Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) — Fundamental Analysis & Key Financial Ratios

Kaplio overview: Kontoor Brands, Inc.

Market cap $4B · 52 weeks $57 – $88 (15 % below the high) · P/E 15.5× · 2027 expected P/E 14.1× · Dividend 2.9 % · 5 years rising · Next earnings October 29, 2026 · expected EPS $1.34 · Closing price, Oct 28 · accounts published Aug 12.

• Valuation: P/E 15.5× (fairly priced).
• Business: 5-year ROIC 20.7 % (excellent).
• Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 2.9× (passes, near the threshold).
• Earnings: 8 of 8 (on track).

What would it be worth at its usual multiples?

At its sector median (17.9×) $86 (+15 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.

What matters in consumer cyclicals: 7 of 8 pass

• Inventory turnover 3.0×, fails.
• 5y avg operating margin 12.9 %, passes.
• 5y avg ROIC 20.7 %, passes.
• Net debt / EBITDA 2.9×, passes, near the threshold.
• Current Ratio 1.83, passes.
• Altman Z-Score 3.2, passes.
• P/E read in reverse (cyclicals) 15.5×, passes.
• EV/Sales vs history 1.5×, passes.

Against its peers (reference peers) — Kontoor Brands, Inc.: P/E 15.5×; EV/EBITDA 12.6×; ROIC 14.2 %; $4.1B. PVH Corp. (P/E —; EV/EBITDA 11.4×; ROIC -1.9 %; $3.9B), Columbia Sportswear Company (P/E 15.8×; EV/EBITDA 9.2×; ROIC 9.3 %; $3.1B), Cavco Industries, Inc. (P/E 23.2×; EV/EBITDA 15.3×; ROIC 14.5 %; $4.1B).

Expensive or cheap against its last 7 years?

P/E at each close: today 15.5× · median 14.1× · minimum 8.1× · maximum 31.1× · cheap below 12.2× · expensive above 17.8×. It has been cheaper than today 64% of the time over its last 7 years.

Dividend

solid · Yield 2.9 % ($2.09 per share in 2025) · Years raising it 5 · paying since 2019 · 5-year growth +17 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 3.7× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $29.00 a year ($2.42 a month).