | no data | 0.022% MX$ 7.9m | |
| Senior Executive VP & Chief Customer Officer | 1.2yrs | no data | 0.090% MX$ 32.0m | |
| Executive VP of Supply Chain | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: KSS *'s management team is considered experienced (3.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 7.2yrs | US$9.04m | 0.25% MX$ 88.8m | |
| Independent Director | 8.8yrs | US$270.00k | 0.046% MX$ 16.5m | |
| Independent Director | 11.1yrs | US$295.00k | 0.10% MX$ 35.6m | |
| Independent Director | 5.6yrs | US$270.00k | 0.036% MX$ 12.8m | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0067% MX$ 2.4m | |
| Independent Director | 6.6yrs | US$290.00k | 0.050% MX$ 17.9m | |
| Independent Chair of the Board | 2.8yrs | US$325.00k | 0.034% MX$ 12.1m | |
| Independent Director | 2.8yrs | US$270.00k | 0.039% MX$ 13.8m |
Experienced Board: KSS *'s board of directors are considered experienced (6.1 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/09/09 17:25 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/08/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/08/01 |
| Annual Earnings | 2026/01/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Kohl's Corporation is covered by 31 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Christopher Graja | Argus Research Company |
| Mark Altschwager | Baird |
| Wayne Hood | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |