KSS KOHLS Corp

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 3/4 quarters. Q3 2023: $500M, Q2 2023: $0M, Q1 2023: $158M, Q3 2022: $506M

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $500M vs trailing avg $221M (+126%)

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.

Negative FCF ($-547M), buybacks not supported by cash flow

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Missing shares repurchased or outstanding data

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

No insider open-market purchases in the last 12 months

Are both company buybacks and insider buying independently active? Bull when the company is buying back stock in 2+ quarters and insiders have made 2+ open-market purchases.

Need both buyback and insider purchase data

Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?

Insiders bought $0M, sold $0M in the last 90 days (net selling)

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

Company buying back stock while insiders sold 1392241.5x more than bought. 3 C-suite officers among sellers

• Steinmetz Mari (Sr. EVP, Chief People Officer) sold 351 shares on 2026-04-15
• Steinmetz Mari (Sr. EVP, Chief People Officer) sold 112 shares on 2026-04-06
• Steinmetz Mari (Sr. EVP, Chief People Officer) sold 107 shares on 2026-03-31
• Steinmetz Mari (Sr. EVP, Chief People Officer) sold 1,847 shares on 2026-04-01
• Steinmetz Mari (Sr. EVP, Chief People Officer) sold 606 shares on 2026-03-30
• Steinmetz Mari (Sr. EVP, Chief People Officer) sold 457 shares on 2026-03-26
• Steinmetz Mari (Sr. EVP, Chief People Officer) sold 1,583 shares on 2026-03-20
• Timm Jill (Chief Financial Officer) sold 10,000 shares on 2025-12-10
• Timm Jill (Chief Financial Officer) sold 25,000 shares on 2025-12-04
• Raymond Christie (Sr. EVP & Chief Marketing Off.) sold 16,500 shares on 2025-07-22