Why is GIL down?
Down 18% from Nov 4 to Nov 10.
- Gildan Activewear fell 18% from Nov 4 to Nov 10. It fell 19% on Nov 5 alone.
Down 18% from Nov 4 to Nov 10.
GIL's Quality Score fell 3 points on Tue, Nov 10, to -7. Trading went back to normal after a busy day (3 chart checks stopped).
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| Long-term trend | −3 |
| Its score | Down:Lowest Quality Score since Oct 2023 |
| Latest filing | 20-F, Feb 26 |
Gildan shares plunge as clothing maker misses estimates, lowers full-year forecast
GIL closed −19.1% that day on 5.7x normal volume.
Wed Nov 25: Ex-dividend, $0.249 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 21.
After its last 4 reports it closed -2.4% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
GIL is #10 of 12 by Quality Score.
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Expected to report Wed Feb 17, after the close (in 99 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $1.5B; a profit of $1.37 a share.
“Compared with proforma net sales from continuing operations 1 of $1.61 billion, the year over year decline was primarily due to lower volumes reflecting softer-than-anticipated demand trends across both Wholesale and Retail.”
GIL's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read. Its annual report gives the year's, in About.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.4B to $5.5B |
Sales grew 13% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026 | -26.1% | -19.1% | not yet |
| Jul 30, 2026 | +5.2% | +2.4% | +13.3% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | +2.2% | +10.2% | +9.0% |
Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $3.6B in 2025. It made a profit in seven of the eight years.
RSI 35.6, MACD below signal, below both averages. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 37% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $1.00 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $184M a year |
| Free cash flow | $500M |
| Record | Raised each of the last 5 years |
3 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Gildan is a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of basic apparel, including T-shirts, underwear, socks, and hosiery. It is a leader in blank T-shirts, sweatshirts, and other apparel to wholesalers, major clothing brands, and printers (printwear). Gildan also sells branded clothing through retail and direct-to-consumer channels, a business that was greatly enhanced by the Hanesbrands acquisition in 2025. Gildan's labels include Hanes, Bali, Maidenform, Playtex, Gildan, American Apparel, Comfort Colors, and Goldtoe. Gildan produces most of its clothing at factories in Latin America but has been ramping up production at its new facility in Bangladesh. Incorporated in 1984, the Montreal-based company operates internationally but generated 90% of its sales in the US in 2025.
GIL scores -7 today, which Breakaway calls Poor. It is #10 of 12 in Apparel & Other Finished Products of Fabrics & Similar Material by Quality Score, with 0 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 18% from Nov 4 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
GIL scores -7 today, which Breakaway calls Poor (below zero). That is #10 of 12 in Apparel & Other Finished Products of Fabrics & Similar Material by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind GIL's -7.
Expected to report Wed Feb 17, after the close, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. GIL closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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