Consumer Cyclical
Kontoor Brands, Inc.(KTB)
Live Price
Offline$79.01
-1.74% today
1Y Change
+22.87%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 24, 2026
- Market Cap
- $4.06B
- Revenue Growth
- +21.0%
- EPS Growth
- -7.2%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.9%
Coverage: 250 bars Β· Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 24, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) is a Consumer Cyclical stock with a market cap of $4.06B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $79.01 and up 22.9% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 24, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +21.0%, EPS growth of -7.2%, a dividend yield of 2.9%. What stands out right now is revenue +21.0%, EPS -7.2%, free cash flow +63.7% with operating margin 11.4% and ROIC 13.5%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 2.9%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 17.8 and price/sales 1.3. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines KTB price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Cyclical peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+21.0% vs +7.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+11.4% vs +8.4% peer median
P/E
Near sector median
17.8 vs 18.1 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 5, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +21.0% and EPS is at -7.2%, with operating margin around 11.4%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 2.9%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -6.8% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 5, 2026 | β | +4.6% | -5.5% | -4.9% |
2026 Mar 3, 2026 | +4.8% | -0.2% | -12.9% | -10.1% |
2025 Nov 3, 2025 | +2.1% | +1.0% | -2.1% | +2.3% |
Benchmark Edge
KTB vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
KTB
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
KTB Max Drawdown
-33.37%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for KTB and SPY.
Company Overview
Kontoor Brands, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
Kontoor Brands, Inc., a lifestyle apparel company, designs, manufactures, procures, markets, and distributes denim, apparel, and accessories under the Wrangler, Lee, and Rock & Republic brands in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Wrangler and Lee. The company sells its products primarily through mass merchants, specialty stores, mid-tier and traditional department stores, company-operated stores, and online. As of January 1, 2022, it operated 80 retail stores across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific regions. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina.
- Leadership
- Scott H. Baxter
- IPO Date
- May 28, 2019
- Employees
- 13.2k
- Street Address
- 400 North Elm Street
- Mailing
- Greensboro, NC, 27401
- Region
- Greensboro, NC, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 336 332 3400
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 17.8
- EV/EBITDA
- 12.2
- Price/Sales
- 1.3
- Price/Book
- 7.2
Growth
- Revenue
- +21.0%
- EPS
- -7.2%
- Free Cash Flow
- +63.7%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 46.6%
- Operating Margin
- 11.4%
- Net Margin
- 7.2%
- ROE
- 45.1%
- ROIC
- 13.5%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 2.29
- Current Ratio
- 1.82
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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