Kontoor Brands Q3 2026 EPS Tops Estimates at $1.50, but Revenue Misses at $685.3M

Kontoor Brands (KTB) posted mixed third-quarter 2026 results, with adjusted EPS above the estimate and revenue below it. Revenue was $685.3 million, down 20% from a year earlier, below the $694.2 million estimate, and adjusted EPS was $1.50, up 4.2% from a year earlier, above the $1.34 estimate.

Q3 2026 scorecard

By our calculation, revenue was $8.8 million below the estimate and adjusted EPS was $0.16 above it. The QoQ column compares with the previous quarter's revenue of $584.3 million and adjusted EPS of $1.06. The YoY column compares with $853.2 million and $1.44 in the same quarter a year earlier.

Track record

• EPS record. Adjusted EPS beat the estimate in 8 of the last 8 reports, including this one.
• Revenue record. Revenue beat the estimate in 2 of the last 8 reports.
• Revenue trend. Revenue over the last 5 reports, oldest first: $853.2 million, $1.02 billion, $613.3 million, $584.3 million and $685.3 million.

What to watch

• Next-quarter estimates. Consensus calls for EPS of $1.89 and revenue of $811.9 million next quarter, based on 6 analysts.
• Next report. Kontoor Brands is next expected to report on March 2, 2027.
• Revenue growth. Whether revenue stabilizes after this quarter's 20% decline from a year earlier to $685.3 million.
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Sources: Results are from Kontoor Brands's Nov. 5, 2026 quarterly report. Estimates are consensus figures. The prior-quarter and year-ago comparison figures are from Kontoor Brands's earlier quarterly reports. Items labeled by our calculation are our own arithmetic. This article is informational only and is not investment advice.