GIL vs WRBY vs LULU Stock Comparison

Gildan Activewear, Warby Parker and Lululemon Athletica Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GIL Gildan Activewear Inc.
$43.28 +6.4% 1M -23.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.38B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
WRBY Warby Parker Inc.
$21.27 -20.2% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.28B
P/E
423.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$911.61M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win
LULU lululemon athletica inc.
$112.06 +20.3% 1M -30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.41B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.09B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Lululemon Athletica leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Lululemon Athletica 4, Gildan Activewear 4, Warby Parker 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGILWRBYLULULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.38B $3.28B $12.41B LULU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x 423.5x 8.8x LULU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.0x 48.3x 10.9x GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.0% +11.0% +1.7% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% 0.8% 12.8% LULU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.7% +8.2% -30.3% WRBY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr -18.0%/yr -24.9%/yr GIL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.9% 76.0% 47.0% GIL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 44/100 76/100 LULU

Percentile Scorecard

GILWRBYLULU

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

AxisGILWRBYLULU
Valuation 26 #35 of 47 7 #44 of 47 87 #7 of 47
Growth 43 #26 of 45 84 #8 of 45 27 #33 of 45
Profitability 42 #26 of 44 33 #30 of 44 95 #3 of 44
Financial Health 28 #38 of 52 80 #11 of 52 77 #13 of 52
Shareholder Returns 20 #29 of 36 17 #30 of 36 94 #3 of 36
Overall 32 44 76
  • GIL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • WRBY ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • LULU 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

PeriodGILWRBYLULUSPY
1 month +6.4%-20.2%+20.3% -1.0%
3 months -25.5%-27.3%-9.3% -0.4%
6 months -29.4%-3.4%-15.1% +4.5%
Year to date -30.7%-2.4%-46.1% +12.4%
1 year -23.7%+8.2%-30.3% +13.6%
3 years +30.2%+55.7%-72.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year +9.2%+15.9%-35.0% +20.8%
5 years +7.2%-62.9%-76.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year +1.4%-18.0%-24.9% +10.4%
10 years +75.8%—+100.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year +5.8%—+7.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureGILWRBYLULUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.9%76.0%47.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%68.2%51.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.232.011.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.550.11-0.64 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-83.7%-82.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.4%-29.9%-48.1% -1.6%
52-week high $72.58$30.34$215.88 $779.14
52-week low $39.50$16.49$91.88 $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.

MultipleGILWRBYLULU
P/E now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 17.6x 340.5xmedian 17.6x 8.9xmedian 17.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 0.8x 2.9xmedian 0.8x 1.1xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 11.6x 39.5xmedian 11.6x 4.2xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 11.8x 120.6xmedian 11.8x 8.8xmedian 11.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.4x 6.7xmedian 2.4x 2.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.51median 0.57 12.12median 0.57 0.54median 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 monthsGILWRBYLULU
Revenue $4.72B $911.61M $11.09B
Gross profit $1.41B $498.49M $6.22B
Operating income $380.85M $1.55M $1.98B
Net income -$60.80M $7.74M $1.42B
Free cash flow $703.50M $21.75M $1.35B
EPS (diluted) $1.32 $0.06 $12.56
Cash & equivalents $268.30M $292.67M $1.39B
Total debt $3.59B – –
Shares (diluted) 160.20M 125.75M 112.92M
Enterprise value $4.30B $2.13B $6.66B

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
MetricGILWRBYLULU
P/E 32.8x 340.5x 8.9x
P/FCF 11.4x 120.6x 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 27.5x 6.0x
P/S 1.7x 2.9x 1.1x
P/B 2.4x 6.7x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 23.1x 6.7x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 16.8x 39.5x 4.2x
EV/EBIT 29.8x 1,501x 5.3x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.6x 1.0x
EV/FCF 16.1x 107.1x 7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 24.4x 5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.51 12.12 0.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGILWRBYLULU
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.0% 11.0% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 12.9% 7.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.9% 11.4% -3.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 12.5% 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -29.8% 108.6% -20.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% 26.4% 8.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -127.3% 183.9% -20.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 28.7% 12.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -16.4% 181.8% -15.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.8% 28.1% 16.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 273.6% -18.3% 3.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 22.1% 6.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 141.2% -58.5% 15.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 249.8% 11.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGILWRBYLULU
Gross margin 30.0% 54.7% 56.1%
EBITDA margin 14.3% 6.5% 22.7%
Operating margin 8.1% 0.2% 17.8%
Pretax margin 7.6% 1.1% 18.1%
Net margin 4.5% 0.8% 12.8%
FCF margin 14.9% 2.4% 12.2%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 10.5% 17.9%
Return on equity 1.5% 2.0% 29.5%
Return on assets 0.5% 1.0% 16.7%
Return on invested capital 5.2% – –
Return on capital employed 4.8% 0.3% 29.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.2x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -9.7x 12.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 3.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGILWRBYLULU
Debt / assets 35.7% – –
Debt / equity 1.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x – –
Debt / FCF 5.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 66.8% 49.2% 43.5%
Equity / assets 33.2% 50.8% 56.5%
Interest coverage 1.8x – –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.3x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.8x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.70 4.42 5.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGILWRBYLULU
Dividend yield 2.3% – –
Net buyback yield -3.3% -0.1% 9.7%
Shareholder yield -1.0% -0.1% 9.7%
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.

ConsensusGILWRBYLULU
Forward P/E 9.0xFY2026 48.3xFY2026 10.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.81FY2026 $0.44FY2026 $10.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.0%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026 -22.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +36.4% -16.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.67BFY2026 $920.99MFY2026 $11.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.6%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.5% +30.7% -9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGILWRBYLULU
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 71.6%
Institutions holding 464 302 850
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +15.2% -2.1%
Institutions buying 198 196 409
Institutions selling 149 77 332
Buyers to sellers 1.33 2.55 1.23

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.

GILWRBYLULU
GIL 1.00 0.10 0.26
WRBY 0.10 1.00 0.16
LULU 0.26 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIL, WRBY and LULU?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gildan Activewear (GIL) $5.38B, Warby Parker (WRBY) $3.28B, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) $12.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, GIL, WRBY and LULU?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 25.5x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 423.5x, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 9.0x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 48.3x, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 10.9x). 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%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +11.0%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) has the highest net margin (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 0.8%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warby Parker (WRBY) returned the most: Gildan Activewear (GIL) -23.7%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +8.2%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -30.3%. Over five years, Gildan Activewear (GIL) compounded fastest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) +1.4%/yr, Warby Parker (WRBY) -18.0%/yr, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -24.9%/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) 42.9%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 76.0%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 47.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.