Growth Metrics

Gildan Activewear (GIL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Gildan Activewear (GIL) reported Gross Margin of 23.87% for Q1 2026, down 731.0% year-over-year from 3.78% in Q1 2025, and down 17.46% on a QoQ basis from 28.93% in Q4 2025.

Gildan Activewear (GIL) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 23.87% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 731.0% year-over-year to 23.87% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 29.12% (down 175.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 31.22%, up 53.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin slipped to 23.87% in Q1 2026 per GIL's latest filing, from 28.93% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 33.67% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 23.87% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 30.28% (2023), against an average of 29.68%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin surged 670 bps; it then tumbled 731 bps in 2026.
  • Tracing GIL's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 29.67% in 2022, then grew by 2 bps to 30.22% in 2023, then grew by 2 bps to 30.79% in 2024, then retreated by 6 bps to 28.93% in 2025, then retreated by 17 bps to 23.87% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest GIL Gross Margin figures stand at 23.87% (Q1 2026), 28.93% (Q4 2025), and 33.67% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Ralph Lauren 22.42 Bn 20.35 Bn 1.38 Bn 69.68%
2 Levi Strauss 9.03 Bn 8.22 Bn 1.08 Bn 61.88%
3 V F 6.53 Bn 6.32 Bn 1.22 Bn 56.41%
4 Pvh 4.49 Bn 3.79 Bn 1.44 Bn 57.61%
5 Kontoor Brands 3.96 Bn 3.85 Bn 470.76 Mn 46.24%
6 Columbia Sportswear 3.46 Bn 2.93 Bn 394.96 Mn 50.70%
7 Under Armour 2.29 Bn 1.38 Bn 492.04 Mn 42.01%
8 Figs 1.95 Bn 1.68 Bn 108.30 Mn 67.73%
9 G Iii Apparel 1.38 Bn 969.37 Mn 285.48 Mn 37.00%
10 Gildan Activewear 136.64 Mn -100.41 Mn 278.35 Mn 23.87%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 23.87%
Dec 28, 2025 28.93%
Sep 28, 2025 33.67%
Jun 29, 2025 31.51%
Mar 30, 2025 31.19%
Dec 29, 2024 30.79%
Sep 29, 2024 31.15%
Jun 30, 2024 30.39%
Mar 31, 2024 30.34%
Dec 31, 2023 30.22%
Sep 30, 2023 27.50%
Jun 30, 2023 25.77%
Mar 31, 2023 26.70%
Jan 1, 2023 32.61%
Sep 30, 2022 29.67%
Jun 30, 2022 29.59%
Mar 31, 2022 31.02%
Jan 2, 2022 29.23%
Sep 30, 2021 35.14%
Jun 30, 2021 32.23%
Jan 3, 2021 22.53%
Sep 27, 2020 22.50%
Jun 28, 2020 -64.64%
Mar 29, 2020 23.21%
Dec 29, 2019 17.95%
Sep 29, 2019 27.41%
Jun 30, 2019 27.79%
Mar 31, 2019 25.76%
Dec 30, 2018 26.31%
Sep 30, 2018 29.00%
Dec 31, 2017 27.08%
Oct 2, 2016 30.41%
Jul 3, 2016 27.44%
Apr 3, 2016 26.36%
Oct 4, 2015 31.43%
Jul 5, 2015 26.69%
Apr 5, 2015 21.99%
Dec 31, 2014 27.91%
Oct 5, 2014 28.84%
Jul 6, 2014 27.99%
Mar 30, 2014 27.92%
Dec 29, 2013 26.41%
Sep 29, 2013 28.25%
Jun 30, 2013 31.47%
Mar 31, 2013 28.91%
Dec 30, 2012 26.77%
Sep 30, 2012 28.52%
Jun 30, 2012 17.84%
Mar 31, 2012 2.11%
Dec 22, 2011 25.36%
Oct 2, 2011 20.65%
Jul 3, 2011 27.27%
Mar 31, 2011 24.61%
Dec 31, 2010 27.78%
Sep 30, 2010 27.09%
Jun 30, 2010 27.75%
Mar 31, 2010 29.81%
Dec 31, 2009 22.18%
Oct 4, 2009 25.74%
Apr 5, 2009 15.82%