Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Cyclical — Apparel - Manufacturers industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Gildan Activewear Inc. operates as a global producer and seller of a broad spectrum of clothing items, distributing its merchandise across the United States, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. The company offers an extensive array of activewear products, including various T-shirts, fleece tops and bottoms, and athletic shirts.
Is Gildan Activewear Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
On the earnings the consensus expects for 2027 ($5.27 per share), Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL) trades at 7.6× earnings (P/E), below the median of the 209 consumer cyclicals companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. The P/E on the last twelve months (73.9×) is based on earnings per share of $0.54, far from what is expected; that is why this range uses expected earnings. At the decade median (17.8×) $94 (+135 %); at its sector median (17.9×) $94 (+136 %).
Kaplio overview: Gildan Activewear Inc.
Market cap $7B · 52 weeks $40 – $73 (44 % below the high) · P/E 73.9× · 2027 expected P/E 7.6× · Dividend 2.5 % · 5 years rising · Next earnings November 5, 2026 · expected EPS $1.60 · Closing price, Oct 28 · accounts published Jul 30.
- Valuation: P/E 73.9× (fairly priced).
- Business: 5-year ROIC 16.9 % (solid).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 6.0× (fragile).
- Earnings: 5 of 8 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
On those earnings: at the decade median (17.8×) $94 (+135 %); at its sector median (17.9×) $94 (+136 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
Note: earnings per share over the last twelve months ($0.54) are far from the consensus for 2027 ($5.27); that is why this range uses expected earnings.
What matters in consumer cyclicals: 4 of 7 pass
- Inventory turnover 1.1×, fails.
- Net debt / EBITDA 6.0×, fails.
- EV/Sales vs history 3.9×, fails.
- 5y avg operating margin 20.0 %, passes.
- 5y avg ROIC 16.9 %, passes.
- Current Ratio 1.93, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 1.9, passes.
- P/E read in reverse (cyclicals) 73.9×, info.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Gildan Activewear Inc.: P/E 73.9×; EV/EBITDA 16.7×; ROIC 6.9 %; $7.4B. Levi Strauss & Co. (P/E 14.2×; EV/EBITDA 9.6×; ROIC 13.0 %; $8.2B), Dillard's, Inc. (P/E 14.7×; EV/EBITDA 7.2×; ROIC 20.0 %; $7.6B), The Gap, Inc. (P/E 6.6×; EV/EBITDA 6.3×; ROIC 12.0 %; $7.7B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 73.9× · median 17.8× · minimum 8.0× · maximum 73.9× · cheap below 12.6× · expensive above 21.8×. Earnings over the last 12 months are distorted: today's P/E compared with its history is not representative.
Dividend
solid · Yield 2.5 % ($0.90 per ADS in 2025) · Years raising it 5 · 5-year growth +42 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 2.9× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $25.00 a year ($2.08 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 2.13% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 6.86% |
| Return on Assets | 0.62% |
| Gross Margin | 28.16% |
| Operating Margin | 14.84% |
| Net Margin | 1.33% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 1.45 |
| Current Ratio | 1.93 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 4 |
| Altman Z-Score | 1.86 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -6.75% |
| 3 months | -27.95% |
| Year-to-date | -36.12% |
| 1 year | -33.76% |
| 3 years | +42.09% |
| 5 years | +8.66% |
| 10 years | +55.43% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $0.9730 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | $0.2490 |
| 2026-05-20 | $0.2490 |
| 2026-03-19 | $0.2490 |
| 2025-11-19 | $0.2260 |
| 2025-08-21 | $0.2260 |
| 2025-05-20 | $0.2260 |
| 2025-03-12 | $0.2260 |
| 2024-11-21 | $0.2050 |
| 2024-08-22 | $0.2050 |
| 2024-05-22 | $0.2050 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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