National Bank Financial Weighs in on TSE:GIL Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Analysts at National Bank Financial have lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Gildan Activewear from $1.38 to $1.34, while the consensus full-year estimate stands at $4.55 per share.
• The stock's recent performance shows a slight increase of 0.8%, with shares opening at C$70.55 and a market cap of C$7.66 billion.
• Gildan Activewear has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.226 per share, with an annualized yield of 1.3%, reflecting a payout ratio of 29.76%.

Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSE:GIL - Free Report) NYSE: GIL - Investment analysts at National Bank Financial lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Gildan Activewear in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, July 31st. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.34 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.38. The consensus estimate for Gildan Activewear's current full-year earnings is $4.55 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Gildan Activewear's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the company. National Bankshares cut their price target on Gildan Activewear from C$83.00 to C$72.00 in a report on Monday, April 21st. Scotiabank raised shares of Gildan Activewear to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Cfra Research upgraded shares of Gildan Activewear to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded shares of Gildan Activewear to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Desjardins reduced their price objective on Gildan Activewear from C$87.00 to C$80.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Gildan Activewear currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of C$68.67.

Gildan Activewear Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of GIL stock traded down C$0.88 on Monday, hitting C$71.79. The company's stock had a trading volume of 124,854 shares, compared to its average volume of 417,562. Gildan Activewear has a fifty-two week low of C$52.77 and a fifty-two week high of C$79.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 101.26, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The firm's fifty day moving average price is C$67.99 and its 200-day moving average price is C$67.64. The stock has a market capitalization of C$7.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.25, a P/E/G ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 1.64.

Insider Activity

In other news, Senior Officer Benito Masi sold 15,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$68.66, for a total value of C$1,029,840.00. 2.26% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Gildan Activewear Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.226 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 21st. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Gildan Activewear's payout ratio is currently 29.76%.

Gildan Activewear Company Profile

Gildan is a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of basic apparel, including T-shirts, underwear, socks, and hosiery. Its primary market is the sale of blank T-shirts to wholesalers and printers (printwear). Gildan also sells branded clothing through retail and direct-to-consumer channels.