Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 4, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Gildan Activewear Inc. stock $37.97, price $43.27, that is 12.2% below the price, quality 37 out of 100. Rating: overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 24 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Gildan Activewear Inc.
GIL · USOur calculation puts a fair price 12% below what the stock costs today.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 5, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $24.27 – $71.94 · fair‑value band $15.89 – $61.87 · the $43.27 price screens above the $37.97 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 5, 2026.
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Company profile
Gildan Activewear Inc. manufactures and sells various apparel products.
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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.
Stock analysis
Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL) currently trades at $43.27, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $37.97, 12% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth Earnings group reads highest at a median of $38.82 per share, and 4 of the 23 models we run sit above the $43.27 price.
Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at $10.51, and 19 of the 23 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is medium.
Scenario range: $15.89 (bear) to $61.87 (bull), the price of $43.27 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 37/100 (below-average quality), in the Consumer Cyclical sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Gildan Activewear Inc. reported revenue of $3.7B in FY2025 versus $2.9B in FY2021, a compound +5.9%/yr. Reported net income was $406M in FY2025, compounding −9.6%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $8.0B Mid · P/E ratio 33.5 · P/S ratio 3.70 · EPS (TTM) $1.29 · Dividend yield 2.2% · Net margin 11.0% · Return on equity 8.7% · Return on assets (EBIT) 16.0%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 48 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The last reported earnings sit well below what analysts expect (earnings in transition, for example after write-downs or an earnings dip); whether the stock is cheap or expensive hinges on the expected recovery actually arriving. Read the fair value with that caveat.
The share trades about 40% below its 52-week high and 9% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Consumer Cyclical peers we cover trades at −20% fair-value upside, at −12%, GIL screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
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The fair value above starts from this blend and is adjusted for dilution from new shares.
Quality Score breakdown
It rates the business: profits, how they develop, real cash, balance sheet, investing and share count.
Revenue & earnings trend
Growth Forecast
GIL screens overvalued: fair value 12% below the price. Compare with Ralph Lauren Corporation →
Recent news
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