Kontoor Brands, Inc.
KTB Consumer Cyclical Apparel Manufacturing
In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 18.6%, EPS fell 11.3%, free cash flow grew 104.4% and total debt fell 16.3%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for five consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for three.
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Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) Altman Z-score
Kontoor Brands, Inc.'s Altman Z-score for fiscal 2025 is 3.03, in the safe zone (above 2.99).
Altman Z-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Altman Z-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3.03 | (2.16) |
| FY2024 | 5.20 | 0.71 |
| FY2023 | 4.49 | 0.59 |
| FY2022 | 3.90 | 0.02 |
| FY2021 | 3.88 | 0.92 |
| FY2020 | 2.96 | (0.47) |
| FY2019 | 3.43 | — |
How fiscal 2025’s score is made up
| Component | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working capital / total assets | 0.19 | — | 0.23 | |
| Retained earnings / total assets | 0.11 | — | 0.15 | |
| EBIT / total assets | 0.13 | — | 0.43 | |
| Market value of equity / total liabilities | 1.68 | — | 1.01 | |
| Sales / total assets | 1.22 | — | 1.22 | |
| Altman Z-score | Safe zone | 3.03 | ||
| Z″ Variant for non-manufacturing and asset-light companies (drops the sales/assets term, uses book equity) | Safe zone | 2.75 | ||
How the Altman Z-score works
Z = 1.2 × working capital ÷ total assets + 1.4 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 3.3 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 0.6 × market value of equity ÷ total liabilities + 1.0 × revenue ÷ total assets (Altman, 1968). The market value of equity is the close on the last trading day of the fiscal year times weighted basic shares.
Z″ = 6.56 × working capital ÷ total assets + 3.26 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 6.72 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 1.05 × book equity ÷ total liabilities (Altman, Hartzell and Peck, 1995), the variant for non-manufacturing and asset-light companies.
| Zone | Z | Z″ |
|---|---|---|
| Safe zone | above 2.99 | above 2.60 |
| Grey zone | 1.81–2.99 | 1.10–2.60 |
| Distress zone | below 1.81 | below 1.10 |
Not worked out for banks, insurers and REITs, whose balance sheets the model does not describe, nor when a figure is missing or there is no share price in the week to the fiscal year end.
Altman Z-score against peers
| Company | Altman Z-score |
|---|---|
| FIGS FIGS, Inc. compare | 10.1× |
| COLM Columbia Sportswear Company compare | 4.2× |
| KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc. | 3.0× |
| LEVI Levi Strauss & Co. compare | 3.0× |
| ZGN Ermenegildo Zegna N.V. compare | 2.2× |
| PVH PVH Corp. compare | 2.1× |
| VFC V.F. Corporation compare | 1.9× |
| UAA Under Armour, Inc. compare | 1.9× |
| UA Under Armour, Inc. compare | 1.8× |
What Altman Z-score is
The Altman Z-Score weighs working capital, retained earnings, operating profit, market value and sales against assets and debts to gauge the risk of distress.
1.2 × working capital ÷ total assets + 1.4 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 3.3 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 0.6 × market value of equity ÷ total liabilities + 1.0 × revenue ÷ total assets