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Kontoor Brands: brands it owns and its ownership tree

Kontoor Brands (NYSE: KTB) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States that owns 3 consumer brands, and has 2 recorded transactions.[1]

Kontoor Brands is the denim business VF Corporation spun off in 2019, taking Wrangler and Lee out of a portfolio that had shifted towards outdoor and activewear. It is one of the largest jeanswear companies in the world by units sold.

Company facts

Legal name
Kontoor Brands, Inc.
Type
publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
Headquarters
🇺🇸 Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Founded
2019
Tickers
NYSE: KTB
SEC CIK
0001760965
Website
www.kontoorbrands.com
Last verified
· 3 sources

Kontoor Brands in numbers

Everything Kontoor Brands owns

2026

Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.

Everything Kontoor Brands owns Tree of 3 brands under Kontoor Brands. Kontoor Brands Helly Hansen Lee Wrangler

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Brand portfolio by category

Apparel, footwear & accessories (3)

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Acquisitions by Kontoor Brands

Acquisition announced

Authentic Brands acquires Lee

Kontoor Brands agreed to sell the Lee jeans brand to an affiliate of Authentic Brands Group for up to $1 billion: $750 million in cash at closing and up to $250 million more in an earnout. It would leave Kontoor with Wrangler and Helly Hansen, and put Lee with the brand-licensing group that already owns Nautica and Brooks Brothers and licenses its names to operators rather than making the clothes itself.

Value
$1bn
Regulatory
None recorded
Spin-off closed

Wrangler and Lee separated from VF Corporation

VF Corporation spun off its jeanswear business as Kontoor Brands, distributing shares to VF shareholders. The separation let VF concentrate on outdoor and activewear brands growing faster than denim, and gave Wrangler and Lee a management team focused on that category alone.

Value
—
Regulatory
None recorded

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Frequently asked questions

What brands does Kontoor Brands own?

Kontoor Brands owns 3 consumer brands tracked here, including Wrangler, Lee and Helly Hansen.

Is Kontoor Brands an American company?

Yes. Kontoor Brands is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States and was founded in 2019.

Who owns Kontoor Brands?

Kontoor Brands is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as KTB on the NYSE.

What was Kontoor Brands' most recent acquisition?

The most recent completed acquisition recorded here is Wrangler and Lee on 23 May 2019.

Sources (3) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] Kontoor Brands, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-04 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 4 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
  2. [2] Kontoor Brands, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K; retrieved 16 September 2026.
  3. [3] Kontoor Brands, Inc. Form 8-K Exhibit 99.1 - agreement to sell Lee to Authentic Brands Group — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 8-K, published 21 May 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.

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