Growth Metrics

Kontoor Brands (KTB) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)

Kontoor Brands' quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $897.0 million in Q1 2026, up 45.85% year-on-year from $615.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 13.63% quarter-over-quarter from $789.4 million in Q3 2025.

Kontoor Brands has reported Operating Expenses for 9 years, with the latest figure at $897.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 45.85% year-over-year to $897.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $2.8 billion (up 24.3% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $2.8 billion, up 24.3% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $897.0 million, up from $789.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $897.0 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $524.8 million in Q3 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $615.3 million, with a median of $571.9 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses declined 20.8% in 2022 and surged 45.85% in 2026.
  • Tracing KTB's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $647.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 8.13% to $594.4 million in 2023, then increased by 3.47% to $615.0 million in 2024, then grew by 28.35% to $789.4 million in 2025, then climbed by 13.63% to $897.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $897.0 million (Q1 2026), $789.4 million (Q3 2025), and $579.7 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Ralph Lauren 22.42 Bn 20.35 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.19 Bn
2 Levi Strauss 9.03 Bn 8.22 Bn 1.08 Bn 879.60 Mn
3 V F 6.53 Bn 6.32 Bn 1.22 Bn 2.10 Bn
4 Pvh 4.49 Bn 3.79 Bn 1.44 Bn 1.22 Bn
5 Kontoor Brands 3.96 Bn 3.85 Bn 470.76 Mn 896.96 Mn
6 Columbia Sportswear 3.46 Bn 2.93 Bn 394.96 Mn 357.14 Mn
7 Under Armour 2.29 Bn 1.38 Bn 492.04 Mn 517.73 Mn
8 Figs 1.95 Bn 1.68 Bn 108.30 Mn 103.82 Mn
9 G Iii Apparel 1.38 Bn 969.37 Mn 285.48 Mn 70.31 Mn
10 Canada Goose Holdings 710.16 Mn 412.34 Mn -268.86 Mn -182.98 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 3, 2026 896.96 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 789.36 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 579.72 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 549.60 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 614.99 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 571.87 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 531.66 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 546.77 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 594.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 569.06 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 552.61 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 572.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 646.98 Mn
Oct 1, 2022 531.46 Mn
Jul 2, 2022 524.83 Mn
Apr 2, 2022 571.52 Mn
Jan 1, 2022 816.87 Mn
Oct 2, 2021 566.32 Mn
Jul 3, 2021 455.59 Mn
Apr 3, 2021 558.59 Mn
Sep 26, 2020 500.36 Mn
Jun 27, 2020 371.05 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 504.66 Mn
Dec 28, 2019 594.06 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 607.11 Mn
Jun 29, 2019 556.23 Mn
Mar 30, 2019 623.15 Mn
Dec 29, 2018 656.62 Mn
Sep 29, 2018 608.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 588.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 577.26 Mn