COMPARE · Data as of August 24, 2026
KTB vs RL
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. KTB scored 78.1, RL scored 58.7 — KTB leads.
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KTB
Kontoor Brands, Inc.
78.1
$82.09 · $4.5B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
19.4
KTB leads
RL
Ralph Lauren Corporation
58.7
$370.82 · $22.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestKTB16.6x
- Fastest growthKTB+34.3%
- Strongest balance sheetRL1.10
- Highest qualityRL83 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valueKTB-58%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
KTB
stronger →← stronger
RL
80
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
83
89
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
89
67
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
28
KTB and RL split the three pillars evenly.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
KTB
RL
$422mC
FCF
$1.1bC+
+34.3%A
Rev
+14.7%B+
2.06C
D/E
1.10B
16.6xB+
P/E
23.5xC+
0.65A-
PEG
2.00C+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
KTB
RL
58% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
49% above
~-6%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~18%/yr
+80%
1-yr DCF upside
-39%
+136%
5-yr DCF upside
-33%
+252%
10-yr DCF upside
-23%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
KTB
Why this score
- Durable high returns
RL
Why this score
- Buying back stock
- Raising its dividend
- Durable high returns
The companies
KTBKontoor Brands, Inc.
Why now
Apparel Manufacturing · market cap $4.5b. 8% off the 52-week high of $88.96. Revenue growing +34% — in hypergrowth territory. PEG 0.65 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 10 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $97.70 (implying +19% upside).
Moat
ROE 43% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 158% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
D/E 2.06 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer.
RLRalph Lauren Corporation
Why now
Apparel Manufacturing · market cap $22.1b. 12% off the 52-week high of $421.60. Revenue growing +15%, comfortably above the S&P median. 17 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $446.71 (implying +20% upside).
Moat
ROE 36% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 112% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where KTB and RL diverge
On the headline score the gap is 19.4 points in favor of KTB. The widest single difference is Value, where KTB leads by 39.7 points.
- ValueKTB 67.3 · RL 27.6KTB +39.7
- QualityKTB 79.6 · RL 82.5level
- GrowthKTB 88.8 · RL 88.8level
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.