CODI vs GIL vs HELE Stock Comparison

Compass Diversified Holdings, Gildan Activewear and Helen Of Troy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GIL Gildan Activewear Inc.
$40.06 -2.2% 1M -34.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.29B
P/E
29.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
HELE Helen Of Troy Ltd
$29.20 +2.0% 1M +45.7% 1Y
Market cap
$672.99M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Gildan Activewear leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Gildan Activewear 7, Helen Of Troy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCODIGILHELELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $814.81M $6.29B $672.99M GIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.6x 29.8x -6.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 215.2x 8.3x 7.8x HELE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% +38.0% +0.3% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.3% 4.5% -5.4% GIL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.2% 5.2% 1.6% GIL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 12.1x 4.9x 8.3x GIL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.4% -34.3% +45.7% HELE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.3%/yr +1.7%/yr -33.4%/yr GIL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.3% 42.2% 54.0% GIL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 35/100 44/100 HELE

Percentile Scorecard

CODIGILHELE

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

AxisCODIGILHELE
Valuation 25 #34 of 45 32 #31 of 45 78 #10 of 42
Growth 38 #27 of 43 50 #22 of 43 39 #26 of 42
Profitability 10 #37 of 41 45 #23 of 41 49 #21 of 40
Financial Health 18 #43 of 52 29 #37 of 52 30 #31 of 44
Shareholder Returns 9 #31 of 34 21 #27 of 34 22 #22 of 28
Overall 20 35 44
  • CODI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • GIL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • HELE ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCODIGILHELESPY
1 month -4.3%-2.2%+2.0% -0.2%
3 months +4.3%-22.6%+1.2% +3.9%
6 months -8.8%-30.8%+24.5% +8.2%
Year to date +124.2%-35.9%+37.4% +12.9%
1 year +44.4%-34.3%+45.7% +12.3%
3 years -37.2%+46.8%-69.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.4%+13.7%-32.9% +23.3%
5 years -63.5%+8.9%-86.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -18.3%+1.7%-33.4% +10.9%
10 years -41.8%+56.2%-62.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year -5.3%+4.6%-9.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCODIGILHELESPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.3%42.2%54.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.0%44.5%48.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.231.210.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.68-0.810.85 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.8%-44.8%-94.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-44.8%-3.4% -1.2%
52-week high $12.71$72.58$30.22 $779.14
52-week low $4.65$40.06$13.88 $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.

MultipleCODIGILHELE
P/E now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 16.4x 30.4xmedian 16.4x -6.9xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 9.9x 15.9xmedian 9.9x 17.0xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 80.1xmedian 12.0x 10.5xmedian 12.0x 4.6xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.64 -1.40median 0.64 0.17median 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 monthsCODIGILHELE
Revenue $1.85B $4.72B $1.83B
Gross profit $807.72M $1.41B $864.98M
Operating income $5.74M $380.85M $23.94M
Net income -$227.18M -$60.80M -$99.23M
Free cash flow $10.11M $703.50M $147.21M
EPS (diluted) $-3.02 $1.32 $-4.11
Cash & equivalents $60.75M $268.30M $22.58M
Total debt $1.86B $3.59B $3.17B
Shares (diluted) 75.24M 160.20M 24.15M
Enterprise value $551.15M $5.21B $582.70M

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
MetricCODIGILHELE
P/E -3.6x 30.4x -6.9x
P/FCF 80.1x 10.5x 4.6x
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x 12.5x 3.8x
P/S 0.4x 1.6x 0.4x
P/B 1.5x 2.2x 0.8x
P/Tangible book -2.6x 21.3x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 17.6x 15.9x 17.0x
EV/EBIT 454.6x 28.2x 55.6x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.3x 0.7x
EV/FCF 258.1x 15.3x 9.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 56.2x 18.1x 7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 -1.40 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCODIGILHELE
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.9% 38.0% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 14.9% -3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% 10.9% 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 16.6% -1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 744.0% -29.8% 103.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -44.2% -13.0% -52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -12.2% -127.3% 84.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -158.2% -28.5% -39.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -24.4% -16.4% 85.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -126.8% -21.8% -39.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 129.4% 273.6% 97.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.5% 32.0% -25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 104.6% 141.2% 192.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 9.4% -25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCODIGILHELE
Gross margin 43.7% 30.0% 47.4%
EBITDA margin 8.0% 14.3% 4.3%
Operating margin 0.3% 8.1% 1.3%
Pretax margin -14.8% 7.6% -1.5%
Net margin -12.3% 4.5% -5.4%
FCF margin 0.5% 14.9% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin 2.5% 12.6% 9.8%
Return on equity -49.8% 1.5% -11.7%
Return on assets -9.2% 0.5% -4.8%
Return on invested capital 0.2% 5.2% 1.6%
Return on capital employed 0.2% 4.8% 1.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x -9.7x -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCODIGILHELE
Debt / assets 62.8% 35.7% 32.1%
Debt / equity 3.5x 1.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 12.1x 4.9x 8.3x
Debt / FCF 184.0x 5.1x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 82.1% 66.8% 59.3%
Equity / assets 17.9% 33.2% 40.7%
Interest coverage – 1.8x 0.5x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.42 1.64 1.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCODIGILHELE
Dividend yield 0.0% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% -3.7% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.1% -1.3% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusCODIGILHELE
Forward P/E 215.2xFY2026 8.3xFY2026 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.05FY2026 $4.81FY2026 $3.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -28.6%FY2026 +37.0%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1,200.0% +17.3% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.78BFY2026 $5.67BFY2026 $1.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +56.6%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% +11.5% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCODIGILHELE
Held by institutions 74.8% 100.0% 96.3%
Institutions holding 181 463 198
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +7.8% +5.7%
Institutions buying 86 197 120
Institutions selling 62 149 46
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.32 2.61

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.

CODIGILHELE
CODI 1.00 0.15 0.17
GIL 0.15 1.00 0.19
HELE 0.17 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CODI, GIL and HELE?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $814.81M, Gildan Activewear (GIL) $6.29B, Helen Of Troy (HELE) $672.99M.

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%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) has the highest net margin (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -12.3%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -5.4%). On return on invested capital, Gildan Activewear (GIL) leads (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.2%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 5.2%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Helen Of Troy (HELE) returned the most: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +44.4%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) -34.3%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) +45.7%. Over five years, Gildan Activewear (GIL) compounded fastest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -18.3%/yr, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +1.7%/yr, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -33.4%/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%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 0.00%. Gildan Activewear (GIL) and Helen Of Troy (HELE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gildan Activewear (GIL) has been the steadiest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 65.3%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.2%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 54.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.