secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB)
CIK:        0001760965
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-12T10:51:16+00:00
Accession:  0001760965-26-000055
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kontoor Q2 revenue +19% to $584M, raises FY26 EPS outlook, plans $400M ASR
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- Q2 revenue $584M, +19% YoY; Wrangler +2%, Helly Hansen contributed $114M.
- Adjusted EPS $1.06, +13% YoY; reported EPS $1.03; adjusted gross margin 53.8%, +710 bps.
- FY26 adjusted EPS outlook raised to $5.25-$5.35 from $5.15-$5.25; revenue outlook unchanged $2.66-2.71B.
- Expects $400M accelerated share repurchase after Lee divestiture closes in Q4; returned $80M in Q2.
- Received $23M of $54M IEEPA tariff refunds; expects remaining by end of 2026; dividend $0.53 payable Sep 18.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760965/000176096526000055/0001760965-26-000055-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760965/000176096526000055/ktb-20260812.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001760965-26-000055

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