GIL vs LULU vs PVH Stock Comparison

Gildan Activewear, Lululemon Athletica and Pvh Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
LULU lululemon athletica inc.
$99.01 -3.2% 1M -44.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.63B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.09B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
PVH Pvh Corp. /De/
$85.00 +12.7% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.99B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.92B
Div. yield
0.00%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionGILLULUPVHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.46B $11.63B $3.99B LULU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.6x 8.2x -23.6x LULU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.4x 9.6x 7.3x PVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.0% +1.7% +1.6% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% 12.8% -1.9% LULU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% — 0.0% GIL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x — 2.1x PVH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.4% -44.7% -1.9% PVH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.0%/yr -25.2%/yr -5.4%/yr GIL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.2% 46.8% 48.0% GIL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 78/100 44/100 LULU

Percentile Scorecard

GILLULUPVH

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

AxisGILLULUPVH
Valuation 33 #31 of 46 87 #7 of 46 84 #8 of 46
Growth 52 #21 of 43 31 #30 of 43 21 #34 of 43
Profitability 44 #24 of 42 98 #2 of 42 37 #27 of 42
Financial Health 29 #38 of 53 77 #13 of 53 44 #30 of 53
Shareholder Returns 18 #28 of 34 97 #2 of 34 33 #23 of 34
Overall 35 78 44
  • GIL ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • LULU ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • PVH 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

PeriodGILLULUPVHSPY
1 month -12.4%-3.2%+12.7% -1.0%
3 months -19.0%-13.4%+5.7% +2.9%
6 months -30.9%-31.1%-9.2% +6.4%
Year to date -35.2%-52.4%+26.8% +11.4%
1 year -33.4%-44.7%-1.9% +13.1%
3 years +41.2%-75.5%+11.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.2%-37.4%+3.7% +21.5%
5 years +10.2%-76.5%-24.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +2.0%-25.2%-5.4% +10.9%
10 years +53.5%+73.7%-22.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.4%+5.7%-2.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGILLULUPVHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.2%46.8%48.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.6%51.8%52.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.211.181.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.79-0.96-0.04 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.5%-82.0%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.2%-54.1%-14.0% -2.5%
52-week high $72.58$215.88$98.81 $779.14
52-week low $40.30$91.88$60.87 $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.

MultipleGILLULUPVH
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 15.9x 7.9xmedian 15.9x -23.2xmedian 15.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.7x 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 9.2x 3.6xmedian 9.2x 8.4xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 12.2x 7.8xmedian 12.2x 5.5xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.41median 0.57 0.47median 0.57 0.48median 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 monthsGILLULUPVH
Revenue $4.72B $11.09B $8.92B
Gross profit $1.41B $6.22B $5.24B
Operating income $380.85M $1.98B $363.00M
Net income -$60.80M $1.42B -$169.00M
Free cash flow $703.50M $1.35B $715.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.32 $12.56 $-3.67
Cash & equivalents $268.30M $1.39B $965.90M
Total debt $3.59B – $2.25B
Shares (diluted) 160.20M 112.92M 46.10M
Enterprise value $5.38B $5.88B $1.57B

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
MetricGILLULUPVH
P/E 30.7x 7.9x -23.2x
P/FCF 10.7x 7.8x 5.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 5.3x 4.5x
P/S 1.6x 1.0x 0.4x
P/B 2.2x 2.2x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 21.6x 2.2x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x 3.6x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 28.4x 4.6x 14.3x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 0.8x 0.6x
EV/FCF 15.4x 6.8x 7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 4.6x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.41 0.47 0.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGILLULUPVH
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.0% 1.7% 1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 7.9% -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.9% -3.4% 2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 7.5% 0.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -29.8% -20.7% 86.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% 8.5% -5.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -127.3% -20.6% -136.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 12.1% -43.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -16.4% -15.8% -138.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.8% 16.6% -48.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 273.6% 3.7% 33.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 6.6% 30.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 141.2% 15.9% 38.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 11.8% 91.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGILLULUPVH
Gross margin 30.0% 56.1% 58.8%
EBITDA margin 14.3% 22.7% 6.9%
Operating margin 8.1% 17.8% 4.1%
Pretax margin 7.6% 18.1% 3.3%
Net margin 4.5% 12.8% -1.9%
FCF margin 14.9% 12.2% 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 17.9% 9.8%
Return on equity 1.5% 29.5% -3.5%
Return on assets 0.5% 16.7% -1.5%
Return on invested capital 5.2% – 0.0%
Return on capital employed 4.8% 29.5% 4.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -9.7x 1.4x -5.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.8% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGILLULUPVH
Debt / assets 35.7% – 19.7%
Debt / equity 1.1x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x – 2.1x
Debt / FCF 5.1x – 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 66.8% 43.5% 58.0%
Equity / assets 33.2% 56.5% 42.0%
Interest coverage 1.8x – 4.0x
Current ratio 1.9x 2.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.65 4.81 2.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGILLULUPVH
Dividend yield 2.4% – 0.2%
Net buyback yield -3.7% 10.9% 0.4%
Shareholder yield -1.3% 10.9% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -4.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 1.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -13.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -9.9%

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.

ConsensusGILLULUPVH
Forward P/E 8.4xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.83FY2026 $10.28FY2026 $11.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.6%FY2026 -22.5%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% -16.1% +0.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.69BFY2026 $11.00BFY2026 $8.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +57.1%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 -6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.1% -9.7% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGILLULUPVH
Held by institutions 100.0% 71.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 463 846 384
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% -2.1% +1.7%
Institutions buying 197 407 186
Institutions selling 149 330 128
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.23 1.45

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.

GILLULUPVH
GIL 1.00 0.25 0.27
LULU 0.25 1.00 0.30
PVH 0.27 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIL, LULU and PVH?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gildan Activewear (GIL) $6.46B, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) $11.63B, Pvh (PVH) $3.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, GIL, LULU and PVH?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 30.6x, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 8.2x, Pvh (PVH) -23.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pvh (PVH) is cheapest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.4x, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 9.6x, Pvh (PVH) 7.3x). 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%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) +1.7%, Pvh (PVH) +1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) has the highest net margin (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 12.8%, Pvh (PVH) -1.9%). On return on invested capital, Gildan Activewear (GIL) leads (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 5.2%, Pvh (PVH) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pvh (PVH) returned the most: Gildan Activewear (GIL) -33.4%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -44.7%, Pvh (PVH) -1.9%. Over five years, Gildan Activewear (GIL) compounded fastest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) +2.0%/yr, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -25.2%/yr, Pvh (PVH) -5.4%/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%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 0.00%, Pvh (PVH) 0.00%. Gildan Activewear (GIL) and Lululemon Athletica (LULU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gildan Activewear (GIL) has been the steadiest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.2%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 46.8%, Pvh (PVH) 48.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GIL, LULU and PVH?

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