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

Kontoor Brands (KTB) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $897.0 million in Q1 2026, up 13.63% quarter-over-quarter from $789.4 million in Q3 2025, and up 45.85% on a YoY basis from $615.0 million in Q1 2025.

Kontoor Brands (KTB) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kontoor Brands' Operating Expenses history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $897.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 45.85% year-over-year to $897.0 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $2.8 billion (up 24.3% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $2.8 billion, up 24.3% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $897.0 million for Q1 2026 at Kontoor Brands, up from $789.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $897.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $524.8 million in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $615.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $571.9 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Operating Expenses slipped 20.8% in 2022, then soared 45.85% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $647.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 8.13% to $594.4 million in 2023, then grew by 3.47% to $615.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 28.35% to $789.4 million in 2025, then advanced 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 Ermenegildo Zegna 179,116.29 Bn 179,116.03 Bn - -
2 Ralph Lauren 25.18 Bn 23.12 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.19 Bn
3 Levi Strauss 9.24 Bn 8.43 Bn 1.08 Bn 879.60 Mn
4 V F 6.76 Bn 6.55 Bn 1.22 Bn 2.10 Bn
5 Kontoor Brands 4.31 Bn 4.20 Bn 470.76 Mn 896.96 Mn
6 Pvh 3.56 Bn 2.96 Bn 1.19 Bn 1.07 Bn
7 Columbia Sportswear 3.50 Bn 2.96 Bn 394.96 Mn 357.14 Mn
8 Under Armour 2.51 Bn 1.60 Bn 492.04 Mn 517.73 Mn
9 Figs 2.04 Bn 1.77 Bn 108.30 Mn 103.82 Mn
10 G Iii Apparel 1.45 Bn 1.06 Bn 347.75 Mn 49.60 Mn

Historic Data

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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