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Kontoor Brands

KTB NYSE Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Financials FY2017–FY2025

Kontoor Brands' revenue rose 20.9% to $3.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 10.7%, down from 13.1% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $435 million, up 24.4%. It paid out $141 million in dividends and buybacks, 32% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.4%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$76.04

2.2%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$3.2B
20.9% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
10.7%
2.5 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$228M
7.4%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$435M
24.4%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
21.2%
10.8 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$4.2B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
15.9x
On $4.79 EPS (TTM)

What Kontoor Brands does

No business description yet.

Legal name
KONTOOR BRANDS, INC.
Fiscal year ends
January 3, 2026
Latest annual report
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Accession · CIK
0001760965-26-000014
0001760965

Revenue and margins

Kontoor Brands had $3.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 20.9% on the year before.

Revenue
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Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF
Margins, % of revenue
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Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2017 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 8.9% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS

Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
Return on capital Return on equity Return on assets

Cash flow

Free cash flow was $435M in fiscal 2025, 13.8% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending

Dividends, buybacks and share count

Kontoor Brands returned $141M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 32% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.4%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value Kontoor Brands yourself

Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets — the answer depends entirely on what you put in.

Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$1.0B and divides by 56.1M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 15.9x · peers 10.9x · sector 17.9x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Kontoor Brands can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $185M$59.2M$215M$334M$108M
Debt incl. finance leases $792M$800M$784M$740M$1.1B
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x1.9x1.6x1.1x2.7x
Debt / equity 5.3x3.2x2.1x1.9x2.0x
Interest coverage 7.3x10.2x7.9x8.4x5.4x
Current ratio 2.0x2.2x2.7x2.7x1.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x0.9x1.4x1.7x0.9x
Total assets $1.5B$1.6B$1.6B$1.7B$2.6B
Total liabilities $1.4B$1.3B$1.3B$1.3B$2.0B
Shareholders' equity $148M$251M$372M$400M$565M
Net debt (− = net cash) $606M$741M$569M$406M$1.0B

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$16.6M

4 insiders

Of sales under plans

0%

$0.0M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Aug 13, 2026 Scott H BaxterChairman and CEO, Director Sold 184,403 $83.39 $15.4M Form 4
Aug 13, 2026 Thomas L Doerr JrEVP, GC, & Secretary Sold 7,660 $83.43 $0.6M Form 4
Jun 12, 2026 Jennifer H. BroylesEVP, Global Brands President Sold 4,000 $81.02 $0.3M Form 4
Nov 10, 2025 Joseph A AlkireEVP, CFO & Head of Operations Sold 3,000 $72.35 $0.2M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✕ ✓ ✕
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✓ ✕
Current ratio rose ✓ ✓ ✕
Share count didn't rise ✓ ✓ ✓
Gross margin rose ✕ ✓ ✓
Revenue rose relative to assets ✕ ✕ ✓
F-score 6 / 98 / 96 / 9
Accruals ratio −7.8%−7.4%−10.8%
Altman Z'' 4.544.792.75

Similar companies

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Kontoor Brands KTB $4.2B 20.9% 10.7% 13.8% 21.2% 15.9x 6
G-III Apparel Group GIII $1.3B −7.0% 3.7% 8.9% 4.6% 9.7x 6 Compare →
Columbia Sportswear COLM $3.1B 0.9% 6.1% 6.4% 17.0% 16.0x 5 Compare →
Carter's CRI $1.2B 1.9% 5.0% 2.4% 11.9% 6.1x 5 Compare →
Capri Holdings CPRI $1.8B −4.1% 0.7% 0.4% 1.6% 12.2x 7 Compare →

9 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $2.8B $2.8B $2.5B $2.1B $2.5B $2.6B $2.6B $2.6B $3.2B
Gross profit $1.2B $1.1B $1.0B $864M $1.1B $1.1B $1.1B $1.2B $1.4B
Operating income $357M $333M $168M $124M $283M $357M $319M $342M $337M
Interest expense $1.3M $1.2M $35.8M $50.0M $38.9M $34.9M $40.4M $40.8M $62.2M
Pretax income $359M $340M $135M $72.9M $245M $319M $272M $301M $293M
Income tax $243M $77.0M $38.5M $5.0M $49.2M $73.6M $40.9M $55.6M $71.2M
Net income $116M $263M $96.7M $67.9M $195M $246M $231M $246M $228M
Diluted EPS $2.05 $4.64 $1.69 $1.17 $3.31 $4.31 $4.06 $4.36 $4.05
Diluted shares 0.06B 0.06B 0.06B 0.06B 0.06B 0.06B 0.06B 0.06B 0.06B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $169M −$96.3M $778M $242M $284M $83.6M $357M $368M $456M
Capital expenditure $25.6M $21.0M $22.7M $18.2M $10.6M $18.4M $27.4M $18.8M $21.0M
Free cash flow $143M −$117M $755M $224M $273M $65.2M $329M $349M $435M
Depreciation and amortization $33.6M $31.0M $30.8M $34.5M $36.6M $37.1M $38.0M $42.6M $47.8M
Stock-based compensation $13.0M $14.9M $23.8M $15.9M $38.5M $21.9M $16.7M $26.6M $39.1M
Acquisitions $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $901M
Share buybacks $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $75.5M $62.5M $30.1M $85.7M $25.0M
Dividends paid $0.0M $0.0M $63.6M $54.8M $95.1M $104M $109M $112M $116M
Dividends and buybacks $0.0M $0.0M $63.6M $54.8M $171M $166M $139M $198M $141M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $80.8M $96.8M $107M $248M $185M $59.2M $215M $334M $108M
Total debt — $3.2M $914M $914M $792M $800M $784M $740M $1.1B
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Current assets — $1.9B $878M $902M $911M $982M $1.0B $1.1B $1.1B
Current liabilities — $617M $379M $414M $456M $440M $393M $394M $594M
Inventory $0.0M $474M $458M $341M $363M $597M $500M $390M $567M
Property and equipment, net $132M $138M $132M $119M $105M $105M $112M $103M $131M
Total assets — $2.5B $1.5B $1.5B $1.5B $1.6B $1.6B $1.7B $2.6B
Total liabilities — $735M $1.4B $1.5B $1.4B $1.3B $1.3B $1.3B $2.0B
Shareholders' equity $1.4B $1.7B $69.3M $84.6M $148M $251M $372M $400M $565M
Margins
Gross margin 41.4% 40.3% 39.4% 41.2% 44.7% 43.1% 41.7% 44.6% 45.2%
Operating margin 12.6% 12.1% 6.6% 5.9% 11.4% 13.6% 12.2% 13.1% 10.7%
EBITDA margin 13.8% 13.2% 7.8% 7.6% 12.9% 15.0% 13.7% 14.8% 12.2%
Net margin 4.1% 9.5% 3.8% 3.2% 7.9% 9.3% 8.9% 9.4% 7.2%
FCF margin 5.1% −4.3% 29.6% 10.7% 11.0% 2.5% 12.6% 13.4% 13.8%
Returns
Return on capital — — 9.6% 14.2% 30.1% 31.4% 28.1% 32.0% 21.2%
Return on capital employed — — 11.3% 10.9% 25.6% 32.2% 26.7% 27.3% 20.8%
Return on equity — — 10.8% 88.3% 167.9% 123.1% 74.2% 63.7% 47.1%
Return on assets — — 4.9% 4.4% 12.7% 15.8% 14.3% 14.9% 10.8%
Growth
Revenue growth — −2.3% −7.8% −17.7% 18.0% 6.3% −0.9% 0.0% 20.9%
Net income growth — 126.4% −63.3% −29.7% 187.7% 25.6% −5.9% 6.4% −7.5%
EPS growth — 126.3% −63.6% −30.8% 182.9% 30.2% −5.8% 7.4% −7.1%
FCF growth — −182.1% — −70.4% 22.1% −76.1% 404.8% 6.2% 24.4%
Share count change — 0.0% 1.0% 1.1% 2.1% −3.6% −0.1% −1.1% −0.4%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA — −0.3x 4.1x 4.2x 1.9x 1.9x 1.6x 1.1x 2.7x
Debt / equity — 0.0x — 10.8x 5.3x 3.2x 2.1x 1.9x 2.0x
Interest coverage 283.0x 283.9x 4.7x 2.5x 7.3x 10.2x 7.9x 8.4x 5.4x
Current ratio — 3.2x 2.3x 2.2x 2.0x 2.2x 2.7x 2.7x 1.8x
Quick ratio — 2.4x 1.1x 1.4x 1.2x 0.9x 1.4x 1.7x 0.9x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 0.4% 0.7% 1.1% 0.7% 0.7%
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.5% 0.9% 0.8% 1.6% 0.8% 0.6% 1.0% 1.2%
Payouts / FCF 0.0% — 8.4% 24.5% 62.4% 254.8% 42.1% 56.6% 32.5%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score — — — 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 8.0 6.0
Altman Z'' — 6.9 3.0 2.7 3.4 4.1 4.5 4.8 2.8
Accruals ratio — — −34.3% −11.4% −5.7% 10.4% −7.8% −7.4% −10.8%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001760965). Data updated October 12, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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