CODI vs GIL vs COLM Stock Comparison

Compass Diversified Holdings, Gildan Activewear and Columbia Sportswear Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GIL Gildan Activewear Inc.
$40.35 -1.5% 1M -33.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.42B
P/E
30.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
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

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.

QuestionCODIGILCOLMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $811.04M $6.42B $3.13B GIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.6x 30.4x 15.2x COLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 204.8x 8.4x 14.4x GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% +38.0% -0.1% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.3% 4.5% 6.0% 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% -33.2% +13.4% CODI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.0%/yr +2.3%/yr -9.4%/yr GIL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.2% 42.3% 36.1% COLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 35/100 70/100 COLM

Percentile Scorecard

CODIGILCOLM

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureCODIGILCOLMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.2%42.3%36.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.0%44.6%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.221.210.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.43-0.790.37 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.8%-44.5%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.4%-44.4%-10.3% -1.8%
52-week high $12.71$72.58$67.79 $779.14
52-week low $4.65$40.30$49.63 $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.

MultipleCODIGILCOLM
P/E now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 16.6x 30.6xmedian 16.6x 15.1xmedian 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 9.7x 16.0xmedian 9.7x 7.9xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 76.2xmedian 12.2x 10.6xmedian 12.2x 9.7xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.64 -1.41median 0.64 -2.87median 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 monthsCODIGILCOLM
Revenue $1.85B $4.72B $3.41B
Gross profit $807.72M $1.41B $1.78B
Operating income $5.74M $380.85M $257.00M
Net income -$227.18M -$60.80M $206.03M
Free cash flow $10.11M $703.50M $321.30M
EPS (diluted) $-3.02 $1.32 $4.02
Cash & equivalents $60.75M $268.30M $532.31M
Total debt $1.86B $3.59B –
Shares (diluted) 75.24M 160.20M 51.26M
Enterprise value $547.39M $5.34B $943.80M

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCODIGILCOLM
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% 66.8% 42.8%
Equity / assets 17.9% 33.2% 57.2%
Interest coverage – 1.8x –
Current ratio 2.7x 1.9x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 0.41 1.65 4.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCODIGILCOLM
Dividend yield 0.0% 2.4% 2.0%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -3.7% 7.0%
Shareholder yield -0.1% -1.3% 8.9%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

CODIGILCOLM
CODI 1.00 0.15 0.21
GIL 0.15 1.00 0.37
COLM 0.21 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CODI, GIL and COLM?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $811.04M, Gildan Activewear (GIL) $6.42B, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, CODI, GIL and COLM?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -3.6x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 30.4x, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 204.8x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.4x, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 14.4x). 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%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +38.0%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -0.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has the highest net margin (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -12.3%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 6.0%). 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%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) -33.2%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +13.4%. Over five years, Gildan Activewear (GIL) compounded fastest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -19.0%/yr, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +2.3%/yr, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -9.4%/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%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 0.00%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 0.00%. Gildan Activewear (GIL) and Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 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%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.3%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.