CODI vs GIL vs KTB Stock Comparison

Compass Diversified Holdings, Gildan Activewear and Kontoor Brands 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
$7.42B
P/E
30.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
2.45%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$74.87 +14.6% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.09B
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
2.83%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kontoor Brands leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kontoor Brands 6, Gildan Activewear 5, Compass Diversified Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCODIGILKTBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $809.54M $7.42B $4.09B GIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.6x 30.4x 16.5x KTB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 215.2x 8.3x 13.7x GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% +38.0% +18.6% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.3% 4.5% 8.5% KTB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.2% 5.2% 14.5% KTB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 12.1x 4.9x — GIL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 2.45% 2.83% KTB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.4% -34.3% -13.0% CODI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.3%/yr +1.7%/yr +7.2%/yr KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.3% 42.2% 47.8% GIL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 35/100 52/100 KTB

Percentile Scorecard

CODIGILKTB

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

AxisCODIGILKTB
Valuation 25 #34 of 45 32 #31 of 45 23 #35 of 45
Growth 38 #27 of 43 50 #22 of 43 57 #19 of 43
Profitability 10 #37 of 41 45 #23 of 41 88 #6 of 41
Financial Health 18 #43 of 52 29 #37 of 52 31 #36 of 52
Shareholder Returns 9 #31 of 34 21 #27 of 34 61 #14 of 34
Overall 20 35 52
  • CODI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • GIL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • KTB 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

PeriodCODIGILKTBSPY
1 month -4.3%-2.2%+14.6% -0.2%
3 months +4.3%-22.6%-15.0% +3.9%
6 months -8.8%-30.8%+3.9% +8.2%
Year to date +124.2%-35.9%+22.6% +12.9%
1 year +44.4%-34.3%-13.0% +12.3%
3 years -37.2%+46.8%+60.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.4%+13.7%+17.1% +23.3%
5 years -63.5%+8.9%+41.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -18.3%+1.7%+7.2% +10.9%
10 years -41.8%+56.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -5.3%+4.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCODIGILKTBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.3%42.2%47.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.0%44.5%45.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.231.210.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.68-0.81-0.27 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.8%-44.8%-48.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-44.8%-15.1% -1.2%
52-week high $12.71$72.58$88.17 $779.14
52-week low $4.65$40.06$57.48 $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.

MultipleCODIGILKTB
P/E now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 16.4x 30.4xmedian 16.4x 16.5xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 9.9x 15.9xmedian 9.9x —median 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 80.1xmedian 12.0x 10.5xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x 6.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.64 -1.40median 0.64 2.19median 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 monthsCODIGILKTB
Revenue $1.85B $4.72B $2.95B
Gross profit $807.72M $1.41B $1.38B
Operating income $5.74M $380.85M $332.45M
Net income -$227.18M -$60.80M $249.37M
Free cash flow $10.11M $703.50M –
EPS (diluted) $-3.02 $1.32 $4.49
Cash & equivalents $60.75M $268.30M $58.46M
Total debt $1.86B $3.59B $1.14B
Shares (diluted) 75.24M 160.20M 55.50M
Enterprise value $674.28M $6.34B $3.79B

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
MetricCODIGILKTB
P/E -3.6x 30.4x 16.5x
P/FCF 80.1x 10.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x 12.5x –
P/S 0.4x 1.6x 1.4x
P/B 1.5x 2.2x 6.6x
P/Tangible book -2.6x 21.3x 24.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.6x 15.9x –
EV/EBIT 454.6x 28.2x 15.6x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.3x 1.8x
EV/FCF 258.1x 15.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 56.2x 18.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 -1.40 2.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCODIGILKTB
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.9% 38.0% 18.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 14.9% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% 10.9% 22.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 16.6% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 744.0% -29.8% 6.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -44.2% -13.0% 1.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -12.2% -127.3% -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -158.2% -28.5% 6.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -24.4% -16.4% 0.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -126.8% -21.8% 7.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 129.4% 273.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.5% 32.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 104.6% 141.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 9.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCODIGILKTB
Gross margin 43.7% 30.0% 46.8%
EBITDA margin 8.0% 14.3% –
Operating margin 0.3% 8.1% 11.3%
Pretax margin -14.8% 7.6% 9.8%
Net margin -12.3% 4.5% 8.5%
FCF margin 0.5% 14.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 2.5% 12.6% –
Return on equity -49.8% 1.5% 41.3%
Return on assets -9.2% 0.5% 9.3%
Return on invested capital 0.2% 5.2% 14.5%
Return on capital employed 0.2% 4.8% 16.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x -9.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCODIGILKTB
Debt / assets 62.8% 35.7% 42.9%
Debt / equity 3.5x 1.1x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 12.1x 4.9x –
Debt / FCF 184.0x 5.1x –
Liabilities / assets 82.1% 66.8% 76.8%
Equity / assets 17.9% 33.2% 23.2%
Interest coverage – 1.8x 4.9x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.9x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.42 1.64 3.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCODIGILKTB
Dividend yield 0.0% 2.4% 2.8%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -3.7% –
Shareholder yield -0.1% -1.3% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusCODIGILKTB
Forward P/E 215.2xFY2026 8.3xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.05FY2026 $4.81FY2026 $5.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -28.6%FY2026 +37.0%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1,200.0% +17.3% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.78BFY2026 $5.67BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +56.6%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% +11.5% -5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCODIGILKTB
Held by institutions 74.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 181 463 429
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +7.8% +6.9%
Institutions buying 86 197 214
Institutions selling 62 149 137
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.32 1.56

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.

CODIGILKTB
CODI 1.00 0.15 0.15
GIL 0.15 1.00 0.34
KTB 0.15 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CODI, GIL and KTB?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $809.54M, Gildan Activewear (GIL) $7.42B, Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, CODI, GIL and KTB?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -3.6x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 30.4x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 16.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 215.2x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.3x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 13.7x). 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%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +18.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) has the highest net margin (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -12.3%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Kontoor Brands (KTB) leads (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.2%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 5.2%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) returned the most: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +44.4%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) -34.3%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) -13.0%. Over five years, Kontoor Brands (KTB) compounded fastest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -18.3%/yr, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +1.7%/yr, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) has the highest dividend yield: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.00%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 2.45%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 2.83%. Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 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%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 47.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 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.