Gildan Activewear Inc (GIL) is overvalued and Levi Strauss & Co (LEVI) is fairly valued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, LEVI trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +5%, against -65% for GIL.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 8.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $28.45; the price of $47.01 is 65% above that value, and 78% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 0/100 on 3 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 9.8% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $21.08; the price of $20.06 is 5% below that value, and 73% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 43/100 on 3 of 12 signals
| Metric | GIL | LEVI |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Overvalued | Fairly valued |
| Price | $47.01 | $20.06 |
| Intrinsic value | $28.45 | $21.08 |
| Margin of safety | -65% | +5% |
| Leak Score | 0/100 (3/12) | 43/100 (3/12) |
| Market cap | $8.7B | $7.7B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 12.8% | 7.1% |
| Operating margin | 15.2% | 11.6% |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 7.3% |
| Return on equity | 8.7% | 25.4% |
| Debt to equity | 1.45 | 1.01 |
| P/E | 88.7x | 16.4x |
| Forward P/E | 8.4x | 11.7x |
| P/B | 2.6x | 3.4x |
| Dividend yield | 2.1% | 3.0% |