COLM vs GIL vs WRBY Stock Comparison

Columbia Sportswear, Gildan Activewear and Warby Parker Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COLM Columbia Sportswear Co
$61.35 +8.0% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.11B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.41B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
GIL Gildan Activewear Inc.
$40.48 -12.4% 1M -33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.46B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
WRBY Warby Parker Inc.
$25.91 +10.8% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.14B
P/E
405.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$911.61M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionCOLMGILWRBYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.11B $6.46B $3.14B GIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.1x 30.6x 405.6x COLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x 8.4x 57.6x GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.1% +38.0% +11.0% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% 4.5% 0.8% COLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.4% -33.4% +16.9% WRBY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.1%/yr +2.0%/yr -14.6%/yr GIL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 42.2% 75.7% COLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 35/100 46/100 COLM

Percentile Scorecard

COLMGILWRBY

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

AxisCOLMGILWRBY
Valuation 80 #10 of 46 33 #31 of 46 7 #43 of 46
Growth 29 #31 of 43 52 #21 of 43 83 #8 of 43
Profitability 71 #13 of 42 44 #24 of 42 34 #28 of 42
Financial Health 81 #11 of 53 29 #38 of 53 83 #10 of 53
Shareholder Returns 85 #6 of 34 18 #28 of 34 21 #27 of 34
Overall 69 35 46
  • COLM ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • GIL ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • WRBY 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

PeriodCOLMGILWRBYSPY
1 month +8.0%-12.4%+10.8% -1.0%
3 months -1.6%-19.0%+5.5% +2.9%
6 months +1.8%-30.9%+13.6% +6.4%
Year to date +11.4%-35.2%+18.9% +11.4%
1 year +12.4%-33.4%+16.9% +13.1%
3 years -12.9%+41.2%+86.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year -4.5%+12.2%+23.1% +21.5%
5 years -38.1%+10.2%-54.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -9.1%+2.0%-14.6% +10.9%
10 years +2.6%+53.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.3%+4.4%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCOLMGILWRBYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%42.2%75.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%44.6%67.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.641.212.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.34-0.790.22 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-44.5%-83.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-44.2%-14.6% -2.5%
52-week high $67.79$72.58$30.34 $779.14
52-week low $49.63$40.30$16.49 $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.

MultipleCOLMGILWRBY
P/E now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 15.9x 30.7xmedian 15.9x 414.8xmedian 15.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x 3.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 9.2x 16.0xmedian 9.2x 49.2xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 12.2x 10.7xmedian 12.2x 146.9xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x 8.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.90median 0.57 -1.41median 0.57 14.77median 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 monthsCOLMGILWRBY
Revenue $3.41B $4.72B $911.61M
Gross profit $1.78B $1.41B $498.49M
Operating income $257.00M $380.85M $1.55M
Net income $206.03M -$60.80M $7.74M
Free cash flow $321.30M $703.50M $21.75M
EPS (diluted) $4.02 $1.32 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $532.31M $268.30M $292.67M
Total debt – $3.59B –
Shares (diluted) 51.26M 160.20M 125.75M
Enterprise value $925.90M $5.38B $1.99B

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
MetricCOLMGILWRBY
P/E 15.2x 30.7x 414.8x
P/FCF 9.8x 10.7x 146.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 12.6x 33.5x
P/S 0.9x 1.6x 3.5x
P/B 2.0x 2.2x 8.2x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 21.6x 8.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 16.0x 49.2x
EV/EBIT 9.8x 28.4x 1,870x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.3x 3.2x
EV/FCF 7.8x 15.4x 133.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.6x 18.2x 30.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.90 -1.41 14.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOLMGILWRBY
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.1% 38.0% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 14.9% 12.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.2% 10.9% 11.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 16.6% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.8% -29.8% 108.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% -13.0% 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.3% -127.3% 183.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.0% -28.5% 28.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.1% -16.4% 181.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.3% -21.8% 28.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% 273.6% -18.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 58.0% 32.0% 22.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.9% 141.2% -58.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 92.8% 9.4% 249.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOLMGILWRBY
Gross margin 52.2% 30.0% 54.7%
EBITDA margin 9.2% 14.3% 6.5%
Operating margin 7.5% 8.1% 0.2%
Pretax margin 8.1% 7.6% 1.1%
Net margin 6.0% 4.5% 0.8%
FCF margin 9.4% 14.9% 2.4%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 12.6% 10.5%
Return on equity 12.9% 1.5% 2.0%
Return on assets 7.7% 0.5% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 5.2% –
Return on capital employed 13.3% 4.8% 0.3%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x -9.7x 12.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.9% 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOLMGILWRBY
Debt / assets – 35.7% –
Debt / equity – 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.9x –
Debt / FCF – 5.1x –
Liabilities / assets 42.8% 66.8% 49.2%
Equity / assets 57.2% 33.2% 50.8%
Interest coverage – 1.8x –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.9x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 4.40 1.65 5.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOLMGILWRBY
Dividend yield 2.0% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield 6.9% -3.7% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 8.8% -1.3% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusCOLMGILWRBY
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 8.4xFY2026 57.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.23FY2026 $4.83FY2026 $0.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.6%FY2026 +37.6%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.3% +19.0% +33.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.31BFY2026 $5.69BFY2026 $922.07MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.8%FY2026 +57.1%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.4% +12.1% +31.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOLMGILWRBY
Held by institutions 51.1% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 323 463 301
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +7.8% +15.2%
Institutions buying 161 197 195
Institutions selling 111 149 77
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.32 2.53

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.

COLMGILWRBY
COLM 1.00 0.36 0.30
GIL 0.36 1.00 0.11
WRBY 0.30 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COLM, GIL and WRBY?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.11B, Gildan Activewear (GIL) $6.46B, Warby Parker (WRBY) $3.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, COLM, GIL and WRBY?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.1x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 30.6x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 405.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 14.5x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.4x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 57.6x). 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: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -0.1%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +38.0%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has the highest net margin (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 6.0%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warby Parker (WRBY) returned the most: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +12.4%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) -33.4%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +16.9%. Over five years, Gildan Activewear (GIL) compounded fastest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -9.1%/yr, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +2.0%/yr, Warby Parker (WRBY) -14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has been the steadiest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 36.1%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.2%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 75.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.