KTB vs GIL vs MAMK Stock Comparison

Kontoor Brands, Gildan Activewear and MaxsMaking Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$75.69 +15.8% 1M -10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.14B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
2.80%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
GIL Gildan Activewear Inc.
$40.35 -1.5% 1M -33.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.47B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
2.43%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
MAMK MaxsMaking Inc.
$13.00 0.0% 1M +365.9% 1Y
Market cap
$201.73M
P/E
99,572x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kontoor Brands leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kontoor Brands 6, Gildan Activewear 4, MaxsMaking 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKTBGILMAMKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.14B $7.47B $201.73M GIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.7x 30.6x 99,572x KTB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x 8.3x — GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.6% +38.0% — GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% 4.5% — KTB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.5% 5.2% — KTB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.80% 2.43% — KTB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.9% -33.2% +365.9% MAMK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.5%/yr +2.3%/yr — KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.9% 42.3% 88.0% GIL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 36/100 — KTB

Percentile Scorecard

KTBGILMAMK

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

AxisKTBGILMAMK
Valuation 19 #18 of 22 33 #15 of 22 5 #21 of 22
Growth 78 #5 of 19 56 #9 of 19 –
Profitability 88 #3 of 18 47 #10 of 18 –
Financial Health 30 #20 of 28 33 #19 of 28 74 #8 of 28
Shareholder Returns 91 #2 of 12 9 #11 of 12 –
Overall 61 36 –
  • KTB ranked among 28 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • GIL ranked among 28 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • MAMK ranked among 28 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKTBGILMAMKSPY
1 month +15.8%-1.5%0.0% -0.8%
3 months -11.8%-20.4%0.0% +3.5%
6 months +8.9%-30.3%0.0% +7.0%
Year to date +23.9%-35.4%0.0% +12.2%
1 year -10.9%-33.2%+365.9% +13.0%
3 years +62.2%+47.9%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.5%+13.9%— +23.1%
5 years +43.5%+11.8%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.5%+2.3%— +11.0%
10 years —+57.1%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+4.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKTBGILMAMKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.9%42.3%88.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.0%44.6%285.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.791.21-0.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.23-0.794.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-44.5%-46.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.2%-44.4%-4.6% -1.8%
52-week high $88.17$72.58$13.63 $779.14
52-week low $57.48$40.30$2.79 $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.

MultipleKTBGILMAMK
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 15.1x 30.6xmedian 15.1x 99,572xmedian 15.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x 6.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.5x 16.0xmedian 8.5x —median 8.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 13.1x 10.6xmedian 13.1x -37.8xmedian 13.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 2.1x 2.2xmedian 2.1x 16.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.22median 0.49 -1.41median 0.49 —median 0.49

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 monthsKTBGILMAMK
Revenue $2.95B $4.72B –
Gross profit $1.38B $1.41B –
Operating income $332.45M $380.85M –
Net income $249.37M -$60.80M –
Free cash flow – $703.50M –
EPS (diluted) $4.49 $1.32 –
Cash & equivalents $58.46M $268.30M $122.38K
Total debt $1.14B $3.59B –
Shares (diluted) 55.50M 160.20M 15.52M
Enterprise value $3.83B $6.39B $201.94M

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
MetricKTBGILMAMK
P/E 16.7x 30.6x 99,572x
P/FCF – 10.6x -37.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.6x –
P/S 1.4x 1.6x 6.9x
P/B 6.7x 2.2x 16.0x
P/Tangible book 24.2x 21.5x 16.0x
EV/EBITDA – 16.0x –
EV/EBIT 15.7x 28.3x –
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.3x –
EV/FCF – 15.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.22 -1.41 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKTBGILMAMK
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.6% 38.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 14.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.2% 10.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 16.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.3% -29.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -13.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -0.8% -127.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.7% -28.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 0.1% -16.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.5% -21.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 273.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 32.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 141.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKTBGILMAMK
Gross margin 46.8% 30.0% –
EBITDA margin – 14.3% –
Operating margin 11.3% 8.1% –
Pretax margin 9.8% 7.6% –
Net margin 8.5% 4.5% –
FCF margin – 14.9% –
Operating cash flow margin – 12.6% –
Return on equity 41.3% 1.5% –
Return on assets 9.3% 0.5% –
Return on invested capital 14.5% 5.2% –
Return on capital employed 16.6% 4.8% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -9.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKTBGILMAMK
Debt / assets 42.9% 35.7% 19.5%
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.9x –
Debt / FCF – 5.1x –
Liabilities / assets 76.8% 66.8% 42.3%
Equity / assets 23.2% 33.2% 57.7%
Interest coverage 4.9x 1.8x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.9x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.11 1.65 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKTBGILMAMK
Dividend yield 2.8% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield – -3.7% –
Shareholder yield 2.8% -1.3% –
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.

ConsensusKTBGILMAMK
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 8.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.45FY2026 $4.84FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 +37.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% +18.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $5.69BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 +57.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -5.1% +11.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKTBGILMAMK
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 429 463 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.9% +7.8% –
Institutions buying 214 197 –
Institutions selling 137 149 –
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.32 –

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.

KTBGILMAMK
KTB 1.00 0.34 -0.05
GIL 0.34 1.00 0.00
MAMK -0.05 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KTB, GIL and MAMK?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.14B, Gildan Activewear (GIL) $7.47B, MaxsMaking (MAMK) $201.73M.

Which stock is cheaper, KTB, GIL and MAMK?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 16.7x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 30.6x, MaxsMaking (MAMK) 99,572x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 13.9x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.3x). 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: Kontoor Brands (KTB) +18.6%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +38.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) has the highest net margin (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.5%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%). On return on invested capital, Kontoor Brands (KTB) leads (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.5%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MaxsMaking (MAMK) returned the most: Kontoor Brands (KTB) -10.9%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) -33.2%, MaxsMaking (MAMK) +365.9%. Over five years, Kontoor Brands (KTB) compounded fastest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) +7.5%/yr, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) has the highest dividend yield: Kontoor Brands (KTB) 2.80%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 2.43%. MaxsMaking (MAMK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gildan Activewear (GIL) has been the steadiest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 47.9%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.3%, MaxsMaking (MAMK) 88.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KTB, GIL and MAMK?

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