CODI vs COLM vs GIL Stock Comparison

Compass Diversified Holdings, Columbia Sportswear and Gildan Activewear Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COLM Columbia Sportswear Co
$60.82 +5.6% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.13B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.41B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
GIL Gildan Activewear Inc.
$40.35 -1.5% 1M -33.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.45B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gildan Activewear leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Gildan Activewear 6, Columbia Sportswear 4, Compass Diversified Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCODICOLMGILLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $786.97M $3.13B $6.45B GIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x 15.2x 30.6x COLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 204.8x 14.4x 8.4x GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% -0.1% +38.0% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.3% 6.0% 4.5% COLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.2% — 5.2% GIL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 12.1x — 4.9x GIL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.0% +13.4% -33.2% CODI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.0%/yr -9.4%/yr +2.3%/yr GIL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.2% 36.1% 42.3% COLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 70/100 35/100 COLM

Percentile Scorecard

CODICOLMGIL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCODICOLMGIL
Valuation 27 #34 of 46 82 #9 of 46 33 #31 of 46
Growth 38 #27 of 43 31 #30 of 43 52 #21 of 43
Profitability 10 #38 of 42 71 #13 of 42 44 #24 of 42
Financial Health 17 #44 of 53 81 #11 of 53 29 #38 of 53
Shareholder Returns 9 #31 of 34 85 #6 of 34 18 #28 of 34
Overall 20 70 35
  • CODI ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • COLM ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • GIL ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCODICOLMGILSPY
1 month -8.9%+5.6%-1.5% -0.8%
3 months +1.9%-4.2%-20.4% +3.5%
6 months -11.7%-0.4%-30.3% +7.0%
Year to date +113.3%+10.4%-35.4% +12.2%
1 year +28.0%+13.4%-33.2% +13.0%
3 years -40.2%-14.7%+47.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -15.8%-5.2%+13.9% +23.1%
5 years -65.2%-39.0%+11.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -19.0%-9.4%+2.3% +11.0%
10 years -44.9%+5.7%+57.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year -5.8%+0.6%+4.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCODICOLMGILSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.2%36.1%42.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.0%31.0%44.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.220.631.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.430.37-0.79 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.8%-54.0%-44.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.4%-10.3%-44.4% -1.8%
52-week high $12.71$67.79$72.58 $779.14
52-week low $4.65$49.63$40.30 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCODICOLMGIL
P/E now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 16.6x 15.1xmedian 16.6x 30.6xmedian 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 9.7x 7.9xmedian 9.7x 16.0xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 76.2xmedian 12.2x 9.7xmedian 12.2x 10.6xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.64 -2.87median 0.64 -1.41median 0.64

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCODICOLMGIL
Revenue $1.85B $3.41B $4.72B
Gross profit $807.72M $1.78B $1.41B
Operating income $5.74M $257.00M $380.85M
Net income -$227.18M $206.03M -$60.80M
Free cash flow $10.11M $321.30M $703.50M
EPS (diluted) $-3.02 $4.02 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $60.75M $532.31M $268.30M
Total debt $1.86B – $3.59B
Shares (diluted) 75.24M 51.26M 160.20M
Enterprise value $523.31M $942.78M $5.37B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCODICOLMGIL
P/E -3.4x 15.1x 30.6x
P/FCF 76.2x 9.7x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 16.6x 8.1x 12.6x
P/S 0.4x 0.9x 1.6x
P/B 1.5x 1.9x 2.2x
P/Tangible book -2.5x 2.0x 21.5x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x 7.9x 16.0x
EV/EBIT 447.8x 9.7x 28.3x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.7x 2.3x
EV/FCF 254.2x 7.7x 15.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 55.3x 6.5x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 -2.87 -1.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCODICOLMGIL
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.9% -0.1% 38.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% -1.5% 14.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% 3.2% 10.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 0.3% 16.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 744.0% -5.8% -29.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -44.2% -10.9% -13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -12.2% -8.3% -127.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -158.2% -11.0% -28.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -24.4% -2.1% -16.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -126.8% -5.3% -21.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 129.4% 20.0% 273.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.5% 58.0% 32.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 104.6% 24.9% 141.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 92.8% 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCODICOLMGIL
Gross margin 43.7% 52.2% 30.0%
EBITDA margin 8.0% 9.2% 14.3%
Operating margin 0.3% 7.5% 8.1%
Pretax margin -14.8% 8.1% 7.6%
Net margin -12.3% 6.0% 4.5%
FCF margin 0.5% 9.4% 14.9%
Operating cash flow margin 2.5% 11.2% 12.6%
Return on equity -49.8% 12.9% 1.5%
Return on assets -9.2% 7.7% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 0.2% – 5.2%
Return on capital employed 0.2% 13.3% 4.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.9x -9.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCODICOLMGIL
Debt / assets 62.8% – 35.7%
Debt / equity 3.5x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 12.1x – 4.9x
Debt / FCF 184.0x – 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 82.1% 42.8% 66.8%
Equity / assets 17.9% 57.2% 33.2%
Interest coverage – – 1.8x
Current ratio 2.7x 2.5x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.41 4.39 1.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCODICOLMGIL
Dividend yield 0.0% 2.0% 2.4%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 7.0% -3.7%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 8.9% -1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) -8.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 186.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -75.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -35.9% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCODICOLMGIL
Forward P/E 204.8xFY2026 14.4xFY2026 8.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.05FY2026 $4.21FY2026 $4.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -28.6%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 +37.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1,200.0% -3.8% +17.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.78BFY2026 $3.31BFY2026 $5.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 -2.8%FY2026 +56.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% +14.8% +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCODICOLMGIL
Held by institutions 74.8% 51.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 181 323 463
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +1.8% +7.8%
Institutions buying 86 161 197
Institutions selling 62 111 149
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.45 1.32

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CODICOLMGIL
CODI 1.00 0.21 0.15
COLM 0.21 1.00 0.36
GIL 0.15 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CODI, COLM and GIL?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $786.97M, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.13B, Gildan Activewear (GIL) $6.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, CODI, COLM and GIL?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -3.5x, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.2x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 30.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 204.8x, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 14.4x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +0.9%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -0.1%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +38.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has the highest net margin (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -12.3%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 6.0%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%). On return on invested capital, Gildan Activewear (GIL) leads (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.2%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) returned the most: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +28.0%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +13.4%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) -33.2%. Over five years, Gildan Activewear (GIL) compounded fastest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -19.0%/yr, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -9.4%/yr, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.02%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 0.00%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 0.00%. Columbia Sportswear (COLM) and Gildan Activewear (GIL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has been the steadiest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 65.2%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 36.1%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CODI, COLM and GIL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gildan Activewear (GIL) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.