KTB FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #1 of 9 in industry

Kontoor Brands, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $13.2M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $10,618 · Apparel.

Apparel peers All rankings
State
NC
Filing date
2026-03-09
Industry
Apparel
Industry rank
#1/9

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
1,244:1
Extreme (bar capped at 1000:1; actual ratio shown above)
CEO pay
$13.2M
Median worker
$10,618

Answer first

Kontoor Brands, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $13.2M ranks #370 of 1,423 complete filings; its 1,244:1 pay ratio ranks #32. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $10,618. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-23 peer cohort (# 1 of 9, 100th percentile - top 1% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Apparel companies.

Dollar rank
#370
$13.2M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#32
1,244:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
100th
top 1% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Kontoor Brands, Inc. ranks nationally

Kontoor Brands, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$13,208,792 Top 26% higher than 74% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). This entry sits in this band. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Kontoor Brands, Inc. vs. Apparel peers

CEO total pay ($13.2M) against pay ratio (1,244:1) for Kontoor Brands, Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Apparel industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both6715344.411049914.215384484.019719053.824053623.6431.3:1644.2:1857:11069.9:11282.7:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Kontoor Brands, Inc., CEO total pay: 13208792 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1244:1Kontoor Brands, Inc.Levi Strauss & Co, CEO total pay: 16141308 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1004:1Levi Strauss & CoPvh Corp. /de/, CEO total pay: 16164629 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 689:1Pvh Corp. /de/Ralph Lauren Corp, CEO total pay: 23265520 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 680:1Ralph Lauren CorpCarters Inc, CEO total pay: 7503448 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 542:1Carters IncG III Apparel Group Ltd /de/, CEO total pay: 12513280 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 470:1G III Apparel Group Ltd /de/
Kontoor Brands, Inc. vs. Apparel peers, plotted against the industry's $12.5M median CEO total and 542:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Apparel peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 9 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 23. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Kontoor Brands, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Kontoor Brands, Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
1,244:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-114:1
from FY2024 1,358:1
CEO $ YoY
+4.9%
$13.2M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Kontoor Brands, Inc. CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $10.0M - $5,102 1,956:1 -
2022 $11.4M +14% $6,920 1,649:1 -307:1
2023 $9.9M -13% $8,044 1,236:1 -413:1
2024 $12.6M +27% $9,270 1,358:1 +122:1
2025 $13.2M +4.9% $10,618 1,244:1 -114:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1760965, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Apparel

This Company's Ratio
1,244:1
Industry Median Ratio
542:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$12.5M
This CEO's Pay
$13.2M
Companies in Industry
9
vs. Industry Median
Above
#1 of 9 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Apparel →

Kontoor Brands, Inc.: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Kontoor Brands, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 1,244:1 ranks #1 of 9 Apparel filers (100th percentile). the CEO earned 1244× the median employee ($10,618) in FY2025.

At $10,618 median worker pay (LOW-MED), the MEGA stamp means roughly 1244 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$13.2M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

1,244:1

Outlier, top decile

Kontoor Brands, Inc. in the higher Apparel third

Kontoor Brands, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 1,244:1 ranks #1 of 9 Apparel filers (100th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Apparel (SIC 23) median ratio is 542:1 across 9 FY2025 filers; Kontoor Brands, Inc.'s $13.2M CEO total is above the $12.5M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #370 and ratio rank #32 split - treat 1,244:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Apparel peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$13.2M
Median Employee Pay
$10,618
Pay Ratio
1,244:1
Filing Date
2026-03-09

Company Info

Ticker
KTB
CIK
1760965
Industry
Apparel
SIC Code
2320
State
NC
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1760965, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Kontoor Brands, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 1,244:1 ranks #1 of 9 Apparel filers (100th percentile).

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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MEGA · HEAVY · LOW-MED.

PPL Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $13.2M (Δ $9K heavier vs Kontoor Brands, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MEGA · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Nisource Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $13.3M (Δ $43K heavier vs Kontoor Brands, Inc.); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's MEGA · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
ManpowerGroup Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $13.3M (Δ $57K heavier vs Kontoor Brands, Inc.); EXTREME · LOW-MED vs this page's MEGA · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Mercadolibre Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $13.1M (Δ $71K lighter vs Kontoor Brands, Inc.); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's MEGA · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Levi Strauss & Co (SIC 23 pole)

Levi Strauss & Co stamps MEGA · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Kontoor Brands, Inc.'s MEGA filing.
National dual ranks · #370/#32

Kontoor Brands, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #370 by CEO dollars and #32 by ratio under HEAVY · MEGA.
Highest-paid CEOs · MEGA

Kontoor Brands, Inc.'s MEGA stamp is in the upper tail - the highest-paid list shows how dollar packages and ratios diverge.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Kontoor Brands, Inc. (CIK 1760965), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.