Kohl's Corporation (KSS) Dividend History

NYSE: KSSYield, payment dates, growth and payout ratio.

KSS latest dividend

$0.12last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateSep 9Wednesday, 2026
Payment dateSep 23Wednesday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 2011paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • −6.6%5-year growth a year
  • 2.32%forward yield

KSS dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$50
Each payment
$12
Value of the shares
$2,159
Dividend yield
2.32%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $0.50 per share, before tax.

KSS dividends per share by year

Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.

KSS dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)21.6%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)5.1%
Well covered · of fiscal 2026 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)−6.6%
Shrinking · a year on average
Years of increases0
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

KSS yield on cost

Kohl's Corporation yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$15.493.23%$0.503.2%
3 years ago$20.892.39%$3.3816.2%
5 years ago$48.021.04%$7.1214.8%
10 years ago$43.041.16%$16.4038.1%
20 years ago$71.230.70%$24.9435.0%

Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).

KSS dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).

KSS dividends by year

Kohl's Corporation dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$0.50−75.0%2.45%4
2024$2.000.0%14.25%4
2023$2.000.0%6.97%4
2022$2.00+100.0%7.92%4
2021$1.00—2.02%4
2020$0.70−73.7%1.73%1
2019$2.68+9.8%5.26%4
2018$2.44+10.9%3.68%4
2017$2.20+10.0%4.06%4
2016$2.00+11.1%4.05%4
2015$1.80+15.4%3.78%4
2014$1.56+11.4%2.56%4
2013$1.40+9.4%2.47%4
2012$1.28+28.0%2.98%4
2011$1.00—2.03%4

KSS dividend history

60 payments
Kohl's Corporation dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-09-092026-09-23$0.125—Quarterly
2026-06-102026-06-24$0.125—Quarterly
2026-03-182026-04-01$0.125—Quarterly
2025-12-102025-12-24$0.125—Quarterly
2025-09-102025-09-24$0.125—Quarterly
2025-06-112025-06-25$0.125—Quarterly
2025-03-212025-04-02$0.125−75.0%Quarterly
2024-12-112024-12-24$0.5—Quarterly
2024-09-112024-09-25$0.5—Quarterly
2024-06-122024-06-26$0.5—Quarterly
2024-03-192024-04-03$0.5—Quarterly
2023-12-052023-12-20$0.5—Quarterly
2023-09-052023-09-20$0.5—Quarterly
2023-06-062023-06-21$0.5—Quarterly
2023-03-142023-03-29$0.5—Quarterly
2022-12-062022-12-21$0.5—Quarterly
Show all 60 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2022-09-062022-09-21$0.5—Quarterly
2022-06-072022-06-22$0.5—Quarterly
2022-03-152022-03-30$0.5+100.0%Quarterly
2021-12-072021-12-22$0.25—Quarterly
2021-09-072021-09-22$0.25—Quarterly
2021-06-082021-06-23$0.25—Quarterly
2021-03-162021-03-31$0.25−64.5%Quarterly
2020-03-172020-04-01$0.704+5.1%Quarterly
2019-12-102019-12-24$0.67—Quarterly
2019-09-102019-09-25$0.67—Quarterly
2019-06-112019-06-26$0.67—Quarterly
2019-03-192019-04-03$0.67+9.8%Quarterly
2018-12-112018-12-26$0.61—Quarterly
2018-09-112018-09-26$0.61—Quarterly
2018-06-122018-06-27$0.61—Quarterly
2018-03-132018-03-28$0.61+10.9%Quarterly
2017-12-052017-12-20$0.55—Quarterly
2017-09-012017-09-20$0.55—Quarterly
2017-06-052017-06-21$0.55—Quarterly
2017-03-062017-03-22$0.55+10.0%Quarterly
2016-12-052016-12-21$0.5—Quarterly
2016-09-022016-09-21$0.5—Quarterly
2016-06-062016-06-22$0.5—Quarterly
2016-03-072016-03-23$0.5+11.1%Quarterly
2015-12-072015-12-23$0.45—Quarterly
2015-09-042015-09-23$0.45—Quarterly
2015-06-082015-06-24$0.45—Quarterly
2015-03-092015-03-25$0.45+15.4%Quarterly
2014-12-082014-12-24$0.39—Quarterly
2014-09-082014-09-24$0.39—Quarterly
2014-06-092014-06-25$0.39—Quarterly
2014-03-102014-03-26$0.39+11.4%Quarterly
2013-12-092013-12-24$0.35—Quarterly
2013-09-092013-09-25$0.35—Quarterly
2013-06-102013-06-26$0.35—Quarterly
2013-03-112013-03-27$0.35+9.4%Quarterly
2012-12-032012-12-26$0.32—Quarterly
2012-08-312012-09-26$0.32—Quarterly
2012-06-042012-06-27$0.32—Quarterly
2012-03-052012-03-28$0.32+28.0%Quarterly
2011-12-052011-12-28$0.25—Quarterly
2011-09-022011-09-28$0.25—Quarterly
2011-06-062011-06-29$0.25—Quarterly
2011-03-072011-03-30$0.25—

Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.

KSS stock split history

  • 2:1April 25, 2000
  • 2:1April 28, 1998
  • 2:1April 30, 1996

KSS dividend overview

Kohl's pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share, a yield of 2.32% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $0.50 per share in 2025, down 75.0% from 2024. Over five years the dividend grew −6.6% a year on average and over ten years −12.0% a year. The payout ratio is 21.6% of trailing earnings.

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KSS dividends FAQ

Does Kohl's pay a dividend?

Yes. Kohl's has paid a regular dividend since 2011, quarterly, most recently $0.12 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 9, 2026.

What is Kohl's's dividend yield?

Kohl's's forward annual dividend is $0.50 per share, a dividend yield of 2.32% at the latest close of $21.59.

How often does Kohl's pay dividends?

Kohl's pays dividends quarterly.

How fast is Kohl's's dividend growing?

Kohl's's dividend per share grew from $0.70 in 2020 to $0.50 in 2025, −6.6% a year on average over five years.

What is Kohl's's dividend payout ratio?

Kohl's pays out 21.6% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 5.1% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2026).

Has Kohl's split its stock?

Kohl's has split its stock 3 times: 2:1 on April 25, 2000, 2:1 on April 28, 1998, 2:1 on April 30, 1996. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.

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