Kohl's Second Quarter 2025 Earnings: EPS Beats Expectations, Revenues Lag

Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) Second Quarter 2025 Results

Key Financial Results

• Revenue: US$3.73b (down 4.2% from 2Q 2024).
• Net income: US$66.0m (up 14% from 2Q 2024).
• Profit margin: 1.8% (up from 1.5% in 2Q 2024). The increase in margin was driven by lower expenses.
• EPS: US$0.59 (up from US$0.53 in 2Q 2024).

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Kohl's EPS Beats Expectations, Revenues Fall Short

Revenue missed analyst estimates by 3.5%. Earnings per share (EPS) exceeded analyst estimates by 35%.

Looking ahead, revenue is expected to decline by 2.5% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, while revenues in the Multiline Retail industry in the US are expected to grow by 10%.

Performance of the American Multiline Retail industry.

The company's shares are up 2.7% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

It is worth noting though that we have found 2 warning signs for Kohl's (1 is concerning!) that you need to take into consideration.

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