Kontoor Brands, Inc. dividend history

Kontoor Brands, Inc.'s dividend was $2.09 a share in fiscal 2025, up 3.5% on the year before. That was 51.0% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2020.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q2 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $100M
Dividends (TTM): $117M
Returned to shareholders: 51%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $141M
Diluted share count: −0.1%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 5.1%; dividends 2.8% + buybacks 2.4% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 44%; of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending: 36.3%; of revenue
Days sales outstanding: 26 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Kontoor Brands, Inc.: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	2020Jan 2021	2021Jan 2022	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Jan 2026	LTMJul 2026
Dividend per share	—	—	$1.12	$0.960	$1.66	$1.86	$1.94	$2.02	$2.09	—
Dividend per share growth	—	—	—	−14.3%	+72.9%	+12.0%	+4.3%	+4.1%	+3.5%	—
Dividends paid	0	0	64	55	95	104	109	112	116	117
Share buybacks	—	—	0	0	75	62	30	86	25	100
Dividends ÷ net income	0.0%	0.0%	65.8%	80.6%	48.7%	42.2%	47.0%	45.6%	51.0%	43.6%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	0.0%	—	8.4%	24.5%	34.8%	159.0%	33.0%	32.1%	26.7%	27.7%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

Recent dividend announcements

October 22, 2026 Kontoor Brands Declares Quarterly Dividend, a 2 Percent Increase Source
July 24, 2026 Kontoor Brands Declares Quarterly Dividend Source

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Figures from Kontoor Brands, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Kontoor Brands, Inc.