Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) Key Metrics
KTB valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 17, 2026- Market cap
- $4.01B
- Enterprise value
- $4.80B
- P/E (TTM)
- 17.9 10-yr median 15.5
- Forward P/E
- 14.5
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 1.2 10-yr median 1.1
- Price / book
- 5.8 10-yr median 12.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.1 10-yr median 11.9
- Dividend yield
- 2.89% $2.12 a year
- Beta
- 0.90
KTB key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsKTB valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
KTB returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
KTB per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
KTB financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
KTB efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
KTB valuation history
KTB returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
KTB debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
KTB cash returned to shareholders
KTB price vs earnings per share
KTB key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $3.43B | $4.81B | $3.55B | $2.28B | $3.03B | $2.35B | $2.40B | — | — | — |
| Enterprise value | $4.61B | $5.27B | $4.18B | $3.07B | $3.69B | $3.08B | $3.30B | — | — | — |
| P/E ratio | 15.1 | 19.6 | 15.4 | 9.3 | 15.5 | 34.5 | 24.9 | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | — | — | — |
| Price / book | 6.1 | 12.0 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 20.4 | 27.7 | 34.7 | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 6.0 | 13.9 | 11.1 | 41.3 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 3.2 | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 5.8 | 13.1 | 10.0 | 27.3 | 10.7 | 9.7 | 3.1 | — | — | — |
| EV / sales | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.2 | 13.7 | 11.9 | 7.8 | 11.5 | 19.6 | 16.4 | — | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | 8.1 | 15.2 | 13.1 | 55.6 | 14.9 | 17.1 | 4.5 | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 6.6% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 10.8% | 6.5% | 2.9% | 4.0% | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow yield | 16.5% | 7.2% | 9.0% | 2.4% | 8.2% | 7.7% | 30.8% | — | — | — |
| Dividend yield | 3.4% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 2.6% | — | — | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 4.1% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 7.8% | 5.7% | 2.3% | 2.6% | — | — | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $61.09 | $85.41 | $62.42 | $39.99 | $51.25 | $40.56 | $41.99 | — | — | — |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $56.21 | $46.30 | $45.80 | $46.20 | $41.90 | $36.26 | $44.55 | $48.80 | $49.97 | $51.67 |
| Earnings per share | $4.05 | $4.36 | $4.06 | $4.31 | $3.31 | $1.17 | $1.69 | $4.64 | $2.05 | $5.56 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $10.48 | $6.54 | $6.26 | $1.47 | $4.80 | $4.18 | $13.60 | −$1.70 | $2.98 | $5.72 |
| Free cash flow per share | $10.10 | $6.15 | $5.61 | $0.97 | $4.18 | $3.10 | $12.94 | −$2.10 | $2.51 | $5.22 |
| Cash per share | $1.93 | $5.93 | $3.78 | $1.04 | $3.14 | $4.29 | $1.87 | $1.71 | $1.43 | — |
| Book value per share | $10.07 | $7.10 | $6.53 | $4.40 | $2.51 | $1.46 | $1.21 | $30.43 | $23.97 | $0.00 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$7.43 | $2.00 | $1.25 | −$1.02 | −$2.78 | −$3.75 | −$3.42 | $25.49 | $18.84 | $0.00 |
| Dividends per share | $2.07 | $1.99 | $1.91 | $1.82 | $1.61 | $0.95 | $1.11 | $1.12 | $1.12 | $1.12 |
| Capex per share | $0.38 | $0.39 | $0.66 | $0.50 | $0.62 | $1.08 | $0.66 | $0.40 | $0.47 | $0.50 |
| Debt per share | $23.06 | $14.05 | $14.78 | $14.95 | $14.36 | $16.96 | $17.56 | $4.81 | $4.84 | $0.00 |
| Shares outstanding | 56.1M | 56.3M | 56.9M | 57.0M | 59.1M | 57.9M | 57.2M | 56.6M | 56.6M | 56.6M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −0.4% | −1.1% | −0.1% | −3.6% | +2.1% | +1.1% | +1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 47.1% | 63.7% | 74.2% | 123.1% | 167.9% | 88.3% | 10.8% | 17.1% | 17.1% | — |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 26.1% | 30.1% | 26.6% | 29.6% | 27.8% | 12.9% | 8.4% | 14.9% | 23.0% | — |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 10.7% | 14.9% | 14.3% | 15.8% | 12.7% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 11.5% | 10.9% | — |
| Return on tangible assets | 14.2% | 18.0% | 17.2% | 19.3% | 16.0% | 5.5% | 7.7% | 12.1% | 6.3% | — |
| Free cash flow margin | 18.0% | 13.3% | 12.2% | 2.1% | 10.0% | 8.6% | 29.0% | −4.3% | 5.0% | 10.1% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 2.58 | 1.50 | 1.54 | 0.34 | 1.45 | 3.56 | 8.05 | −0.37 | 1.45 | 1.03 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $1.29B | $791.2M | $841.7M | $851.3M | $848.8M | $981.2M | $1.00B | $272.3M | $274.0M | $0 |
| Cash & short-term investments | $108.4M | $334.1M | $215.1M | $59.2M | $185.3M | $248.1M | $106.8M | $96.8M | $80.8M | — |
| Net debt | $1.19B | $457.1M | $626.6M | $792.1M | $663.4M | $733.1M | $897.7M | $175.6M | $193.2M | $0 |
| Debt / equity | 2.29 | 1.98 | 2.26 | 3.39 | 5.73 | 11.59 | 14.50 | 0.16 | 0.20 | — |
| Debt / assets | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.11 | 0.13 | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.88 | 1.19 | 1.79 | 2.02 | 2.07 | 4.66 | 4.45 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.82 | 2.70 | 2.66 | 2.23 | 2.00 | 2.18 | 2.32 | 3.15 | 2.47 | — |
| Quick ratio | 0.87 | 1.71 | 1.38 | 0.88 | 1.20 | 1.36 | 1.11 | 2.38 | 1.78 | — |
| Interest coverage | 6.8 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 10.2 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 283.9 | 283.0 | 228.5 |
| Working capital | $487.5M | $670.4M | $651.2M | $541.8M | $454.8M | $488.0M | $499.1M | $1.32B | $935.1M | $0 |
| Invested capital | $1.75B | $857.1M | $998.5M | $1.04B | $811.6M | $817.7M | $966.9M | $1.90B | $1.55B | $0 |
| Tangible asset value | −$416.7M | $112.4M | $71.2M | −$57.9M | −$164.5M | −$217.2M | −$195.6M | $1.44B | $1.07B | $0 |
| Net current asset value | −$936.7M | −$186.2M | −$229.6M | −$349.2M | −$474.2M | −$559.5M | −$570.3M | $1.21B | $804.5M | $0 |
| Graham number | $30.30 | $26.41 | $24.42 | $20.66 | $13.66 | $6.22 | $6.78 | $56.39 | $33.26 | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$25.29 | −$9.56 | −$11.33 | −$14.12 | −$13.55 | −$14.95 | −$16.44 | $10.37 | $5.21 | $0.00 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $116.1M | $112.1M | $108.6M | $103.7M | $95.1M | $54.8M | $63.6M | $63.6M | $63.6M | $63.6M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $25.0M | $85.7M | $30.1M | $74.2M | $77.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | 51.0% | 45.6% | 47.0% | 42.2% | 48.7% | 80.6% | 65.8% | 24.2% | 54.7% | 20.2% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 24.9% | 57.1% | 43.5% | 322.3% | 69.8% | 30.5% | 8.6% | — | 44.7% | 21.5% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 3.6% | 6.0% | 10.5% | 34.0% | 13.0% | 25.8% | 4.8% | — | 15.7% | 8.7% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.44 | 0.52 | 0.98 | 0.76 | 1.01 | 1.81 | 1.22 | 0.73 | 0.79 | 0.82 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| SG&A / revenue | 34.2% | 30.5% | 29.3% | 29.6% | 33.3% | 35.3% | 31.5% | 28.3% | 28.8% | 27.6% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 30.1 | 32.3 | 31.0 | 35.8 | 38.8 | 40.5 | 110.8 | 154.2 | 131.2 | — |
| Days of inventory on hand | 103.9 | 112.4 | 131.8 | 117.0 | 93.9 | 118.1 | 110.1 | 101.1 | 48.5 | — |
| Days payables outstanding | 46.1 | 45.4 | 46.4 | 51.3 | 50.9 | 46.5 | 33.3 | 34.1 | 19.2 | 0.0 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 87.9 | 99.3 | 116.4 | 101.5 | 81.8 | 112.1 | 187.6 | 221.2 | 160.4 | — |
| Receivables turnover | 12.13 | 11.30 | 11.76 | 10.21 | 9.40 | 9.01 | 3.30 | 2.37 | 2.78 | — |
| Payables turnover | 7.91 | 8.04 | 7.86 | 7.12 | 7.17 | 7.85 | 10.97 | 10.69 | 19.02 | — |
| Inventory turnover | 3.51 | 3.25 | 2.77 | 3.12 | 3.89 | 3.09 | 3.31 | 3.61 | 7.53 | — |
| Asset turnover | 1.49 | 1.58 | 1.62 | 1.69 | 1.61 | 1.37 | 1.28 | 1.21 | 2.66 | — |
| Average receivables | $260.0M | $230.7M | $221.8M | $257.8M | $263.5M | $232.8M | $773.5M | $1.17B | $1.02B | — |
| Average payables | $212.4M | $179.9M | $193.2M | $210.2M | $190.7M | $157.3M | $140.7M | $154.2M | $87.2M | $0 |
| Average inventory | $478.4M | $445.3M | $548.6M | $479.9M | $351.8M | $399.4M | $466.0M | $457.1M | $220.1M | $0 |
| Intangibles / total assets | 38.0% | 17.4% | 18.3% | 19.5% | 20.4% | 19.5% | 17.5% | 11.4% | 13.7% | — |
Computed from KTB's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 4, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
KTB valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Kontoor Brands traded at 15.1 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 15.5. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 17.9 and the forward P/E is 14.5. Kontoor Brands earned a return on equity of 47.1% and a return on invested capital of 26.1% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $1.3 billion of debt and $108.4 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $1.2 billion. It returned $141.1 million to shareholders: $116.1 million in dividends and $25.0 million in share buybacks, 25% of free cash flow.
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KTB key metrics FAQ
What is Kontoor Brands's P/E ratio?
Kontoor Brands's trailing P/E ratio is 17.9 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 17, 2026), and its forward P/E is 14.5. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 15.1, compared with a 10-year median of 15.5.
What is Kontoor Brands's EV/EBITDA?
Kontoor Brands's enterprise value was 11.2 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $4.6 billion, EBITDA $412.3 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 10.1.
What is Kontoor Brands's return on equity?
Kontoor Brands's return on equity (ROE) was 47.1% in fiscal 2025: net income of $227.5 million on average shareholders' equity of $482.5 million.
What is Kontoor Brands's ROIC?
Kontoor Brands's return on invested capital was 26.1% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Kontoor Brands have?
Kontoor Brands had total debt of $1.3 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.29 and $1.2 billion of net debt (2.88 times EBITDA).
What is Kontoor Brands's dividend yield?
Kontoor Brands's forward dividend yield is 2.89%. Kontoor Brands paid $116.1 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($2.07 per share), a payout ratio of 51.0%.
Does Kontoor Brands buy back its shares?
Yes. Kontoor Brands spent $25.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −0.4% over the year, to 56.1M..
What is Kontoor Brands's free cash flow yield?
Kontoor Brands generated $566.7 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 16.5% on its market value at year-end ($3.4 billion).
What is Kontoor Brands's current ratio?
Kontoor Brands's current ratio was 1.82 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.82 times current liabilities.