Kontoor Brands Inc 2025年度报告

☑ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the fiscal year ended January3, 2026or ☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the transition period from ______ to ______Commission file number: 001-38854 KONTOOR BRANDS, INC.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) North Carolina (I.R.S. employer identification number) (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (336) 332-3400(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Securities registered pursuant to Section12(g) of the Act:None Indicate by check markif the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.Yes☑No☐ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section13 or Section15(d) of the Act.Yes☐No☑ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1)has filed all reports required to be filed by Section13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Actof 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2)has been subjectto such filing requirements for the past 90 days.Yes☑No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).Yes☑No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reportingcompany, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and“emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer☑Accelerated filer☐Non-accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☐Emerging growth company☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying withany new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of itsinternal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accountingfirm that prepared or issued its audit report.☑ If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrantincluded in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐ Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-basedcompensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). The aggregate market value of Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June27, 2025, the last business day of the registrant’smost recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $3,610,000,000 based on the closing price of the registrant's Common Stockon the New York Stock Exchange. As of February27, 2026, there were 55,254,141 shares of Common Stock of the registrant outstanding. Documents Incorporated By Reference: Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 23, 2026 are incorporated by referenceinto Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which definitive Proxy Statement shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commissionwithin 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this Annual Report on Form 10-K relates. PART IITEM 1.Business2ITEM 1A.Risk Factors9ITEM 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments22ITEM 1C.Cybersecurity22ITEM 2.Properties25ITEM 3.Legal Proceedings25ITEM 4.Mine Safety Disclosures25PART IIITEM 5.Market for Kontoor's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of EquitySecurities26ITEM 6.Reserved27ITEM 7.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations27ITEM 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk41ITEM 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data42ITEM 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure42ITEM 9A.Controls and Procedures43ITEM 9B.Other Information43ITEM 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections43PART IIIITEM 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance44ITEM 11.Executive Compensation44ITEM 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters44ITEM