Kohl's Corporation: Key Facts
- FY2025 total revenue: $15.527B.
- FY2025 net sales: $14.775B, down 4.0%.
- Net income: $272M, including a $129M lawsuit settlement gain.
- Stores: 1,153 as of January 31, 2026.
- Employees: average of about 84,000 associates in FY2025.
- Leadership: Michael Bender, chief executive officer.
How Kohl's Makes Money
Kohl's earns revenue by selling apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty products, home goods, national brands, proprietary brands, and related services through stores and Kohls.com. Other revenue includes credit-card-related income, gift card breakage, advertising, and other non-merchandise items.
In FY2025, Kohl's reported $15.527 billion in total revenue, $14.775 billion in net sales, $624 million in operating income, and $272 million in net income.
Current Strategic Context
Kohl's is in turnaround mode. The company is leaning on Sephora shop-in-shops, proprietary brand recovery, loyalty, expense control, and suburban convenience while trying to stabilize traffic against off-price retailers, e-commerce, and department-store category decline.
