PVH vs GIL vs UAA Stock Comparison

Pvh, Gildan Activewear and Under Armour Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PVH Pvh Corp. /De/
$85.18 +12.5% 1M +1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.04B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
0.00%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
GIL Gildan Activewear Inc.
$39.89 -6.4% 1M -34.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.47B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
UAA Under Armour, Inc.
$4.76 +11.2% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.13B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.93B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionPVHGILUAALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.04B $6.47B $2.13B GIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.9x 30.7x -4.3x PVH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 8.3x 39.7x PVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.2% +38.0% -3.6% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.5% 4.5% -10.0% GIL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% 5.2% -5.2% GIL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 4.9x -18.3x UAA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.5% -34.9% +0.8% PVH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.9%/yr +1.7%/yr -26.4%/yr GIL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 42.2% 54.0% GIL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 35/100 28/100 PVH

Percentile Scorecard

PVHGILUAA

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

AxisPVHGILUAA
Valuation 77 #11 of 45 32 #31 of 45 27 #33 of 45
Growth 21 #34 of 43 50 #22 of 43 2 #42 of 43
Profitability 40 #25 of 41 45 #23 of 41 13 #36 of 41
Financial Health 41 #31 of 52 28 #38 of 52 49 #27 of 52
Shareholder Returns 79 #8 of 34 21 #27 of 34 49 #18 of 34
Overall 52 35 28
  • PVH ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • GIL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • UAA 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

PeriodPVHGILUAASPY
1 month +12.5%-6.4%+11.2% +0.9%
3 months -3.6%-22.2%-32.7% +5.9%
6 months -6.4%-29.1%-22.9% +8.5%
Year to date +27.1%-36.1%-4.2% +13.3%
1 year +1.5%-34.9%+0.8% +12.4%
3 years +17.8%+46.2%-27.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.6%+13.5%-10.2% +23.5%
5 years -22.1%+8.6%-78.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -4.9%+1.7%-26.4% +11.0%
10 years -19.6%+55.1%-84.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year -2.2%+4.5%-17.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePVHGILUAASPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%42.2%54.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.6%44.3%55.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.111.211.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.03-0.830.02 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.7%-45.0%-84.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.8%-45.0%-41.5% -0.9%
52-week high $98.81$72.58$8.14 $779.14
52-week low $60.87$39.89$4.17 $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.

MultiplePVHGILUAA
P/E now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 16.4x 30.3xmedian 16.4x -4.1xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 10.0x 15.8xmedian 10.0x -209.1xmedian 10.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 12.0x 10.5xmedian 12.0x -25.1xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.09median 0.54 -1.39median 0.54 0.08median 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 monthsPVHGILUAA
Revenue $8.58B $4.72B $4.93B
Gross profit $5.05B $1.41B $2.31B
Operating income $247.40M $380.85M -$119.70M
Net income $213.50M -$60.80M -$492.49M
Free cash flow $605.50M $703.50M -$81.12M
EPS (diluted) $4.63 $1.32 $-1.14
Cash & equivalents $965.90M $268.30M $395.98M
Total debt $2.25B $3.59B $591.16M
Shares (diluted) 46.10M 160.20M 431.94M
Enterprise value $1.62B $5.39B -$1.24B

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
MetricPVHGILUAA
P/E 18.4x 30.3x -4.1x
P/FCF 6.5x 10.5x -25.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 12.5x -137.6x
P/S 0.5x 1.6x 0.4x
P/B 0.8x 2.2x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 21.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.3x 15.8x -209.1x
EV/EBIT 21.1x 28.1x -18.6x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 2.3x 0.5x
EV/FCF 8.6x 15.2x -27.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 18.1x -150.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.09 -1.39 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPVHGILUAA
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.2% 38.0% -3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 14.9% -5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.2% 10.9% -6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 16.6% -4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.5% -29.8% -201.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -16.5% -13.0% -35.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -54.4% -127.3% -585.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -28.5% -48.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -52.1% -16.4% -579.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.8% -21.8% -49.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 273.6% 90.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 32.0% -26.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 141.2% 74.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.5% 9.4% -29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPVHGILUAA
Gross margin 58.9% 30.0% 46.8%
EBITDA margin 5.9% 14.3% -0.2%
Operating margin 2.9% 8.1% -2.4%
Pretax margin 2.1% 7.6% -3.4%
Net margin 2.5% 4.5% -10.0%
FCF margin 7.1% 14.9% -1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% 12.6% -0.3%
Return on equity 4.4% 1.5% -34.6%
Return on assets 1.9% 0.5% -11.6%
Return on invested capital 3.5% 5.2% -5.2%
Return on capital employed 2.8% 4.8% -4.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.5x -9.7x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.9% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPVHGILUAA
Debt / assets 19.7% 35.7% 14.4%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 4.9x -18.3x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 5.1x -7.3x
Liabilities / assets 58.0% 66.8% 65.2%
Equity / assets 42.0% 33.2% 34.8%
Interest coverage 2.6x 1.8x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.9x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.08 1.64 1.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPVHGILUAA
Dividend yield 0.2% 2.5% –
Net buyback yield 21.2% -3.7% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 21.4% -1.3% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 1.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -7.8% – –

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.

ConsensusPVHGILUAA
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 8.3xFY2026 39.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.67FY2026 $4.81FY2026 $0.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +37.0%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.6% +17.3% +58.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.35BFY2026 $5.67BFY2026 $4.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.7%FY2026 +56.6%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +11.5% +9.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPVHGILUAA
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 384 463 376
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +7.8% +3.7%
Institutions buying 186 197 178
Institutions selling 128 149 120
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.32 1.48

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.

PVHGILUAA
PVH 1.00 0.27 0.35
GIL 0.27 1.00 0.35
UAA 0.35 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PVH, GIL and UAA?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pvh (PVH) $4.04B, Gildan Activewear (GIL) $6.47B, Under Armour (UAA) $2.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, PVH, GIL and UAA?

Pvh (PVH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pvh (PVH) 18.9x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 30.7x, Under Armour (UAA) -4.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pvh (PVH) is cheapest (Pvh (PVH) 7.3x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.3x, Under Armour (UAA) 39.7x). 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: Pvh (PVH) +1.2%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +38.0%, Under Armour (UAA) -3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) has the highest net margin (Pvh (PVH) 2.5%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%, Under Armour (UAA) -10.0%). On return on invested capital, Gildan Activewear (GIL) leads (Pvh (PVH) 3.5%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 5.2%, Under Armour (UAA) -5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pvh (PVH) returned the most: Pvh (PVH) +1.5%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) -34.9%, Under Armour (UAA) +0.8%. Over five years, Gildan Activewear (GIL) compounded fastest (Pvh (PVH) -4.9%/yr, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +1.7%/yr, Under Armour (UAA) -26.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Pvh (PVH) 0.00%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 0.00%, Under Armour (UAA) 0.00%. Gildan Activewear (GIL) and Under Armour (UAA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gildan Activewear (GIL) has been the steadiest (Pvh (PVH) 48.0%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.2%, Under Armour (UAA) 54.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PVH, GIL and UAA?

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 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.