GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC. vs lululemon athletica inc., two Apparel stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where GIL and LULU diverge most: on return on assets, GIL reads 3.8% and LULU reads 17.1%; on return on equity, GIL reads 11.2% and LULU reads 30.3%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What GIL's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What LULU's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | GIL | LULU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $55.33 | $118.89 |
| Market cap | $10.2B | $12.9B |
| Sector | Apparel | Apparel |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +12.7% | — |
| P/E | 21.2 | 9.6 |
| P/B | 2.88 | 2.67 |
| P/S | 2.83 | 1.15 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.0 | 5.0 |
| Revenue growth | +5.6% | +4.7% |
| Gross margin | 31.2% | 54.2% |
| Operating margin | 17.1% | 11.2% |
| Net margin | 11.0% | 13.0% |
| Return on equity | 11.2% | 30.3% |
| Return on assets | 3.8% | 17.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 14.6% | 28.9% |
| FCF yield | 4.9% | 9.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.11 | 2.23 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.87 | 4.53 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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