Kontoor Brands (KTB) Q3 FY2026 earnings: revenue $685 million, up 2.8% on the year

Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) reported revenue of $685 million for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 3 October 2026, up 2.8% on the same quarter a year earlier as the company restated it. Net income was -$30 million, and diluted earnings per share $-0.54. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 5 November 2026.

Revenue

$685 million

-19.7% on the year · +17.3% on the quarter

Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026

Operating margin

11.2%

7.5% a year earlier

Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026

Net income

-$30 million

Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026

Diluted EPS

-$0.54

Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026

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What management said

Guidance figures: 6 raised, 6 lowered, 4 new, 1 kept.

Revenue rose 3 percent to $685 million: Revenue from continuing operations was $685 million, up 3 percent, with Wrangler and Helly Hansen each growing 3 percent.
Adjusted operating income up 6 percent: Adjusted operating income was $101 million. Reported operating income was $77 million, after restructuring and Helly Hansen integration costs.
Reported EPS hit by tax charge: Reported diluted EPS from continuing operations was $(0.62), including a $1.73 non-cash tax charge tied to the Helly Hansen intellectual property migration.

Read the earnings call summary

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ million	Q3 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Revenue	685	584	853	+17.3%	-19.7%
Cost of revenue	354	256	501	+38.3%	-29.3%
Gross profit	331	328	352	+0.9%	-5.9%
Gross margin	48.3%	56.2%	41.3%
Selling, general and administrative	254	238	288	+6.9%	-11.8%
Operating income	77.1	90.5	63.9	-14.9%	+20.7%
Operating margin	11.2%	15.5%	7.5%
Interest expense	15.9	15.7	19.0	+1.6%	-16.1%
Pre-tax income	66.3	73.0	41.3	-9.1%	+60.4%
Income tax	103	18.5	6.0	+454.1%	+1,608.5%
Effective tax rate	154.9%	25.4%	14.5%
Net income	-29.5	64.8	36.9
Net margin	-4.3%	11.1%	4.3%
Diluted EPS	-$0.54	$1.17	$0.66

$ million except per share.

Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ million	Q3 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Operating cash flow	52.4	47.4	64.1	+10.6%	-18.3%
Capital expenditure	5.1	2.0	8.4	+156.5%	-38.8%
Free cash flow	47.3	45.4	55.8	+4.2%	-15.2%
Free cash flow margin	6.9%	7.8%	6.5%
Cash from investing	-0.6	23.6	-34.5
Cash from financing	-49.4	-79.2	-54.4
Depreciation and amortisation	9.4	10.7	14.7	-12.5%	-36.3%
Share-based compensation	7.6	10.8	8.9	-29.6%	-15.0%
Buybacks	20.0	50.4	0.0	-60.3%
Dividends paid	28.9	29.1	28.9	-0.6%	+0.1%
Dividend per share	$0.53	$0.53	$0.52	0.0%	+1.9%
Diluted shares, weighted	55m	55m	56m	-1.6%	-2.6%
Shares outstanding at period end	55m	55m	56m	-0.1%	-1.8%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ million	Q3 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Shareholders' equity	561	619	530	-9.3%	+5.9%
Debt	1,140	1,144	1,342	-0.3%	-15.0%
Operating lease liabilities	93.3	98.9	120	-5.7%	-22.2%
Other liabilities	998	804	871	+24.2%	+14.6%
Total liabilities and equity	2,793	2,665	2,863	+4.8%	-2.4%
Fixed assets	111	111	132	-0.3%	-16.1%
Goodwill	468	461	519	+1.4%	-9.8%
Intangible assets	470	448	455	+5.0%	+3.4%
Cash and equivalents	56.3	58.5	82.4	-3.6%	-31.6%
Receivables	261	221	366	+18.3%	-28.6%
Inventory	570	526	765	+8.3%	-25.5%
Other assets	857	840	544	+2.0%	+57.5%
Total assets	2,793	2,665	2,863	+4.8%	-2.4%

Questions

What was Kontoor Brands' revenue in Q3 FY2026?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) reported revenue of $685 million for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 3 October 2026, up 2.8% on the same quarter a year earlier as the company restated it.

How much did Kontoor Brands earn in Q3 FY2026?

Net loss for Q3 FY2026 was $30 million, and the diluted loss per share $0.54.

When did Kontoor Brands report Q3 FY2026 results?

Kontoor Brands filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 3 October 2026 with the SEC on 5 November 2026.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

	Q4 FY2021 *	Q1 FY2022	Q2 FY2022	Q3 FY2022	Q4 FY2022 *	Q1 FY2023	Q2 FY2023	Q3 FY2023	Q4 FY2023 *	Q1 FY2024	Q2 FY2024	Q3 FY2024	Q4 FY2024 *	Q1 FY2025 †	Q2 FY2025	Q3 FY2025	Q4 FY2025 *	Q1 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2026
Revenue	681	680	614	607	732	667	616	655	670	631	607	670	699	623	658	853	1,018	613	584	685
Cost of revenue	390	375	347	342	433	380	366	383	390	346	336	371	394	327	353	501	547	284	256	354
Gross profit	291	305	267	264	299	287	250	271	279	285	271	300	306	296	305	352	471	329	328	331
Gross margin	43%	45%	44%	44%	41%	43%	41%	41%	42%	45%	45%	45%	44%	47%	46%	41%	46%	54%	56%	48%
SG&A	223	196	178	189	214	192	187	186	204	201	196	201	221	222	226	288	350	239	238	254
Operating income	68.6	108	88.7	75.1	84.6	94.9	63.4	85.5	75.4	84.4	75.2	98.3	84.3	73.3	78.5	63.9	121	90.1	90.5	77.1
Operating margin	10%	16%	14%	12%	12%	14%	10%	13%	11%	13%	12%	15%	12%	12%	12%	7%	12%	15%	15%	11%
Interest expense	12.3	8.0	8.2	8.9	9.8	10.3	9.7	10.5	10.0	9.3	10.4	11.2	10.0	9.8	13.5	19.0	19.9	16.1	15.7	15.9
Pre-tax income	56.9	100	78.1	64.3	76.4	82.9	51.3	72.2	65.5	74.7	64.5	86.8	75.5	55.9	97.7	41.3	98.3	73.6	73.0	66.3
Tax rate	23%	20%	21%	20%	32%	20%	29%	18%	-5%	20%	20%	19%	15%	23%	25%	15%	29%	24%	25%	155%
Net income	43.9	80.8	62.0	51.1	51.6	66.3	36.4	59.5	68.8	59.5	51.8	70.5	64.0	42.9	73.9	36.9	73.8	92.4	64.8	-29.5
Net margin	6%	12%	10%	8%	7%	10%	6%	9%	10%	9%	9%	11%	9%	7%	11%	4%	7%	15%	11%	-4%
Diluted EPS	$0.75	$1.40	$1.09	$0.90	$0.91	$1.16	$0.64	$1.05	$1.21	$1.05	$0.92	$1.26	$1.14	$0.76	$1.32	$0.66	$1.31	$1.65	$1.17	-$0.54
Operating cash flow	74.5	74.8	24.6	-86.7	70.9	-12.6	124	35.9	209	56.5	96.2	134	82.0	77.6	25.7	64.1	288	46.3	47.4	52.4
Capital expenditure	3.9	2.9	4.1	6.1	5.3	6.5	6.8	8.3	5.8	4.5	3.6	3.7	6.9	2.3	3.3	8.4	6.6	6.0	2.0	5.1
Free cash flow	70.6	71.9	20.4	-92.8	65.6	-19.1	117	27.6	203	52.0	92.6	130	75.0	75.3	22.4	55.8	282	40.3	45.4	47.3
Buybacks	65.5	22.5	40.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30.1	20.1	25.2	40.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	25.0	25.0	50.4	20.0
Dividends paid	26.0	26.0	25.5	25.5	26.6	26.8	26.9	27.0	27.9	27.8	27.9	27.6	28.8	28.8	28.9	28.9	29.5	29.3	29.1	28.9
Shares outstanding	56m	56m	55m	55m	56m	56m	56m	56m	56m	56m	56m	55m	55m	55m	56m	56m	55m	55m	55m	55m
Filing	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q

Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.

* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-Q for the period ended 3 October 2026, filed 5 November 2026: the filing.