GIL NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Gildan Activewear Inc. · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Manufacturing

Latest close 55.38 USD
10.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -6.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 36.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.9%, after a 7.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 40/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 57/100.

Setup score 41 out of 100
Latest Close 55.38 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 10.9% latest completed week
4W Return 7.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -6.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 61.5% 32 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 62.12% based on similar historical setup states.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -6.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 36.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.9%, after a 7.5% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.4x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.0812-week average 0.16

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.08Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 7.5% over four weeks, -6.1% over 12 weeks, and 10.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W10.9%
4W7.5%
12W-6.1%
26W-14.0%
52W10.1%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year32
Trend breadth61.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.70Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-133.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-13.11Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change33.6%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength4/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Value13/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Quality15/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Momentum27/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Growth33/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 68; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework14/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
37.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
22.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
4.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
28.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
11.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
13.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
4.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
24.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-38.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
10.4%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
4/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.4%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
2.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
7.6x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

GIL shows bullish options pressure with a 40/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.13, expected move of 7.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction40/100
Expected move7.2%
Put/call volume0.13
Pressure77
Speculation16
Volatility45
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 63 relevant articles.

31 positive · 27 neutral · 5 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings30 JulLatest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
Options expected move7.2%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-24.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.4%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.9%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-14.6%Week of 19 Jun.
Latest week+10.9%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses8
Recent vol6.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.1% / -3.8%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202655.38 USD10.9%59.31 USD45.86 USD-0.70-13.1110.9MOff
24 Jul 202649.95 USD-7.6%59.54 USD45.70 USD-0.80-20.918.9MOff
17 Jul 202654.08 USD3.0%59.97 USD45.56 USD-0.67-15.144.9MOff
10 Jul 202652.50 USD1.9%60.27 USD45.41 USD-0.53-19.084.7MOff
3 Jul 202651.50 USD-2.5%60.52 USD45.26 USD-0.30-19.755.6MOff
26 Jun 202652.82 USD1.8%60.74 USD45.12 USD-0.28-16.138.7MOff
19 Jun 202651.89 USD-14.6%60.83 USD44.98 USD-0.32-19.6827.7MOff
12 Jun 202660.78 USD5.5%60.97 USD44.83 USD-0.51-5.224.7MOff
5 Jun 202657.61 USD-5.5%60.87 USD44.63 USD-0.82-9.554.7MOff
29 May 202660.98 USD4.8%60.77 USD44.44 USD-0.85-6.683.2MOff
22 May 202658.18 USD3.4%60.66 USD44.22 USD-0.82-9.635.1MOff
15 May 202656.24 USD-4.7%60.71 USD44.02 USD-0.78-12.004.3MOff
8 May 202659.00 USD-3.7%60.83 USD43.83 USD-0.72-7.645.0MOff
1 May 202661.24 USD5.0%60.82 USD43.64 USD-0.81-1.947.3MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.