Gildan Activewear grew sales faster than 3 of its 4 similar companies.
Gildan Activewear in 30 seconds
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Good
Are sales growing?
+10.7%
Yes. Sales grew 10.7% last year.
Good
Does it make a profit?
11.0%
Yes. It keeps 11.0% of every sale as profit.
Good
Does profit turn into cash?
13.8%
Yes. 13.8% of sales ends up as free cash.
Weak
Is debt under control?
5.3x
Heavy. Repaying its debt would take 5.3 years of operating profit.
So-so
How healthy are the accounts?
6 / 9
Mixed. It passes 6 of 9 health tests.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Key numbers, fiscal 2025
Market cap
Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$6.2B
Oct 23 close
P/E
Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
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About these figures.Gildan Activewear is a foreign company: it files an annual report on Form 40-F, prepared under international accounting standards (IFRS), instead of a 10-K, and no quarterly reports, so this page has fiscal years only. Its shares trade in the US as American depositary shares (ADSs), and one ADS can stand for several ordinary shares, so per-share figures are per ordinary share and the page has no market value, P/E or valuation model.
1
Sales and profit
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
Results dates
In plain words: Every quarter, companies publish how much they sold and earned. These are the days Gildan Activewear did it, and the next one. Share prices often move a lot on those days.
From SEC filings: the results press release (8-K) or, without one, the quarterly or annual report.
Revenue and margins
KIRAΒ· Gildan Activewear had $3.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 10.7% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +12.8% a year on average. Its operating margin was 17.1%, down 1.8Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about 17 is left after running the business.
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Revenue
0$1B$2B$3B$4B
FY16
Revenue $2.6B
FY17
Revenue $2.8B
FY18
Revenue $2.9B
FY19
Revenue $2.8B
FY20
Revenue $2.0B
FY21
Revenue $2.9B
FY22
Revenue $3.2B
FY23
Revenue $3.2B
FY24
Revenue $3.3B
FY25
Revenue $3.6B
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Margins, % of revenue
β20%020%40%
FY16
Gross 27.8%
Operating 14.4%
Net 13.4%
FCF 15.8%
FY17
Gross 29.1%
Operating 14.6%
Net 13.2%
FCF 19.0%
FY18
Gross 27.7%
Operating 13.9%
Net 12.1%
FCF 14.8%
FY19
Gross 25.0%
Operating 10.2%
Net 9.2%
FCF 8.2%
FY20
Gross 12.6%
Operating β9.1%
Net β11.4%
FCF 18.4%
FY21
Gross 32.2%
Operating 22.3%
Net 20.8%
FCF 16.8%
FY22
Gross 30.6%
Operating 18.6%
Net 16.7%
FCF 5.4%
FY23
Gross 27.5%
Operating 20.2%
Net 16.7%
FCF 10.7%
FY24
Gross 30.7%
Operating 18.9%
Net 12.3%
FCF 10.9%
FY25
Gross 31.2%
Operating 17.1%
Net 11.0%
FCF 13.8%
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
GrossOperatingNetFCF
Net income and earnings per share
KIRAΒ· Gildan Activewear made $399M of net profit in fiscal 2025. From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 6.6% a year.
Loss periods are shown in red.
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
Net income
β$250M0$250M$500M$750M
FY16
Net income $347M
FY17
Net income $362M
FY18
Net income $351M
FY19
Net income $260M
FY20
Net income β$225M
FY21
Net income $607M
FY22
Net income $542M
FY23
Net income $534M
FY24
Net income $401M
FY25
Net income $399M
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Diluted EPS
β$2.000$2.00$4.00
FY16
Diluted EPS $1.47
FY17
Diluted EPS $1.61
FY18
Diluted EPS $1.66
FY19
Diluted EPS $1.27
FY20
Diluted EPS β$1.14
FY21
Diluted EPS $3.07
FY22
Diluted EPS $2.93
FY23
Diluted EPS $3.03
FY24
Diluted EPS $2.46
FY25
Diluted EPS $2.61
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
2
Cash and shareholders
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
Cash flow
KIRAΒ· Free cash flow was $500M in fiscal 2025, 13.8% of revenue.
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Free cash flow
0$200M$400M$600M
FY16
Free cash flow $408M
FY17
Free cash flow $521M
FY18
Free cash flow $431M
FY19
Free cash flow $232M
FY20
Free cash flow $364M
FY21
Free cash flow $490M
FY22
Free cash flow $174M
FY23
Free cash flow $343M
FY24
Free cash flow $356M
FY25
Free cash flow $500M
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash from operations vs capital spending
0$200M$400M$600M$800M
FY16
Cash from operations $538M
Capital spending $129M
FY17
Cash from operations $613M
Capital spending $92.0M
FY18
Cash from operations $539M
Capital spending $108M
FY19
Cash from operations $361M
Capital spending $129M
FY20
Cash from operations $415M
Capital spending $50.7M
FY21
Cash from operations $618M
Capital spending $128M
FY22
Cash from operations $414M
Capital spending $239M
FY23
Cash from operations $547M
Capital spending $203M
FY24
Cash from operations $501M
Capital spending $145M
FY25
Cash from operations $606M
Capital spending $106M
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash from operationsCapital spending
Dividends, buybacks and share count
KIRAΒ· Gildan Activewear returned $135M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 27% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 6.2%.
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Dividends and buybacks
0$50M$100M$150M
FY16
Dividends $74.4M
Buybacks $0.0M
FY17
Dividends $84.8M
Buybacks $0.0M
FY18
Dividends $94.6M
Buybacks $0.0M
FY19
Dividends $110M
Buybacks $0.0M
FY20
Dividends $30.6M
Buybacks $0.0M
FY21
Dividends $90.5M
Buybacks $0.0M
FY22
Dividends $124M
Buybacks $0.0M
FY23
Dividends $132M
Buybacks $0.0M
FY24
Dividends $134M
Buybacks $0.0M
FY25
Dividends $135M
Buybacks $0.0M
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
DividendsBuybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
00.10B0.20B0.30B
FY16
Diluted shares 0.24B
FY17
Diluted shares 0.22B
FY18
Diluted shares 0.21B
FY19
Diluted shares 0.20B
FY20
Diluted shares 0.20B
FY21
Diluted shares 0.20B
FY22
Diluted shares 0.18B
FY23
Diluted shares 0.18B
FY24
Diluted shares 0.16B
FY25
Diluted shares 0.15B
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Insider trades
KIRAΒ· No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
3
Financial health
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
Balance sheet
KIRAΒ· Gildan Activewear owes $4.0B more than it holds in cash, about 5.3 years of operating profit.
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Gildan Activewear can carry it.
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
0$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B
FY16
Cash $38.2M
Debt $600M
FY17
Cash $52.8M
Debt $630M
FY18
Cash $46.7M
Debt $669M
FY19
Cash $64.1M
Debt $845M
FY20
Cash $505M
Debt $1.0B
FY21
Cash $179M
Debt $600M
FY22
Cash $150M
Debt $930M
FY23
Cash $89.6M
Debt $985M
FY24
Cash $98.8M
Debt $1.5B
FY25
Cash $285M
Debt $4.3B
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
CashDebt
Fiscal year end
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY25
Cash and short-term investments
$179M
$150M
$89.6M
$98.8M
$285M
Debt incl. finance leases
$600M
$930M
$985M
$1.5B
$4.3B
Net debt / EBITDA
0.5x
1.1x
1.2x
1.9x
5.3x
Debt / equity
0.3x
0.5x
0.5x
1.1x
1.2x
Interest coverage
29.4x
20.1x
9.7x
7.9x
5.7x
Current ratio
3.1x
2.7x
2.3x
2.2x
2.1x
Quick ratio
1.5x
0.8x
0.8x
0.9x
1.1x
Total assets
$3.1B
$3.4B
$3.5B
$3.7B
$10.5B
Total liabilities
$1.2B
$1.6B
$1.6B
$2.3B
$6.9B
Shareholders' equity
$1.9B
$1.9B
$2.0B
$1.5B
$3.6B
Net debt (β = net cash)
$421M
$780M
$895M
$1.4B
$4.0B
Returns on capital
KIRAΒ· Its return on capital was 9.9%: every 100 invested in the business earned about 10 in a year.
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
β20%020%40%
FY16
Return on capital β
Return on equity β
Return on assets β
FY17
Return on capital 14.5%
Return on equity 17.4%
Return on assets 12.1%
FY18
Return on capital 14.7%
Return on equity 17.6%
Return on assets 11.7%
FY19
Return on capital 11.2%
Return on equity 13.8%
Return on assets 8.4%
FY20
Return on capital β6.1%
Return on equity β13.3%
Return on assets β7.2%
FY21
Return on capital 28.9%
Return on equity 34.9%
Return on assets 19.7%
FY22
Return on capital 23.1%
Return on equity 28.5%
Return on assets 16.5%
FY23
Return on capital 22.1%
Return on equity 27.8%
Return on assets 15.3%
FY24
Return on capital 16.8%
Return on equity 23.5%
Return on assets 11.1%
FY25
Return on capital 9.9%
Return on equity 15.9%
Return on assets 5.6%
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Return on capitalReturn on equityReturn on assets
Piotroski F-score
KIRAΒ· Gildan Activewear passes 6 of 9 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is weak.
Test
FY23
FY24
FY25
Net income is positive
β
β
β
Cash from operations is positive
β
β
β
Return on assets rose
β
β
β
Cash from operations exceeds net income
β
β
β
Debt fell relative to assets
β
β
β
Current ratio rose
β
β
β
Share count didn't rise
β
β
β
Gross margin rose
β
β
β
Revenue rose relative to assets
β
β
β
F-score
4 / 9
6 / 9
6 / 9
Accruals ratio
β0.4%
β2.8%
β2.9%
Altman Z''
5.84
4.58
2.86
4
Price and value
What does the share cost, and how does it compare?
Similar companies
KIRAΒ· Gildan Activewear grew sales faster than 3 of its 4 similar companies.
Each companyβs latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods donβt line up exactly.
In plain words: The same numbers for similar companies, so you can tell whether a figure is high or low for this kind of business.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001061894). Data updated October 23, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months.
For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.