7 Red Days In A Row: Gildan Activewear Stock Is Down 15%
A multi-day slide in the apparel stock has investors looking closer at the numbers behind the name.
Gildan Activewear (GIL) has seen its market value fall by about $1.4 billion. The drop comes as the stock moved lower for 7 consecutive trading days, erasing 15% of its value in the process. For anyone holding the shares, that slide has taken the company’s market capitalization down to about $8.5 billion.
GIL Versus The S&P 500, Streak And Beyond
Here is how GIL stock stacks up against the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it:
| Return Period | GIL | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | -3.3% | -0.4% |
| 7D (Current Streak) | -14.5% | -2.1% |
| 1M (21D) | -18.7% | -2.6% |
| 3M (63D) | -25.6% | 0.4% |
| YTD 2026 | -25.6% | 10.8% |
| 2025 | 35.1% | 16.4% |
| 2024 | 45.3% | 23.3% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | 24.2% |
How Does This Move Square With The Business?
The recent decline appears to be specific to the stock. Over the same 7 trading days, the S&P 500 returned -2.1%. The sources available do not show a specific reason for the move. Gildan Activewear stock trades at about $45.89 a share as of 9/15/2026.
The company’s fundamentals present a mixed picture when set against market medians. Revenue over the last twelve months grew 41.7%, far outpacing the 7.3% median for S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary stocks. Yet its operating margin of 15.3% is almost exactly in line with the median of 15.4% for that same group.
So How Should An Investor Treat A Streak?
A streak is not a signal to buy or sell. It is simply information, telling you that a stock has captured the market’s attention and that momentum has taken hold for a period. The disciplined response is not to chase the trend or bet on a reversal.
Instead, a streak is a prompt to re-evaluate the business relative to its new price. The numbers here provide a starting point for that work, putting the company’s growth and profitability into context against the market’s recent verdict.
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