Kohl's (KSS) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Kohl's (KSS) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $9,000 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: -1.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $10,176 reinvested (0.1% a year), or $10,601 taking the dividends as cash, $5,293 of it paid out along the way.
KSS became
$10,176
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
0.1%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$6,856
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Worst drop
-87.6%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | KSS total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +22.1% | $169 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +51.5% | $193 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −45.8% | $783 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +23.7% | $703 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −46.0% | $583 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +23.6% | $292 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −17.2% | $167 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | −19.2% | $765 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +26.7% | $667 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +12.6% | $333 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +8.3% | $500 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −19.5% | $440 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +10.6% | $384 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +35.7% | $331 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | −10.5% | $297 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −7.4% | $222 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +0.8% | $7 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +49.0% | $9 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −21.0% | $9 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: KSS total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Kohl's (KSS) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $10,176 at the end of Oct 2026: 0.1% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, KSS turned $10,000 into $9,000 with dividends reinvested, -1.0% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, KSS returned -7.3% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking KSS's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $10,601, including $5,293 of cash received; reinvesting added $0.
- KSS's best calendar year in that time was 2025 (51.5%) and its worst 2022 (-46.0%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Kohl's (KSS) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 8, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/KSS/total-return
KSS total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in KSS 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $9,000 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: -1.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $5,557 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is KSS's total return since Dec 2007?
2% in total, or 0.1% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 47%.
How much of KSS's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $0 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was KSS's worst year?
2022, at -46.0% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -87.6%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.