Kontoor Brands Inc (KTB) is undervalued and VF Corp (VFC) is overvalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, KTB trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +21%, against -73% for VFC.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 8.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $86.10; the price of $67.82 is 21% below that value, and 78% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 100/100 on 3 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 8.8% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $7.85; the price of $13.55 is 73% above that value, and 76% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 14/100 on 3 of 12 signals
| Metric | KTB | VFC |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Undervalued | Overvalued |
| Price | $67.82 | $13.55 |
| Intrinsic value | $86.10 | $7.85 |
| Margin of safety | +21% | -73% |
| Leak Score | 100/100 (3/12) | 14/100 (3/12) |
| Market cap | $3.7B | $5.3B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 8.5% | 0.8% |
| Operating margin | 13.1% | 7.1% |
| Net margin | 8.7% | 2.9% |
| Return on equity | 41.0% | 17.9% |
| Debt to equity | 2.06 | 2.81 |
| P/E | 14.2x | 19.7x |
| Forward P/E | 10.3x | 10.2x |
| P/B | 6.0x | 3.0x |
| Dividend yield | 3.1% | 2.7% |