TRON vs COLM vs GIL Stock Comparison

Tron, Columbia Sportswear and Gildan Activewear Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TRON Tron Inc.
$1.36 -0.7% 1M -46.9% 1Y
Market cap
$350.16M
P/E
174.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.84M
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
1 win
COLM Columbia Sportswear Co
$63.69 +9.2% 1M +22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.42B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.43B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 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
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionTRONCOLMGILLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $350.16M $3.42B $6.33B GIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 174.3x 14.5x 30.0x COLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.1x 8.5x GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +0.1% +38.0% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.6% — 4.5% TRON
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 -46.9% +22.6% -32.5% COLM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -9.3%/yr +2.1%/yr GIL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 97.1% 36.1% 42.2% COLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 59/100 35/100 COLM

Percentile Scorecard

TRONCOLMGIL

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

AxisTRONCOLMGIL
Valuation 27 #25 of 34 75 #12 of 45 32 #31 of 45
Growth 68 #11 of 32 29 #31 of 43 50 #22 of 43
Profitability 23 #25 of 32 70 #13 of 41 45 #23 of 41
Financial Health 94 #3 of 33 84 #9 of 52 28 #38 of 52
Shareholder Returns – 36 #22 of 34 21 #27 of 34
Overall 53 59 35
  • TRON ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • COLM 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

PeriodTRONCOLMGILSPY
1 month -0.7%+9.2%-5.0% +0.7%
3 months -8.1%+1.4%-22.6% +3.7%
6 months -29.2%+4.5%-34.4% +7.1%
Year to date +9.7%+15.6%-34.9% +12.8%
1 year -46.9%+22.6%-32.5% +11.9%
3 years -25.1%-11.3%+44.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -9.2%-3.9%+13.1% +22.8%
5 years —-38.7%+10.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-9.3%+2.1% +10.9%
10 years —+9.9%+58.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+1.0%+4.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTRONCOLMGILSPY
Volatility, 1Y 97.1%36.1%42.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 88.0%30.6%44.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.740.621.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.480.63-0.77 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.3%-54.0%-45.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.3%-6.0%-44.0% -1.2%
52-week high $2.68$67.79$72.58 $779.14
52-week low $1.10$49.63$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.

MultipleTRONCOLMGIL
P/E now vs peer median 185.9xmedian 18.6x 14.5xmedian 16.4x 30.8xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 77.2xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -166.2xmedian 10.1x —median 10.6x 16.1xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -210.1xmedian 11.2x 9.3xmedian 12.3x 10.7xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.04 —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 monthsTRONCOLMGIL
Revenue $4.84M $3.43B $4.72B
Gross profit $1.25M $1.78B $1.41B
Operating income -$2.47M $299.22M $380.85M
Net income $5.46M $238.77M -$60.80M
Free cash flow -$1.78M – $703.50M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 – $1.32
Cash & equivalents $9.92M $216.92M $268.30M
Total debt – – $3.59B
Shares (diluted) 476.45M 51.26M 160.20M
Enterprise value $313.88M $3.42B $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
MetricTRONCOLMGIL
P/E 185.9x 14.5x 30.8x
P/FCF -210.1x 9.3x 10.7x
P/Operating cash flow -210.1x 9.7x 12.7x
P/S 77.2x 1.0x 1.6x
P/B 1.5x 2.0x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.1x 21.7x
EV/EBITDA -166.2x – 16.1x
EV/EBIT -147.2x – 28.5x
EV/Revenue 75.1x 1.0x 2.3x
EV/FCF -204.5x – 15.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -204.5x 9.7x 18.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -1.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRONCOLMGIL
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 0.1% 38.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.6% 14.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.4% 3.4% 10.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.0% 16.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.5% 31.5% -29.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -5.3% -13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 266.8% 27.9% -127.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -5.6% -28.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 102.2% – -16.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -21.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.2% 43.4% 273.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.1% 32.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.2% – 141.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRONCOLMGIL
Gross margin 25.8% – 30.0%
EBITDA margin -45.2% – 14.3%
Operating margin -51.0% – 8.1%
Pretax margin 98.3% – 7.6%
Net margin 41.6% – 4.5%
FCF margin -36.7% – 14.9%
Operating cash flow margin -36.7% 9.8% 12.6%
Return on equity -7.8% 14.8% 1.5%
Return on assets -7.7% 8.5% 0.5%
Return on invested capital – – 5.2%
Return on capital employed -1.1% – 4.8%
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 1.4x -9.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRONCOLMGIL
Debt / assets – – 35.7%
Debt / equity – – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 4.9x
Debt / FCF – – 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 1.1% 41.5% 66.8%
Equity / assets 98.9% 58.5% 33.2%
Interest coverage -65.4x – 1.8x
Current ratio 30.9x 2.6x 1.9x
Quick ratio 12.5x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 11.5x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 81.24 – 1.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRONCOLMGIL
Dividend yield – 1.9% 2.4%
Net buyback yield – – -3.7%
Shareholder yield – 1.9% -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.

ConsensusTRONCOLMGIL
Forward P/E – 15.1xFY2026 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.21FY2026 $4.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +14.1%FY2026 +37.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -3.8% +17.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.31BFY2026 $5.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -2.8%FY2026 +56.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +14.8% +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRONCOLMGIL
Held by institutions 2.3% 51.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 56 324 464
Change in shares held, QoQ +60.3% +1.8% +7.8%
Institutions buying 44 161 198
Institutions selling 10 111 149
Buyers to sellers 4.40 1.45 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.

TRONCOLMGIL
TRON 1.00 0.14 0.11
COLM 0.14 1.00 0.37
GIL 0.11 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRON, COLM and GIL?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tron (TRON) $350.16M, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.42B, Gildan Activewear (GIL) $6.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRON, COLM and GIL?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tron (TRON) 174.3x, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 14.5x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 30.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.1x, 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: Tron (TRON) +10.0%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +0.1%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +38.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tron (TRON) has the highest net margin (Tron (TRON) 41.6%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Columbia Sportswear (COLM) returned the most: Tron (TRON) -46.9%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +22.6%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) -32.5%. Over five years, Gildan Activewear (GIL) compounded fastest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -9.3%/yr, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has been the steadiest (Tron (TRON) 97.1%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 36.1%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TRON, COLM 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 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.