Hanes was the cornerstone of Hanesbrands, which described it as more than 120 years old, the most widely recognised apparel brand in the United States and present in nine out of ten American households, across underwear, bras, socks, T-shirts, fleece and shapewear. Gildan Activewear gained it when it completed its acquisition of Hanesbrands on 1 December 2025, putting Hanes beside its own blank T-shirts.
How often Gildan names Hanes in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
The USPTO record for the Hanes mark lists HBI BRANDED APPAREL ENTERPRISES, LLC as the owner of record (serial number 72236889). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[5]
Gildan is a publicly listed company headquartered in Montreal, Canada, founded in 1984. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: GIL.
Gildan makes the blank T-shirts that other people print on, which means its garments are worn by millions of people who have never heard of it. It manufactures in its own factories in Central America and the Caribbean rather than contracting out, unusually for the industry. It acquired Hanesbrands on 1 December 2025, adding Hanes, Bali, Maidenform and, in Australia, Bonds, and in July 2026 agreed to sell the Australian part of that business.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States.
501 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Hanes among them.
Gildan Activewear acquired Hanesbrands, completing the merger on 1 December 2025; each Hanesbrands share was converted into 0.102 Gildan shares and $0.80 in cash. Gildan's annual information form lists the trademarks it gained as Hanes, Bonds, Bali, Maidenform, Sol y Oro, Sheridan, Bras N Things, Playtex, Wonderbra, Berlei, Comfortwash and JMS/Just My Size, and it classified the Australian business behind Bonds, Bras N Things, Berlei and Sheridan as a discontinued operation from the day it closed. Champion was not part of it: Hanesbrands had already sold that brand to Authentic Brands in 2024. Neither company's filing states a single total value for the transaction.
The parent company of Hanes is Gildan, a publicly listed company headquartered in Canada.
Is Hanes American or Canadian?
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Hanes originated in the United States, but it is owned today by Gildan, which is headquartered in Canada. So Hanes is an American-origin brand under Canadian ownership.
When did Gildan buy Hanes?
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Gildan completed its acquisition of Hanes on 1 December 2025. The price was not disclosed.
Is Hanes still owned by Gildan?
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Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Hanes is still owned by Gildan. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (5) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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