Kontoor Brands (KTB) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026)
Kontoor Brands (KTB) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 15.82% for Q1 2026, down 1139.0% year-over-year from 1.52% in Q1 2025, and up 10.11% quarter-over-quarter from 14.37% in Q3 2025.
Kontoor Brands (KTB) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kontoor Brands' Return on Capital Employed history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 15.82% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1139.0% year-over-year to 15.82%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 15.82% (down 1139.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 22.12%, down 518.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 15.82%, up from 14.37% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 45.87% in Q3 2022, with the low at 14.37% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 26.75% (2023), against an average of 28.86%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed jumped 2860 bps in 2022, then plunged 2015 bps in 2023.
- Kontoor Brands' Return on Capital Employed stood at 30.3% in 2022, then decreased by 15 bps to 25.68% in 2023, then advanced by 6 bps to 27.21% in 2024, then plunged by 47 bps to 14.37% in 2025, then increased by 10 bps to 15.82% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows KTB's Return on Capital Employed at 15.82% in Q1 2026, 14.37% in Q3 2025, and 20.41% in Q2 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 16.65% |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 15.82% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 14.37% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 20.41% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 26.04% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 27.21% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 27.66% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 25.37% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 24.49% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 25.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.75% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 25.71% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 28.36% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 30.30% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 45.30% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 45.87% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 42.19% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 39.06% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 28.01% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 17.27% |