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Valued as a mature, profitable company: Discounted cash flow, P/E comparison, EV/EBITDA comparison, Graham number, and Dividend discount.
ACCE opinionKontoor Brands Inc. Common Stock (KTB)
Fair value (5 models)
$56.43
ACCE price target
$70.00
Rating
Overvalued
Horizon
12 months
Fair value published on 17 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST; previously $55.24 since 12 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST.
ACCE price target published on 11 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST.
Price used: $76.04 at the close on 23 Oct 2026, 22:00 CEST.
Models: Discounted cash flow, Dividend discount, EV/EBITDA comparison, Graham number, and P/E comparison.
Fair value: the average of the applicable valuation models (discounted cash flow, multiples, residual income, dividend discount, shareholder yield), each run on the latest financial statements and the market price shown. Opinion columns (fair value, target, rating) are shown apart from the data. Full methodology: acceinvestments.com/data/how-we-value-stocks
Conflicts of interest: The author holds no personal position in this security. General statement
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Data
Price vs fair value
34.7% above
-25.8% to fair value
ACCE score
65
out of 100
Analysts
80% buy
10 covering
P/E
18.3x
forward 14.5x
1-year return
-11.5%
Dividend yield
2.81%
Kontoor Brands Inc. Common Stock in four questions
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Overview
ACCE thesis
Kontoor Brands makes Wrangler and Lee denim, plus the Helly Hansen technical outerwear line it acquired, selling through wholesale accounts and its own direct-to-consumer channels. Its edge is brand equity in denim: Wrangler and Lee have decades of consumer recognition and a 49.3% gross margin that points to real pricing power rather than a commodity apparel business. Revenue growth of 18.6% is the number to test, since it suggests the portfolio is gaining share or that Helly Hansen is contributing meaningfully, and the next earnings releases should show whether that growth is organic or acquired. At 16.7 times trailing and 14.5 times forward earnings, with a 49.5% return on equity and a 15.5% operating margin, the valuation looks undemanding for a business with this profile. The stock is outside major indices, which may keep coverage thin and leave the pricing gap open, though that is a reason to look more closely rather than a signal in itself.