Columbia Sportswear Company
Rank #50Op. LeverageCOLM · Nasdaq · Consumer Cyclical
Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM) — Rank #50 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.61) · ROE 11.1% · Piotroski F-Score 5 / 9.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0001050797 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
Columbia Sportswear Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, marketing, and distribution of outdoor, active, and lifestyle products in the United States, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Canada.
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It provides apparel, accessories, and equipment for hiking, trail running, snow, fishing, hunting, and outdoor activities. The company also offers footwear products that include hiking boots; trail running shoes; rugged cold weather boots; sandals and shoes for use in water activities; and footwear for lifestyle wear. It serves its products through wholesale distribution channel comprising small independently operated specialty outdoor and sporting goods stores, sporting goods chains, department store chains, internet retailers, and international distributors, as well as through direct-to-consumer distribution channel, including a network of branded, outlet, temporary clearance and employee retail stores, brand-specific e-commerce sites, and shop-in-shop retail locations. It sells its products under the Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, PRANA, and SOREL brands.
Columbia Sportswear Company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
- Industry
- Apparel Manufacturing
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- State
- OR
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- December 31
- Website
- columbia.com
Financials
Stable
Direction over 5 fiscal years
- Free cash flowimproving
- Gross marginstable
- Gross profitabilitydeteriorating
- Net cashn/a
- Operating marginstable
- Return on equitydeteriorating
- Share count (dilution)improving
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| Fiscal year end | 2021-12-31filed 2022-02-24 | 2020-12-31filed 2021-02-25 | 2019-12-31filed 2020-02-27 | 2018-12-31filed 2019-02-21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||
| Revenue | 3,126.4 | 2,501.6 | 3,042.5 | 2,802.3 |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 11.6% | -10.7% | 8.6% | 13.6% |
| Gross profit | 1,612.5 | 1,223.9 | 1,515.7 | 1,386.3 |
| Gross margin | 51.6% | 48.9% | 49.8% | 49.5% |
| Net income | 354.1 | 108.0 | 330.5 | 274.9 |
| Net margin | 11.3% | 4.3% | 10.9% | 9.8% |
| EPS (diluted) | $5.33 | $1.62 | $4.83 | $3.81 |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 229.0% | -66.5% | 26.8% | — |
| Cash flow | ||||
| Operating cash flow | 354.4 | 276.1 | 285.5 | 289.6 |
| Capital expenditures | 34.7 | 28.8 | 123.5 | 65.6 |
| Free cash flow | 319.7 | 247.3 | 161.9 | 223.9 |
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