Gildan Activewear
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Gildan Activewear Inc. () is a Canadian manufacturer of branded clothing, including undecorated blank activewear such as t-shirts, hoodies and fleeces, which are subsequently decorated by screen printing companies with designs and logos. The company also supplies branded and private label athletic, casual, and dress socks to retail companies in the United States including Gold Toe Brands, PowerSox, SilverToe, Auro, All Pro, and the Gildan brand. The company also manufactures and distributes Under Armour and New Balance brand socks. The company has approximately 50,000 employees worldwide, and
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Gildan Activewear is an organization established on May 8, 1984. It operates within the Apparel & Other Finishd Prods of Fabrics & Similar Matl industry, classified under SIC code 2300. The company is incorporated in state Z4.
The entity is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol GIL, with a CIK number of 0001061894. Its fiscal year ends on January 3. The most recent filing was form SD, dated May 28, 2026. The company maintains an official presence at Gildan USA: Wholesale T-shirts & Other Apparel | Official.
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Company
GIL- Industry
- Apparel & Other Finishd Prods of Fabrics & Similar Matl
- Exchange
- NYSE
- State of incorporation
- Z4
- Entity type
- other
- Fiscal year end
- Jan 3
- Latest filing
- SD · 2026-05-28
via SEC EDGAR
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- public company
- Country
- Canada
- Headquarters
- Montreal
- Industry
- textile industry
- Stock exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Official website
- www.gildan.com
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- inception
- 1984-05-08
- Commons category
- Gildan Activewear
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Growth and acquisitions
- Advertising and sponsorships
- Allegations of labor rights violations
- References
- External links
https://www.gildan.com/
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