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Designs and markets outdoor apparel, footwear and equipment under Columbia, SOREL and prAna brands.
Designs and markets outdoor apparel, footwear and equipment under Columbia, SOREL and prAna brands.
Sells wholesale to sporting-goods and department stores and directly through its own stores and websites, with distributors handling markets where it has no subsidiary. Outerwear demand is seasonal and sensitive to winter weather. The founding Boyle family still leads the company and holds a large stake.
Moat: narrow (brand, distribution). Trusted outdoor-performance brand with proprietary insulation and waterproofing technology.
Headquarters: Portland, Oregon, US · Founded: 1938 · Employees: 9,620
Size Columbia Sportswear (COLM) is a United States Consumer Discretionary company (Apparel/Footwear) with a market value of $3.61B, the 1414th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $70.43 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 11.7%, against +3.6% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 7th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue was unchanged over the last twelve months (peer median +4.1%); the operating margin is 8.1% (peer median 9.3%).
Valuation It trades at 16.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.6× (8th most expensive of 19).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 5% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +6%, so the hurdle is -2 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.9 points above its cost of capital (8.8% WACC).
Short interest Short interest is 8.4% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 4 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.43B | $3.40B | $3.37B | $3.49B | $3.46B |
| Revenue growth | — | +1% | -3% | +1% | — |
| Gross profit | $1.82B | $1.71B | $1.71B | $1.73B | $1.70B |
| EBITDA | $332M | $261M | $322M | $441M | $508M |
| Net income | $239M | $177M | $223M | $251M | $311M |
| Free cash flow | $275M | $217M | $431M | $582M | -$83.7M |
| Capital expenditure | $60.3M | $66.2M | $59.8M | $54.6M | $58.5M |
| Total debt | $458M | $478M | $449M | $408M | $379M |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Sportswear COLM | $3.61B | +12% | 0% | 8% | 16.2× | 4.6% |
| V.F VFC | $8.01B | +7% | -2% | 8% | 16.6× | 11.1% |
| Deckers Brands DECK | $11.6B | -14% | +6% | 23% | 11.0× | -3.3% |
| Wolverine World Wide WWW | $1.75B | +28% | +7% | 9% | 12.1× | 9.1% |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | COLM | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +24.1% | +9.7% | 4th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +11.7% | +3.6% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -3.0% | -13.0% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.0% | +4.1% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 8.1% | 9.3% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 16.2× | 14.6× | 8th most expensive of 19 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 4.6% | 1.7% | 8th most demanding of 19 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +6.3% | +7.3% | 10th highest of 19 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -1.7 pp | -7.7 pp | 8th most demanding of 19 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +2.9 pp | +8.6 pp | 8th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.6× | 9.6× | 6th most expensive of 16 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.7× | 0.4× | 9th least indebted of 17 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Sportswear COLM | United States | $3.61B | +12% | 0% | 8% | 16.2× | 4.6% | +6.3% |
| FIGS FIGS | United States | $3.29B | +37% | +25% | 10% | 54.0× | 25.5% | +19.1% |
| PVH PVH | United States | $4.15B | +1% | +2% | 8% | 8.1× | 2.5% | +4.6% |
| K.P.R. Mill KPRMILL.NS | India | $4.21B | +19% | +6% | 18% | 34.8× | 29.9% | +13.3% |
| Kontoor Brands KTB | United States | $4.21B | +5% | +16% | 13% | 13.2× | 1.1% | +8.5% |
| Page Industries PAGEIND.NS | India | $4.22B | -4% | +8% | 19% | 46.8× | 27.7% | +13.1% |
| Puma PUM.DE | Germany | $4.42B | +4% | -19% | -6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Crystal International 2232.HK | Hong Kong | $2.92B | +23% | +4% | 10% | 11.4× | -5.3% | +6.0% |
| HLA 600398.SS | China | $4.47B | -6% | +7% | 11% | 14.3× | -13.1% | +3.8% |
| Hugo Boss BOSS.DE | Germany | $2.90B | +8% | -5% | 8% | 15.4× | -6.6% | +17.0% |
| Steven Madden SHOO | United States | $2.89B | -3% | +18% | 9% | 17.5× | 5.9% | +16.1% |
| Eclat Textile 1476.TW | Taiwan | $2.88B | +3% | 0% | 20% | 13.7× | -8.9% | +6.2% |
| Star Shine 1440.HK | Hong Kong | $2.85B | +34% | -33% | -3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) 0551.HK | Hong Kong | $2.75B | -7% | -3% | 3% | 13.6× | 2.4% | -0.9% |
| Fosun International 0656.HK | Hong Kong | $4.82B | +11% | -1% | 3% | 12.9× | 10.6% | +4.1% |
| Abc-mart 2670.T | Japan | $5.03B | +20% | +4% | 17% | 16.2× | -10.0% | +11.4% |
| Li Ning 2331.HK | Hong Kong | $5.10B | -21% | +7% | 13% | 14.4× | -5.4% | +14.6% |
| BIEM.L.FDLKK Garment 002832.SZ | China | $2.46B | +42% | +23% | 15% | 20.4× | 0.0% | +13.3% |
| Burberry BRBY.L | United Kingdom | $5.38B | -4% | -2% | 7% | 28.8× | 19.1% | +0.6% |
| Zhejiang Semir Garment 002563.SZ | China | $2.42B | -1% | +4% | 7% | 14.8× | -8.1% | -0.1% |
| Pou Chen 9904.TW | Taiwan | $2.29B | 0% | -7% | 3% | 7.3× | 5.9% | +0.1% |