National Bank Financial Forecasts TSE:GIL FY2026 Earnings

Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSE:GIL) (NYSE:GIL) – Equities researchers at National Bank Financial dropped their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Gildan Activewear in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 19th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will earn $5.59 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $5.64. The consensus estimate for Gildan Activewear’s current full-year earnings is $4.55 per share.

Gildan Activewear (TSE:GIL) (NYSE:GIL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported C$0.83 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of C$0.82 by C$0.01. Gildan Activewear had a net margin of 13.05% and a return on equity of 23.10%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.75 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on GIL. UBS Group raised shares of Gildan Activewear from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. National Bankshares increased their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from C$78.00 to C$83.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Desjardins increased their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from C$82.00 to C$87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$68.50.

Gildan Activewear Stock Performance

Shares of TSE GIL opened at C$77.17 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is C$71.29 and its 200-day moving average price is C$66.54. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 101.26. The company has a market cap of C$8.38 billion, a PE ratio of 20.69, a PEG ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 1.64. Gildan Activewear has a 52-week low of C$44.23 and a 52-week high of C$78.79.

Insider Transactions at Gildan Activewear

In other Gildan Activewear news, Senior Officer Benito Masi sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$69.31, for a total value of C$693,102.00. Corporate insiders own 2.26% of the company’s stock.

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.