Kohl’s Q2 FY26 EPS falls to $1.28; net sales drop 0.9% to $3.3 billion

• Kohl’s posted Q2 GAAP net income of USD 151 million, or USD 1.28 per diluted share, versus USD 153 million a year earlier.
• Net sales fell 0.9% from the year-ago quarter to USD 3.3 billion; comparable sales dropped 0.9%.
• Gross margin widened 3.05 percentage points to 43.0% of net sales, helped by USD 150 million of tariff refunds.
• GAAP operating income edged down to USD 261 million from the year-ago quarter’s USD 279 million.
• Raised full-year outlook, forecasting adjusted diluted EPS of USD 1.80 to USD 2.40; restarting up to USD 100 million of share repurchases.

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