VFC vs GIL vs PVH Stock Comparison

V F, Gildan Activewear and Pvh Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
2 wins
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
6 wins
PVH Pvh Corp. /De/
$85.61 +12.6% 1M +0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.95B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
0.18%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Gildan Activewear leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Gildan Activewear 6, Pvh 4, V F 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVFCGILPVHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.71B $7.42B $3.95B GIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.4x 30.4x 18.5x PVH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 8.3x 7.3x PVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% +38.0% +1.2% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 4.5% 2.5% GIL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% 5.2% 3.5% VFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 4.9x 2.5x PVH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.11% 2.45% 0.18% GIL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.7% -34.3% +0.1% VFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.2%/yr +1.7%/yr -4.8%/yr GIL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.8% 42.2% 48.0% GIL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 35/100 52/100 PVH

Percentile Scorecard

VFCGILPVH

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

AxisVFCGILPVH
Valuation 52 #22 of 45 32 #31 of 45 77 #11 of 45
Growth 74 #12 of 43 50 #22 of 43 21 #34 of 43
Profitability 58 #18 of 41 45 #23 of 41 43 #24 of 41
Financial Health 26 #39 of 52 29 #37 of 52 41 #31 of 52
Shareholder Returns 36 #22 of 34 21 #27 of 34 79 #8 of 34
Overall 49 35 52
  • VFC ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • GIL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • PVH 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

PeriodVFCGILPVHSPY
1 month +20.6%-2.2%+12.6% -0.2%
3 months -6.5%-22.6%-1.5% +3.9%
6 months -8.8%-30.8%-7.7% +8.2%
Year to date -5.6%-35.9%+27.7% +12.9%
1 year +2.7%-34.3%+0.1% +12.3%
3 years +0.9%+46.8%+18.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +0.3%+13.7%+5.8% +23.3%
5 years -76.6%+8.9%-21.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.2%+1.7%-4.8% +10.9%
10 years -68.6%+56.2%-18.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -10.9%+4.6%-2.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVFCGILPVHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.8%42.2%48.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.9%44.5%52.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.671.211.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.810.00 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.5%-44.8%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.8%-44.8%-13.4% -1.2%
52-week high $21.55$72.58$98.81 $779.14
52-week low $12.62$40.06$60.87 $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.

MultipleVFCGILPVH
P/E now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 16.4x 30.4xmedian 16.4x 18.5xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 9.9x 15.9xmedian 9.9x 10.4xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 12.0x 10.5xmedian 12.0x 6.5xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.75median 0.64 -1.40median 0.64 1.10median 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 monthsVFCGILPVH
Revenue $9.51B $4.72B $8.58B
Gross profit $5.23B $1.41B $5.05B
Operating income $580.11M $380.85M $247.40M
Net income $274.18M -$60.80M $213.50M
Free cash flow $628.20M $703.50M $605.50M
EPS (diluted) $0.70 $1.32 $4.63
Cash & equivalents $670.06M $268.30M $965.90M
Total debt $3.51B $3.59B $2.25B
Shares (diluted) 392.11M 160.20M 46.10M
Enterprise value $3.33B $6.34B $1.53B

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
MetricVFCGILPVH
P/E 24.4x 30.4x 18.5x
P/FCF 10.7x 10.5x 6.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x 12.5x 5.3x
P/S 0.7x 1.6x 0.5x
P/B 3.8x 2.2x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 22.2x 21.3x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x 15.9x 10.4x
EV/EBIT 16.5x 28.2x 21.1x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.3x 0.6x
EV/FCF 15.2x 15.3x 8.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 18.1x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.75 -1.40 1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVFCGILPVH
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% 38.0% 1.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 14.9% -2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.0% 10.9% -1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 16.6% -0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 70.5% -29.8% 18.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.4% -13.0% -16.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 680.4% -127.3% -54.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.8% -28.5% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 677.3% -16.4% -52.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.3% -21.8% 16.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 115.2% 273.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 96.9% 32.0% 23.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 141.9% 141.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.4% 9.4% 81.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVFCGILPVH
Gross margin 55.0% 30.0% 58.9%
EBITDA margin 9.0% 14.3% 5.9%
Operating margin 6.1% 8.1% 2.9%
Pretax margin 3.8% 7.6% 2.1%
Net margin 2.9% 4.5% 2.5%
FCF margin 6.6% 14.9% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% 12.6% 8.8%
Return on equity 15.2% 1.5% 4.4%
Return on assets 2.9% 0.5% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 8.3% 5.2% 3.5%
Return on capital employed 9.0% 4.8% 2.8%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x -9.7x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.9% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVFCGILPVH
Debt / assets 37.1% 35.7% 19.7%
Debt / equity 2.0x 1.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 4.9x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 5.1x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 81.4% 66.8% 58.0%
Equity / assets 18.6% 33.2% 42.0%
Interest coverage 3.8x 1.8x 2.6x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.74 1.64 2.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVFCGILPVH
Dividend yield 2.1% 2.4% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – -3.7% 21.1%
Shareholder yield 2.1% -1.3% 21.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 51.4% – 3.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 22.4% – 1.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -39.1% – -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.

ConsensusVFCGILPVH
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 8.3xFY2026 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.10FY2026 $4.81FY2026 $11.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.0%FY2026 +37.0%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.5% +17.3% +0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.78BFY2026 $5.67BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 +56.6%FY2026 -6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% +11.5% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVFCGILPVH
Held by institutions 91.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 553 463 384
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +7.8% +1.7%
Institutions buying 267 197 186
Institutions selling 182 149 128
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.32 1.45

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.

VFCGILPVH
VFC 1.00 0.36 0.43
GIL 0.36 1.00 0.27
PVH 0.43 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VFC, GIL and PVH?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: V F (VFC) $6.71B, Gildan Activewear (GIL) $7.42B, Pvh (PVH) $3.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, VFC, GIL and PVH?

Pvh (PVH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (V F (VFC) 24.4x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 30.4x, Pvh (PVH) 18.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pvh (PVH) is cheapest (V F (VFC) 15.5x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.3x, Pvh (PVH) 7.3x). 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: V F (VFC) +0.2%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +38.0%, Pvh (PVH) +1.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) has the highest net margin (V F (VFC) 2.9%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%, Pvh (PVH) 2.5%). On return on invested capital, V F (VFC) leads (V F (VFC) 8.3%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 5.2%, Pvh (PVH) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year V F (VFC) returned the most: V F (VFC) +2.7%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) -34.3%, Pvh (PVH) +0.1%. Over five years, Gildan Activewear (GIL) compounded fastest (V F (VFC) -25.2%/yr, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +1.7%/yr, Pvh (PVH) -4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) has the highest dividend yield: V F (VFC) 2.11%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 2.45%, Pvh (PVH) 0.18%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gildan Activewear (GIL) has been the steadiest (V F (VFC) 48.8%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.2%, Pvh (PVH) 48.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.