Kohl's vs Ollie's Bargain Outlet
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I put Kohl's and Ollie's Bargain Outlet side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Kohl's is the larger business, with $15.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.6B for Ollie's Bargain Outlet, about 5.9 times as much.
- Ollie's Bargain Outlet grew revenue faster (16.6%, against −4.3%).
- Ollie's Bargain Outlet kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (11.2% operating margin, against 4.0%).
- Ollie's Bargain Outlet turned more of its sales into free cash flow (7.4% FCF margin, against 6.5%).
- Ollie's Bargain Outlet earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (14.5%, against 7.2%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Ollie's Bargain Outlet’s earnings: a P/E of 18.8x against 10.3x for Kohl's.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Kohl's
KSS
1/11
Gross margin
Ollie's Bargain Outlet
OLLI
9/11
Revenue growth5-year growthOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | KSS FY25 | OLLI FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.8B | $5.1B |
| Revenue | $15.5B | $2.6B |
| Free cash flow | $1.0B | $195M |
| Net income | $272M | $241M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −4.3% | 16.6% |
| 5-year growth | −0.5% | 7.9% |
| Share count change | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 40.6% | 40.5% |
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 11.2% |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 9.1% |
| FCF margin | 6.5% | 7.4% |
| Return on capital | 7.2% | 14.5% |
| Return on equity | 6.9% | 13.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $2.8B | −$258M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.1x | −0.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $56.0M | $73.8M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 10.3x | 18.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
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Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.