Coupang vs Kohl's
Coupang reported revenue of $34.5 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.2 times Kohl's $15.5 billion in fiscal 2025. Coupang's revenue grew 14.1% in its latest year, and Kohl's fell 4.3%. Coupang had an operating margin of 1.4%, against 4.0% at Kohl's. Free cash flow was $522 million at Coupang and $1.0 billion at Kohl's. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and January 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Coupang | Kohl's | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Jan 31, 2026 |
| Revenue | $34.5B | $15.5B |
| Revenue growth | 14.1% | −4.3% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 23.6% | −0.5% |
| Gross margin | 29.4% | 40.6% |
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 4.0% |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 1.8% |
| Free cash flow | $522M | $1.0B |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.5% | 6.5% |
| Return on capital | — | 7.2% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −4.8x | 2.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $243M | $56M |
| Change in diluted share count | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| Last close | $13.75 | $23.65 |
| P/E at the last close | — | 10.3× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $136.6 million, sold $5.8 million | sold $2.2 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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