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GIL vs SGC

Side-by-side comparison of Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL) and Superior Group of Companies Inc. (SGC): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both GIL and SGC operate in Apparel (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • GIL is the larger of the two at $10.67B, about 53.2x SGC ($200.4M).
  • Over the past year, GIL is up 20.4% and SGC is up 22.4% - SGC leads by 2.0 points.
  • SGC has been more active in the news (5 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for GIL).
  • GIL has more recent analyst coverage (16 ratings vs 2 for SGC).
PerformanceGIL+20.38%SGC+22.37%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-05
MetricGILSGC
Company
Gildan Activewear Inc.
Superior Group of Companies Inc.
Price
$57.65-0.40%
$12.80-1.77%
Market cap
$10.67B
$200.4M
1M return
-6.01%
+6.31%
1Y return
+20.38%
+22.37%
Industry
Apparel
Apparel
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
2000
News (4w)
1
5
Recent ratings
16
2
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.

SGC

Superior Group of Companies Inc.

Superior Group of Companies, Inc. manufactures and sells apparel and accessories in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Uniforms and Related Products, Remote Staffing Solutions, and Promotional Products. The Uniforms and Related Products segment manufactures and sells a range of uniforms, corporate identity apparel, career apparel, and accessories for personnel of hospitals and health facilities; hotels; food and other restaurants; retail stores; special purpose industrial facilities; commercial markets; transportation; public and private safety and security organizations; and miscellaneous service uses. It also provides various products directly related to uniforms and service apparel; industrial laundry bags for linen suppliers and industrial launderers; personal protective equipment; and promotional and related products for branded marketing programs, event promotions, employee and consumer rewards and incentives, and specialty packaging and displays. This segment sells its products under the Fashion Seal Healthcare, HPI, and WonderWink brand names. The Remote Staffing Solutions segment provides multilingual telemarketing and business process outsourced solutions through the recruitment and employment of qualified English-speaking agents. The Promotional Products segment produces and sells promotional products and branded merchandise under the BAMKO, Public Identity, and Tangerine brands to corporate clients and universities. The company was formerly known as Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and changed its name to Superior Group of Companies, Inc. in May 2018. Superior Group of Companies, Inc. was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Seminole, Florida.

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