Top 5 Textile Stocks in 2026: How 공구우먼 and F&F Outperformed the Market

[Green Economy News = Reporter Han Ik-jae] The early months of the year delivered a split personality for textile and fashion stocks. Among the 40 companies we tracked, performance fell firmly into two camps: winners and losers. More names slipped than climbed, yet the sector’s overall market capitalization still ticked up roughly 7% through Feb. 25. Bright spots included Gonggu Woman and F&F, each rising more than 20%, while Kris F&C, INDIF, and Hyungji Elite slid around 10%, leaving them noticeably muted.

These findings come from an analysis comparing closing prices and market capitalization for 40 leading domestic textile and fashion shares between Jan. 2 and Feb. 25. We tracked each stock’s closing price on those two dates and noted market-cap changes and ranking shifts over the period.

By Feb. 25, 16 of the 40 stocks had gained value since the start of the year. In contrast, a majority—22 companies—saw their share prices fall, and two showed no change.

At the start of the year, the combined market cap of the 40 textile and fashion companies stood at 6.771 trillion KRW (approximately 5.08 billion USD), rising to 7.2888 trillion KRW (approximately 5.47 billion USD) by Feb. 15. That roughly 510 billion KRW (approximately 382.5 million USD) increase over two months represents about a 7.6% gain. On paper, the sector looks healthier, but many individual names didn’t share the good news.

Of the 16 gainers, four climbed more than 10% during the period. Gonggu Woman led the charge. Its common share rose from 3,650 KRW (about 2.74 USD) at the start of the year to 4,695 KRW (about 3.52 USD) on Feb. 25, a 28.6% jump that pushed its market cap from 82.6 billion KRW (approximately 61.95 million USD) to 106.3 billion KRW (approximately 79.73 million USD)—lifting it into the 100 billion KRW bracket.

F&F also posted an eye-catching early-year gain of 27.4%, with its stock moving from 56,200 KRW (about 42.15 USD) to 71,600 KRW (about 53.70 USD). That price surge expanded its market cap from 2.1528 trillion KRW (approximately 1.61 billion USD) to 2.7427 trillion KRW (approximately 2.06 billion USD).

Shinyoung Wacoal climbed 12.6% and Hansome rose 10.2%. Shinyoung Wacoal’s share price climbed from 9,150 KRW (about 6.86 USD) to 10,300 KRW (about 7.73 USD), entering the 10,000 KRW range, while Hansome rose from 14,690 KRW (about 11.02 USD) to 16,190 KRW (about 12.14 USD). Hansome’s market cap moved from 343.7 billion KRW (approximately 257.78 million USD) to 363.2 billion KRW (approximately 272.40 million USD), and Shinyoung Wacoal’s increased from 82.3 billion KRW (approximately 61.73 million USD) to 92.7 billion KRW (approximately 69.53 million USD), bringing it closer to the 100 billion KRW mark.

Eleven companies recorded modest gains between 1% and 10%. These include Ilshin Spinning (7.4%), LF (6.1%), Hyungji I&C, The Nature Holdings (3.5%), KM (3.4%), Good People (3.2%), JS Corporation (3%), Daehan Spinning (2.2%), Jeonbang (2.2%), Daehyun (2.2%), and TP (1%).

On the downside, four of the 40 companies saw market caps fall by more than 10% over the two months. Kris F&C led the decliners with an 18.4% drop: its share slid from 6,100 KRW (about 4.58 USD) to 4,975 KRW (about 3.73 USD), trimming market cap from 142.9 billion KRW (approximately 107.18 million USD) to 116.5 billion KRW (approximately 87.38 million USD)—a decline of roughly 26.4 billion KRW (approximately 19.80 million USD).

Other names falling more than 10% included INDIF (down 15.9%), Hyungji Elite (down 14.5%), and TBH Global (down 10.2%). INDIF’s ordinary share moved from 950 KRW (about 0.71 USD) to 799 KRW (about 0.60 USD), remaining a sub-1,000 KRW stock. Hyungji Elite fell from 2,490 KRW (about 1.87 USD) to 2,130 KRW (about 1.60 USD), and TBH Global dropped from 1,220 KRW (about 0.92 USD) to 1,104 KRW (about 0.83 USD). Those share-price declines shrank each company’s market cap: INDIF fell from about 71.3 billion KRW (approximately 53.48 million USD) to 60.0 billion KRW (approximately 45.00 million USD) (a loss of roughly 11.3 billion KRW (approximately 8.48 million USD)), Hyungji Elite from 88.2 billion KRW (approximately 66.15 million USD) to 80.8 billion KRW (approximately 60.60 million USD) (about 7.4 billion KRW (approximately 5.55 million USD)), and TBH Global from 25.6 billion KRW (approximately 19.20 million USD) to 23.0 billion KRW (approximately 17.25 million USD) (around 2.6 billion KRW (approximately 1.95 million USD)).

As of Feb. 25, F&F held the sector’s largest market cap at 2.7427 trillion KRW (approximately 2.06 billion USD), the only company in the group to break into the 1 trillion KRW club. Its market-cap size expanded by 589.9 billion KRW (approximately 442.43 million USD) compared with the start of the year, and its ranking improved from 135th to 127th.

Sixteen companies crossed the 100 billion KRW market-cap threshold as of Feb. 25. They are: Hanse Industrial Co. (498.4 billion KRW (approximately 373.80 million USD)), LF (483.6 billion KRW (approximately 362.70 million USD)), Hansome (363.2 billion KRW (approximately 272.40 million USD)), Jokwang Leather (357.7 billion KRW (approximately 268.28 million USD)), JS Corporation (205.0 billion KRW (approximately 153.75 million USD)), Ilshin Spinning (190.3 billion KRW (approximately 142.73 million USD)), BYC (173.0 billion KRW (approximately 129.75 million USD)), Banglim (162.8 billion KRW (approximately 122.10 million USD)), Samyang Trading (144.7 billion KRW (approximately 108.53 million USD)), The Nature Holdings (143.8 billion KRW (approximately 107.85 million USD)), Shinwon (141.3 billion KRW (approximately 105.98 million USD)), UnicheM (138.8 billion KRW (approximately 104.10 million USD)), Kris F&C (116.5 billion KRW (approximately 87.38 million USD)), Dongin Kiyon (107.2 billion KRW (approximately 80.40 million USD)), Gonggu Woman (106.3 billion KRW (approximately 79.73 million USD)), and Daehyun (103.1 billion KRW (approximately 77.33 million USD)).