KTB
Kontoor Brands, Inc.
KTB's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 22x earnings, above its usual 16x.
KTB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
KTB's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable, but its revenue is under pressure.
KTB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $40.20 | -48% |
| Fair | 16x | $57.23 | -26% |
| Expensive | 20x | $72.73 | -6.5% |
| Current | 22x | $77.76 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
KTB's PE is in its expensive range at 22x.
KTB Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for KTB to show an outlook.
KTB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.59 | -7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.79 | +7.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.94 | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.05 | -7.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.87 | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.47 | +5.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.07 | +3% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.36 | +7.4% |
KTB earned $3.59 per share over the past year, down 7.2% from the year before.
KTB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $685.3M | -20% |
| Q2 2026 | $584.3M | -11% |
| Q1 2026 | $613.3M | -1.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | +46% |
| Q3 2025 | $853.2M | +27% |
| Q2 2025 | $658.3M | +8.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $622.9M | -1.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $699.3M | +4.4% |
KTB's revenue has held roughly level: $685M last quarter, down 20% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +3.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | +3.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +2.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | -0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.5% | -7.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | -1.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +0.8 points |
KTB's operating margin was 11% last quarter, up 3.8 points from the same quarter a year ago.
KTB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $47.3M | -15% |
| Q2 2026 | $45.4M | +103% |
| Q1 2026 | $40.3M | -46% |
| Q4 2025 | $281.8M | +276% |
| Q3 2025 | $55.8M | -57% |
| Q2 2025 | $22.4M | -76% |
| Q1 2025 | $74.9M | +44% |
| Q4 2024 | $75M | -63% |
KTB generated $415M in free cash flow over the past year, up 82% from the year before.
KTB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.6% | -864K shares |
| 1 year | -2.6% | -1.4M shares |
| 3 years | -4.1% | -2.3M shares |
| 5 years | -7.8% | -4.7M shares |
| Available history | -4.5% | -2.6M shares |
KTB has 55M diluted shares, down 2.6% from a year ago, with $120M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20M |
| Q2 2026 | $50.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $25M |
| Q4 2025 | $25M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
KTB spent $120M buying back its own shares over the past year, after none the year before.
KTB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.1x | Healthy |
KTB's net debt is about 2.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.6 years a year ago.
KTB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.5 | Neutral |
KTB's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 57 (neutral).
KTB PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | KTB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22x | 18x | 20% above |
| PE % | 85 | 47 | 38 pts above |
KTB is trading at 22x earnings, a 20% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
KTB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $71.8 | 8.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $76.3 | 2% above |
| 50 week MA | $71.9 | 8.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $72.5 | 7.3% above |
| 200 week MA | $65.4 | 19% above |
KTB is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 19% above its 200-week average.
KTB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42.5 | $41.5 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | $41.5 | $50.9 | +23% |
| 2022 | $50.9 | $39.6 | -22% |
| 2023 | $39.6 | $62.4 | +58% |
| 2024 | $62.4 | $85.2 | +36% |
| 2025 | $85.2 | $62.9 | -26% |
| 2026 YTD | $62.9 | $77.8 | +24% |
KTB has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 24% so far in 2026.