GIL vs KTB vs MAT Stock Comparison

Gildan Activewear, Kontoor Brands and Mattel Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GIL Gildan Activewear Inc.
$40.06 -2.2% 1M -34.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.34B
P/E
30.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$74.87 +14.6% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.08B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
MAT Mattel Inc /De/
$15.43 +16.1% 1M -19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.40B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.49B
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gildan Activewear leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Gildan Activewear 4, Kontoor Brands 4, Mattel 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGILKTBMATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.34B $4.08B $4.40B GIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.0x 16.4x 10.3x MAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.3x 13.7x 11.7x GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.0% +18.6% +2.9% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% 8.5% 7.8% KTB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% 14.5% 8.3% KTB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x — 3.0x MAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.3% -13.0% -19.0% KTB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.7%/yr +7.2%/yr -6.3%/yr KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.2% 47.8% 44.9% GIL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 52/100 63/100 MAT

Percentile Scorecard

GILKTBMAT

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

AxisGILKTBMAT
Valuation 32 #31 of 45 23 #35 of 45 70 #11 of 34
Growth 50 #22 of 43 57 #19 of 43 32 #22 of 32
Profitability 45 #23 of 41 88 #6 of 41 81 #7 of 32
Financial Health 29 #37 of 52 31 #36 of 52 34 #22 of 33
Shareholder Returns 21 #27 of 34 61 #14 of 34 100 #1 of 18
Overall 35 52 63
  • GIL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • KTB ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • MAT ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGILKTBMATSPY
1 month -2.2%+14.6%+16.1% -0.2%
3 months -22.6%-15.0%-0.1% +3.9%
6 months -30.8%+3.9%+4.3% +8.2%
Year to date -35.9%+22.6%-22.2% +12.9%
1 year -34.3%-13.0%-19.0% +12.3%
3 years +46.8%+60.5%-16.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.7%+17.1%-5.8% +23.3%
5 years +8.9%+41.8%-27.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.7%+7.2%-6.3% +10.9%
10 years +56.2%—-50.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.6%—-6.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGILKTBMATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.2%47.8%44.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.5%45.8%50.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.210.780.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.81-0.27-0.42 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.8%-48.3%-53.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.8%-15.1%-30.4% -1.2%
52-week high $72.58$88.17$22.16 $779.14
52-week low $40.06$57.48$12.66 $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.

MultipleGILKTBMAT
P/E now vs peer median 30.4xmedian 16.4x 16.5xmedian 16.4x 10.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 9.9x —median 9.9x 10.3xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x 8.6xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.2x 6.6xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.40median 0.64 2.19median 0.64 0.32median 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 monthsGILKTBMAT
Revenue $4.72B $2.95B $5.49B
Gross profit $1.41B $1.38B $2.61B
Operating income $380.85M $332.45M $429.10M
Net income -$60.80M $249.37M $427.37M
Free cash flow $703.50M – $512.60M
EPS (diluted) $1.32 $4.49 $1.48
Cash & equivalents $268.30M $58.46M $523.86M
Total debt $3.59B $1.14B $2.33B
Shares (diluted) 160.20M 55.50M 288.93M
Enterprise value $5.26B $3.78B $1.07B

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
MetricGILKTBMAT
P/E 30.4x 16.5x 10.4x
P/FCF 10.5x – 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x – 6.6x
P/S 1.6x 1.4x 0.8x
P/B 2.2x 6.6x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 21.3x 24.0x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.9x – 10.3x
EV/EBIT 28.2x 15.6x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.8x 1.1x
EV/FCF 15.3x – 12.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x – 9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.40 2.19 0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGILKTBMAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.0% 18.6% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 4.0% 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.9% 22.2% -4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 7.9% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -29.8% 6.3% -36.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% 1.5% 0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -127.3% -0.8% -18.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 6.7% 23.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -16.4% 0.1% -8.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.8% 7.5% 32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 273.6% – -10.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.0% – 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 141.2% – -13.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – 5.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGILKTBMAT
Gross margin 30.0% 46.8% 47.5%
EBITDA margin 14.3% – 11.0%
Operating margin 8.1% 11.3% 7.8%
Pretax margin 7.6% 9.8% 8.8%
Net margin 4.5% 8.5% 7.8%
FCF margin 14.9% – 9.3%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% – 12.1%
Return on equity 1.5% 41.3% 20.0%
Return on assets 0.5% 9.3% 6.5%
Return on invested capital 5.2% 14.5% 8.3%
Return on capital employed 4.8% 16.6% 8.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.1x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -9.7x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGILKTBMAT
Debt / assets 35.7% 42.9% 36.7%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.8x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x – 3.0x
Debt / FCF 5.1x – 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 66.8% 76.8% 68.6%
Equity / assets 33.2% 23.2% 31.4%
Interest coverage 1.8x 4.9x 3.5x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.8x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.64 3.10 2.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGILKTBMAT
Dividend yield 2.4% 2.8% –
Net buyback yield -3.7% – 15.5%
Shareholder yield -1.3% 2.8% 15.5%
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.

ConsensusGILKTBMAT
Forward P/E 8.3xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 11.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.81FY2026 $5.45FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.0%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +12.1% +10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.67BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026 $6.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.6%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.5% -5.1% -5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGILKTBMAT
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 463 429 405
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +6.9% +1.8%
Institutions buying 197 214 151
Institutions selling 149 137 169
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.56 0.89

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.

GILKTBMAT
GIL 1.00 0.34 0.12
KTB 0.34 1.00 0.18
MAT 0.12 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIL, KTB and MAT?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gildan Activewear (GIL) $6.34B, Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.08B, Mattel (MAT) $4.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, GIL, KTB and MAT?

Mattel (MAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 30.0x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 16.4x, Mattel (MAT) 10.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.3x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 13.7x, Mattel (MAT) 11.7x). 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: Gildan Activewear (GIL) +38.0%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +18.6%, Mattel (MAT) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) has the highest net margin (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.5%, Mattel (MAT) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Kontoor Brands (KTB) leads (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 5.2%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.5%, Mattel (MAT) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kontoor Brands (KTB) returned the most: Gildan Activewear (GIL) -34.3%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) -13.0%, Mattel (MAT) -19.0%. Over five years, Kontoor Brands (KTB) compounded fastest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) +1.7%/yr, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +7.2%/yr, Mattel (MAT) -6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gildan Activewear (GIL) has been the steadiest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.2%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 47.8%, Mattel (MAT) 44.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.