GIL vs MAT vs WRBY Stock Comparison

Gildan Activewear, Mattel and Warby Parker 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
5 wins
MAT Mattel Inc /De/
$15.43 +16.1% 1M -19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.41B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.49B
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
WRBY Warby Parker Inc.
$25.08 -6.1% 1M +16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.09B
P/E
401.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$911.61M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionGILMATWRBYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.42B $4.41B $3.09B GIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.4x 10.4x 401.5x MAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.3x 11.7x 57.0x GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.0% +2.9% +11.0% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% 7.8% 0.8% MAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% 8.3% — MAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 3.0x — MAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.45% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.3% -19.0% +16.7% WRBY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.7%/yr -6.3%/yr -14.5%/yr GIL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.2% 44.9% 75.7% GIL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 63/100 44/100 MAT

Percentile Scorecard

GILMATWRBY

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

AxisGILMATWRBY
Valuation 32 #31 of 45 70 #11 of 34 5 #43 of 45
Growth 50 #22 of 43 32 #22 of 32 81 #9 of 43
Profitability 45 #23 of 41 81 #7 of 32 35 #27 of 41
Financial Health 29 #37 of 52 34 #22 of 33 80 #11 of 52
Shareholder Returns 21 #27 of 34 100 #1 of 18 18 #28 of 34
Overall 35 63 44
  • GIL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • MAT ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • WRBY ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGILMATWRBYSPY
1 month -2.2%+16.1%-6.1% -0.2%
3 months -22.6%-0.1%-3.5% +3.9%
6 months -30.8%+4.3%+11.3% +8.2%
Year to date -35.9%-22.2%+15.1% +12.9%
1 year -34.3%-19.0%+16.7% +12.3%
3 years +46.8%-16.3%+94.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.7%-5.8%+24.9% +23.3%
5 years +8.9%-27.9%-54.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.7%-6.3%-14.5% +10.9%
10 years +56.2%-50.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.6%-6.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGILMATWRBYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.2%44.9%75.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.5%50.5%67.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.210.532.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.81-0.420.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.8%-53.1%-83.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.8%-30.4%-17.3% -1.2%
52-week high $72.58$22.16$30.34 $779.14
52-week low $40.06$12.66$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.

MultipleGILMATWRBY
P/E now vs peer median 30.4xmedian 16.4x 10.4xmedian 17.8x 401.5xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 3.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 9.9x 10.3xmedian 9.4x 47.5xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 12.0x 8.6xmedian 10.2x 142.2xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 1.4x 7.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.40median 0.64 0.32median 0.32 14.29median 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 monthsGILMATWRBY
Revenue $4.72B $5.49B $911.61M
Gross profit $1.41B $2.61B $498.49M
Operating income $380.85M $429.10M $1.55M
Net income -$60.80M $427.37M $7.74M
Free cash flow $703.50M $512.60M $21.75M
EPS (diluted) $1.32 $1.48 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $268.30M $523.86M $292.67M
Total debt $3.59B $2.33B –
Shares (diluted) 160.20M 288.93M 125.75M
Enterprise value $6.34B $1.08B $1.94B

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
MetricGILMATWRBY
P/E 30.4x 10.4x 401.5x
P/FCF 10.5x 8.6x 142.2x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 6.6x 32.4x
P/S 1.6x 0.8x 3.4x
P/B 2.2x 2.2x 7.9x
P/Tangible book 21.3x 2.9x 7.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.9x 10.3x 47.5x
EV/EBIT 28.2x 14.5x 1,804x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.1x 3.1x
EV/FCF 15.3x 12.1x 128.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 9.3x 29.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.40 0.32 14.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGILMATWRBY
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.0% 2.9% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 2.8% 12.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.9% -4.9% 11.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 4.8% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -29.8% -36.2% 108.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% 0.9% 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -127.3% -18.8% 183.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 23.5% 28.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -16.4% -8.5% 181.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.8% 32.6% 28.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 273.6% -10.3% -18.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 7.1% 22.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 141.2% -13.9% -58.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 5.3% 249.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGILMATWRBY
Gross margin 30.0% 47.5% 54.7%
EBITDA margin 14.3% 11.0% 6.5%
Operating margin 8.1% 7.8% 0.2%
Pretax margin 7.6% 8.8% 1.1%
Net margin 4.5% 7.8% 0.8%
FCF margin 14.9% 9.3% 2.4%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 12.1% 10.5%
Return on equity 1.5% 20.0% 2.0%
Return on assets 0.5% 6.5% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 5.2% 8.3% –
Return on capital employed 4.8% 8.5% 0.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.9x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -9.7x 1.6x 12.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.3% 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGILMATWRBY
Debt / assets 35.7% 36.7% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 3.0x –
Debt / FCF 5.1x 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 66.8% 68.6% 49.2%
Equity / assets 33.2% 31.4% 50.8%
Interest coverage 1.8x 3.5x –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.9x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 1.64 2.80 5.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGILMATWRBY
Dividend yield 2.4% – –
Net buyback yield -3.7% 15.5% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -1.3% 15.5% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusGILMATWRBY
Forward P/E 8.3xFY2026 11.7xFY2026 57.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.81FY2026 $1.32FY2026 $0.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.0%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +10.6% +36.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.67BFY2026 $6.04BFY2026 $920.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.6%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.5% -5.6% +30.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGILMATWRBY
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 463 405 301
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +1.8% +15.2%
Institutions buying 197 151 195
Institutions selling 149 169 77
Buyers to sellers 1.32 0.89 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.

GILMATWRBY
GIL 1.00 0.12 0.11
MAT 0.12 1.00 0.16
WRBY 0.11 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIL, MAT and WRBY?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gildan Activewear (GIL) $7.42B, Mattel (MAT) $4.41B, Warby Parker (WRBY) $3.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, GIL, MAT and WRBY?

Mattel (MAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 30.4x, Mattel (MAT) 10.4x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 401.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.3x, Mattel (MAT) 11.7x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 57.0x). 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%, Mattel (MAT) +2.9%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mattel (MAT) has the highest net margin (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%, Mattel (MAT) 7.8%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Mattel (MAT) leads (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 5.2%, Mattel (MAT) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warby Parker (WRBY) returned the most: Gildan Activewear (GIL) -34.3%, Mattel (MAT) -19.0%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +16.7%. Over five years, Gildan Activewear (GIL) compounded fastest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) +1.7%/yr, Mattel (MAT) -6.3%/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) 2.45%, Mattel (MAT) 0.00%. Mattel (MAT) 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) 42.2%, Mattel (MAT) 44.9%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 75.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GIL, MAT 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 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.