Gildan Activewear (GIL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Gildan Activewear Inc. is a Montreal, Quebec-based apparel manufacturer that produces and sells everyday basic clothing for consumers and businesses. The company’s product portfolio includes activewear, T-shirts, fleece garments, underwear, socks and hosiery, as well as other apparel basics.

Gildan sells products primarily through wholesale distributors and screen printers, who supply decorated apparel to businesses, schools, teams, organizations and retailers. Its portfolio includes the Gildan, American Apparel, Comfort Colors, Gold Toe and Anvil brands. The company operates a vertically integrated manufacturing model, with facilities and operations spanning yarn production, textile manufacturing, garment production and distribution.

Founded in 1984 by brothers Glenn and Greg Chamandy, Gildan has expanded from a North American apparel business into an international manufacturer serving customers in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other markets. Glenn Chamandy returned as the company’s president and chief executive officer in 2024. Gildan’s shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol GIL.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $39.42 to $40.69
• 50-Day Range: $39.66 to $56.30
• 52-Week Range: $39.15 to $73.69
• Volume: 956,734 shs
• Average Volume: 1.60 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 76.27
• Dividend Yield: 2.52%
• Price Target: $70.40
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Gildan Activewear Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Gildan Activewear scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 135th out of 482 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Gildan Activewear has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Gildan Activewear has a consensus price target of $70.40, representing about 77.5% upside from its current price of $39.66.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Gildan Activewear has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.85%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Gildan Activewear are expected to grow by 15.85% in the coming year, from $4.67 to $5.41 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Gildan Activewear is 76.27, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Gildan Activewear is 76.27, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 26.59.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Gildan Activewear has a P/B Ratio of 2.06. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.83% of the float of Gildan Activewear has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Gildan Activewear has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.74.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gildan Activewear has recently decreased by 2.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Gildan Activewear pays a meaningful dividend of 2.51%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Gildan Activewear has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Gildan Activewear is 192.31%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Gildan Activewear will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.48% next year. This indicates that Gildan Activewear will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.04

News Sentiment

Gildan Activewear has a news sentiment score of -0.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 42 news articles for Gildan Activewear this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for GIL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Gildan Activewear to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Gildan Activewear insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.99% of the stock of Gildan Activewear is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.83% of the stock of Gildan Activewear is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 9/14 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/14 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/14/2026
• Today: 11/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
• Sub-Industry: Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GIL
• CIK: 1061894
• Web: www.gildancorp.com
• Phone: (514) 735-2023
• Fax: 514-735-6810
• Employees: 80,000
• Year Founded: 1984

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Gildan Activewear: $70.40
• High Price Target: $97.00
• Low Price Target: $54.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +77.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.77
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.52
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 76.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.49
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $398.88 million
• Net Margins: 1.28%
• Pretax Margin: 5.12%
• Return on Equity: 21.03%
• Return on Assets: 7.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.15
• Current Ratio: 1.93
• Quick Ratio: 1.01

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.62 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.03
• Cash Flow: $3.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.72
• Book Value: $19.24 per share
• Price / Book: 2.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 185,200,000
• Free Float: 181,514,000
• Market Cap: $7.35 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.11