07:29 AM EDT, 08/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Kohl's (KSS) reported fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings Wednesday of $0.56 per diluted share, down from $0.59 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.30.

Net sales for the quarter ended Aug. 2 were $3.35 billion, compared with $3.53 billion a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $3.32 billion.

For fiscal 2025, the company said it now expects adjusted diluted EPS of $0.50 to $0.80 on net sales decreasing 5% to 6%, compared with non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.10 to $0.60 amid a net sales decrease of 5% to 7% anticipated previously.

Analysts polled by FactSet expect non-GAAP earnings of $0.44 per share.

Kohl's shares were up more than 16% in recent Wednesday premarket activity.