Gildan Activewear Inc. dividend history

Gildan Activewear Inc. paid $135m in dividends in fiscal 2025. That was 33.9% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

Dividends (TTM): $135M
Returned to shareholders: 27%; of free cash flow
Diluted share count: −6.2%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 1.8%; dividends 1.8% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 34%; of net income paid out

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Gildan Activewear Inc.: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2016Jan 2017	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	2020Jan 2021	2021Jan 2022	2022Jan 2023	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025
Dividends paid	74	85	95	110	31	90	124	132	133	135
Dividends ÷ net income	21.5%	23.4%	27.0%	42.5%	—	14.9%	22.9%	24.7%	33.3%	33.9%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	18.2%	16.3%	21.9%	47.5%	8.4%	18.5%	71.0%	38.4%	37.5%	27.1%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Gildan Activewear Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 1, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Gildan Activewear Inc.