GIL vs TRON vs VFC Stock Comparison

Gildan Activewear, Tron and V F Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GIL Gildan Activewear Inc.
$39.89 -6.4% 1M -34.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.53B
P/E
30.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
TRON Tron Inc.
$1.53 +8.5% 1M -45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$388.60M
P/E
193.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.84M
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
VFC V F Corp
$17.25 +19.6% 1M +18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.14B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.41B
Div. yield
0.02%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

V F leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (V F 5, Gildan Activewear 4, Tron 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGILTRONVFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.53B $388.60M $7.14B VFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.9x 193.4x 19.3x VFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.3x — 15.7x GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.0% +10.0% -1.4% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% 41.6% 3.9% TRON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% — 9.9% VFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x — 3.4x VFC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.9% -45.2% +18.3% VFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.7%/yr — -25.1%/yr GIL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.2% 96.8% 47.0% GIL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 53/100 51/100 TRON

Percentile Scorecard

GILTRONVFC

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

AxisGILTRONVFC
Valuation 32 #31 of 45 21 #27 of 34 57 #20 of 45
Growth 50 #22 of 43 71 #10 of 32 76 #11 of 43
Profitability 45 #23 of 41 26 #24 of 32 63 #16 of 41
Financial Health 28 #38 of 52 94 #3 of 33 26 #39 of 52
Shareholder Returns 21 #27 of 34 – 36 #22 of 34
Overall 35 53 51
  • GIL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • TRON ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • VFC 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

PeriodGILTRONVFCSPY
1 month -6.4%+8.5%+19.6% +0.9%
3 months -22.2%+4.8%+14.5% +5.9%
6 months -29.1%-23.5%-5.5% +8.5%
Year to date -36.1%+23.4%-4.6% +13.3%
1 year -34.9%-45.2%+18.3% +12.4%
3 years +46.2%+1.3%+2.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +13.5%+0.4%+0.7% +23.5%
5 years +8.6%—-76.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.7%—-25.1% +11.0%
10 years +55.1%—-68.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +4.5%—-10.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGILTRONVFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.2%96.8%47.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.3%87.3%47.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.211.711.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.83-0.470.39 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.0%-94.3%-87.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.0%-45.2%-20.0% -0.9%
52-week high $72.58$2.79$21.55 $779.14
52-week low $39.89$1.10$12.62 $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.

MultipleGILTRONVFC
P/E now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 16.4x 209.1xmedian 17.7x 18.4xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.7x 86.8xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 10.0x -187.5xmedian 9.6x 11.0xmedian 10.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 12.0x -236.4xmedian 10.5x 9.8xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 3.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.39median 0.54 —median 0.32 0.34median 0.54

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 monthsGILTRONVFC
Revenue $4.72B $4.84M $9.41B
Gross profit $1.41B $1.25M $5.26B
Operating income $380.85M -$2.47M $635.41M
Net income -$60.80M $5.46M $369.66M
Free cash flow $703.50M -$1.78M $691.07M
EPS (diluted) $1.32 $0.00 $0.92
Cash & equivalents $268.30M $9.92M $442.95M
Total debt $3.59B – $3.54B
Shares (diluted) 160.20M 476.45M 399.68M
Enterprise value $5.45B $352.33M $3.73B

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
MetricGILTRONVFC
P/E 30.3x 209.1x 18.4x
P/FCF 10.5x -236.4x 9.8x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x -236.4x 8.2x
P/S 1.6x 86.8x 0.7x
P/B 2.2x 1.7x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 21.2x 1.7x 11.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.8x -187.5x 11.0x
EV/EBIT 28.1x -166.2x 15.6x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 84.8x 1.1x
EV/FCF 15.2x -230.8x 14.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x -230.8x 11.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.39 – 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGILTRONVFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.0% 10.0% -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.9% – -4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.9% 30.4% 2.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.6% – -2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -29.8% 24.5% 67.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% – -22.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -127.3% 266.8% 309.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.5% – 54.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -16.4% 102.2% 303.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.8% – 54.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 273.6% 6.2% 110.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.0% – 61.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 141.2% 6.2% 130.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – 155.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGILTRONVFC
Gross margin 30.0% 25.8% 55.9%
EBITDA margin 14.3% -45.2% 9.5%
Operating margin 8.1% -51.0% 6.8%
Pretax margin 7.6% 98.3% 4.7%
Net margin 4.5% 41.6% 3.9%
FCF margin 14.9% -36.7% 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% -36.7% 8.8%
Return on equity 1.5% -7.8% 19.5%
Return on assets 0.5% -7.7% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 5.2% – 9.9%
Return on capital employed 4.8% -1.1% 9.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -9.7x -0.3x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGILTRONVFC
Debt / assets 35.7% – 35.5%
Debt / equity 1.1x – 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x – 3.4x
Debt / FCF 5.1x – 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 66.8% 1.1% 79.6%
Equity / assets 33.2% 98.9% 20.4%
Interest coverage 1.8x -65.4x 4.7x
Current ratio 1.9x 30.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 12.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 11.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.64 91.39 1.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGILTRONVFC
Dividend yield 2.5% – 2.1%
Net buyback yield -3.7% – –
Shareholder yield -1.3% – 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 38.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 20.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -36.4%

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.

ConsensusGILTRONVFC
Forward P/E 8.3xFY2026 – 15.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.81FY2026 – $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.0%FY2026 – +31.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% – +14.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.67BFY2026 – $9.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.6%FY2026 – +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.5% – -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGILTRONVFC
Held by institutions 100.0% 2.3% 91.8%
Institutions holding 463 56 554
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +60.3% +3.6%
Institutions buying 197 44 268
Institutions selling 149 10 182
Buyers to sellers 1.32 4.40 1.47

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.

GILTRONVFC
GIL 1.00 0.12 0.36
TRON 0.12 1.00 0.18
VFC 0.36 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIL, TRON and VFC?

V F (VFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gildan Activewear (GIL) $6.53B, Tron (TRON) $388.60M, V F (VFC) $7.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, GIL, TRON and VFC?

V F (VFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 30.9x, Tron (TRON) 193.4x, V F (VFC) 19.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.3x, V F (VFC) 15.7x). 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%, Tron (TRON) +10.0%, V F (VFC) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tron (TRON) has the highest net margin (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%, Tron (TRON) 41.6%, V F (VFC) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, V F (VFC) leads (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 5.2%, V F (VFC) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year V F (VFC) returned the most: Gildan Activewear (GIL) -34.9%, Tron (TRON) -45.2%, V F (VFC) +18.3%. Over five years, Gildan Activewear (GIL) compounded fastest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) +1.7%/yr, V F (VFC) -25.1%/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%, Tron (TRON) 0.00%, V F (VFC) 0.02%. Gildan Activewear (GIL) and Tron (TRON) 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%, Tron (TRON) 96.8%, V F (VFC) 47.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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