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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |