Kontoor Brands, Inc.
KTB · Men's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments · 55.3M shares · -0%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: $13M (gross $30M, SBC $17M)
Reference price $81.02 · est. market cap ~$4.5B — last insider sale, 2026-06-12 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
B74Denim/apparel franchise (Wrangler/Lee/Helly Hansen) — profitable with strong returns and free cash flow, but high leverage.
Strengths
- Profitable with strong returns — operating margin 11% (75th), ROE 40% (85th), ROA 9% (85th)
- Strong free cash flow — FCF $435M (85th), FCF margin 14%
Risks
- High leverage — D/E 2.0 (91st)
- Thin quick liquidity — quick ratio 0.87 (17th)
- Wholesale/discretionary-demand cyclicality — per 10-K
Notable findings
- High leverageHigh leverage (debt/equity 2.01)
- Customer concentration~53% of revenue from one customer/distributor — Sales to our ten largest customers accounted for 53% of total net revenues in 2025, and our top customer, Walmart, accounted for 30% of our total net revenues in 2025, 2024 and 2023
- Fund exitedNotable fund(s) exited this quarter: VANGUARD GROUP INC
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- Insider sellingInsider selling — 1 open-market sale(s) by 1 insider(s) (~$324,080, last 6mo) Form 4 ↗
- Revenue declineRevenue -28.1% YoY
- Notable holderHeld by 5 notable fund(s): STATE STREET CORP, FMR LLC, GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC +2 more (as of 2026-03-31)
- AccumulatingInstitutional holders rose 8→9 QoQ (2025-12-31→2026-03-31)
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
45.2%
Operating margin
10.7%
Net margin
7.2%
Return on equity
40.3%
Return on assets
8.8%
ROIC
15.7%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
-28.1%
Net-income growth
-7.5%
Debt / equity
2.0×
Net debt / EBITDA
2.7×
Current ratio
1.8×
Free cash flow
$435M
EBITDA
$385M
Tangible book value
-$417M
Cash & investments
$108M
Stock comp / revenue
1.2%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Sell | 4.0K | $81.02 |
| 2026-05-01 | Stewart Shelley JR | Grant | 2.2K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | SHEARER ROBERT K | Grant | 2.6K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Schiller Mark L. | Grant | 2.2K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Goldsmith Ashley | Grant | 2.2K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | CAMPBELL MARYELIZABETH R | Grant | 2.2K | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Sumner Susan Denise | Tax withheld | 124 | $69.18 |
| 2026-04-01 | Sumner Susan Denise | Tax withheld | 96 | $69.18 |
| 2026-04-01 | Sumner Susan Denise | Tax withheld | 117 | $69.18 |
| 2026-04-01 | Kidd Peter A. | Grant | 3.8K | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Kidd Peter A. | Tax withheld | 290 | $69.18 |
| 2026-04-01 | Kidd Peter A. | Tax withheld | 641 | $69.18 |
| 2026-04-01 | Kidd Peter A. | Tax withheld | 489 | $69.18 |
| 2026-04-01 | Doerr Thomas L Jr | Grant | 4.3K | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Doerr Thomas L Jr | Tax withheld | 811 | $69.18 |
| 2026-04-01 | Doerr Thomas L Jr | Tax withheld | 698 | $69.18 |
| 2026-04-01 | Doerr Thomas L Jr | Tax withheld | 606 | $69.18 |
| 2026-04-01 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Grant | 8.7K | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Tax withheld | 282 | $69.18 |
| 2026-04-01 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Tax withheld | 708 | $69.18 |
| 2026-04-01 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Tax withheld | 628 | $69.18 |
| 2026-04-01 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Grant | 1.0K | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Tax withheld | 81 | $69.18 |
| 2026-04-01 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Tax withheld | 63 | $69.18 |
| 2026-04-01 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Tax withheld | 76 | $69.18 |
| 2026-04-01 | Baxter Scott H | Grant | 52K | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Baxter Scott H | Tax withheld | 7.9K | $69.18 |
| 2026-04-01 | Baxter Scott H | Tax withheld | 7.0K | $69.18 |
| 2026-04-01 | Baxter Scott H | Tax withheld | 7.1K | $69.18 |
| 2026-04-01 | ALKIRE JOSEPH A | Grant | 9.8K | — |
| 2026-04-01 | ALKIRE JOSEPH A | Tax withheld | 1.3K | $69.18 |
| 2026-04-01 | ALKIRE JOSEPH A | Tax withheld | 1.2K | $69.18 |
| 2026-03-23 | Kidd Peter A. | Tax withheld | 291 | $69.03 |
| 2026-03-05 | Sumner Susan Denise | Tax withheld | 548 | $78.62 |
| 2026-03-05 | Kidd Peter A. | Tax withheld | 6.4K | $78.62 |
| 2026-03-05 | Doerr Thomas L Jr | Tax withheld | 4.6K | $78.62 |
| 2026-03-05 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Tax withheld | 1.6K | $78.62 |
| 2026-03-05 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Tax withheld | 522 | $78.62 |
| 2026-03-05 | Baxter Scott H | Tax withheld | 47K | $78.62 |
| 2026-03-05 | ALKIRE JOSEPH A | Tax withheld | 17K | $78.62 |
| 2026-02-23 | Sumner Susan Denise | Grant | 1.6K | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Kidd Peter A. | Grant | 14K | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Doerr Thomas L Jr | Grant | 9.5K | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Grant | 3.6K | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Broyles Jennifer H. | — | 1.1K | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Baxter Scott H | Grant | 108K | — |
| 2026-02-23 | ALKIRE JOSEPH A | Grant | 39K | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Baxter Scott H | Gift | 91K | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Baxter Scott H | Grant | 91K | — |
| 2025-12-19 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Tax withheld | 587 | $63.40 |
| 2025-12-19 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Tax withheld | 310 | $63.40 |
| 2025-12-19 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Tax withheld | 84 | $63.40 |
| 2025-11-10 | ALKIRE JOSEPH A | Sell | 3.0K | $72.35 |
| 2025-09-22 | ALKIRE JOSEPH A | Tax withheld | 852 | $80.14 |
| 2025-09-22 | ALKIRE JOSEPH A | Tax withheld | 3.2K | $80.14 |
| 2025-08-15 | Kidd Peter A. | Tax withheld | 566 | $70.63 |
| 2025-08-04 | Baxter Scott H | Gift | 56K | — |
| 2025-08-04 | Baxter Scott H | Grant | 56K | — |
| 2025-07-15 | Kidd Peter A. | Tax withheld | 409 | $66.14 |
| 2025-07-15 | Kidd Peter A. | Tax withheld | 1.2K | $66.14 |
| 2025-07-15 | Doerr Thomas L Jr | Tax withheld | 858 | $66.14 |
| 2025-07-15 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Tax withheld | 47 | $66.14 |
| 2025-05-22 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Gift | 1.6K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Stewart Shelley JR | Grant | 2.7K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | SHEARER ROBERT K | Grant | 3.1K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Schiller Mark L. | Grant | 2.7K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Page Andrew E | Grant | 2.7K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Lynch Robert | Grant | 2.7K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Goldsmith Ashley | Grant | 2.7K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | CAMPBELL MARYELIZABETH R | Grant | 2.7K | — |
| 2025-04-01 | Waldron Thomas E. | Tax withheld | 2.4K | $64.14 |
| 2025-04-01 | Waldron Thomas E. | Tax withheld | 2.1K | $64.14 |
| 2025-04-01 | Waldron Thomas E. | Tax withheld | 2.7K | $64.14 |
| 2025-04-01 | Waldron Thomas E. | Grant | 16K | — |
| 2025-04-01 | Sumner Susan Denise | Tax withheld | 139 | $64.14 |
| 2025-04-01 | Sumner Susan Denise | Tax withheld | 121 | $64.14 |
| 2025-04-01 | Sumner Susan Denise | Tax withheld | 94 | $64.14 |
| 2025-04-01 | Sumner Susan Denise | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-04-01 | Kidd Peter A. | Tax withheld | 194 | $64.14 |
| 2025-04-01 | Kidd Peter A. | Tax withheld | 430 | $64.14 |
| 2025-04-01 | Kidd Peter A. | Grant | 3.0K | — |
| 2025-04-01 | Doerr Thomas L Jr | Tax withheld | 788 | $64.14 |
| 2025-04-01 | Doerr Thomas L Jr | Tax withheld | 678 | $64.14 |
| 2025-04-01 | Doerr Thomas L Jr | Grant | 3.7K | — |
| 2025-04-01 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Tax withheld | 137 | $64.14 |
| 2025-04-01 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Tax withheld | 121 | $64.14 |
| 2025-04-01 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Tax withheld | 94 | $64.14 |
| 2025-04-01 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Tax withheld | 348 | $64.14 |
| 2025-04-01 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Tax withheld | 275 | $64.14 |
| 2025-04-01 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Tax withheld | 691 | $64.14 |
| 2025-04-01 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Grant | 777 | — |
| 2025-04-01 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Grant | 4.2K | — |
| 2025-04-01 | Baxter Scott H | Tax withheld | 8.3K | $64.14 |
| 2025-04-01 | Baxter Scott H | Tax withheld | 7.7K | $64.14 |
| 2025-04-01 | Baxter Scott H | Tax withheld | 7.2K | $64.14 |
| 2025-04-01 | Baxter Scott H | Grant | 47K | — |
| 2025-04-01 | ALKIRE JOSEPH A | Tax withheld | 1.2K | $64.14 |
| 2025-04-01 | ALKIRE JOSEPH A | Grant | 8.0K | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Kidd Peter A. | Tax withheld | 286 | $62.50 |
| 2025-03-06 | Baxter Scott H | Gift | 65K | — |
| 2025-03-06 | Baxter Scott H | Gift | 65K | — |
| 2025-02-28 | Waldron Thomas E. | Tax withheld | 5.9K | $66.04 |
| 2025-02-28 | Sumner Susan Denise | Tax withheld | 253 | $66.04 |
| 2025-02-28 | Kidd Peter A. | Tax withheld | 1.0K | $66.04 |
| 2025-02-28 | Doerr Thomas L Jr | Tax withheld | 5.2K | $66.04 |
| 2025-02-28 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Tax withheld | 242 | $66.04 |
| 2025-02-28 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Tax withheld | 1.5K | $66.04 |
| 2025-02-28 | Baxter Scott H | Tax withheld | 21K | $66.04 |
| 2025-02-24 | Waldron Thomas E. | Grant | 14K | — |
| 2025-02-24 | Sumner Susan Denise | Grant | 769 | — |
| 2025-02-24 | Kidd Peter A. | Grant | 2.0K | — |
| 2025-02-24 | Doerr Thomas L Jr | Grant | 11K | — |
| 2025-02-24 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Grant | 3.2K | — |
| 2025-02-24 | Broyles Jennifer H. | Grant | 501 | — |
| 2025-02-24 | Baxter Scott H | Grant | 48K | — |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | Exec/director changeExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-21 | Material agreement | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-07 | ResultsOtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-24 | 5.03Shareholder voteOtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-03 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-13 | Exec/director changeOtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-03 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-10-24 | OtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-06-15 | 2026-06-12 | 0001760965-26-000039 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-20 | 0001760965-26-000035 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-14 | 2026-04-04 | 0001760965-26-000030 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-07 | 2026-05-06 | 0001760965-26-000027 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-24 | 2026-04-23 | 0001760965-26-000024 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-03-04 | 2026-01-03 | 0001760965-26-000014 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-03 | 2026-03-03 | 0001760965-26-000010 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-13 | 2026-02-12 | 0001760965-26-000006 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-11-03 | 2025-11-03 | 0001760965-25-000100 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-11-03 | 2025-09-27 | 0001760965-25-000103 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-10-24 | 2025-10-24 | 0001760965-25-000097 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-09-26 | 2025-09-22 | 0001760965-25-000090 ↗ |