secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB)
CIK:        0001760965
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001760965-26-000010
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kontoor Q4 rev $1.02B +46%; adj EPS $1.73; FY26 outlook rev $3.4-3.45B, adj EPS $6.40-6.50
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- Q4 revenue $1.02B (+46% YoY) Helly Hansen contributed 36ppt; adj gross margin 46.8% (+210bps).
- Full year FY2025 revenue $3.15B (+21%); adj EPS $5.59 (+14%).
- Initial FY2026 guidance: rev $3.40-3.45B (~+9%), adj op income $506-512M, adj EPS $6.40-6.50.
- Q4 inventory $567M down $198M sequentially; made $200M voluntary term loan payment; net leverage 2.0x.
- Board declared $0.53/share quarterly dividend payable March 20, 2026; $25M in share repurchases in Q4.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760965/000176096526000010/0001760965-26-000010-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760965/000176096526000010/ktb-20260303.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001760965-26-000010

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