TRON vs GIL vs BBW Stock Comparison

Tron, Gildan Activewear and Build-A-Bear Workshop Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TRON Tron Inc.
$1.53 +8.5% 1M -45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$365.43M
P/E
181.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.84M
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
1 win
GIL Gildan Activewear Inc.
$39.89 -6.4% 1M -34.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.47B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
BBW Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc
$25.17 -0.7% 1M -55.1% 1Y
Market cap
$338.95M
P/E
6.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$517.75M
Div. yield
0.03%
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionTRONGILBBWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $365.43M $6.47B $338.95M GIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 181.9x 30.6x 6.6x BBW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.3x 7.7x BBW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +38.0% -0.9% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.6% 4.5% 10.0% 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% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.2% -34.9% -55.1% GIL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +1.7%/yr +9.9%/yr BBW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.8% 42.2% 57.8% GIL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 35/100 64/100 BBW

Percentile Scorecard

TRONGILBBW

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

AxisTRONGILBBW
Valuation 21 #27 of 34 32 #31 of 45 82 #20 of 104
Growth 71 #10 of 32 50 #22 of 43 18 #81 of 98
Profitability 26 #24 of 32 45 #23 of 41 88 #12 of 96
Financial Health 94 #3 of 33 28 #38 of 52 69 #35 of 110
Shareholder Returns – 21 #27 of 34 61 #28 of 71
Overall 53 35 64
  • TRON ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • GIL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • BBW ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRONGILBBWSPY
1 month +8.5%-6.4%-0.7% +0.9%
3 months +4.8%-22.2%-29.2% +5.9%
6 months -23.5%-29.1%-31.4% +8.5%
Year to date +23.4%-36.1%-58.9% +13.3%
1 year -45.2%-34.9%-55.1% +12.4%
3 years +1.3%+46.2%+3.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +0.4%+13.5%+1.0% +23.5%
5 years —+8.6%+60.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+1.7%+9.9% +11.0%
10 years —+55.1%+101.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+4.5%+7.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureTRONGILBBWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.8%42.2%57.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 87.3%44.3%68.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.711.210.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.47-0.83-0.95 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.3%-45.0%-69.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.2%-45.0%-64.6% -0.9%
52-week high $2.79$72.58$71.03 $779.14
52-week low $1.10$39.89$23.37 $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.

MultipleTRONGILBBW
P/E now vs peer median 209.1xmedian 17.7x 30.3xmedian 16.4x 6.1xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 86.8xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -187.5xmedian 9.6x 15.8xmedian 10.0x 3.6xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -236.4xmedian 10.5x 10.5xmedian 12.0x 12.8xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.4x 2.2xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 -1.39median 0.54 1.06median 0.73

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 monthsTRONGILBBW
Revenue $4.84M $4.72B $517.75M
Gross profit $1.25M $1.41B $293.49M
Operating income -$2.47M $380.85M $66.71M
Net income $5.46M -$60.80M $51.58M
Free cash flow -$1.78M $703.50M $24.54M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $1.32 $4.15
Cash & equivalents $9.92M $268.30M $14.00M
Total debt – $3.59B –
Shares (diluted) 476.45M 160.20M 12.43M
Enterprise value $329.15M $5.39B $244.21M

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
MetricTRONGILBBW
P/E 209.1x 30.3x 6.1x
P/FCF -236.4x 10.5x 12.8x
P/Operating cash flow -236.4x 12.5x 5.3x
P/S 86.8x 1.6x 0.6x
P/B 1.7x 2.2x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 21.2x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA -187.5x 15.8x 3.6x
EV/EBIT -166.2x 28.1x 4.5x
EV/Revenue 84.8x 2.3x 0.6x
EV/FCF -230.8x 15.2x 12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -230.8x 18.1x 5.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.39 1.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRONGILBBW
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 38.0% -0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 14.9% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.4% 10.9% -0.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 16.6% 4.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.5% -29.8% -10.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -13.0% 0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 266.8% -127.3% -12.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -28.5% 0.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 102.2% -16.4% -8.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -21.8% 5.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.2% 273.6% -11.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 32.0% -6.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.2% 141.2% -47.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% -24.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRONGILBBW
Gross margin 25.8% 30.0% 56.7%
EBITDA margin -45.2% 14.3% 15.9%
Operating margin -51.0% 8.1% 12.9%
Pretax margin 98.3% 7.6% 13.1%
Net margin 41.6% 4.5% 10.0%
FCF margin -36.7% 14.9% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin -36.7% 12.6% 11.4%
Return on equity -7.8% 1.5% 32.4%
Return on assets -7.7% 0.5% 15.0%
Return on invested capital – 5.2% –
Return on capital employed -1.1% 4.8% 24.9%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.5x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x -9.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRONGILBBW
Debt / assets – 35.7% –
Debt / equity – 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.9x –
Debt / FCF – 5.1x –
Liabilities / assets 1.1% 66.8% 52.4%
Equity / assets 98.9% 33.2% 47.6%
Interest coverage -65.4x 1.8x –
Current ratio 30.9x 1.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio 12.5x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 11.5x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 91.39 1.64 3.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRONGILBBW
Dividend yield – 2.5% 3.6%
Net buyback yield – -3.7% 12.0%
Shareholder yield – -1.3% 15.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 22.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 46.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -19.6%

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.

ConsensusTRONGILBBW
Forward P/E – 8.3xFY2026 7.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.81FY2026 $3.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +37.0%FY2026 -18.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +17.3% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $5.67BFY2026 $533.87MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +56.6%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +11.5% -6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRONGILBBW
Held by institutions 2.3% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 56 463 175
Change in shares held, QoQ +60.3% +7.8% -0.1%
Institutions buying 44 197 91
Institutions selling 10 149 45
Buyers to sellers 4.40 1.32 2.02

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.

TRONGILBBW
TRON 1.00 0.11 0.11
GIL 0.11 1.00 0.14
BBW 0.11 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRON, GIL and BBW?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tron (TRON) $365.43M, Gildan Activewear (GIL) $6.47B, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) $338.95M.

Which stock is cheaper, TRON, GIL and BBW?

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tron (TRON) 181.9x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 30.6x, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 6.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) is cheapest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.3x, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 7.7x). 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: Tron (TRON) +10.0%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +38.0%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) -0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tron (TRON) has the highest net margin (Tron (TRON) 41.6%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gildan Activewear (GIL) returned the most: Tron (TRON) -45.2%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) -34.9%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) -55.1%. Over five years, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) compounded fastest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) +1.7%/yr, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) +9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Tron (TRON) 0.00%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 0.00%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 0.03%. Tron (TRON) and Gildan Activewear (GIL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gildan Activewear (GIL) has been the steadiest (Tron (TRON) 96.8%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.2%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 57.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TRON, GIL and BBW?

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.