KSS vs TGT
Kohls Corp. and Target Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | KSS | TGT |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $15.5B | $104.8B |
| Net income | $272.0M | $3.7B |
| Gross margin | 40.6% | 27.9% |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 3.5% |
| Return on equity | 6.9% | 24.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.38 | $8.13 |
| Dividend / share | $0.50 | $4.54 |
| Payout ratio | 20.6% | 55.4% |
| Free cash flow | $1.0B | $2.8B |
| Equity | $4.0B | $16.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.19× | 0.55× |
| Current ratio | 1.46× | 0.94× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −0.5% | 2.3% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | −3.2% |
TGT bills 6.7× the revenue of KSS, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (3.5% against 1.8%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | KSS | TGT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $15.5B | $104.8B |
| FY2024 | $16.2B | $106.6B |
| FY2023 | $17.5B | $107.4B |
| FY2022 | $18.1B | $109.1B |
| FY2021 | $19.4B | $106.0B |
| FY2020 | $16.0B | $93.6B |
| FY2019 | $20.0B | $78.1B |
| FY2018 | $20.2B | $75.4B |
| FY2017 | $20.1B | $72.7B |
| FY2016 | $19.7B | $70.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | KSS | TGT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $272.0M | $3.7B |
| FY2024 | $109.0M | $4.1B |
| FY2023 | $317.0M | $4.1B |
| FY2022 | $-19.0M | $2.8B |
| FY2021 | $938.0M | $6.9B |
| FY2020 | $-163.0M | $4.4B |
| FY2019 | $691.0M | $3.3B |
| FY2018 | $801.0M | $2.9B |
| FY2017 | $859.0M | $2.9B |
| FY2016 | $556.0M | $2.7B |
19 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$89,253,000,000 | TGT |
| FY2024 | −$90,345,000,000 | TGT |
| FY2023 | −$89,936,000,000 | TGT |
| FY2022 | −$91,022,000,000 | TGT |
| FY2021 | −$86,572,000,000 | TGT |
| FY2020 | −$77,606,000,000 | TGT |
| FY2019 | −$58,138,000,000 | TGT |
| FY2018 | −$55,127,000,000 | TGT |
| FY2017 | −$52,630,000,000 | TGT |
| FY2016 | −$50,590,000,000 | TGT |
| FY2015 | −$54,581,000,000 | TGT |
| FY2014 | −$53,595,000,000 | TGT |
| FY2013 | −$52,248,000,000 | TGT |
| FY2012 | −$54,022,000,000 | TGT |
| FY2011 | −$51,061,000,000 | TGT |
| FY2010 | −$48,999,000,000 | TGT |
| FY2009 | −$48,179,000,000 | TGT |
| FY2008 | −$48,559,000,000 | TGT |
| FY2007 | −$46,893,000,000 | TGT |
TGT has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 19 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −1.8 pp | TGT |
| FY2024 | −3.2 pp | TGT |
| FY2023 | −2.0 pp | TGT |
| FY2022 | −2.7 pp | TGT |
| FY2021 | −1.7 pp | TGT |
| FY2020 | −5.7 pp | TGT |
| FY2011 | +2.0 pp | KSS |
| FY2010 | +1.8 pp | KSS |
| FY2009 | +1.9 pp | KSS |
| FY2008 | +1.8 pp | KSS |
| FY2007 | +2.1 pp | KSS |
The higher net margin has changed hands between KSS and TGT over this period.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
KSS's net margin has been more volatile than TGT's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 2.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.0.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between KSS and TGT over these 11 fiscal years — KSS led in 5 and TGT in 6.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
TGT's return on equity has been more volatile than KSS's over the 19 comparable fiscal years — 11.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.0.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between KSS and TGT over these 19 fiscal years — KSS led in 2 and TGT in 17.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.