Kontoor Brands (KTB) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.06
- Estimate
- $1.04
- Surprise
- +2.1%
- Revenue (period 2026-07-04)
- $584.3M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 7.1 → 7.1/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Kontoor Brands (KTB) beat the $1.04 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.06 — a modest 2.1% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Sell (7.1/10) to Buy (Wait) at 7.1/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates KTB Sell at 6.5/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +2.1% surprise compares with a +0.9% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-29.
What supports the rating
- V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.4 in RISK_OFF)
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Customer: ten largest customers (53.0%)
- Concentration risk — Geographic: Asia manufacturing (77.0%)
- Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $65.80
- Price target
- $84.83
- Stop
- $61.72
- Upside to target
- +28.9%
- Reward-to-risk
- 4.7:1
The stock trades at 15.7× trailing but 10.0× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-07 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
KTB at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Apparel Manufacturing
- Market cap
- $3.60B
- P/E (fwd)
- 10.0
- P/E (ttm)
- 15.7
- 52-week range
- $56.19–$88.96
- Off 52-week high
- 26.0%
- RSI (14)
- 42
- Volume vs avg
- 0.82×
- Score today
- 6.5/10