Gildan Activewear (TSX:GIL) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: C$2.74 (As of Mar. 2026)

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TSX:GIL Gildan Activewear Inc TSX:GIL
87 GF Score
Price C$72.47
GF Value C$90.89
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Gildan Activewear Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Gildan Activewear TSX:GIL -0.96% 87 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is C$2.74 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates TSX:GIL with a GF Score™ of 87/100 and a GF Value™ of C$90.89 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Gildan Activewear's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was C$-2.296. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is C$2.74 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Gildan Activewear's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 7.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 14.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 14.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 21.10% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Gildan Activewear was 135.10% per year. The lowest was 7.20% per year. And the median was 17.40% per year.

As of today (2026-07-14), Gildan Activewear's current stock price is C$72.47. Gildan Activewear's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was C$2.74. Gildan Activewear's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 26.45.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Gildan Activewear was 100.56. The lowest was 11.86. And the median was 28.98.


Gildan Activewear  (TSX:GIL) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Gildan Activewear's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=72.47/2.74
=26.45

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Gildan Activewear was 100.56. The lowest was 11.86. And the median was 28.98.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Gildan Activewear Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Gildan Activewear Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Gildan Activewear's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Gildan Activewear Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Gildan Activewear Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.86 1.94 2.18 2.58 2.89

Gildan Activewear Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.54 0.00 2.69 2.89 2.74

TSX:GIL vs RL, LEVI, VFC: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, Gildan Activewear's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Gildan Activewear Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Gildan Activewear's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gildan Activewear's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Gildan Activewear Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Gildan Activewear's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=-2.296/132.2623*132.2623
=-2.296

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 132.2623.

Gildan Activewear Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201606 0.707 102.002 0.917
201609 1.041 101.765 1.353
201612 0.816 101.449 1.064
201703 0.240 102.634 0.309
201706 1.066 103.029 1.368
201709 0.823 103.345 1.053
201712 0.963 103.345 1.232
201803 -0.236 105.004 -0.297
201806 0.539 105.557 0.675
201809 0.740 105.636 0.927
201812 1.608 105.399 2.018
201903 -0.827 106.979 -1.022
201906 0.153 107.690 0.188
201909 0.545 107.611 0.670
201912 1.575 107.769 1.933
202003 -1.652 107.927 -2.024
202006 1.208 108.401 1.474
202009 0.913 108.164 1.116
202012 1.797 108.559 2.189
202103 0.048 110.298 0.058
202106 1.045 111.720 1.237
202109 1.240 112.905 1.453
202112 0.761 113.774 0.885
202203 -0.571 117.646 -0.642
202206 1.062 120.806 1.163
202209 -0.064 120.648 -0.070
202212 0.823 120.964 0.900
202303 -1.930 122.702 -2.080
202306 0.940 124.203 1.001
202309 2.027 125.230 2.141
202312 1.589 125.072 1.680
202403 -0.572 126.258 -0.599
202406 0.852 127.522 0.884
202409 1.251 127.285 1.300
202412 1.567 127.364 1.627
202503 -1.564 129.181 -1.601
202506 0.000 129.892 0.000
202509 1.851 130.287 1.879
202512 2.622 130.366 2.660
202603 -2.296 132.262 -2.296

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of C$2.74 mean?
Gildan Activewear (TSX:GIL) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of C$2.74 as of Mar. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Gildan Activewear and its competitors.
Is Gildan Activewear's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Gildan Activewear's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is C$2.74. Overall, Gildan Activewear has a GF Score™ of 87/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Gildan Activewear's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to RL and LEVI?
Gildan Activewear's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of C$2.74 can be compared against companies in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Gildan Activewear and its competitors. Gildan Activewear's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is C$2.74. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Gildan Activewear stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Gildan Activewear (TSX:GIL) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is C$90.89, compared to a current price of C$72.47 — trading 20.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is C$2.74. Gildan Activewear's overall GF Score™ is 87/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Gildan Activewear (TSX:GIL), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is C$2.74 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Gildan Activewear (TSX:GIL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Gildan Activewear stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of C$72.47 is trading 20.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of C$90.89. GuruFocus considers Gildan Activewear to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for TSX:GIL:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: C$2.74
  • GF Value™: C$90.89 vs. price of C$72.47 (20.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 87/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSX:GIL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Gildan Activewear Business Description

Other Exchanges GIL:USAVGA:Germany
Address 600 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West, 33rd Floor, Suite 3300, Montreal, QC, CAN, H3A 3J2
Gildan is a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of basic apparel, including T-shirts, underwear, socks, and hosiery. It is a leader in blank T-shirts, sweatshirts, and other apparel to wholesalers, major clothing brands, and printers (printwear). Gildan also sells branded clothing through retail and direct-to-consumer channels, a business that has been greatly enhanced by the Hanesbrands acquisition. Gildan's brands include Hanes, Bali, Maidenform, Playtex, Gildan, American Apparel, Comfort Colors, and Goldtoe. Gildan produces most of its clothing at factories in Latin America but has been ramping up production at its new facility in Bangladesh. Incorporated in 1984, the Montreal-based company operates internationally but generated 90% of its sales in the US in 2025.
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