Q3 EPS Forecast for Gildan Activewear Lifted by Analyst

Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSE:GIL) (NYSE:GIL) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial upped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Gildan Activewear in a note issued to investors on Thursday, October 31st. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.41 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.29. 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 FY2026 earnings at $5.35 EPS.

Gildan Activewear (TSE:GIL) (NYSE:GIL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported C$1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.99 by C$0.02. The firm had revenue of C$1.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$1.17 billion. Gildan Activewear had a return on equity of 21.95% and a net margin of 13.01%.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. TD Securities boosted their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from C$46.00 to C$50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. BMO Capital Markets upgraded Gildan Activewear to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Desjardins boosted their price objective on Gildan Activewear from C$63.00 to C$67.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 6th. Citigroup increased their target price on Gildan Activewear from C$44.00 to C$54.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Finally, National Bankshares boosted their price target on Gildan Activewear from C$68.00 to C$74.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of C$57.20.

Gildan Activewear Stock Up 1.7 %

Shares of TSE:GIL opened at C$69.29 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of C$63.11 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$55.54. The stock has a market capitalization of C$11.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.19, a PEG ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 1.64. Gildan Activewear has a 1 year low of C$39.60 and a 1 year high of C$69.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.52, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 2.35.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Senior Officer Benito Masi sold 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$41.55, for a total value of C$2,077,495.00. In other news, Senior Officer Benito Masi sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$41.55, for a total value of C$2,077,495.00. Also, Senior Officer Rhodri Harries sold 32,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$61.20, for a total value of C$1,989,000.00. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 101,620 shares of company stock worth $4,870,471. Insiders own 2.26% of the company’s stock.

Gildan Activewear Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 21st will be given a dividend of $0.205 per share. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 21st. Gildan Activewear’s payout ratio is currently 33.94%.

Gildan Activewear Company Profile

Gildan Activewear Inc manufactures and sells various apparel products in the United States, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. It provides various activewear products, including T-shirts, fleece tops and bottoms, and sports shirts under the Gildan, Gildan Performance, Gildan Hammer, Glidan Softstyle, Gildan Heavy Cotton, Gildan Ultra Cotton, Gildan DryBlend, Gildan HeavyBlend, Comfort Colors, and American Apparel brands.