GIL vs JAKK vs TRON Stock Comparison

Gildan Activewear, Jakks Pacific and Tron Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GIL Gildan Activewear Inc.
$39.89 -6.4% 1M -34.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.47B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
JAKK Jakks Pacific Inc
$32.49 +28.7% 1M +73.8% 1Y
Market cap
$368.75M
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.83M
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
TRON Tron Inc.
$1.53 +8.5% 1M -45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$374.87M
P/E
186.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.84M
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Jakks Pacific leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Jakks Pacific 5, Gildan Activewear 3, Tron 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGILJAKKTRONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.47B $368.75M $374.87M GIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.7x 14.1x 186.6x JAKK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.3x 13.1x — GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.0% -70.4% +10.0% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% 15.4% 41.6% TRON
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 -34.9% +73.8% -45.2% JAKK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.7%/yr +25.4%/yr — JAKK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.2% 40.0% 96.8% JAKK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 62/100 53/100 JAKK

Percentile Scorecard

GILJAKKTRON

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

AxisGILJAKKTRON
Valuation 32 #31 of 45 73 #10 of 34 21 #27 of 34
Growth 50 #22 of 43 32 #22 of 32 71 #10 of 32
Profitability 45 #23 of 41 90 #4 of 32 26 #24 of 32
Financial Health 28 #38 of 52 50 #17 of 33 94 #3 of 33
Shareholder Returns 21 #27 of 34 65 #7 of 18 –
Overall 35 62 53
  • GIL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • JAKK ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • TRON ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGILJAKKTRONSPY
1 month -6.4%+28.7%+8.5% +0.9%
3 months -22.2%+22.6%+4.8% +5.9%
6 months -29.1%+51.1%-23.5% +8.5%
Year to date -36.1%+92.5%+23.4% +13.3%
1 year -34.9%+73.8%-45.2% +12.4%
3 years +46.2%+101.6%+1.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +13.5%+26.3%+0.4% +23.5%
5 years +8.6%+209.7%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.7%+25.4%— +11.0%
10 years +55.1%-50.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +4.5%-6.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGILJAKKTRONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.2%40.0%96.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.3%29.3%87.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.210.871.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.831.85-0.47 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.0%-58.8%-94.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.0%0.0%-45.2% -0.9%
52-week high $72.58$32.49$2.79 $779.14
52-week low $39.89$15.01$1.10 $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.

MultipleGILJAKKTRON
P/E now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 16.4x 14.2xmedian 17.7x 209.1xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.7x 2.2xmedian 1.1x 86.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 10.0x 9.9xmedian 9.6x -187.5xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 12.0x 10.5xmedian 10.5x -236.4xmedian 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.39median 0.54 -0.40median 0.32 —median 0.32

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 monthsGILJAKKTRON
Revenue $4.72B $169.83M $4.84M
Gross profit $1.41B $201.47M $1.25M
Operating income $380.85M $23.05M -$2.47M
Net income -$60.80M $26.16M $5.46M
Free cash flow $703.50M $35.74M -$1.78M
EPS (diluted) $1.32 $2.17 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $268.30M $44.00M $9.92M
Total debt $3.59B – –
Shares (diluted) 160.20M 12.05M 476.45M
Enterprise value $5.39B $150.19M $338.60M

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
MetricGILJAKKTRON
P/E 30.3x 14.2x 209.1x
P/FCF 10.5x 10.5x -236.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 7.4x -236.4x
P/S 1.6x 2.2x 86.8x
P/B 2.2x 1.3x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 21.2x 1.3x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 15.8x 9.9x -187.5x
EV/EBIT 28.1x 14.3x -166.2x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.9x 84.8x
EV/FCF 15.2x 9.2x -230.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 6.5x -230.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.39 -0.40 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGILJAKKTRON
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.0% -70.4% 10.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.9% -38.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.9% 11.2% 30.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.6% -2.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -29.8% 184.4% 24.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -26.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -127.3% 330.4% 266.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -33.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -16.4% 308.0% 102.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.8% -35.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 273.6% 72.5% 6.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.0% -19.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 141.2% 102.8% 6.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -26.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGILJAKKTRON
Gross margin 30.0% 118.6% 25.8%
EBITDA margin 14.3% 19.7% -45.2%
Operating margin 8.1% 13.6% -51.0%
Pretax margin 7.6% 18.6% 98.3%
Net margin 4.5% 15.4% 41.6%
FCF margin 14.9% 21.0% -36.7%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 29.8% -36.7%
Return on equity 1.5% 10.0% -7.8%
Return on assets 0.5% 5.4% -7.7%
Return on invested capital 5.2% – –
Return on capital employed 4.8% 8.5% -1.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -9.7x 1.9x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 7.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGILJAKKTRON
Debt / assets 35.7% – –
Debt / equity 1.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x – –
Debt / FCF 5.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 66.8% 47.6% 1.1%
Equity / assets 33.2% 52.4% 98.9%
Interest coverage 1.8x 94.5x -65.4x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.7x 30.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.3x 12.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 11.5x
Altman Z-score 1.64 1.64 91.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGILJAKKTRON
Dividend yield 2.5% 3.1% –
Net buyback yield -3.7% – –
Shareholder yield -1.3% 3.1% –
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.

ConsensusGILJAKKTRON
Forward P/E 8.3xFY2026 13.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.81FY2026 $2.48FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +37.0%FY2026 +53.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +48.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.67BFY2026 $583.90MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +56.6%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +11.5% +18.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGILJAKKTRON
Held by institutions 100.0% 60.3% 2.3%
Institutions holding 463 105 56
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% -0.6% +60.3%
Institutions buying 197 47 44
Institutions selling 149 38 10
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.24 4.40

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.

GILJAKKTRON
GIL 1.00 0.24 0.11
JAKK 0.24 1.00 0.05
TRON 0.11 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIL, JAKK and TRON?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gildan Activewear (GIL) $6.47B, Jakks Pacific (JAKK) $368.75M, Tron (TRON) $374.87M.

Which stock is cheaper, GIL, JAKK and TRON?

Jakks Pacific (JAKK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 30.7x, Jakks Pacific (JAKK) 14.1x, Tron (TRON) 186.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.3x, Jakks Pacific (JAKK) 13.1x). 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%, Jakks Pacific (JAKK) -70.4%, Tron (TRON) +10.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tron (TRON) has the highest net margin (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%, Jakks Pacific (JAKK) 15.4%, Tron (TRON) 41.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jakks Pacific (JAKK) returned the most: Gildan Activewear (GIL) -34.9%, Jakks Pacific (JAKK) +73.8%, Tron (TRON) -45.2%. Over five years, Jakks Pacific (JAKK) compounded fastest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) +1.7%/yr, Jakks Pacific (JAKK) +25.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jakks Pacific (JAKK) has been the steadiest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.2%, Jakks Pacific (JAKK) 40.0%, Tron (TRON) 96.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GIL, JAKK and TRON?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Jakks Pacific (JAKK) leads on 5. 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.