Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) Issues Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.640-1.640 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.660. The company issued revenue guidance of $970.0 million-$980.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $958.6 million. Kontoor Brands also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 5.500-5.500 EPS.

Kontoor Brands Stock Up 1.0%

Kontoor Brands stock opened at $74.17 on Wednesday. Kontoor Brands has a 1-year low of $50.00 and a 1-year high of $96.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.53, a current ratio of 1.91 and a quick ratio of 0.95. The stock has a market cap of $4.12 billion, a PE ratio of 19.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.27. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $80.74 and its two-hundred day moving average is $71.62.

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $1.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.09. Kontoor Brands had a return on equity of 63.21% and a net margin of 7.68%.The company had revenue of $853.22 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $879.10 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.37 earnings per share. Kontoor Brands’s quarterly revenue was up 27.3% on a year-over-year basis. Kontoor Brands has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.500-5.500 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 1.640-1.640 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Kontoor Brands will post 4.82 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kontoor Brands Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 8th will be given a dividend of $0.53 per share. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. This is an increase from Kontoor Brands’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.52. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 8th. Kontoor Brands’s payout ratio is presently 46.43%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on KTB. Baird R W upgraded Kontoor Brands to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Wall Street Zen raised Kontoor Brands from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $95.00 price target on shares of Kontoor Brands in a report on Tuesday. UBS Group raised their price target on Kontoor Brands from $114.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Kontoor Brands from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, September 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $96.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kontoor Brands

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in Kontoor Brands in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $297,000. Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its holdings in Kontoor Brands by 6.5% in the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 194,228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,813,000 after purchasing an additional 11,797 shares in the last quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co boosted its holdings in Kontoor Brands by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 60,503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,995,000 after purchasing an additional 685 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings in Kontoor Brands by 359.8% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 6,625 shares of the company’s stock valued at $437,000 after purchasing an additional 5,184 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury boosted its holdings in Kontoor Brands by 21.3% in the 2nd quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 30,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,022,000 after purchasing an additional 5,374 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

About Kontoor Brands

Kontoor Brands, Inc, a lifestyle apparel company, designs, produces, procures, markets, distributes, and licenses denim, apparel, footwear, and accessories, primarily under the Wrangler and Lee brands. The company operates through two segments: Wrangler and Lee. It licenses and sells apparel under the Rock & Republic brand name.