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Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for Kontoor Brands, Inc. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About Kontoor Brands, Inc.

Kontoor Brands, Inc. is a global lifestyle apparel company that designs, manufactures, sells, and licenses apparel, footwear, and accessories primarily under the Wrangler, Lee, and Helly Hansen brands. The company serves consumers worldwide through wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels, with a presence in over 90 countries. Its products include denim, outdoor, workwear, footwear, and accessories, targeting markets in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas.

Snapshot

Revenue
$3.15B
Revenue growth (YoY)
20.9%
Net income
$227.5M
Diluted EPS
$4.05
Gross margin
45.2%
Operating margin
10.7%
Net margin
7.2%
FCF margin
13.8%
ROE
40.3%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
15.5×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$4.18B
Long-term debt / equity
2.01×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended January 3, 2026). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Kontoor Brands

  • Revenue grew 20.9% to $3.2B in FY2025, faster than the 0.0% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 10.7% in FY2025, -0.7 pp against 11.4% in FY2020.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $584M, up 18.6% from Q2 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $435M in FY2025, 13.8% of revenue.
  • Net income fell 7.5% to $227M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Kontoor Brands’s fundamentals sit among the 403 Consumer Discretionary companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin45.2%
72nd percentile of 275
Operating margin10.7%
76th percentile of 348
Net margin7.2%
73rd percentile of 377
FCF margin13.8%
89th percentile of 351
Revenue growth (YoY)+20.9%
89th percentile of 394
ROE40.3%
90th percentile of 343
P/E15.5×
36th percentile of 249
Long-term debt / equity2.01×
88th percentile of 234
Short interest6.10d
73rd percentile of 401

Kontoor Brands’s return on equity of 40.3% ranks in the 90th percentile of the 343 Consumer Discretionary companies reporting it. Kontoor Brands’s FCF margin of 13.8% ranks in the 89th percentile of the 351 Consumer Discretionary companies reporting it. Kontoor Brands’s revenue growth of +20.9% ranks in the 89th percentile of the 394 Consumer Discretionary companies reporting it.

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 4 insider sales totaling $16.3M. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 of the superinvestors we track (plus 5 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
2
+5 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
4
0 new, 4 added
Reduced / exited
4
3 trimmed, 1 exited
Combined position
$163.9M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Point72 Asset ManagementquantQ2 2026$60.4M724.5KAdded
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$48.7M584.9KAdded
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$45.3M543.3KAdded
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$3.9M46.5KReduced
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$3.8M45.3KReduced
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$1.4M17.3KAdded
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$450,2035.4KReduced

No longer held by: Polen Capital Management (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
4
$16.3M
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-08-13
filed 2026-08-17
Baxter Scott HChairman and CEOSell116.9K$82.99$9.7M
2026-08-13
filed 2026-08-17
Baxter Scott HChairman and CEOSell67.5K$84.09$5.7M
2026-08-13
filed 2026-08-14
Doerr Thomas L JrEVP, GC, & SecretarySell7.7K$83.43$639K
2026-06-12
filed 2026-06-15
Broyles Jennifer H.EVP, Global Brands PresidentSell4.0K$81.02$324K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
5.5M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
+6.3%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
6.10
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
908.0K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-145.5M+6.3%6.10
2026-07-315.2M-1.6%9.09
2026-07-155.3M+1.1%6.23
2026-06-305.2M+9.6%5.25
2026-06-154.8M+8.8%5.48
2026-05-294.4M+5.7%5.99
2026-05-154.2M+1.6%4.14
2026-04-304.1M+1.2%6.80

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Revenue$3.15B$2.61B$2.61B$2.63B$2.48B
Gross profit$1.42B$1.16B$1.09B$1.13B$1.11B
Operating income$336.8M$342.3M$319.3M$356.7M$283.0M
Net income$227.5M$245.8M$231.0M$245.5M$195.4M
Diluted EPS$4.05$4.36$4.06$4.31$3.31

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Operating cash flow$455.8M$368.2M$356.5M$83.6M$283.9M
Capital expenditure$21.0M$18.8M$27.4M$18.4M$10.6M
Free cash flow$434.8M$349.4M$329.2M$65.2M$273.3M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2026$584.3M18.6%$64.8M$1.17
Q1 FY2026$613.3M45.0%$92.4M$1.65
Q4 FY2025$1.02B$73.8M$1.31
Q3 FY2025$853.2M$36.9M$0.66
Q2 FY2025$492.6M$73.9M$1.32
Q1 FY2025$423.0M$42.9M$0.76
Q4 FY2023$699.3M4.4%$64.0M$1.14
Q3 FY2023$670.2M2.4%$70.5M$1.26

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorConsumer Discretionary
SIC industryMen's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended January 3, 2026)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended July 4, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2018
SEC CIK1760965

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-03-04
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10-Q2026-08-12
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10-Q2026-05-14
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8-K2026-08-12
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8-K2026-08-12
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8-K2026-08-05
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8-K/A2026-07-24
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.