Growth Metrics

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

Kontoor Brands has reported Operating Margin over the past 9 years, most recently at 11.9% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 16.0% year-over-year to 11.9%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 10.68%, down 244.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 10.68%, 244.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 was 11.9% at Kontoor Brands, up from 7.48% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 21.38% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 7.48% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 12.95% and a median of 12.38% in 2022 define the central range for Operating Margin.
  • On a YoY basis, Operating Margin climbed as much as 730bps in 2022 and fell as far as -981bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 11.57% in 2022, then fell by -3bps to 11.26% in 2023, then increased by 7bps to 12.05% in 2024, then plummeted by -38bps to 7.48% in 2025, then surged by 59bps to 11.9% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for KTB at 11.9% in Q1 2026, 7.48% in Q3 2025, and 11.93% in Q2 2025.