Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL)
Gildan Activewear Inc. manufactures and sells various apparel products. The company provides various activewear products, including T-shirts, fleece tops and bottoms, sports shirts, polos, and tank tops under Gildan, Hanes, Gildan Performance, Gildan Hammer, Gildan Softstyle, Gildan Heavy Cotton, Gildan Ultra Cotton, Gildan DryBlend, Gildan HeavyBlend, Comfort Colors, American Apparel, ALLPRO, ComfortWash, BEEFY, Bonds and Champion brands. It also offers hosiery products comprising athletic, dress, casual and workwear socks, liner socks, and socks for therapeutic purposes under Gildan, GoldToe, Signature Gold by GoldToe, GoldToe Edition, Peds, MediPeds, Hanes, and Powersox brands. In addition, the company provides men's and boys' underwear products and ladies' panties under Gildan, Gildan Platinum, Gildan Softstyle, Gildan Performance, BareSoft, Gildan Performance, EZBreeze, Bonds, Berlei, Bras N Things, Polo Ralph Lauren brands. Further, it provides women's lingerie, bras and shapewear under Bali, Playtex, WonderBra, Maidenform, Bonds, Bras N Things, Berle brands. It sells its products to wholesale distributors, screenprinters, and embellishers in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and Latin America, as well as to retailers in North America, including mass merchants, department stores, national chains, specialty retailers, craft stores, and online retailers; and manufactures products for lifestyle brand companies. The company was formerly known as Textiles Gildan Inc. and changed its name to Gildan Activewear Inc. in March 1995. Gildan Activewear Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
- Ticker
- GIL
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Apparel Manufacturing
- Market cap
- $6.44B
- 52-week range
- $31.34 - $73.70
Valuation
- Share price
- $34.75 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
- P/E (TTM)
- 65.57x
- Price to book
- 1.93x
- Price to free cash flow
- 12.18x
- Enterprise value
- $11.02B
- Book value per share
- $18.04
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|---|
| 1 day | -0.77% |
| 5 days | -12.47% |
| 1 month | -16.71% |
| 3 months | -40.26% |
| 6 months | -43.31% |
| Year to date | -44.36% |
| 1 year | -37.66% |
| 3 years | +3.42% |
| 5 years | -13.92% |
| 10 years | +41.15% |
| All time | +8,453.85% |
Short interest
- As of
- Oct 15, 2026
- Short % of float
- 7.55%
- Shares short
- 12.39M
- Days to cover
- 6.74
- Change since prior report
- -2.66%
- Source
- FINRA consolidated short interest
Members of Congress who disclosed GIL trades
Gilbert Ray Cisneros · Thomas Kean
Super investors holding GIL
Ken Griffin (Citadel) · Bryan Lawrence (Oakcliff Capital Partners, LP)
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 11.20%
- Return on invested capital
- 6.63%
- Return on assets
- 3.81%
- Return on capital employed
- 7.53%
- Gross margin
- 31.22%
- Net margin
- 11.02%
- EBITDA margin
- 21.21%
- Revenue growth
- 10.66%
- Net income growth
- -0.50%
- Free cash flow growth
- 40.39%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- 8.21%
- Current ratio
- 1.93x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- 7.34x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- Dec 28, 2025
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Revenue
- $3.62B
- Cost of revenue
- $2.49B
- Gross profit
- $1.13B
- EBITDA
- $767.50M
- Net income
- $398.88M
- Earnings per share
- $2.61
- Shares outstanding
- 153.00M
Income statement by year
| Period end | Revenue | Gross profit | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-28 | $3.62B | $1.13B | $398.88M | $2.61 |
| 2024-12-29 | $3.27B | $1.00B | $400.87M | $2.46 |
| 2023-12-31 | $3.20B | $880.05M | $533.58M | $3.03 |
| 2023-01-01 | $3.24B | $992.41M | $541.54M | $2.94 |
| 2022-01-02 | $2.92B | $940.21M | $607.18M | $3.08 |
| 2021-01-03 | $1.98B | $249.06M | -$225.28M | -$1.14 |
| 2019-12-29 | $2.82B | $704.46M | $259.81M | $1.27 |
| 2018-12-30 | $2.91B | $805.95M | $350.77M | $1.66 |
| 2017-12-31 | $2.75B | $801.22M | $362.33M | $1.62 |
| 2017-01-01 | $2.59B | $719.70M | $346.64M | $1.47 |
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-28 | 31.22% | 11.02% | 11.20% | 6.63% |
| 2024-12-29 | 30.69% | 12.26% | 27.52% | 16.24% |
| 2023-12-31 | 27.54% | 16.70% | 27.26% | 20.17% |
| 2023-01-01 | 30.63% | 16.71% | 28.77% | 19.91% |
| 2022-01-02 | 32.17% | 20.78% | 31.63% | 24.14% |
| 2021-01-03 | 12.57% | -11.37% | -14.45% | -6.69% |
| 2019-12-29 | 24.95% | 9.20% | 14.16% | 10.47% |
| 2018-12-30 | 27.71% | 12.06% | 18.12% | 14.66% |
| 2017-12-31 | 29.13% | 13.17% | 17.66% | 14.41% |
| 2017-01-01 | 27.84% | 13.41% | 16.35% | 13.47% |
Cash and debt by year
| Period end | Cash | Debt |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-28 | $284.46M | $3.86B |
| 2024-12-29 | $98.80M | $1.24B |
| 2023-12-31 | $89.64M | $685.00M |
| 2023-01-01 | $150.42M | $780.00M |
| 2022-01-02 | $179.25M | $600.00M |
| 2021-01-03 | $505.26M | $1.00B |
| 2019-12-29 | $64.13M | $845.00M |
| 2018-12-30 | $46.66M | $669.00M |
| 2017-12-31 | $52.80M | $630.00M |
| 2017-01-01 | $38.20M | $600.00M |
Free cash flow by year
| Period end | Free cash flow | Stock-based compensation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-28 | $499.88M | $47.95M |
| 2024-12-29 | $356.06M | $64.53M |
| 2023-12-31 | $343.32M | $26.96M |
| 2023-01-01 | $174.36M | $32.39M |
| 2022-01-02 | $490.05M | $37.66M |
| 2021-01-03 | $364.36M | $2.09M |
| 2019-12-29 | $232.35M | $16.27M |
| 2018-12-30 | $430.89M | $19.51M |
| 2017-12-31 | $521.41M | $15.87M |
| 2017-01-01 | $408.49M | $15.37M |
Dividend history
- Most recent payment
- Aug 20, 2026
- Paid in the last twelve months, including payments estimated from GIL.TO
- $0.97
| Payment date | Dividend per share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | $0.25 |
| 2026-05-20 | $0.25 |
| 2026-03-19 | $0.25 |
| 2025-11-19 | $0.23 (est., from GIL.TO) |
| 2025-08-21 | $0.23 |
| 2025-05-20 | $0.23 |
| 2025-03-12 | $0.23 |
| 2024-11-21 | $0.20 |
Investor relations
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-05 | Sep 2026 | $1.57 |
| 2026-07-30 | Jun 2026 | $1.11 |
| 2026-04-30 | Mar 2026 | $0.36 |
| 2026-02-26 | Dec 2025 | $1.31 |
| 2025-10-29 | Sep 2025 | $0.98 |
| 2025-07-31 | Jun 2025 | $0.96 |
| 2025-04-29 | Mar 2025 | $0.57 |
| 2025-02-19 | Dec 2024 | $0.80 |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- gildancorp.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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