Columbia Sportswear Company

NasdaqGS:COLM Stock Report

Market Cap: US$4.7b

Columbia Sportswear Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Columbia Sportswear has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 1.8%, while the Luxury industry saw earnings growing at 22.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.6% per year. Columbia Sportswear's return on equity is 12%, and it has net margins of 6.4%.

Key information

1.8%

Earnings growth rate

4.5%

EPS growth rate

Luxury Industry Growth12.2%
Revenue growth rate5.6%
Return on equity12.0%
Net Margin6.4%
Next Earnings Update04 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Columbia Sportswear's (NASDAQ:COLM) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings

Nov 06
Columbia Sportswear's (NASDAQ:COLM) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings

Recent updates

Columbia Sportswear: Undervalued, Positioned For Growth

Dec 02

Columbia Sportswear Company's (NASDAQ:COLM) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Nov 22
Columbia Sportswear Company's (NASDAQ:COLM) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Columbia Sportswear's (NASDAQ:COLM) Dividend Will Be $0.30

Nov 07
Columbia Sportswear's (NASDAQ:COLM) Dividend Will Be $0.30

Columbia Sportswear's (NASDAQ:COLM) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings

Nov 06
Columbia Sportswear's (NASDAQ:COLM) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings

Columbia's Challenges Seem Concentrated To Sorel, But The Stock Is Still A Hold

Nov 05

What Does Columbia Sportswear Company's (NASDAQ:COLM) Share Price Indicate?

Oct 21
What Does Columbia Sportswear Company's (NASDAQ:COLM) Share Price Indicate?

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Oct 03
Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.30

Jul 30
Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.30

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM)

Jul 16
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM)

Columbia Sportswear: No Change In Sentiment

Jul 08

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Jun 28
Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

What Columbia Sportswear Company's (NASDAQ:COLM) P/E Is Not Telling You

Jun 10
What Columbia Sportswear Company's (NASDAQ:COLM) P/E Is Not Telling You

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM)?

May 22
Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM)?

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.30

Apr 30
Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.30

Columbia Sportswear's Strategy In A Conglomerate Jungle

Apr 06

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM)

Apr 04
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM)

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Columbia Sportswear's (NASDAQ:COLM) Returns On Capital

Feb 27
There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Columbia Sportswear's (NASDAQ:COLM) Returns On Capital

Columbia Sportswear's (NASDAQ:COLM) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Feb 08
Columbia Sportswear's (NASDAQ:COLM) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.30

Feb 06
Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.30

Earnings Miss: Columbia Sportswear Company Missed EPS By 9.4% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

Feb 04
Earnings Miss: Columbia Sportswear Company Missed EPS By 9.4% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Jan 25
Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

When Should You Buy Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM)?

Jan 07
When Should You Buy Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM)?

Columbia Sportswear's (NASDAQ:COLM) Dividend Will Be $0.30

Oct 31
Columbia Sportswear's (NASDAQ:COLM) Dividend Will Be $0.30

Is There An Opportunity With Columbia Sportswear Company's (NASDAQ:COLM) 40% Undervaluation?

Oct 20
Is There An Opportunity With Columbia Sportswear Company's (NASDAQ:COLM) 40% Undervaluation?

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Oct 02
Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

At US$71.58, Is It Time To Put Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) On Your Watch List?

Sep 11
At US$71.58, Is It Time To Put Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) On Your Watch List?

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.30

Aug 20
Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.30

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.30

Aug 05
Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.30

Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) Shares Could Be 31% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Jul 07
Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) Shares Could Be 31% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

When Should You Buy Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM)?

May 22
When Should You Buy Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM)?

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.30

May 02
Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.30

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Apr 26
Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Estimating The Fair Value Of Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM)

Apr 05
Estimating The Fair Value Of Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM)

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.30

Feb 07
Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.30

Should You Be Adding Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) To Your Watchlist Today?

Feb 01
Should You Be Adding Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) To Your Watchlist Today?

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM)?

Jan 17
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM)?

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Columbia Sportswear makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:COLM Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 243,3322141,3600
30 Jun 243,3862271,3500
31 Mar 243,4372471,3600
31 Dec 233,4872511,3580
30 Sep 233,5972841,3610
30 Jun 233,5662921,3280
31 Mar 233,5232911,2970
31 Dec 223,4643111,2490
30 Sep 223,4243431,2260
30 Jun 223,2743321,1880
31 Mar 223,2623651,1680
31 Dec 213,1263541,1240
30 Sep 212,9122931,0330
30 Jun 212,8092551,0080
31 Mar 212,5591649480
31 Dec 202,5021089900
30 Sep 202,5411261,0190
30 Jun 202,7461831,0630
31 Mar 202,9562571,1020
31 Dec 193,0423301,1360
30 Sep 193,0053301,0610
30 Jun 192,8943111,0210
31 Mar 192,8502971,0160
31 Dec 182,8022681,0490
30 Sep 182,6611489690
30 Jun 182,6121359170
31 Mar 182,5301148660
31 Dec 172,4661059110
30 Sep 172,4081978130
30 Jun 172,4061938150
31 Mar 172,3961968080
31 Dec 162,3771928010
30 Sep 162,3591718530
30 Jun 162,3811788560
31 Mar 162,3721808320
31 Dec 152,3261747720
30 Sep 152,3041677670
30 Jun 152,2111417510
31 Mar 152,1551417370
31 Dec 142,1011377630
30 Sep 141,9571186700
30 Jun 141,8051076250
31 Mar 141,7611065980

Quality Earnings: COLM has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: COLM's current net profit margins (6.4%) are lower than last year (7.9%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: COLM's earnings have grown by 1.8% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: COLM's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: COLM had negative earnings growth (-24.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Luxury industry average (17.4%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: COLM's Return on Equity (12%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/10 00:06
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/10 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Columbia Sportswear Company is covered by 39 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jonathan KompBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Robert DrbulBarclays