GIL vs CODI vs WRBY Stock Comparison

Gildan Activewear, Compass Diversified Holdings and Warby Parker Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
9 wins
WRBY Warby Parker Inc.
$25.28 -5.4% 1M +18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.11B
P/E
401.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$911.61M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gildan Activewear leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Gildan Activewear 9, Compass Diversified Holdings 1, Warby Parker 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGILCODIWRBYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.42B $811.04M $3.11B GIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.4x -3.6x 401.2x GIL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.4x 204.8x 57.5x GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.0% +0.9% +11.0% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% -12.3% 0.8% GIL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% 0.2% — GIL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 12.1x — GIL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.2% +28.0% +18.9% CODI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.3%/yr -19.0%/yr -14.5%/yr GIL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.3% 65.2% 75.8% GIL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 20/100 46/100 WRBY

Percentile Scorecard

GILCODIWRBY

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

AxisGILCODIWRBY
Valuation 33 #31 of 46 27 #34 of 46 7 #43 of 46
Growth 52 #21 of 43 38 #27 of 43 83 #8 of 43
Profitability 44 #24 of 42 10 #38 of 42 34 #28 of 42
Financial Health 29 #38 of 53 17 #44 of 53 83 #10 of 53
Shareholder Returns 18 #28 of 34 9 #31 of 34 21 #27 of 34
Overall 35 20 46
  • GIL ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • CODI 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

PeriodGILCODIWRBYSPY
1 month -1.5%-8.9%-5.4% -0.8%
3 months -20.4%+1.9%+1.7% +3.5%
6 months -30.3%-11.7%+8.7% +7.0%
Year to date -35.4%+113.3%+16.0% +12.2%
1 year -33.2%+28.0%+18.9% +13.0%
3 years +47.9%-40.2%+96.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +13.9%-15.8%+25.2% +23.1%
5 years +11.8%-65.2%-54.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.3%-19.0%-14.5% +11.0%
10 years +57.1%-44.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +4.6%-5.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGILCODIWRBYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.3%65.2%75.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.6%63.0%67.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.211.222.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.790.430.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.5%-85.8%-83.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.4%-19.4%-16.7% -1.8%
52-week high $72.58$12.71$30.34 $779.14
52-week low $40.30$4.65$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.

MultipleGILCODIWRBY
P/E now vs peer median 30.6xmedian 16.6x -3.4xmedian 16.6x 404.7xmedian 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x 3.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 9.7x 17.3xmedian 9.7x 47.9xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 12.2x 76.2xmedian 12.2x 143.3xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 8.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.41median 0.64 0.03median 0.64 14.41median 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 monthsGILCODIWRBY
Revenue $4.72B $1.85B $911.61M
Gross profit $1.41B $807.72M $498.49M
Operating income $380.85M $5.74M $1.55M
Net income -$60.80M -$227.18M $7.74M
Free cash flow $703.50M $10.11M $21.75M
EPS (diluted) $1.32 $-3.02 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $268.30M $60.75M $292.67M
Total debt $3.59B $1.86B –
Shares (diluted) 160.20M 75.24M 125.75M
Enterprise value $5.34B $547.39M $1.96B

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
MetricGILCODIWRBY
P/E 30.6x -3.4x 404.7x
P/FCF 10.6x 76.2x 143.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 16.6x 32.7x
P/S 1.6x 0.4x 3.4x
P/B 2.2x 1.5x 8.0x
P/Tangible book 21.5x -2.5x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x 17.3x 47.9x
EV/EBIT 28.3x 447.8x 1,820x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.4x 3.1x
EV/FCF 15.3x 254.2x 129.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 55.3x 29.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.41 0.03 14.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGILCODIWRBY
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.0% 0.9% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 1.6% 12.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.9% 4.7% 11.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 6.8% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -29.8% 744.0% 108.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -44.2% 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -127.3% -12.2% 183.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -158.2% 28.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -16.4% -24.4% 181.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.8% -126.8% 28.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 273.6% 129.4% -18.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 46.5% 22.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 141.2% 104.6% -58.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 28.0% 249.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGILCODIWRBY
Gross margin 30.0% 43.7% 54.7%
EBITDA margin 14.3% 8.0% 6.5%
Operating margin 8.1% 0.3% 0.2%
Pretax margin 7.6% -14.8% 1.1%
Net margin 4.5% -12.3% 0.8%
FCF margin 14.9% 0.5% 2.4%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 2.5% 10.5%
Return on equity 1.5% -49.8% 2.0%
Return on assets 0.5% -9.2% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 5.2% 0.2% –
Return on capital employed 4.8% 0.2% 0.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -9.7x -0.2x 12.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGILCODIWRBY
Debt / assets 35.7% 62.8% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 3.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 12.1x –
Debt / FCF 5.1x 184.0x –
Liabilities / assets 66.8% 82.1% 49.2%
Equity / assets 33.2% 17.9% 50.8%
Interest coverage 1.8x – –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.7x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 1.65 0.41 5.20

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusGILCODIWRBY
Forward P/E 8.4xFY2026 204.8xFY2026 57.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.81FY2026 $0.05FY2026 $0.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.0%FY2026 -28.6%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +1,200.0% +36.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.67BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026 $920.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.6%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.5% +2.1% +30.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGILCODIWRBY
Held by institutions 100.0% 74.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 463 181 301
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% -0.7% +15.2%
Institutions buying 197 86 195
Institutions selling 149 62 77
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.39 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.

GILCODIWRBY
GIL 1.00 0.15 0.11
CODI 0.15 1.00 0.21
WRBY 0.11 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIL, CODI and WRBY?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gildan Activewear (GIL) $6.42B, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $811.04M, Warby Parker (WRBY) $3.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, GIL, CODI and WRBY?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 30.4x, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -3.6x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 401.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.4x, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 204.8x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 57.5x). 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: Gildan Activewear (GIL) +38.0%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +0.9%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) has the highest net margin (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -12.3%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Gildan Activewear (GIL) leads (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 5.2%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) returned the most: Gildan Activewear (GIL) -33.2%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +28.0%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +18.9%. Over five years, Gildan Activewear (GIL) compounded fastest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) +2.3%/yr, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -19.0%/yr, Warby Parker (WRBY) -14.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gildan Activewear (GIL) 0.00%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.02%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 0.00%. Gildan Activewear (GIL) and Warby Parker (WRBY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gildan Activewear (GIL) has been the steadiest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.3%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 65.2%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 75.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GIL, CODI 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 9. 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.