Q3 EPS Forecast for Gildan Activewear Lowered by Analyst

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 - Stock analysts at National Bank Financial dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Gildan Activewear in a research report issued on Thursday, July 31st. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.34 for the quarter, down from their previous 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 research analysts have also recently commented on GIL. Barclays raised Gildan Activewear to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Scotiabank raised Gildan Activewear to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. National Bankshares reduced their target price on Gildan Activewear from C$83.00 to C$72.00 in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Finally, Desjardins reduced their target price on Gildan Activewear from C$87.00 to C$80.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Gildan Activewear presently has an average rating of "Strong Buy" and a consensus price target of C$68.67.

Gildan Activewear Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of GIL stock opened at C$70.55 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of C$7.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 1.64. Gildan Activewear has a one year low of C$52.77 and a one year high of C$79.11. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of C$67.80 and a 200 day moving average price of C$67.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 101.26, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 0.87.

Insider Buying and Selling at Gildan Activewear

In other Gildan Activewear news, Senior Officer Benito Masi sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$68.66, for a total transaction of C$1,029,840.00. Also, Senior Officer Juan Carlos Contreras Y. Contreras sold 4,900 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$65.00, for a total value of C$318,490.20. Following the transaction, the insider owned 144 shares of the company's stock, valued at C$9,359.71. This represents a 97.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Corporate insiders own 2.26% of the company's stock.

Gildan Activewear Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.226 per share. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Gildan Activewear's dividend 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.

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