Gildan Activewear (GIL) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Gildan Activewear (GIL) reported Return on Capital Employed of 5.81% for Q1 2026, down 1375.0% year-over-year from 0.46% in Q1 2025, and down 52.84% quarter-over-quarter from 12.32% in Q4 2025.
Gildan Activewear (GIL) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Gildan Activewear (GIL) has 13 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 5.81% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 5.81%, down 1375.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.81% (down 1375.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 12.4%, down 985.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 5.81% in Q1 2026 per GIL's latest filing, from 12.32% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 23.91% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 5.81% in Q1 2026.
- A 3-year average of 18.52% and a median of 20.57% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed surged 271 bps in 2025, then sank 1375 bps in 2026.
- A 3-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 21.41% in 2024, then plunged by 42 bps to 12.32% in 2025, then slumped by 53 bps to 5.81% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows GIL's Return on Capital Employed at 5.81% in Q1 2026, 12.32% in Q4 2025, and 23.91% in Q3 2025.
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| 10 | Gildan Activewear | 141.11 Mn | -95.94 Mn | 278.35 Mn | 5.81% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 5.81% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 12.32% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 23.91% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 20.57% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 19.56% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 21.41% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 21.19% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.90% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.98% |
| Jan 3, 2021 | -6.88% |
| Sep 27, 2020 | -8.60% |
| Jun 28, 2020 | -5.99% |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 5.35% |
| Dec 29, 2019 | 10.03% |
| Sep 29, 2019 | 11.58% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 12.12% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 12.82% |
| Dec 30, 2018 | 14.70% |
| Oct 2, 2016 | 15.33% |
| Jul 3, 2016 | 14.84% |