PLBY vs ZGN vs GIL Stock Comparison

Playboy, Ermenegildo Zegna and Gildan Activewear Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PLBY Playboy, Inc.
$1.17 +13.6% 1M -11.4% 1Y
Market cap
$134.19M
P/E
474.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$125.36M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
ZGN Ermenegildo Zegna N.V.
$13.40 +6.1% 1M +29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.48B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Luxury Goods Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
GIL Gildan Activewear Inc.
$40.65 -5.0% 1M -32.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.33B
P/E
30.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gildan Activewear leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Gildan Activewear 8, Ermenegildo Zegna 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLBYZGNGILLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $134.19M $3.48B $6.33B GIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 474.2x — 30.0x GIL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 30.5x 8.5x GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% — +38.0% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.2% — 4.5% GIL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 5.2% GIL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 81.7x — 4.9x GIL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.4% +29.5% -32.5% ZGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -47.1%/yr +5.9%/yr +2.1%/yr ZGN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.1% 41.4% 42.2% ZGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 — 35/100 GIL

Percentile Scorecard

PLBYZGNGIL

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

AxisPLBYZGNGIL
Valuation 9 #41 of 45 – 32 #31 of 45
Growth 71 #13 of 43 – 50 #22 of 43
Profitability 28 #30 of 41 – 45 #23 of 41
Financial Health 12 #46 of 52 49 #27 of 52 28 #38 of 52
Shareholder Returns 3 #33 of 34 12 #30 of 34 21 #27 of 34
Overall 25 – 35
  • PLBY ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • ZGN ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • GIL 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

PeriodPLBYZGNGILSPY
1 month +13.6%+6.1%-5.0% +0.7%
3 months +1.7%-9.6%-22.6% +3.7%
6 months -30.4%+10.6%-34.4% +7.1%
Year to date -37.8%+30.7%-34.9% +12.8%
1 year -11.4%+29.5%-32.5% +11.9%
3 years +88.7%+19.9%+44.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +23.6%+6.2%+13.1% +22.8%
5 years -95.8%+33.3%+10.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -47.1%+5.9%+2.1% +10.9%
10 years ——+58.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+4.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePLBYZGNGILSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.1%41.4%42.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.5%38.8%44.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.401.161.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.150.71-0.77 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.9%-61.4%-45.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.8%-12.1%-44.0% -1.2%
52-week high $2.71$15.25$72.58 $779.14
52-week low $0.98$8.69$39.89 $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.

MultiplePLBYZGNGIL
P/E now vs peer median 474.2xmedian 16.4x —median 16.4x 30.8xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.7x —median 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 172.9xmedian 10.6x —median 10.6x 16.1xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 82.8xmedian 12.3x —median 12.3x 10.7xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 18.24median 0.56 —median 0.56 -1.42median 0.56

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 monthsPLBYZGNGIL
Revenue $125.36M – $4.72B
Gross profit $91.13M – $1.41B
Operating income $5.53M – $380.85M
Net income $283.00K – -$60.80M
Free cash flow $1.67M – $703.50M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 – $1.32
Cash & equivalents $31.90M $258.95M $268.30M
Total debt $156.00M $256.76M $3.59B
Shares (diluted) 114.70M 261.47M 160.20M
Enterprise value $6.79M $2.21B $5.25B

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
MetricPLBYZGNGIL
P/E 474.2x – 30.8x
P/FCF 82.8x – 10.7x
P/Operating cash flow 45.3x – 12.7x
P/S 1.1x – 1.6x
P/B 6.1x 2.9x 2.3x
P/Tangible book -1.0x 2.9x 21.7x
EV/EBITDA 172.9x – 16.1x
EV/EBIT 47.5x – 28.5x
EV/Revenue 2.1x – 2.3x
EV/FCF 157.0x – 15.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 85.9x – 18.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 18.24 – -1.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLBYZGNGIL
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% – 38.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.0% – 14.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% – 10.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% – 16.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 112.3% – -29.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.2% – -13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 100.4% – -127.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% – -28.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 100.4% – -16.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.0% – -21.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 117.1% – 273.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.4% – 32.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 108.7% – 141.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.7% – 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLBYZGNGIL
Gross margin 72.7% – 30.0%
EBITDA margin 1.2% – 14.3%
Operating margin 4.4% – 8.1%
Pretax margin -0.8% – 7.6%
Net margin 0.2% – 4.5%
FCF margin 1.3% – 14.9%
Operating cash flow margin 2.4% – 12.6%
Return on equity 1.0% – 1.5%
Return on assets 0.1% – 0.5%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 5.2%
Return on capital employed 2.6% – 4.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 10.8x – -9.7x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLBYZGNGIL
Debt / assets 54.0% 7.3% 35.7%
Debt / equity 6.8x 0.2x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 81.7x – 4.9x
Debt / FCF 93.3x – 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 92.1% 66.4% 66.8%
Equity / assets 7.9% 33.6% 33.2%
Interest coverage 0.6x – 1.8x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.5x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -2.70 – 1.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLBYZGNGIL
Dividend yield – 0.9% 2.4%
Net buyback yield -11.2% – -3.7%
Shareholder yield -11.2% 0.9% -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.

ConsensusPLBYZGNGIL
Forward P/E – 30.5xFY2026 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $0.44FY2026 $4.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -2.2%FY2026 +37.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +34.1% +17.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $133.52MFY2026 $2.22BFY2026 $5.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 -1.5%FY2026 +56.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.1% +17.4% +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLBYZGNGIL
Held by institutions 38.4% 29.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 87 135 464
Change in shares held, QoQ +27.0% +14.6% +7.8%
Institutions buying 48 77 198
Institutions selling 23 39 149
Buyers to sellers 2.09 1.97 1.33

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.

PLBYZGNGIL
PLBY 1.00 0.08 0.13
ZGN 0.08 1.00 0.37
GIL 0.13 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLBY, ZGN and GIL?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Playboy (PLBY) $134.19M, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) $3.48B, Gildan Activewear (GIL) $6.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, PLBY, ZGN and GIL?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Playboy (PLBY) 474.2x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 30.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) 30.5x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.5x). 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: Playboy (PLBY) +4.5%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +38.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) has the highest net margin (Playboy (PLBY) 0.2%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%). On return on invested capital, Gildan Activewear (GIL) leads (Playboy (PLBY) 0.0%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) returned the most: Playboy (PLBY) -11.4%, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) +29.5%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) -32.5%. Over five years, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) compounded fastest (Playboy (PLBY) -47.1%/yr, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) +5.9%/yr, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) has been the steadiest (Playboy (PLBY) 77.1%, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) 41.4%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PLBY, ZGN and GIL?

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 8. 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.