CODI vs FOSL vs GIL Stock Comparison

Compass Diversified Holdings, Fossil and Gildan Activewear Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FOSL Fossil Group, Inc.
$7.76 +9.9% 1M +278.5% 1Y
Market cap
$469.34M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$985.17M
Div. yield
–
Jewelry Consumer Discretionary
1 win
GIL Gildan Activewear Inc.
$34.87 -16.4% 1M -39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.65B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.11B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
10 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gildan Activewear leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Gildan Activewear 10, Fossil 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCODIFOSLGILLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $824.96M $469.34M $5.65B GIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1,206x -6.7x 28.3x GIL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 229.6x — 7.3x GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.2% -9.1% +49.7% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% -7.1% 3.9% GIL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% -2.0% 7.9% GIL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 21.2x 3.9x GIL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +79.1% +278.5% -39.9% FOSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.1%/yr -11.1%/yr -2.9%/yr GIL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.1% 73.7% 48.0% GIL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 19/100 52/100 GIL

Percentile Scorecard

CODIFOSLGIL

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

AxisCODIFOSLGIL
Valuation 55 #22 of 48 15 #41 of 48 66 #17 of 48
Growth 87 #7 of 46 18 #38 of 46 58 #20 of 46
Profitability 32 #31 of 45 21 #36 of 45 68 #15 of 45
Financial Health 22 #41 of 52 24 #40 of 52 33 #35 of 52
Shareholder Returns – – 32 #24 of 35
Overall 49 19 52
  • CODI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • FOSL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • GIL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCODIFOSLGILSPY
1 month +4.2%+9.9%-16.4% -5.9%
3 months +6.3%+33.3%-40.1% -4.6%
6 months -4.6%+72.8%-41.3% +0.2%
Year to date +139.2%+106.4%-44.2% +7.5%
1 year +79.1%+278.5%-39.9% +8.2%
3 years -38.1%+336.0%+3.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year -14.8%+63.4%+1.2% +19.0%
5 years -63.1%-44.6%-13.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -18.1%-11.1%-2.9% +9.4%
10 years -35.5%-69.7%+41.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year -4.3%-11.2%+3.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCODIFOSLGILSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.1%73.7%48.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.8%64.8%53.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.211.871.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.223.78-0.83 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.8%-95.4%-52.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.7%0.0%-52.0% -5.9%
52-week high $12.71$7.76$72.58 $779.14
52-week low $4.65$1.79$34.87 $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.

MultipleCODIFOSLGIL
P/E now vs peer median 1,263xmedian 17.1x -6.6xmedian 17.1x 28.0xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x 1.3xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 10.6x 99.5xmedian 10.6x 11.5xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 11.6x -11.1xmedian 11.6x 5.7xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.4x 5.1xmedian 2.4x 1.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 47.91median 0.57 -1.42median 0.57 -1.26median 0.57

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 monthsCODIFOSLGIL
Revenue $1.74B $985.17M $5.11B
Gross profit $789.94M $558.92M $1.68B
Operating income $104.86M -$5.57M $626.98M
Net income $5.03M -$69.16M $199.74M
Free cash flow $124.06M -$41.21M $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $0.01 $-1.18 $1.25
Cash & equivalents $127.17M $78.95M $249.91M
Total debt $1.56B $203.02M $3.59B
Shares (diluted) 75.24M 59.04M 160.20M
Enterprise value $481.59M $133.94M $4.61B

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
MetricCODIFOSLGIL
P/E 1,263x -6.6x 28.0x
P/FCF 7.0x -11.1x 5.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x -12.1x 6.2x
P/S 0.5x 0.5x 1.3x
P/B 1.4x 5.1x 1.8x
P/Tangible book -5.1x 17.8x 10.6x
EV/EBITDA 9.3x 99.5x 11.5x
EV/EBIT 21.9x -104.6x 15.6x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 0.6x 1.9x
EV/FCF 18.5x -14.1x 8.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.1x -15.4x 9.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 47.91 -1.42 -1.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCODIFOSLGIL
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.2% -9.1% 49.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -14.6% 17.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.6% -6.3% 32.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -10.2% 24.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 296.3% 85.7% 12.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 72.4% 51.5% 3.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 101.9% -9.7% -9.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 0.7% -24.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 100.3% -6.7% -60.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 4.6% -22.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 332.1% 12.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 70.1% -10.5% 27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 201.2% 13.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.6% 0.2% 15.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCODIFOSLGIL
Gross margin 45.3% 56.7% 32.8%
EBITDA margin 14.2% 0.6% 16.6%
Operating margin 6.0% -0.6% 12.3%
Pretax margin 0.0% -4.2% 11.7%
Net margin 0.0% -7.1% 3.9%
FCF margin 7.1% -4.2% 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin 8.7% -3.8% 20.3%
Return on equity -0.4% -79.9% 1.5%
Return on assets -0.1% -10.6% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 0.0% -2.0% 7.9%
Return on capital employed 4.4% -1.4% 7.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 30.2x 0.5x 5.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCODIFOSLGIL
Debt / assets 56.8% 31.1% 36.4%
Debt / equity 2.5x 2.3x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 21.2x 3.9x
Debt / FCF 12.6x -4.9x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 77.2% 86.2% 63.5%
Equity / assets 22.8% 13.8% 36.5%
Interest coverage – -0.2x 2.6x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.8x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.53 1.94 1.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCODIFOSLGIL
Dividend yield – – 2.8%
Net buyback yield – – -2.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCODIFOSLGIL
Forward P/E 229.6xFY2026 – 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.05FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $4.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -28.6%FY2026 – +36.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1,200.0% – +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.78BFY2026 $993.58MFY2026 $5.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +56.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% -7.2% +11.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCODIFOSLGIL
Held by institutions 74.8% 65.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 181 114 464
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +15.8% +7.8%
Institutions buying 86 75 197
Institutions selling 62 24 149
Buyers to sellers 1.39 3.13 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.

CODIFOSLGIL
CODI 1.00 0.19 0.18
FOSL 0.19 1.00 0.13
GIL 0.18 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CODI, FOSL and GIL?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $824.96M, Fossil (FOSL) $469.34M, Gildan Activewear (GIL) $5.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, CODI, FOSL and GIL?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 1,206x, Fossil (FOSL) -6.7x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 28.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 229.6x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 7.3x). 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) -8.2%, Fossil (FOSL) -9.1%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +49.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) has the highest net margin (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.0%, Fossil (FOSL) -7.1%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, Gildan Activewear (GIL) leads (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.0%, Fossil (FOSL) -2.0%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fossil (FOSL) returned the most: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +79.1%, Fossil (FOSL) +278.5%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) -39.9%. Over five years, Gildan Activewear (GIL) compounded fastest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -18.1%/yr, Fossil (FOSL) -11.1%/yr, Gildan Activewear (GIL) -2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gildan Activewear (GIL) has been the steadiest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 65.1%, Fossil (FOSL) 73.7%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 48.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CODI, FOSL 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 10. 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.