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COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO (COLM)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO

Columbia Sportswear Company designs, develops, markets, and distributes outdoor, active, and lifestyle products such as apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment. It serves consumers worldwide through its brands Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear, and prAna, offering products for activities like hiking, snow sports, climbing, and casual outdoor wear. The company sells its products through wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels in over 115 countries.

Snapshot

Revenue
$3.40B
Revenue growth (YoY)
0.9%
Net income
$177.2M
Diluted EPS
$3.24
Gross margin
50.5%
Operating margin
6.1%
Net margin
5.2%
FCF margin
6.4%
ROE
10.4%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
14.8×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$2.91B
Long-term debt / equity
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Columbia Sportswear

  • Revenue grew 0.9% to $3.4B in FY2025, after a 3.4% decline the year before.
  • Operating margin is 6.1% in FY2025, -8.3 pp against 14.4% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $614M, up 1.5% from Q2 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $217M in FY2025, 6.4% of revenue.
  • Net income fell 20.6% to $177M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Columbia Sportswear’s fundamentals sit among the 403 Consumer Discretionary companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin50.5%
78th percentile of 275
Operating margin6.1%
61st percentile of 348
Net margin5.2%
65th percentile of 377
FCF margin6.4%
64th percentile of 351
Revenue growth (YoY)+0.9%
38th percentile of 394
ROE10.4%
59th percentile of 343
P/E14.8×
33rd percentile of 249
Short interest4.61d
60th percentile of 401

No reported insider transactions (codes P/S) in the last 90 days. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 of the superinvestors we track (plus 6 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
2
+6 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
6
1 new, 5 added
Reduced / exited
2
2 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$185.4M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$114.4M1.9MAdded
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$26.7M431.7KAdded
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$18.7M302.3KReduced
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$10.1M163.4KAdded
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$9.6M155.8KReduced
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$2.8M45.6KNew
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$2.1M34.4KAdded
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$937,00615.2KAdded

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
0
Reported activity
Quiet
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-05-28
filed 2026-06-01
BABSON STEPHEN EDirectorSell4.2K$67.95$282K
2026-05-27
filed 2026-05-29
Nelson Ronald E.DirectorSell4.1K$67.78$277K
2026-05-27
filed 2026-05-28
Swanson Jim AEVP & CFOSell2.0K$68.00$136K
2026-05-26
filed 2026-05-28
Swanson Jim AEVP & CFOSell2.0K$65.50$131K
2026-05-04
filed 2026-05-05
SIMMONS SABRINADirectorSell1.3K$61.24$81K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
3.4M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
+0.9%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
4.61
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
743.5K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-143.4M+0.9%4.61
2026-07-313.4M-6.3%5.19
2026-07-153.6M-10.9%8.45
2026-06-304.1M+18.8%6.43
2026-06-153.4M+6.2%8.01
2026-05-293.2M+10.4%5.88
2026-05-152.9M+7.5%4.36
2026-04-302.7M-23.0%4.88

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$3.40B$3.37B$3.49B$3.46B$3.13B
Gross profit$1.72B$1.69B$1.73B$1.71B$1.61B
Operating income$207.0M$270.7M$310.3M$393.1M$450.5M
Net income$177.2M$223.3M$251.4M$311.4M$354.1M
Diluted EPS$3.24$3.82$4.09$4.95$5.33

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$442.0M$531.9M$350.3M$430.2M$763.4M
Current assets$1.97B$2.01B$2.01B$2.14B$2.11B
Total assets$2.93B$2.98B$2.94B$3.05B$3.07B
Current liabilities$760.8M$766.5M$596.6M$738.7M$680.4M
Long-term debt
Total liabilities$1.22B$1.20B$1.00B$1.12B$1.08B
Total equity$1.71B$1.78B$1.94B$1.94B$1.99B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$282.9M$491.0M$636.3M$-25.2M$354.4M
Capital expenditure$66.2M$59.8M$54.6M$58.5M$34.7M
Free cash flow$216.7M$431.2M$581.7M$-83.7M$319.7M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2026$614.4M1.5%$26.6M$0.52
Q1 FY2026$779.0M0.1%$34.3M$0.65
Q4 FY2025$1.07B-2.4%$93.2M$1.73
Q3 FY2025$943.4M1.3%$52.0M$0.95
Q2 FY2025$605.2M6.1%$-10.2M$-0.19
Q1 FY2025$778.5M1.1%$42.2M$0.75
Q4 FY2024$1.10B3.5%$102.6M$1.80
Q3 FY2024$931.8M-5.5%$90.2M$1.56

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorConsumer Discretionary
SIC industryApparel & Other Finishd Prods of Fabrics & Similar Matl
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 31, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2015
SEC CIK1050797

Selected SEC filings

10-Q2026-08-06
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10-Q2026-05-07
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8-K2026-07-30
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8-K2026-06-16
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8-K2026-04-30
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8-K2026-03-20
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.