What SEC filings does Kontoor Brands, Inc. submit to the SEC?

Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about KTB?

A Form 4 for KTB discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from Kontoor Brands, Inc.?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for KTB?

The 10-K is Kontoor Brands, Inc.'s annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all KTB SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical Kontoor Brands, Inc. filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for KTB. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does Kontoor Brands, Inc. file with the SEC?

Kontoor Brands, Inc. files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling KTB shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

KTB SEC Filing News — Kontoor Brands, Inc.

Latest SEC filings for Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-10-06.

Kontoor Brands, Inc., a lifestyle apparel company, designs, manufactures, procures, sells, and licenses apparel, footwear, and accessories, primarily under the Wrangler, Lee, and Helly Hansen brands. The company operates through two segments: Wrangler and Lee. It licenses and sells apparel under the Musto, Chic, and Rock & Republic brand names. The company sells its products through mass merchants, outdoor and sporting goods stores, specialty stores, department stores, company-operated stores, b…

Sector: Consumer Cyclical Industry: Apparel Manufacturing Market Cap: $4.0B

Total Filings

Bullish Classifications

Bearish Classifications

Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

Rule-based classifications for KTB currently lean bearish. Of the 20 filing records displayed, 3 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 0 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.

KTB Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-07-24 — 2026-10-06

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

0 buys vs 2 sells

Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.

Largest Form 144 Filing

$15.38M

Baxter Scott H · 2026-08-13

184,403 shares · Form 144

Form 144 Notices

Proposed insider sales filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.

Insider Transactions 10 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 10 filings in this group are Form 4s for Kontoor Brands, Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 10 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 4 compensation award, 3 tax withholding, 2 open-market sale and 1 unclassified. 2 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Compensation award ×4: Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Tax withholding ×3: Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.
Open-market sale ×2: The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Unclassified ×1: The transaction code on this filing is not one of the standard categories.

Form 4 Unclassified Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-06

KTB insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Waldron Thomas E. (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The transaction code on this filing is not one of the standard categories.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
	Unclassified derivative · Phantom Stock-d	47	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Waldron Thomas E. (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-06

KTB insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

SHEARER ROBERT K (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Phantom Stock-d	820	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: SHEARER ROBERT K (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-06

KTB insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Goldsmith Ashley (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Phantom Stock-d	507	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Goldsmith Ashley (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-24

KTB insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Skipworth Michael (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	1,611	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Skipworth Michael (Director) Shares: 1,611

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-23

KTB insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Taylor Andrew Lyn (VP, Chief Accounting Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	68	$66.70	$4.5K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Taylor Andrew Lyn (VP, Chief Accounting Officer) Shares: 68

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-23

KTB insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

ALKIRE JOSEPH A (President and CFO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	872	$66.70	$58.2K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: ALKIRE JOSEPH A (President and CFO) Shares: 872

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-17

KTB insider Baxter Scott H (Director, Chairman and CEO) sold 184,403 shares (~$15.38M)

Baxter Scott H, listed as Director, Chairman and CEO at Kontoor Brands, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 184,403 KTB shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	184,403	$22.04	$4.06M
`S`	Open-market sale	116,872	$82.99	$9.70M
`S`	Open-market sale	67,531	$84.09	$5.68M
`G`	Gift	56,160	—	—
`A`	Compensation award	56,160	—	—
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Stock Option (Right to Buy)	184,403	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Baxter Scott H (Director, Chairman and CEO) Shares: 184,403 Est. Value: $15.38M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-17

KTB insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Kidd Peter A. (EVP and CHRO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	580	$84.26	$48.9K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Kidd Peter A. (EVP and CHRO) Shares: 580

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-14

KTB insider Doerr Thomas L Jr (EVP, GC, & Secretary) sold 7,660 shares (~$639.1K)

Doerr Thomas L Jr, listed as EVP, GC, & Secretary at Kontoor Brands, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 7,660 KTB shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	7,660	$83.43	$639.1K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Doerr Thomas L Jr (EVP, GC, & Secretary) Shares: 7,660 Est. Value: $639.1K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-24

KTB insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Waldron Thomas E. (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	1,471	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Waldron Thomas E. (Director) Shares: 1,471

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Proposed Insider Sales 2 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. Kontoor Brands, Inc. has 2 such notices in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Large Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-13

KTB Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Baxter Scott H (184,403 shares) ~$15.38M

Baxter Scott H filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell KTB (Kontoor Brands, Inc.) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4. The proposed dollar value is large enough to merit attention.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Baxter Scott H Shares: 184,403 Est. Value: $15.38M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-13

KTB Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Doerr Thomas L Jr (7,661 shares) ~$639.1K

Doerr Thomas L Jr filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell KTB (Kontoor Brands, Inc.) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Doerr Thomas L Jr Shares: 7,661 Est. Value: $639.1K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Material Events 7 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 7 in this period for Kontoor Brands, Inc. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-09-24