About the Apparel Manufacturing Industry
The Apparel Manufacturing industry includes 23 U.S.-listed companies in the Consumer Discretionary sector with a combined market capitalization of $72.34B. The largest are Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL, $23.72B), Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI, $8.53B) and Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL, $7.47B), together 55% of the industry's value.
15 of the 23 companies with reported earnings are profitable, and their median P/E ratio is 18.7. 13 of 23 pay a dividend, with a median yield of 2.06% among payers.
Over the past year the median stock is up 0.1%, and 12 of 23 are higher than a year ago. Median revenue growth is -0.3% year over year.
Best 1-year performers
Weakest 1-year performers
Highest dividend yields
Profitability
- Profitable companies
- 15 of 23
- Median gross margin
- 52.2%
- Median net profit margin
- 2.6%
- Median return on equity
- 7.4%
Longest dividend growth streak: Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL), 8 consecutive years.





















