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KTB · Kontoor Brands, Inc.

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$84.90 +0.86 (+1.02%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$4.64B
Shares
54.65M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$84.90 Open$84.83 Day$83.00–85.52 52W close$57.48–88.17 Avg vol 30d758K Short int5.2M · 9.5% float · 9.1d Short vol64% Last earningsAug 12, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 12

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 13, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 13 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 12, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +18%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +4%
      above
      RSI (14) 55
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 89%
      near high
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return −1%
      trailing
      6-month return +28%
      trailing
      YTD return +39%
      this year
      Relative strength +14%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $82 › 200d $72 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +76 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$963.2K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      9.52% of float · ▼ -1.6% MoM · 9.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      421 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 69
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      Revenue growth −18%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −7%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $434.8M
      Valuation P/E 17.5
      below peers
      Buyback $700.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $1.1B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      High
      Volatility 49%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −33%
      past year
      ATR 4.0%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 2 of last 3
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 12, 2026
      Capital expenditures · Full year 2026 Initiated $30M
      Effective tax rate · Full year 2026 Initiated 20%
      Interest expense · Full year 2026 Initiated $56M
      Total cash from operations · Full year 2026 Initiated $450M
      Other expense · Full year 2026 Initiated $14M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Sep 30, 2024
      Total revenue growth · first half of 2025 4%
      Guided vs delivered · last 3 settled
      Revenue full year
      guided $2.57B – $2.63B
      $2.61B In line
      EPS full year
      guided $4.70 – $4.80
      $4.36 Miss −8.2%
      EPS second quarter
      guided $0.85
      $0.92 Beat +8.2%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 2 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +18% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +4% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      55 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      89% Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $82 › 200d $72 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +76 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$963.2K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      9.52% of float · ▼ -1.6% MoM · 9.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      421 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $57 Now $85 · 89% Range high $88
      vs 200-day avg +18% vs 50-day avg +4%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations non-GAAP 103.11M Three Months Ended June 2026
      Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations as a percentage of total net revenues non-GAAP 17.6% Three Months Ended June 2026
      Adjusted EPS from continuing operations non-GAAP $1.06 first quarter ended April 4, 2026
      Adjusted gross margin from continuing operations non-GAAP 50.6% first quarter ended April 4, 2026
      Adjusted operating income from continuing operations non-GAAP $87M first quarter ended April 4, 2026
      Adjusted SG&A expenses from continuing operations non-GAAP $224M first quarter ended April 4, 2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Apparel Manufacturing — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      KTB
      Kontoor Brands, Inc.
      this stock
      $4.64B +39.0% -17.7% 17.5 9.5%
      HMRZF
      H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB
      $29.63B -7.7% 1.3%
      RL
      Ralph Lauren Corp
      $23.62B +10.0% +14.6% 25.0 4.9%
      MONRF
      Moncler S.p.A./ADR
      $16.02B -13.4% 0.6%
      GIL
      Gildan Activewear Inc.
      $10.50B -9.2% 5.3%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      421
      % held
      108.6%
      Net QoQ
      +3.0M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      543
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      5.2M
      Days to cover
      9.1d
      Change
      -86.5K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      64%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      5
      Value
      $424
      As of
      Jul 14, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      43.3%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$963.2K
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 2
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      David Trone
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Mar 4, 2020
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $3.2B
      Net income (FY)
      $227.5M
      EPS diluted
      $4.05
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $750.0M
      Remaining
      $700.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 12, 2026
      This year
      16
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $15.4M
      Shares
      184.4K
      Filed
      Aug 13, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls Upcoming
      Next call
      Sep 2, 2026
      Last call
      Aug 12, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Upcoming events
      1
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      KTB +10.2% -0.8% +28.0% +1.4% +39.0%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +9.8% -5.2% +14.2% -2.5% +25.1%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.53 / share · ex Jun 8, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.53 / share · ex Sep 8, 2026
      Raised 1.9%
      Paid (TTM)
      $2.11 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      2.49%
      Buyback program · as of Jul 4, 2026
      Authorized
      $750.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $50.00M
      Remaining
      $700.00M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1760965 CUSIP 50050N103 13F (30d) 395 filings 384 filers Visit website Investor relations