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Kontoor Brands Inc

Consumer Cyclical ยท Apparel Manufacturing ยท USD reporting basis

Current earnings profile Delivery and acceptance aligned

Results have usually cleared estimates and the next completed weekly close has, on average, confirmed the delivery.

Evidence97/100 ยท Deep

Next scheduled catalyst

Monday 2 November 2026

Time unconfirmed ยท Fiscal period ending 30 Sep 2026

58event risk

Elevated

Countdown36 dayscalendar proximity
EPS estimate1.34 USDprovider consensus
Estimate growth-6.9%versus comparable year-ago actual
Historical movement10.0%average absolute next weekly close

Three-year earnings transmission

Delivered earnings power versus market price

Expectations ahead

Market price is leading earnings power; the spread is closing and has persisted through 11 updates. Both series begin at 100, so the gap isolates the relative change in price and trailing earnings power.

Market move64.3%2023-10-06 to 2026-09-25
Earnings move46.2%trailing diluted EPS
Unresolved spread-18.1 ptsClosing
Current multiple11.4xprice divided by TTM EPS
Relationship pressure38/100Low
Model confidence92/100High

Move decomposition

Earnings contribution and valuation offset

The market move is separated into the change in trailing earnings power and the offset from relative valuation.

Relationship controls

What qualifies the headline spread

Business quality supportive

Cash generation and operating evidence are broadly supportive.

Model qualification

The direction is sensitive to the comparison horizon.

Beat rate83.3%10 beats in 12 measured quarters
Average surprise+11.0%median 4.1%
Delivery streak11 consecutive beats
Average response+2.7%12 measured reactions
Result-price confirmation73%same directional sign
Surprise variability15.9 ptspopulation dispersion

Estimate delivery

Actual EPS versus consensus

Actual and estimated EPS are displayed in reported currency on the same quarterly basis.

Price acceptance

Surprise and next weekly close

The response uses the first completed weekly close after the public report against the prior completed weekly close.

Fundamental delivery

Quarterly revenue and net income

Reported financial statements provide scale and earnings quality context around the headline EPS result.

Transmission matrix

Does price confirm delivery?

Upper right and lower left observations confirm the sign of delivery. The other quadrants expose expectation or resilience effects.

Current business context

Growth, quality and valuation

As of 18 Sep 2026
EPS growth6.6%year on year
Revenue growth15.8%year on year
Average surprise10.5%latest four quarters
SUE0.66standardised surprise
Net margin8.7%trailing basis
Cash conversion1.58xcash flow / net income
P/E13.5xcurrent snapshot
Data completeness100%alphavantage

Market context

Positioning into the event

Week ending 25 Sep 2026
Weekly close65.37 USDcompleted week
13-week return-21.5%price momentum
Fair-value gap-3.2%price versus current fair value
Relative strength-16.9exchange benchmark
Trend signalInactiveweekly architecture
Next-week stateUndecided54.0%

Market context describes the setup surrounding the report. It does not convert the earnings event into a directional forecast.

Reported evidence ledger

Quarter-by-quarter delivery and acceptance

Each row preserves the reported estimate, public date, statement context and conservative weekly reaction measurement.

12 quarters
Reported / periodEPS actual / estimateSurpriseEPS growthRevenue / growthNext close / four weeksRead
Reported / period12 Aug 202630 Jun 2026 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate1.50 / 1.06USD
Surprise+41.5%Beat
EPS growth+24.0%year on year
Revenue / growth584288000-11.2% ยท USD
Next close / four weeks+10.2% / -4.5%completed weekly closes
ReadConfirmedresult versus price sign
Reported / period7 May 202631 Mar 2026 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate1.06 / 1.14USD
Surprise-7.0%Miss
EPS growth-11.7%year on year
Revenue / growth613322000-1.5% ยท USD
Next close / four weeks+2.0% / -0.6%completed weekly closes
ReadDivergedresult versus price sign
Reported / period3 Mar 202631 Dec 2025 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate1.73 / 1.65USD
Surprise+4.8%Beat
EPS growth+25.4%year on year
Revenue / growth1018837000+45.7% ยท USD
Next close / four weeks+17.0% / +2.7%completed weekly closes
ReadConfirmedresult versus price sign
Reported / period3 Nov 202530 Sep 2025 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate1.44 / 1.40USD
Surprise+2.9%Beat
EPS growth+5.1%year on year
Revenue / growth853215000+27.3% ยท USD
Next close / four weeks-10.8% / -8.1%completed weekly closes
ReadDivergedresult versus price sign
Reported / period7 Aug 202530 Jun 2025 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate1.21 / 0.86USD
Surprise+40.7%Beat
EPS growth+23.5%year on year
Revenue / growth658259000- ยท USD
Next close / four weeks+23.3% / +40.9%completed weekly closes
ReadConfirmedresult versus price sign
Reported / period6 May 202531 Mar 2025 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate1.20 / 1.16USD
Surprise+3.4%Beat
EPS growth+3.4%year on year
Revenue / growth622901000- ยท USD
Next close / four weeks+8.1% / +8.2%completed weekly closes
ReadConfirmedresult versus price sign
Reported / period25 Feb 202531 Dec 2024 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate1.38 / 1.35USD
Surprise+2.2%Beat
EPS growth+7.8%year on year
Revenue / growth699284000- ยท USD
Next close / four weeks-26.0% / -26.9%completed weekly closes
ReadDivergedresult versus price sign
Reported / period31 Oct 202430 Sep 2024 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate1.37 / 1.26USD
Surprise+8.7%Beat
EPS growth+12.3%year on year
Revenue / growth670194000- ยท USD
Next close / four weeks+6.2% / +18.9%completed weekly closes
ReadConfirmedresult versus price sign
Reported / period1 Aug 202430 Jun 2024 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate0.98 / 0.88USD
Surprise+11.4%Beat
EPS growth-year on year
Revenue / growth-- ยท USD
Next close / four weeks-0.1% / +6.4%completed weekly closes
ReadContainedresult versus price sign
Reported / period2 May 202431 Mar 2024 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate1.16 / 0.91USD
Surprise+27.5%Beat
EPS growth-year on year
Revenue / growth-- ยท USD
Next close / four weeks+5.5% / +16.6%completed weekly closes
ReadConfirmedresult versus price sign
Reported / period28 Feb 202431 Dec 2023 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate1.28 / 1.37USD
Surprise-6.6%Miss
EPS growth-year on year
Revenue / growth-- ยท USD
Next close / four weeks-6.9% / -8.9%completed weekly closes
ReadConfirmedresult versus price sign
Reported / period2 Nov 202330 Sep 2023 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate1.22 / 1.19USD
Surprise+2.5%Beat
EPS growth-year on year
Revenue / growth-- ยท USD
Next close / four weeks+3.6% / +14.1%completed weekly closes
ReadConfirmedresult versus price sign

Reproducible method

How the earnings dossier is measured

Descriptive, not predictive
Estimate delivery

Reported diluted EPS is compared with the stored estimate for the same fiscal period. Moves within ยฑ0.5% are classified as in-line.

Price response

The first completed weekly close after the public date is compared with the prior completed weekly close. Four-week response uses the first close at least 21 days later.

Event risk

Risk combines proximity, average absolute price movement, surprise variability, estimate availability and timing certainty. It does not score direction.

Data discipline

Exact public dates are used when stored. Missing estimates, timing and statement fields remain missing. No result or reaction is filled from a future observation.

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Evidence context