KSS vs WMT
Kohls Corp. and Walmart Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | KSS | WMT |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $15.5B | $713.2B |
| Net income | $272.0M | $21.9B |
| Gross margin | 40.6% | 24.9% |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 3.1% |
| Return on equity | 6.9% | 23.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.38 | $2.73 |
| Dividend / share | $0.50 | $0.94 |
| Payout ratio | 20.6% | 34.3% |
| Free cash flow | $1.0B | $14.9B |
| Equity | $4.0B | $99.6B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.19× | 0.28× |
| Current ratio | 1.46× | 0.79× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −0.5% | 5.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 10.1% |
WMT bills 45.9× the revenue of KSS, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (3.1% 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 | WMT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $15.5B | $713.2B |
| FY2024 | $16.2B | $681.0B |
| FY2023 | $17.5B | $648.1B |
| FY2022 | $18.1B | $611.3B |
| FY2021 | $19.4B | $572.8B |
| FY2020 | $16.0B | $559.2B |
| FY2019 | $20.0B | $524.0B |
| FY2018 | $20.2B | $514.4B |
| FY2017 | $20.1B | $500.3B |
| FY2016 | $19.7B | $485.9B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | KSS | WMT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $272.0M | $21.9B |
| FY2024 | $109.0M | $19.4B |
| FY2023 | $317.0M | $15.5B |
| FY2022 | $-19.0M | $11.7B |
| FY2021 | $938.0M | $13.7B |
| FY2020 | $-163.0M | $13.5B |
| FY2019 | $691.0M | $14.9B |
| FY2018 | $801.0M | $6.7B |
| FY2017 | $859.0M | $9.9B |
| FY2016 | $556.0M | $13.6B |
19 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$697,636,000,000 | WMT |
| FY2024 | −$664,764,000,000 | WMT |
| FY2023 | −$630,649,000,000 | WMT |
| FY2022 | −$593,191,000,000 | WMT |
| FY2021 | −$553,321,000,000 | WMT |
| FY2020 | −$543,196,000,000 | WMT |
| FY2019 | −$503,990,000,000 | WMT |
| FY2018 | −$494,176,000,000 | WMT |
| FY2017 | −$480,259,000,000 | WMT |
| FY2016 | −$466,192,000,000 | WMT |
| FY2015 | −$462,926,000,000 | WMT |
| FY2014 | −$466,628,000,000 | WMT |
| FY2013 | −$457,263,000,000 | WMT |
| FY2012 | −$449,372,000,000 | WMT |
| FY2011 | −$427,705,000,000 | WMT |
| FY2010 | −$403,458,000,000 | WMT |
| FY2009 | −$390,907,000,000 | WMT |
| FY2008 | −$387,865,000,000 | WMT |
| FY2007 | −$360,549,000,000 | WMT |
WMT 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.
19 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −1.4 pp | WMT |
| FY2024 | −2.3 pp | WMT |
| FY2023 | −0.7 pp | WMT |
| FY2022 | −2.0 pp | WMT |
| FY2021 | +2.4 pp | KSS |
| FY2020 | −3.5 pp | WMT |
| FY2019 | +0.6 pp | KSS |
| FY2018 | +2.6 pp | KSS |
| FY2017 | +2.2 pp | KSS |
| FY2016 | −0.1 pp | WMT |
| FY2015 | +0.4 pp | KSS |
| FY2014 | +1.0 pp | KSS |
| FY2013 | +1.2 pp | KSS |
| FY2012 | +1.3 pp | KSS |
| FY2011 | +2.5 pp | KSS |
| FY2010 | +2.1 pp | KSS |
| FY2009 | +2.0 pp | KSS |
| FY2008 | +1.8 pp | KSS |
| FY2007 | +3.1 pp | KSS |
The higher net margin has changed hands between KSS and WMT over this period.
19 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 WMT's over the 19 comparable fiscal years — 2.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.7.
19 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 WMT over these 19 fiscal years — KSS led in 13 and WMT in 6.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
KSS's return on equity has been more volatile than WMT's over the 19 comparable fiscal years — 6.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.7.
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 WMT over these 19 fiscal years — KSS led in 3 and WMT in 16.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.