Assessing Gildan Activewear (TSX:GIL)’s Valuation After Its Strong Multi‑Year Share Price Performance

Gildan Activewear (TSX:GIL) has quietly turned in a strong stretch for shareholders, with the stock up roughly 11% over the past month and more than 30% over the past year.

See our latest analysis for Gildan Activewear.

That kind of steady climb, capped by a roughly 30 percent year to date share price return and a 166.85 percent five year total shareholder return, suggests momentum is still building as investors reassess Gildan’s growth and margin story.

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But with margins improving, double digit revenue growth and the share price now sitting within sight of analyst targets, is Gildan still trading below its true value, or is the market already pricing in the next stage of growth?

Most Popular Narrative Narrative: 13.4% Undervalued

With Gildan Activewear closing at CA$87.48 against a most popular narrative fair value of about CA$101, the story frames this gap as an opportunity grounded in improving profitability and disciplined capital returns.

Gildan's ongoing investments in automation, manufacturing optimization (e.g., Bangladesh facility ramp up, yarn modernization), and additional capacity in Central America are expected to generate operating leverage, further lowering per unit costs and supporting operating margin expansion in coming years.

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Want to see how margin gains, rising earnings power and a richer future multiple all tie together into that higher fair value target? The full narrative unpacks the precise growth, profitability and valuation assumptions that bridge today’s price to that implied upside, and the numbers behind it might surprise you.

Result: Fair Value of $101.00 (UNDERVALUED)

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However, persistent international demand weakness or new program underperformance could stall growth and challenge both margin expansion assumptions and the implied valuation upside.

Find out about the key risks to this Gildan Activewear narrative.

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