Q3 EPS Forecast for Gildan Activewear Lifted by Analyst

Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSE:GIL) (NYSE:GIL) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial upped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Gildan Activewear in a report issued on Wednesday, April 30th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.43 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.38. The consensus estimate for Gildan Activewear’s current full-year earnings is $4.55 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Gildan Activewear’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.28 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.80 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS.

Gildan Activewear (TSE:GIL) (NYSE:GIL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported C$0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.82 by C$0.01. Gildan Activewear had a return on equity of 23.10% and a net margin of 13.05%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.75 earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on GIL. Barclays raised shares of Gildan Activewear to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th. UBS Group raised shares of Gildan Activewear from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. Desjardins lowered their target price on shares of Gildan Activewear from C$87.00 to C$80.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, National Bankshares cut their price target on Gildan Activewear from C$83.00 to C$72.00 in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$64.00.

Gildan Activewear Stock Performance

GIL opened at C$65.45 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 101.26, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of C$63.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$67.78. Gildan Activewear has a 1 year low of C$44.26 and a 1 year high of C$79.11. The company has a market capitalization of C$7.11 billion, a PE ratio of 17.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 1.64.

Insider Activity at Gildan Activewear

In other Gildan Activewear news, Senior Officer Rhodri Harries sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$78.08, for a total transaction of C$7,808,000.00. Also, Senior Officer Michael Schroeder sold 4,184 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$74.31, for a total transaction of C$310,923.50. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 51 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$3,789.94. This trade represents a 98.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. Insiders have sold 110,144 shares of company stock valued at $8,568,586 over the last ninety days. 2.26% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Gildan Activewear Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 20th will be given a dividend of $0.226 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 20th. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.38%. Gildan Activewear’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.76%.

Gildan Activewear Company Profile

Gildan is a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of basic apparel, including T-shirts, underwear, socks, and hosiery. Its primary market is the sale of blank T-shirts to wholesalers and printers (printwear). Gildan also sells branded clothing through retail and direct-to-consumer channels.