Gildan Activewear (GIL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Gildan Activewear (GIL) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 11.12% in the quarter ended Jun 28, 2026, up 11.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Gildan Activewear (GIL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Gildan Activewear's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 9.96% as of Jun 28, 2026; for the year ended Dec 28, 2025, it came in at 17.13%.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +26.26 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 15.81% in the year ended Jun 30, 2024, 18.62% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-3.69 pp) and 22.31% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+31.43 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 28, 2026 is the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since the quarter ended Mar 30, 2025.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 3.11 percentage points in the quarter ended Mar 30, 2025, against a drop of 18.33 percentage points in the quarter ended Mar 29, 2026 at the low end.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nike | 55.81 Bn | 22.01 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 7.92% |
| 2 | Tapestry | 22.64 Bn | 18.60 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 23.57% |
| 3 | Ralph Lauren | 22.61 Bn | 14.71 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 17.47% |
| 4 | Deckers Outdoor | 11.54 Bn | 4.41 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Lululemon Athletica | 11.30 Bn | 5.55 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 18.78% |
| 6 | Levi Strauss | 8.13 Bn | 4.71 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 13.81% |
| 7 | V F | 6.69 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 917.04 Mn | -4.98% |
| 8 | Gildan Activewear | 6.44 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 459.76 Mn | 11.12% |
| 9 | Birkenstock Holding | 6.16 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 493.89 Mn | 28.22% |
| 10 | Crocs | 5.85 Bn | 5.27 Bn | 700.71 Mn | 24.22% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 11.12% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -0.11% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 9.15% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 12.06% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 21.72% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 18.22% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 13.47% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 10.44% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.75% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 17.82% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 21.74% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 18.21% |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 12.86% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 20.54% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 20.93% |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 22.58% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 25.12% |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 19.31% |
API Access
Gildan Activewear Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=GIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "GIL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=GIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();