Kontoor Brands (KTB Quick QuoteKTB - Free Report) reported $685.35 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 19.7%. EPS of $1.50 for the same period compares to $1.44 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.11% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $693.01 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.34, the EPS surprise was +11.94%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Kontoor performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Net revenues- Wrangler: $485.08 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $489.97 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.9%.
• Net revenues- Other: $8.94 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $10.8 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -3.9%.
• Revenue- Helly Hansen: $191.32 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $192.88 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.9%.

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Shares of Kontoor have returned +26.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.