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Apparel & textiles · Consumer Cyclical · Fiscal year ends Dec 30
Kontoor Brands reported revenue of $3.2B in the fiscal year ended Jan 2026, up 20.9% from the year before. Operating income was $337M, an operating margin of 10.7%, and net income was $227M. Operating cash flow of $456M less capital expenditure of $21M left free cash flow of $435M. Net debt was $1.1B.
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Last 5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Jan 2022 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2,476 | 2,631 | 2,607 | 2,608 | 3,152 |
| Cost of revenue | 1,368 | 1,497 | 1,520 | 1,446 | 1,729 |
| Gross profit | 1,108 | 1,134 | 1,088 | 1,162 | 1,423 |
| Selling, general & admin | 825 | 778 | 769 | 819 | 1,087 |
| Operating income | 283 | 357 | 319 | 342 | 337 |
| Interest expense | 38.9 | 34.9 | 40.4 | 40.8 | 62.2 |
| Pre-tax income | 245 | 319 | 272 | 301 | 293 |
| Income tax | 49.2 | 73.6 | 40.9 | 55.6 | 71.2 |
| Net income | 195 | 245 | 231 | 246 | 227 |
| Diluted EPS | 3.31 | 4.31 | 4.06 | 4.36 | 4.05 |
| Diluted shares | 59.1 | 57.0 | 56.9 | 56.3 | 56.1 |
| Fiscal year | Jan 2022 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 185 | 59.2 | 215 | 334 | 77.2 |
| Receivables | 290 | 226 | 218 | 244 | 209 |
| Inventory | 363 | 597 | 500 | 390 | 436 |
| Current assets | 911 | 982 | 1,044 | 1,064 | 1,081 |
| Net PP&E | 105 | 104 | 112 | 103 | 113 |
| Goodwill | 212 | 210 | 210 | 209 | 451 |
| Total assets | 1,533 | 1,582 | 1,645 | 1,651 | 2,583 |
| Payables | 214 | 206 | 180 | 180 | 196 |
| Deferred revenue | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Current liabilities | 456 | 440 | 393 | 394 | 594 |
| Short-term debt | 0.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 |
| Long-term debt | 791 | 783 | 764 | 740 | 1,135 |
| Total liabilities | 1,385 | 1,332 | 1,274 | 1,250 | 2,018 |
| Shareholders' equity | 148 | 251 | 372 | 400 | 565 |
| Fiscal year | Jan 2022 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 284 | 83.6 | 357 | 368 | 456 |
| Capital expenditure | 10.6 | 18.4 | 27.4 | 18.8 | 21.0 |
| Free cash flow | 273 | 65.2 | 329 | 349 | 435 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 36.6 | 37.1 | 38.0 | 42.6 | 47.8 |
| Stock-based compensation | 38.5 | 21.9 | 16.7 | 26.6 | 39.1 |
| Acquisitions | – | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | 901 |
| Share buybacks | 75.5 | 62.5 | 30.1 | 85.7 | 25.0 |
| Dividends paid | 95.1 | 104 | 109 | 112 | 116 |
| Dividend per share | 1.66 | 1.86 | 1.94 | 2.02 | 2.09 |
| Fiscal year | Jan 2022 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | 6.3% | −0.9% | 0.0% | 20.9% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | 26.0% | −10.5% | 7.2% | −1.6% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | 30.2% | −5.8% | 7.4% | −7.1% |
| Gross margin | 44.7% | 43.1% | 41.7% | 44.5% | 45.2% |
| Operating margin | 11.4% | 13.6% | 12.2% | 13.1% | 10.7% |
| Net margin | 7.9% | 9.3% | 8.9% | 9.4% | 7.2% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | 131.9% | 97.9% | 62.1% | 61.4% | 40.3% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 26.3% | 31.2% | 25.5% | 27.2% | 16.9% |
| Free cash flow margin | 11.0% | 2.5% | 12.6% | 13.4% | 13.8% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 1.45x | 0.34x | 1.54x | 1.50x | 2.00x |
| Receivable days | 43 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 24 |
| Inventory days | 97 | 146 | 120 | 98 | 92 |
| Payable days | 57 | 50 | 43 | 45 | 41 |
| Interest cover | 7.27x | 10.2x | 7.90x | 8.38x | 5.42x |
| Debt ÷ equity | 5.34x | 3.16x | 2.11x | 1.85x | 2.02x |
| Net debtDebt − cash & equivalents; excludes investments; negative = net cash | 606 | 733 | 569 | 406 | 1,066 |
| Current ratio | 2.00x | 2.23x | 2.66x | 2.70x | 1.82x |
Standardised figures from the company's XBRL filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Line items follow US GAAP tags, so a company's own statement layout may differ and some lines show “–” where the company does not report that item. Ratios are calculated from these figures. For education only; not investment advice or a recommendation.