Over the latest trailing 12-month period, total return cagr is +77.01%. The comparable SPY value is +18.19%. Year-to-date total return is -2.71%. Total return includes price appreciation and reinvested dividends.
Over longer horizons, EBITDA CAGR averages -9.18% over 3 years and -16.72% over 5 years; the trailing 12 months came in at -9.18%. EBITDA CAGR shows how the company's operating profitability has grown before depreciation and amortization. This reflects the growth of the core business's cash-operating earnings power, independent of capital-intensity and accounting depreciation choices.
Kohl's Corporation (KSS)
EBITDA growth vs the same quarter one year earlier, last 40 quarters.
Reported quarterly EBITDA; no daily interpolation.
| Year | Start EBITDA | End EBITDA | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.25B | $1.21B | −$42.00M | -3.35% |
| 2025 | $1.47B | $1.25B | −$214.00M | -14.60% |
| 2024 | $1.05B | $1.47B | +$412.00M | +39.09% |
| 2023 | $2.52B | $1.05B | −$1.46B | -58.14% |
| 2022 | $612.00M | $2.52B | +$1.91B | +311.44% |
| 2021 | $2.02B | $612.00M | −$1.40B | -69.64% |
| 2020 | $2.33B | $2.02B | −$309.00M | -13.29% |
| 2019 | $2.41B | $2.33B | −$82.00M | -3.41% |
| 2018 | $2.12B | $2.41B | +$286.00M | +13.48% |
| 2017 | $2.49B | $2.12B | −$366.00M | -14.72% |
| 2016 | $2.58B | $2.49B | −$88.00M | -3.42% |
| 2015 | $2.63B | $2.58B | −$56.00M | -2.13% |
| 2014 | $2.72B | $2.63B | −$92.00M | -3.38% |
| 2013 | $2.94B | $2.72B | −$213.00M | -7.25% |
| 2012 | $2.84B | $2.94B | +$94.00M | +3.31% |
| 2011 | $2.55B | $2.84B | +$295.00M | +11.58% |
| 2010 | $2.08B | $2.55B | +$468.00M | +22.51% |
| 2009 | $2.26B | $2.08B | −$178.00M | -7.89% |
| 2008 | $2.20B | $2.26B | +$53.68M | +2.44% |
| 2007 | $1.76B | $2.20B | +$447.31M | +25.47% |
| 2006 | $1.48B | $1.76B | +$273.57M | +18.45% |
| 2005 | $1.26B | $1.48B | +$225.46M | +17.94% |
| 2004 | $1.28B | $1.26B | −$24.54M | -1.92% |
| 2003 | $1.02B | $1.28B | +$264.49M | +26.01% |
| 2002 | $784.59M | $1.02B | +$232.44M | +29.63% |
| 2001 | $537.11M | $784.59M | +$247.48M | +46.08% |
| 2000 | $408.11M | $537.11M | +$129.00M | +31.61% |
| 1999 | $316.56M | $408.11M | +$91.55M | +28.92% |
| 1998 | $233.00M | $316.56M | +$83.56M | +35.86% |
| Quarter | Value | QoQ | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter ended May 2026 | $220.00M | -43.0% | -6.4% |
| Quarter ended Jan 2026 | $386.00M | +52.6% | +0.3% |
| Quarter ended Nov 2025 | $253.00M | -24.7% | -10.3% |
| Quarter ended Aug 2025 | $336.00M | +43.0% | -5.1% |
| Quarter ended May 2025 | $235.00M | -39.0% | +1.7% |
| Quarter ended Feb 2025 | $385.00M | +36.5% | -20.8% |
| Quarter ended Nov 2024 | $282.00M | -20.3% | -18.3% |
| Quarter ended Aug 2024 | $354.00M | +53.2% | +1.4% |
| Quarter ended May 2024 | $231.00M | -52.5% | -19.2% |
| Quarter ended Feb 2024 | $486.00M | +40.9% | N/A |
| Quarter ended Oct 2023 | $345.00M | -1.1% | -14.2% |
| Quarter ended Jul 2023 | $349.00M | +22.0% | -26.1% |
| Quarter ended Apr 2023 | $286.00M | N/A | +1.4% |
| Quarter ended Jan 2023 | -$102.00M | N/A | N/A |
| Quarter ended Oct 2022 | $402.00M | -14.8% | -32.7% |
| Quarter ended Jul 2022 | $472.00M | +67.4% | -39.5% |
QoQ = change vs the prior quarter; YoY = change vs the same quarter a year earlier.