GIL vs LEVI vs URBN Stock Comparison

Gildan Activewear, Levi Strauss and Urban Outfitters Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
2 wins
LEVI Levi Strauss & Co
$21.79 +10.4% 1M +1.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.41B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
2.75%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
URBN Urban Outfitters Inc
$90.73 +20.4% 1M +34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.77B
P/E
13.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.47B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Levi Strauss leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Levi Strauss 6, Urban Outfitters 4, Gildan Activewear 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGILLEVIURBNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.42B $8.41B $7.77B LEVI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.4x 14.3x 13.7x URBN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.3x 14.6x 13.7x GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.0% +6.6% +11.0% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% 8.8% 8.8% LEVI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% 17.4% — LEVI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 0.3x — LEVI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.45% 2.75% — LEVI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.3% +1.7% +34.1% URBN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.7%/yr -3.6%/yr +23.4%/yr URBN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.2% 33.2% 42.8% LEVI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 67/100 78/100 URBN

Percentile Scorecard

GILLEVIURBN

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

AxisGILLEVIURBN
Valuation 32 #31 of 45 61 #18 of 45 59 #43 of 104
Growth 50 #22 of 43 67 #15 of 43 80 #21 of 99
Profitability 45 #23 of 41 85 #7 of 41 81 #19 of 98
Financial Health 29 #37 of 52 53 #25 of 52 85 #18 of 112
Shareholder Returns 21 #27 of 34 67 #12 of 34 85 #12 of 72
Overall 35 67 78
  • GIL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • LEVI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • URBN ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGILLEVIURBNSPY
1 month -2.2%+10.4%+20.4% -0.2%
3 months -22.6%-14.4%+20.7% +3.9%
6 months -30.8%-2.3%+30.0% +8.2%
Year to date -35.9%+5.1%+20.6% +12.9%
1 year -34.3%+1.7%+34.1% +12.3%
3 years +46.8%+59.4%+168.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.7%+16.8%+39.0% +23.3%
5 years +8.9%-16.6%+186.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.7%-3.6%+23.4% +10.9%
10 years +56.2%—+170.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.6%—+10.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGILLEVIURBNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.2%33.2%42.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.5%29.7%39.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.211.170.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.810.050.79 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.8%-56.1%-52.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.8%-14.6%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $72.58$25.53$90.73 $779.14
52-week low $40.06$17.91$59.57 $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.

MultipleGILLEVIURBN
P/E now vs peer median 30.4xmedian 16.4x 14.3xmedian 16.4x 13.7xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 9.9x 8.9xmedian 9.9x 8.1xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 12.0x 13.1xmedian 12.0x 26.3xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.2x 3.5xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.40median 0.64 0.47median 0.64 0.34median 0.72

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 monthsGILLEVIURBN
Revenue $4.72B $6.68B $6.47B
Gross profit $1.41B $4.20B $2.43B
Operating income $380.85M $753.80M $731.44M
Net income -$60.80M $589.70M $569.06M
Free cash flow $703.50M $643.00M $295.21M
EPS (diluted) $1.32 $1.51 $6.57
Cash & equivalents $268.30M $641.40M $598.76M
Total debt $3.59B $1.04B –
Shares (diluted) 160.20M 390.62M 86.67M
Enterprise value $6.34B $4.99B $5.33B

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
MetricGILLEVIURBN
P/E 30.4x 14.3x 13.7x
P/FCF 10.5x 13.1x 26.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 9.9x 10.9x
P/S 1.6x 1.3x 1.2x
P/B 2.2x 3.5x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 21.3x 3.8x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 15.9x 8.9x 8.1x
EV/EBIT 28.2x 11.5x 9.6x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.3x 1.1x
EV/FCF 15.3x 13.5x 23.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 10.2x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.40 0.47 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGILLEVIURBN
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.0% 6.6% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 2.9% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.9% 8.0% 16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 6.7% 16.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -29.8% 11.6% 31.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% 30.5% 34.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -127.3% -2.2% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 29.2% 36.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -16.4% 0.1% 25.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.8% 30.4% 40.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 273.6% 52.1% 21.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 63.6% 22.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 141.2% 98.4% -26.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 92.1% 11.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGILLEVIURBN
Gross margin 30.0% 62.8% 37.5%
EBITDA margin 14.3% 14.6% 13.5%
Operating margin 8.1% 11.3% 11.3%
Pretax margin 7.6% 11.5% 11.1%
Net margin 4.5% 8.8% 8.8%
FCF margin 14.9% 9.6% 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 12.8% 11.1%
Return on equity 1.5% 25.2% 20.8%
Return on assets 0.5% 8.7% 11.5%
Return on invested capital 5.2% 17.4% –
Return on capital employed 4.8% 15.7% 19.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -9.7x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGILLEVIURBN
Debt / assets 35.7% 15.1% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 0.3x –
Debt / FCF 5.1x 1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 66.8% 65.1% 44.3%
Equity / assets 33.2% 34.9% 55.7%
Interest coverage 1.8x 14.4x –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.6x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.64 3.05 4.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGILLEVIURBN
Dividend yield 2.4% 2.8% –
Net buyback yield -3.7% 1.0% 3.9%
Shareholder yield -1.3% 3.7% 3.9%
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.

ConsensusGILLEVIURBN
Forward P/E 8.3xFY2026 14.6xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.81FY2026 $1.49FY2026 $6.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.0%FY2026 +11.2%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +7.4% -3.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.67BFY2026 $7.03BFY2026 $7.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.6%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.5% -3.6% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGILLEVIURBN
Held by institutions 100.0% 87.8% 71.7%
Institutions holding 463 313 416
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +2.6% -0.4%
Institutions buying 197 185 205
Institutions selling 149 78 150
Buyers to sellers 1.32 2.37 1.37

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.

GILLEVIURBN
GIL 1.00 0.40 0.28
LEVI 0.40 1.00 0.44
URBN 0.28 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIL, LEVI and URBN?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gildan Activewear (GIL) $7.42B, Levi Strauss (LEVI) $8.41B, Urban Outfitters (URBN) $7.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, GIL, LEVI and URBN?

Urban Outfitters (URBN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 30.4x, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.3x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.3x, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.6x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 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: Gildan Activewear (GIL) +38.0%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) +6.6%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) has the highest net margin (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 8.8%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Levi Strauss (LEVI) leads (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 5.2%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 17.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Urban Outfitters (URBN) returned the most: Gildan Activewear (GIL) -34.3%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) +1.7%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +34.1%. Over five years, Urban Outfitters (URBN) compounded fastest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) +1.7%/yr, Levi Strauss (LEVI) -3.6%/yr, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +23.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) has the highest dividend yield: Gildan Activewear (GIL) 2.45%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 2.75%. Urban Outfitters (URBN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Levi Strauss (LEVI) has been the steadiest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.2%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 33.2%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 42.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GIL, LEVI and URBN?

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