Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. KTB scored 80.0, ZGN scored 37.4 — KTB leads.
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Different reporting periods. KTB's fundamentals are as of July 2026, but ZGN's are as of December 2025 — a 6-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
KTB
Kontoor Brands, Inc.
Apparel Manufacturing · Quality-Growth
80
$65.62 · $3.6B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
42.6
KTB leads
ZGN
Ermenegildo Zegna N.V.
Apparel Manufacturing · Quality-Growth
37.4
$12.68 · $3.4B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestKTB16.0x
Fastest growthKTB+34.3%
Strongest balance sheetZGN1.05
Highest qualityKTB81 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueKTB-53%
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
ZGN
81
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
59
79
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
35
80
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
30
KTB is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
KTB
ZGN
$422mC
FCF
$308mC
+34.3%A
Rev
-1.5%D+
2.06C
D/E
1.05B
16.0xB+
P/E
36.2xC
1.89C+
PEG
4.16D
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
ZGN
53% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
38% below
~-11%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-5%/yr
+99%
1-yr DCF upside
+51%
+112%
5-yr DCF upside
+61%
+131%
10-yr DCF upside
+77%
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
ZGN
Why this score
Foreign reporter (EUR)
The companies
KTBKontoor Brands, Inc.
Apparel Manufacturing · $65.62 · beta 0.90
Why now
Apparel Manufacturing · market cap $3.6b. Down 26% from 52-week high of $88.96 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +34% — in hypergrowth territory. 10 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $97.50 (implying +49% 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, helped by cash released from working capital ($123m) that doesn't repeat every year.
Risk
D/E 2.06 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer.
ZGNErmenegildo Zegna N.V.
Apparel Manufacturing · $12.68 · beta 0.91
Why now
Apparel Manufacturing · market cap $3.4b. Down 21% from 52-week high of $15.95 — deep drawdown territory. 13 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $14.41 (implying +14% upside).
Moat
Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income, mostly because of depreciation and amortization ($287m) — non-cash charges that hold down reported earnings while cash generation stays strong.
Risk
Trailing P/E 36x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where KTB and ZGN diverge
On the headline score the gap is 42.6 points in favor of KTB. The widest single difference is Value, where KTB leads by 50.4 points.
ValueKTB 80.4 · ZGN 30.0KTB +50.4
GrowthKTB 78.7 · ZGN 34.7KTB +44.0
QualityKTB 80.8 · ZGN 58.8KTB +22.0
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value 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.
Common questions
Is KTB or ZGN the better stock?
KTB scores higher: KTB 80.0, ZGN 37.4 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do KTB and ZGN differ most?
The widest gap is value, where KTB leads by 50 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. KTB leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are KTB and ZGN scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.