Equities
Consumer DiscretionaryPersonal Goods
  • Price (USD)71.23
  • Today's Change3.61 / 5.34%
  • Shares traded1.75m
  • 1 Year change+37.17%
  • Beta1.0334
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About the company

Gildan Activewear Inc. is a manufacturer of everyday basic apparel. Its product offering includes activewear, underwear and socks, sold to a broad range of customers, including wholesale distributors, screenprinters, or embellishers, as well as to retailers that sell to consumers through their physical stores and/or e-commerce platforms and to global lifestyle brand companies. The Company markets its products in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America, under a diversified portfolio of Company-owned brands including Gildan, Hanes, Comfort Colors, American Apparel, ALLPRO, GOLDTOE, Peds, Bali, Playtex, Maidenform, Bonds, as well as Champion which is under an exclusive licensing agreement for the printwear channel in the United States and Canada. It owns and operates vertically integrated, large-scale manufacturing facilities which are primarily located in Central America, the Caribbean, North America, and Bangladesh.

  • Revenue in CAD (TTM)4.61bn
  • Net income in CAD651.34m
  • Incorporated1984
  • Employees49.00k
  • Location
    Gildan Activewear Inc600 Boulevard De Maisonneuve Ouest33rd FloorMONTREAL H3A 3J2CanadaCAN
  • Phone+1 (514) 735-2023
  • Fax+1 (514) 340-8790
  • Websitehttps://gildancorp.com/en/
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Mergers & acquisitions

Acquired companyDeal statusDateDate /
Deal status
GIL:TOR since
announced
Transaction
value
Hanesbrands IncDeal completed13 Aug 202513 Aug 2025Deal completed43.83%2.14bn
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Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/earnings (TTM)Price/book value (MRQ)Price/cash flow (TTM)Price/sales (TTM)EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM)EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM)Revenue per share (TTM)Book value per share (MRQ)Asset turnover (TTM)Inventory turnover (TTM)Receivables turnover (TTM)Revenues per employee (TTM)Return on avg assets (TTM)Return on avg assets (5 yr avg)Return on investment (TTM)Return on investment (5 yr avg)Gross margin (TTM)Gross margin
(5 yr avg)
Net profit margin (TTM)Net Profit margin
(5 yr avg)
Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
(5 yr avg)
Revenue
(YOY change %)
Revenue
(5 yr growth rate)
Net income
(YOY change %)
Net income
(5 yr growth rate)
Capital expenditure
(5 yr growth rate)
Dividend
(5 yr growth rate)
Under Armour Inc5.05bn-87.65m2.64bn6.50k--1.4368.110.5221-0.2043-0.204311.734.381.072.487.15776,780.00-1.87---2.71--47.40---1.74--1.105.470.3906---9.43---186.74------
PVH Corp8.82bn340.80m2.96bn16.00k9.690.60654.790.33576.676.67173.73106.530.77812.288.49551,043.803.012.093.842.6957.6957.273.872.960.72123.940.31652.62-6.13-2.67-9.817.48-14.390.00
Columbia Sportswear Co3.40bn177.22m3.29bn9.78k18.761.9214.060.96873.263.2662.0431.731.152.448.28--6.008.838.1011.4850.5350.235.227.821.69----26.300.8546.31-20.6210.4118.13--
Kontoor Brands Inc2.83bn217.67m3.65bn13.20k16.886.8813.721.293.893.8950.579.531.252.499.17214,671.109.6412.4112.8616.8846.0643.327.687.890.8169.310.71748.410.00410.45676.4120.52-10.01--
Levi Strauss & Co6.28bn502.00m7.78bn19.00k15.843.4110.991.241.261.4515.745.840.95011.948.46330,631.607.596.8110.949.8561.7359.137.996.930.942714.790.313242.224.147.13138.59--11.17--
VF Corp9.58bn223.94m7.86bn16.20k36.224.4115.420.82070.5550.553724.404.560.91332.556.94591,539.802.132.043.082.7054.1453.052.342.491.033.660.6996145.19-4.14-1.95106.81-33.56-17.70-28.30
Gildan Activewear Inc (USA)3.36bn475.08m12.50bn49.00k21.586.7720.233.723.133.1322.179.980.86131.955.0367,245.2612.1711.2116.1713.5131.8526.9614.1312.720.88177.370.557127.762.342.98-24.879.061.409.43
Lululemon Athletica Inc11.07bn1.74bn19.95bn39.00k11.784.658.921.8014.4414.4492.1236.601.472.4256.25283,930.7023.1521.2130.5628.0458.4157.5915.7214.841.05--0.000.0010.0721.6217.0622.9619.48--
Ralph Lauren Corp7.83bn918.50m20.54bn15.00k23.057.1117.922.6214.6914.69124.9347.631.052.2117.49522,206.7012.336.6517.208.8269.6566.6111.737.811.52--0.335333.056.752.8214.9523.46-4.374.19
Data as of Feb 06 2026. Currency figures normalised to Gildan Activewear Inc's reporting currency: US Dollar USD

Institutional shareholders

29.57%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Janus Henderson Investors US LLCas of 30 Sep 202510.32m5.57%
Cooke & Bieler LPas of 30 Sep 20257.29m3.94%
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd.as of 30 Sep 20256.85m3.70%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 31 Dec 20254.91m2.65%
Mackenzie Financial Corp.as of 30 Sep 20254.86m2.63%
BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 30 Sep 20254.74m2.56%
Manulife Investment Management (US) LLCas of 30 Sep 20254.56m2.46%
Browning West LPas of 30 Sep 20254.18m2.26%
RBC Global Asset Management, Inc.as of 30 Sep 20253.78m2.04%
Loews Corp. (Investment Portfolio)as of 30 Sep 20253.25m1.76%
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