---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001760965-23-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KTB"
cik: "0001760965"
company_name: "Kontoor Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-02-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T22:27:25.723159+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kontoor Brands Q4 revenue up 7% to $732M; FY2022 EPS $4.31; guides FY2023 EPS $4.55-$4.75

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $732M (+7% YoY); reported EPS $0.91 vs $0.75; adjusted EPS $0.88 (flat).
- Full year revenue $2.63B (+6% YoY); reported EPS $4.31 vs $3.31; adjusted EPS $4.49 vs $4.28.
- Board declared $0.48 quarterly dividend, payable March 20, 2023 to holders of record March 10, 2023.
- FY2023 outlook: revenue low-single digit growth; EPS expected $4.55-$4.75.
- Returned $166M to shareholders in 2022 via buybacks and dividends.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001760965-23-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KTB
- cik: 0001760965
- company_name: Kontoor Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-02-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760965/000176096523000004/0001760965-23-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760965/000176096523000004/ktb-20230228.htm

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