Gildan Activewear Inc.
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Gildan Activewear Inc. (NYSE:GIL) is a publicly traded company in the Manufacturing sector. Wiseek has independently scored 10 items for GIL at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-30, rated 9/10. Across its 10 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 8 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for GIL spans 6-K, 40-F.
Recent high-impact activity:
- Gildan Q2 Adjusted EPS $1.28, Raises 2026 Guidance to $4.65–$4.75, Announces A$700M HAA Divestiture
- Gildan Q2 Earnings Beat, Raises 2026 Guidance, Sells HanesBrands Australia for ~$490M
- BFA Law Launches Securities Fraud Probe into Gildan Over Revenue Misrepresentations
- Securities Fraud Investigation Launched Against Gildan Activewear Over Channel Stuffing Allegations
- Gildan Shares Plunge 18% After Activist Report Alleges Improper Revenue Recognition, Channel Stuffing
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
10.31 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 12,149,081 shares in GIL as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 3.4% increase from the prior period — about 10.3 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 48.2% of GIL volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.
Insider Transactions
GIL files as a Foreign Private Issuer (FPI). Under SEC Exchange Act Section 16(a), officers, directors, and 10% owners of FPIs are exempt from Form 4 insider-transaction reporting requirements. Comparable disclosures, when applicable, appear in the company's Form 20-F (annual) or Form 6-K (interim) filings on SEC EDGAR.