Why did Kontoor Brands (KTB) stock move recently?

On 8/25/2026, Kontoor Brands moved -3.9% — No specific company catalyst today; KTB fell amid normal trading two weeks after its Q2 earnings beat and raised guidance, with recent insider sales noted in coverage. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Kontoor Brands (KTB) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Kontoor Brands's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 16.8, a forward P/E of about 11.2, a price-to-book of about 6.5 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Kontoor Brands's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.68×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Kontoor Brands's revenue?

Kontoor Brands reported revenue of $3.2B for FY2026, with net profit of $227.5M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Kontoor Brands (KTB)?

Kontoor Brands last traded at $73.59 (-0.1% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Kontoor Brands

KTB · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary · United States

Snapshot

TickerKTB

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Discretionary

IndustryApparel Manufacturing

CountryUnited States

Employees10,600

HeadquartersGreensboro, United States

Websitewww.kontoorbrands.com

Filings tracked22

About Kontoor Brands

Kontoor Brands, Inc., a lifestyle apparel company, designs, manufactures, procures, sells, and licenses apparel, footwear, and accessories, primarily under the Wrangler, Lee, and Helly Hansen brands. The company operates through two segments: Wrangler and Lee. It licenses and sells apparel under the Musto, Chic, and Rock & Republic brand names. The company sells its products through mass merchants, outdoor and sporting goods stores, specialty stores, department stores, company-operated stores, business-to-business through workwear and uniform businesses, and online, including digital marketplaces, as well as through wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels. It operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific regions. Kontoor Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Who owns it

Insiders2.1%
Institutions97.9%
Public & other0.0%

564 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.14.81%
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.10.52%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC6.21%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.47%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO4.34%
State Street Corporation3.88%
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.3.60%
FMR, LLC3.35%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion1.68×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend8.9% → 7.2%

Margin has held broadly steady over the period — stable profitability.

Return on equity40.3%

Latest ROE of 40.3% — capital is generating a healthy return.

Growth qualityrev 10% · PAT -1%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $810.2M · EPS 1.86

Est. earnings growth +7.7%

Next fiscal year

Rev $2.8B · EPS 6.58

Est. earnings growth +24.5%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2026)

$3.2B

Net margin

7.2%

ROE

40.3%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+10.0%

Profit CAGR (2y)

-0.8%

EPS (FY2026)

4.05

Net profit (FY2026)

$227.5M

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Why it moved

Aug 25, 2026
No specific company catalyst today; KTB fell amid normal trading two weeks after its Q2 earnings beat and raised guidance, with recent insider sales noted in coverage.
source 1 ↗· confidence: low
Jul 23, 2026
Kontoor Brands shares fell with the broader consumer cyclical sector amid geopolitical risks pressuring the XLY ETF and related stocks; no company-specific news or filing appears to have driven the move.
· confidence: low

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2026	$3.2B	$227.5M	4.05	7.2%	40.3%
FY2024	$2.6B	$245.8M	4.36	9.4%	61.4%
FY2023	$2.6B	$231.0M	4.06	8.9%	62.1%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$613.3M	$92.4M	1.65	15.1%
2025Q3	$853.2M	$36.9M	0.66	4.3%
2025Q2	$658.3M	$73.9M	1.32	11.2%
2025Q1	$423.0M	$42.9M	0.76	10.1%
2024Q3	$670.2M	$70.5M	1.26	10.5%
2024Q2	$606.9M	$51.8M	0.92	8.5%
2024Q1	$631.2M	$59.5M	1.05	9.4%
2023Q3	$654.5M	$36.4M	1.05	5.6%
2023Q2	$667.1M	$66.3M	1.16	9.9%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Reg FD disclosure
SEC8/5/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/24/2026material
8-K/A — Shareholder vote results
SEC7/24/2026
8-K/A — Executive/director change
SEC7/24/2026
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC6/15/2026material
8-K — Material agreement
SEC5/21/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/14/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/7/2026material
8-K — Bylaw/charter change, Shareholder vote results, Other events, Exhibits
SEC4/24/2026material
10-K filing
SEC3/4/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC3/3/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Other events, Exhibits
SEC2/13/2026material

2025

8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC11/3/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC11/3/2025
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC10/24/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC9/26/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC9/5/2025material
8-K/A — Exhibits
SEC8/14/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/7/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC8/7/2025
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC7/29/2025material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/25/2025material

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