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Kontoor Brands Inc. · Q4 2025 earnings

Q4 2025 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Kontoor Brands reported Q4 2025 revenue of $1.02B with adjusted EPS of $1.73, up 26% year over year.

Fourth-quarter revenue increased 46% to $1.02 billion, including a 36-point benefit from Helly Hansen; organic revenue rose 2%. Adjusted operating income was $150 million (+48%); adjusted EPS was $1.73 versus $1.37 implied prior year. Wrangler global revenue grew 12%; Lee grew 2%. The company paid down $200 million of term debt and repurchased $25 million of stock. FY26 outlook targets revenue of $3.40–$3.45 billion and adjusted EPS of $6.40–$6.50.

  • Q4 revenue $1.02B (+46%); Helly Hansen $254M in quarter.
  • Adjusted EPS $1.73 (+26%); adjusted gross margin 46.8%.
  • Wrangler U.S. wholesale +11%; inventory down 26% from Q3.
  • $200M voluntary debt paydown; $25M buybacks.
  • FY26 guide: ~9% revenue growth and EPS $6.40–$6.50.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.02B

Previous: $699M+45.9%
EPS (adj)

$1.73

Previous: $1.38+25.4%
Adjusted Gross Margin

46.8%

No prior period
Adjusted Operating Margin

14.8%

No prior period
Inventory Reduction

26.0%

No prior period
Gross Margin

46.2%

No prior period
Net Income

$73.8M

Previous: $64M+15.3%
Operating Income

$150M

Previous: $84.3M+77.9%
Gross Profit

$471M

Previous: $306M+54.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Kontoor Brands · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.02B

Q4 2025+45.9%vs Q4 2024
Beat estimate in 6 of 15 quarters(40%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Kontoor Brands · $613M total across 3 segments · Q1 2026

  • Wrangler
    $436M
  • Helly Hansen
    $165M
  • Other
    $12M

Forward guidance

FY26 revenue $3.40–$3.45B (~+9%), adjusted operating income $506–$512M, adjusted EPS $6.40–$6.50, and ~$425M operating cash flow with $225M voluntary debt payments.

Tailwinds

  • Helly Hansen integration and brand diversification.
  • Project Jeanius cost savings and margin expansion.
  • Accelerated deleveraging below 1.5x net leverage target.

Headwinds

  • Tariff increases embedded in outlook.
  • Lee international wholesale still declining.
  • Acquisition integration execution risk.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2025

Historical avgQ4 2025

+1.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+4.6%

Avg return

30 days after

58%

19 / 33 earnings

Positive

+18.6%

Q4 2025

Best reaction

-17.3%

Q4 2017

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-2.4%-1.9%+21.2%
Q4 2025+18.6%+17.7%+6.5%
Q3 2025-9.4%-10.8%-3.3%
Q2 2025+12.4%+24.0%+41.5%
Q1 2025+1.5%+8.0%+7.3%
Q4 2024-13.5%+0.5%-25.7%
Q3 2024+6.6%+10.7%+19.9%
Q2 2024-1.5%-2.2%+6.7%
Q1 2024+5.6%+9.0%+18.0%
Q4 2023-6.8%-7.8%-5.0%
Q3 2023+6.3%+9.7%+19.2%
Q2 2023+16.6%+16.3%+13.7%
Q1 2023-7.9%-9.8%-9.4%
Q4 2022+18.5%+21.7%+9.1%
Q3 2022+10.8%+9.6%+30.7%
Q2 2022+2.1%-1.0%-3.0%
Q1 2022+2.9%+0.0%-2.2%
Q4 2021-3.0%-12.7%-16.5%
Q3 2021+1.5%+5.4%-5.2%
Q2 2021-0.7%-2.0%-6.4%
Q1 2021+0.9%-0.7%-1.3%
Q3 2020+5.3%+14.4%+38.2%
Q2 2020-2.1%+4.0%+13.7%
Q1 2020-8.1%-20.8%+16.2%
Q4 2017-17.3%-18.0%-37.1%
Q4 2019-3.3%-6.6%-60.1%
Q3 2018+1.0%-0.3%+8.5%
Q3 2019-5.8%-5.7%+0.6%
Q2 2018-4.7%+0.8%+11.6%
Q2 2019+16.0%+9.1%+21.5%
Q1 2019+0.5%-4.6%+7.7%
Q4 2018+0.5%-4.6%+7.7%
Q1 2018+0.5%-4.6%+7.7%

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