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ACCE opinionGildan Activewear Inc. Class A Sub. Vot. Common Stock (GIL)
Fair value (2 models)
Not available
ACCE price target
$45.00
Rating
Not rated
Horizon
12 months
ACCE price target published on 10 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST.
Price used: $40.50 at the close on 23 Oct 2026, 22:00 CEST.
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Data
ACCE score
50
out of 100
Analysts
85% buy
13 covering
P/E
30.9x
forward 7.7x
1-year return
-33.3%
Dividend yield
2.43%
Gildan Activewear Inc. Class A Sub. Vot. Common Stock in four questions
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Overview
ACCE thesis
Gildan makes basics like blank t-shirts, fleece, socks and underwear, sold mostly to screen printers, promotional buyers and retailers, with the bulk of production in lower-cost Central America and Asia. Its advantage is scale and vertical integration: it spins its own yarn, knits and sews in-house, which keeps unit costs low enough to hold a 33.4% gross margin in a commodity category. Trailing revenue growth of 72.3% is the headline, but treat it with care, since it reflects acquisition-driven growth and a changing reporting base rather than organic demand. The stock screens cheap on forward earnings at 8.8 times against a trailing P/E of 31.3, a gap that suggests the market expects earnings to recover sharply from depressed levels. ROE of 8.7% and a composite score of 50/100 mean the case rests on that earnings rebound being credible, which is the first thing to test in a deeper look.