GIL Stock — Gildan Activewear Inc.

Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL)

Updated October 16, 2026.

GIL is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.43%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.38%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 64/100 (Generally safe). Total return is -100.0% over the past 28.3 years, 1118.4 points behind SPY at 1018.4%.

Gildan Activewear manufactures and sells apparel products including activewear, hosiery, underwear, and lingerie under brands such as Gildan, Hanes, Champion, Comfort Colors, American Apparel, and others, serving wholesale distributors, screenprinters, retailers, and lifestyle brand companies across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. The company pays a modest current distribution rate on a quarterly basis. This stock may appeal to income-focused investors seeking exposure to the apparel and textile sector.

GIL performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -100.0% over the past 28.3 years, 1118.4 points behind SPY at 1018.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -31.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 43.3%.

GIL key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

64 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.56%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/17/1998

Distribution rate

2.43%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.38%

5-year average yield

1.77

Last close

$40.94 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$7,581,754,257

Average volume

1522150.0

Dividend

$0.249

Ex-dividend date

08/20/2026

Payment date

09/14/2026

Beta

1.141

Payout ratio

26.5%

P/E ratio

31.25

Forward P/E

8.7566

EPS

$1.31

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.43%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.38%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

GIL risks and drawbacks

GIL's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 43.3%.

Who may consider GIL — and who may not

GIL may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GIL pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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