Gildan Activewear Inc vs Ralph Lauren Corp

Gildan Activewear Inc (GIL) is overvalued and Ralph Lauren Corp (RL) is slightly overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. RL is the closer of the two: -16%, against -65% for GIL.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Gildan Activewear Inc (GIL)

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

Ralph Lauren Corp (RL)

Discounting its cash flows at 10.9% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $297.59; the price of $346.06 is 16% above that value, and 70% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 76/100 on 9 of 12 signals

MetricGILRL
VerdictOvervaluedSlightly overvalued
Price$47.01$346.06
Intrinsic value$28.45$297.59
Margin of safety-65%-16%
Leak Score0/100 (3/12)76/100 (9/12)
Market cap$8.7B$20.6B
Revenue growth, 5 years12.8%13.0%
Operating margin15.2%16.7%
Net margin1.3%11.8%
Return on equity8.7%37.5%
Debt to equity1.451.10
P/E88.7x21.8x
Forward P/E8.4x16.5x
P/B2.6x7.6x
Dividend yield2.1%1.1%

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