UAA vs GIL vs VFC Stock Comparison

Under Armour, Gildan Activewear and V F Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UAA Under Armour, Inc.
$4.68 +5.9% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.00B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.93B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win
GIL Gildan Activewear Inc.
$40.06 -2.2% 1M -34.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.42B
P/E
30.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
2.45%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
VFC V F Corp
$17.06 +20.6% 1M +2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.71B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.51B
Div. yield
2.11%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Gildan Activewear leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Gildan Activewear 7, V F 4, Under Armour 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUAAGILVFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.00B $7.42B $6.71B GIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.1x 30.4x 24.4x VFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.0x 8.3x 15.5x GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.6% +38.0% +0.2% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.0% 4.5% 2.9% GIL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.2% 5.2% 8.3% VFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -18.3x 4.9x 3.3x UAA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.45% 2.11% GIL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.5% -34.3% +2.7% VFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.7%/yr +1.7%/yr -25.2%/yr GIL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.1% 42.2% 48.8% GIL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 35/100 49/100 VFC

Percentile Scorecard

UAAGILVFC

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

AxisUAAGILVFC
Valuation 27 #33 of 45 32 #31 of 45 52 #22 of 45
Growth 2 #42 of 43 50 #22 of 43 74 #12 of 43
Profitability 13 #36 of 41 45 #23 of 41 58 #18 of 41
Financial Health 49 #27 of 52 29 #37 of 52 26 #39 of 52
Shareholder Returns 49 #18 of 34 21 #27 of 34 36 #22 of 34
Overall 28 35 49
  • UAA ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • GIL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VFC 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

PeriodUAAGILVFCSPY
1 month +5.9%-2.2%+20.6% -0.2%
3 months -34.4%-22.6%-6.5% +3.9%
6 months -26.9%-30.8%-8.8% +8.2%
Year to date -5.8%-35.9%-5.6% +12.9%
1 year -3.5%-34.3%+2.7% +12.3%
3 years -28.8%+46.8%+0.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.7%+13.7%+0.3% +23.3%
5 years -78.9%+8.9%-76.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -26.7%+1.7%-25.2% +10.9%
10 years -85.1%+56.2%-68.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year -17.3%+4.6%-10.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUAAGILVFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.1%42.2%48.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.6%44.5%50.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.301.211.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.06-0.810.06 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.5%-44.8%-87.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.5%-44.8%-20.8% -1.2%
52-week high $8.14$72.58$21.55 $779.14
52-week low $4.17$40.06$12.62 $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.

MultipleUAAGILVFC
P/E now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 16.4x 30.4xmedian 16.4x 24.4xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -205.9xmedian 9.9x 15.9xmedian 9.9x 11.2xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -24.7xmedian 12.0x 10.5xmedian 12.0x 10.7xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.64 -1.40median 0.64 0.75median 0.64

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 monthsUAAGILVFC
Revenue $4.93B $4.72B $9.51B
Gross profit $2.31B $1.41B $5.23B
Operating income -$119.70M $380.85M $580.11M
Net income -$492.49M -$60.80M $274.18M
Free cash flow -$81.12M $703.50M $628.20M
EPS (diluted) $-1.14 $1.32 $0.70
Cash & equivalents $395.98M $268.30M $670.06M
Total debt $591.16M $3.59B $3.51B
Shares (diluted) 431.94M 160.20M 392.11M
Enterprise value -$1.37B $6.34B $3.33B

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
MetricUAAGILVFC
P/E -4.1x 30.4x 24.4x
P/FCF -24.7x 10.5x 10.7x
P/Operating cash flow -135.2x 12.5x 8.9x
P/S 0.4x 1.6x 0.7x
P/B 1.4x 2.2x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 21.3x 22.2x
EV/EBITDA -205.9x 15.9x 11.2x
EV/EBIT -18.4x 28.2x 16.5x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 2.3x 1.0x
EV/FCF -27.1x 15.3x 15.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -148.4x 18.1x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 -1.40 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUAAGILVFC
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.6% 38.0% 0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.7% 14.9% -4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.2% 10.9% 2.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 16.6% -2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -201.6% -29.8% 70.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.1% -13.0% -14.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -585.0% -127.3% 680.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.7% -28.5% 32.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -579.6% -16.4% 677.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.7% -21.8% 32.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 90.9% 273.6% 115.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.5% 32.0% 96.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 74.8% 141.2% 141.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.1% 9.4% 60.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUAAGILVFC
Gross margin 46.8% 30.0% 55.0%
EBITDA margin -0.2% 14.3% 9.0%
Operating margin -2.4% 8.1% 6.1%
Pretax margin -3.4% 7.6% 3.8%
Net margin -10.0% 4.5% 2.9%
FCF margin -1.6% 14.9% 6.6%
Operating cash flow margin -0.3% 12.6% 7.9%
Return on equity -34.6% 1.5% 15.2%
Return on assets -11.6% 0.5% 2.9%
Return on invested capital -5.2% 5.2% 8.3%
Return on capital employed -4.1% 4.8% 9.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x -9.7x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.9% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUAAGILVFC
Debt / assets 14.4% 35.7% 37.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.1x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -18.3x 4.9x 3.3x
Debt / FCF -7.3x 5.1x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 66.8% 81.4%
Equity / assets 34.8% 33.2% 18.6%
Interest coverage – 1.8x 3.8x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.9x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.94 1.64 1.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUAAGILVFC
Dividend yield – 2.4% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 1.1% -3.7% –
Shareholder yield 1.1% -1.3% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 51.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 22.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -39.1%

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.

ConsensusUAAGILVFC
Forward P/E 39.0xFY2026 8.3xFY2026 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.12FY2026 $4.81FY2026 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 +37.0%FY2026 +31.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +58.3% +17.3% +14.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.60BFY2026 $5.67BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 +56.6%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.4% +11.5% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUAAGILVFC
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 91.8%
Institutions holding 376 463 553
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +7.8% +3.6%
Institutions buying 178 197 267
Institutions selling 120 149 182
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.32 1.47

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.

UAAGILVFC
UAA 1.00 0.35 0.43
GIL 0.35 1.00 0.36
VFC 0.43 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UAA, GIL and VFC?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Under Armour (UAA) $2.00B, Gildan Activewear (GIL) $7.42B, V F (VFC) $6.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, UAA, GIL and VFC?

V F (VFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Under Armour (UAA) -4.1x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 30.4x, V F (VFC) 24.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (Under Armour (UAA) 39.0x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.3x, V F (VFC) 15.5x). 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: Under Armour (UAA) -3.6%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +38.0%, V F (VFC) +0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) has the highest net margin (Under Armour (UAA) -10.0%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%, V F (VFC) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, V F (VFC) leads (Under Armour (UAA) -5.2%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 5.2%, V F (VFC) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year V F (VFC) returned the most: Under Armour (UAA) -3.5%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) -34.3%, V F (VFC) +2.7%. Over five years, Gildan Activewear (GIL) compounded fastest (Under Armour (UAA) -26.7%/yr, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +1.7%/yr, V F (VFC) -25.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) has the highest dividend yield: Gildan Activewear (GIL) 2.45%, V F (VFC) 2.11%. Under Armour (UAA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gildan Activewear (GIL) has been the steadiest (Under Armour (UAA) 54.1%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.2%, V F (VFC) 48.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.