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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Kohl's (KSS)

Kohl's Q1 Sales Fall 1.7% With $0.13 Loss Per Share; 2026 Outlook Affirmed

Negative Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Kohl's reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 results for the period ended May 2, 2026, with net sales down 1.7% and comparable sales down 1.1%. The company posted a net loss of $14 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, versus a $15 million loss, or $0.13 per share, a year earlier, and it affirmed its full-year 2026 outlook, which includes net sales of flat to down 2% and adjusted diluted EPS of $1.00 to $1.60.

Key points

  • Net sales decreased 1.7% to $3.0 billion; comparable sales decreased 1.1%
  • Operating income was $46 million, compared with $60 million a year earlier
  • Net loss was $14 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, versus $15 million, or $0.13, in the prior year
  • Full-year 2026 outlook affirmed; quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share payable June 24, 2026

The filing

CompanyKohl's (KSS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 28, 2026, 7:00 AM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-242967

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:49 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 28, 2026.

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