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KSS vs HD // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Kohl's Corporation (NYSE) VS. Home Depot Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KSS 6
— HD 8
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: KSS
LAST: $24.15 (-0.66%) • MKT CAP: $2.74B
valuation
3.5x
LAST: $341.15 (+3.63%) • MKT CAP: $340.36B
valuation
13.4x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KSS VS. HD)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KSS | HD | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 40.60% | 33.30% | +7.30 | KSS | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 10.20% | 32.90% | -22.70 | HD | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 3.5x | 13.4x | -9.90 | KSS | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 22.00% | 2.72% | +19.28 | KSS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 4.00% | 12.70% | -8.70 | HD | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.80% | 8.60% | -6.80 | HD | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -4.30% | 3.20% | -7.50 | HD | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.02% | 2.79% | -0.77 | HD | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.81 | 5.64 | -3.83 | HD | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 5/9 | +3.00 | KSS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 65.4 | 74.7 | -9.30 | HD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.93 | 0.88 | +0.05 | KSS | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 9.5x | 21.6x | -12.10 | KSS | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.74B | $340.36B | -$337.62B | HD | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KSS REV | HD REV | KSS GROSS % | HD GROSS % | KSS FCF | HD FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $15.53B | $164.68B | 40.6% | 33.3% | $681.3M | $8.91B |
| FY 2024 | $16.22B | $159.51B | 40.4% | 33.4% | -$81.9M | $12.63B |
| FY 2023 | $17.48B | $152.67B | — | — | $381.6M | $14.30B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
KSS // BETA 0.93
HD // BETA 0.88