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GIL vs ZGN

Side-by-side comparison of Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL) and Ermenegildo Zegna N.V. (ZGN): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both GIL and ZGN operate in Apparel (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • GIL is the larger of the two at $11.48B, about 3.5x ZGN ($3.25B).
  • Over the past year, GIL is up 35.9% and ZGN is up 58.3% - ZGN leads by 22.4 points.
  • Both names hit the wire about 5 times in the past 4 weeks.
  • ZGN has more recent analyst coverage (17 ratings vs 16 for GIL).
PerformanceGIL+35.93%ZGN+58.32%
2025-05-01+0.00%2026-05-01
MetricGILZGN
Company
Gildan Activewear Inc.
Ermenegildo Zegna N.V.
Price
$62.53+0.85%
$12.45+2.72%
Market cap
$11.48B
$3.25B
1M return
+11.66%
+14.63%
1Y return
+35.93%
+58.32%
Industry
Apparel
Apparel
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2000
2021
News (4w)
5
5
Recent ratings
16
17
GIL

Gildan Activewear Inc.

Gildan Activewear Inc. manufactures and sells various apparel products in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It provides various activewear products, including T-shirts, fleece tops and bottoms, and sport shirts under the Gildan, Gildan Performance, Gildan Hammer, Comfort Colors, American Apparel, Anvil by Gildan, Alstyle, Prim + Preux, and GoldToe brands. The company also offers hosiery products comprising athletic; dress; and casual, liner, therapeutic, and workwear socks, as well as sheer panty hoses, tights, and leggings under the brands of Gildan, Under Armour, GoldToe, PowerSox, GT a GoldToe Brand, Silver Toe, Signature Gold by Goldtoe, Peds, MediPeds, Kushyfoot, Therapy Plus, All Pro, Secret, Silks, Secret Silky, and American Apparel. In addition, it provides men's and boys' underwear products, and ladies panties under the Gildan and Gildan Platinum brand names; and ladies' shapewear, intimates, and accessories under the Secret and Secret Silky brands. The company sells its products to wholesale distributors, screen printers, or embellishers, as well as to retailers and consumer brand companies. The company was formerly known as Textiles Gildan Inc. and changed its name to Gildan Activewear Inc. in March 1995. Gildan Activewear Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

ZGN

Ermenegildo Zegna N.V.

Ermenegildo Zegna N.V., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes luxury menswear, footwear, leather goods, and other accessories under the Zegna and the Thom Browne brands. It provides luxury leisurewear for men; formal suits, tuxedos, shirts, blazers, formal overcoats, and accessories; leather accessories comprising shoes, bags, belts, and small leather accessories; and fragrances. The company also offers luxury womenswear and childrenswear under the Thom Browne brand, as well as provides eyewear, cufflinks and jewelry, watches, underwear, and beachwear manufactured by third parties under licenses. It serves customers through its retail stores and online channels in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company was founded in 1910 and is based in Trivero, Italy. Ermenegildo Zegna N.V. is a subsidiary of Monterubello Societa' Semplice.