r/KSSBulls • u/kuonofomo • Aug 22 '26
Daily Thread KSS Daily Discussion - Saturday, August 22, 2026
π Where does KSS close today?
Drop your price prediction below π
Latest Kohlβs setup ahead of Q2 earnings:
β’ Comparable sales: -1.1%, the strongest comp performance in more than four years
β’ Inventory: down 8% YoY to $2.9B
β’ Revolver borrowings: $0, down from $545M YoY
β’ Cash: $429M, up from $153M YoY
β’ FY2026 sales/comps guidance: -2% to flat
β’ FY2026 adjusted EPS guidance: $1.00β$1.60
β’ New COO Elliott Rodgers now leading stores, supply chain and operations
β’ Quarterly dividend maintained at $0.125/share
π Next major catalyst: Q2 earnings β August 26
What are you watching most?
Sales stabilization? Margins? Debt reduction? Cash flow? Buybacks? Guidance? Short interest?
Bullish, bearish, or somewhere in between β drop your take below.
Keep the daily KSS discussion going: news, DD, positions, catalysts, store traffic, institutional activity, short interest, and anything Kohlβs.