Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM) Key Metrics
COLM valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $3.08B
- Enterprise value
- $2.74B
- P/E (TTM)
- 15.7 10-yr median 21.1
- Forward P/E
- 12.7
- PEG ratio
- 2.19
- Price / sales
- 0.9 10-yr median 1.9
- Price / book
- 1.8 10-yr median 3.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.0 10-yr median 11.9
- Dividend yield
- 1.99% $1.20 a year
- Beta
- 0.93
COLM key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsCOLM valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
COLM returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
COLM per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
COLM financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
COLM efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
COLM valuation history
COLM returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
COLM debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
COLM cash returned to shareholders
COLM price vs earnings per share
COLM key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $3.02B | $4.91B | $4.89B | $5.51B | $6.47B | $5.83B | $6.86B | $5.92B | $5.06B | $4.12B |
| Enterprise value | $2.70B | $4.54B | $4.53B | $5.46B | $5.96B | $5.46B | $6.61B | $5.22B | $4.30B | $3.58B |
| P/E ratio | 17.0 | 22.0 | 19.4 | 17.7 | 18.3 | 54.0 | 20.8 | 22.1 | 48.2 | 21.5 |
| Price / sales | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| Price / book | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| Price / free cash flow | 13.9 | 11.4 | 8.4 | — | 20.2 | 23.6 | 42.4 | 26.4 | 17.6 | 18.3 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 10.7 | 10.0 | 7.7 | — | 18.3 | 21.1 | 24.0 | 20.4 | 14.8 | 15.0 |
| EV / sales | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.4 | 12.8 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 16.6 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 11.3 |
| EV / free cash flow | 12.5 | 10.5 | 7.8 | — | 18.7 | 22.1 | 40.8 | 23.3 | 14.9 | 15.9 |
| Earnings yield | 5.9% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 5.5% | 1.9% | 4.8% | 4.5% | 2.1% | 4.7% |
| Free cash flow yield | 7.2% | 8.8% | 11.9% | −1.5% | 4.9% | 4.2% | 2.4% | 3.8% | 5.7% | 5.5% |
| Dividend yield | 2.2% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 8.8% | 7.9% | 5.3% | 6.6% | 3.6% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $55.09 | $83.93 | $79.54 | $87.58 | $97.44 | $87.38 | $100.19 | $84.09 | $71.88 | $58.30 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $62.03 | $57.58 | $56.77 | $55.01 | $47.07 | $37.46 | $44.42 | $39.81 | $35.00 | $33.65 |
| Earnings per share | $3.24 | $3.82 | $4.09 | $4.95 | $5.33 | $1.62 | $4.83 | $3.81 | $1.49 | $2.72 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $5.17 | $8.39 | $10.36 | −$0.40 | $5.34 | $4.13 | $4.17 | $4.11 | $4.84 | $3.90 |
| Free cash flow per share | $3.96 | $7.37 | $9.47 | −$1.33 | $4.81 | $3.70 | $2.36 | $3.18 | $4.08 | $3.19 |
| Cash per share | $14.44 | $13.94 | $12.45 | $6.84 | $13.47 | $11.86 | $10.04 | $9.95 | $10.90 | $7.81 |
| Book value per share | $31.23 | $30.43 | $31.56 | $30.74 | $29.95 | $27.45 | $27.00 | $23.78 | $23.02 | $22.39 |
| Tangible book value per share | $29.82 | $28.62 | $29.83 | $28.63 | $27.38 | $24.87 | $24.20 | $21.00 | $20.21 | $18.56 |
| Dividends per share | $1.20 | $1.19 | $1.20 | $1.19 | $1.03 | $0.26 | $0.95 | $0.89 | $0.72 | $0.68 |
| Capex per share | $1.21 | $1.02 | $0.89 | $0.93 | $0.52 | $0.43 | $1.80 | $0.93 | $0.76 | $0.71 |
| Debt per share | $8.72 | $7.68 | $6.64 | $6.02 | $5.80 | $6.27 | $6.36 | — | $0.00 | $0.20 |
| Shares outstanding | 54.8M | 58.5M | 61.4M | 63.0M | 66.4M | 66.8M | 68.5M | 70.4M | 70.5M | 70.6M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −6.4% | −4.8% | −2.5% | −5.2% | −0.5% | −2.5% | −2.7% | −0.1% | −0.3% | −0.6% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 10.2% | 12.0% | 13.0% | 15.9% | 18.5% | 5.9% | 18.8% | 16.3% | 6.6% | 12.9% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 11.2% | 13.5% | 13.8% | 18.3% | 24.0% | 6.9% | 25.1% | 29.3% | 13.9% | 19.0% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 6.0% | 7.6% | 8.4% | 10.0% | 11.8% | 3.7% | 12.5% | 11.7% | 5.0% | 9.9% |
| Return on tangible assets | 6.2% | 7.8% | 8.9% | 10.7% | 11.8% | 4.1% | 12.1% | 12.3% | 5.2% | 11.0% |
| Free cash flow margin | 6.4% | 12.8% | 16.7% | −2.4% | 10.2% | 9.9% | 5.3% | 8.0% | 11.7% | 9.5% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.60 | 2.20 | 2.53 | −0.08 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 0.86 | 1.08 | 3.25 | 1.43 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $477.7M | $449.2M | $407.9M | $379.3M | $385.1M | $418.6M | $435.5M | — | $0 | $14.1M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $790.8M | $815.5M | $764.5M | $431.0M | $894.5M | $791.9M | $687.7M | $700.6M | $768.1M | $551.9M |
| Net debt | −$313.1M | −$366.3M | −$356.6M | −$51.7M | −$509.5M | −$373.3M | −$252.2M | −$700.6M | −$768.1M | −$537.8M |
| Debt / equity | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.24 | — | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Debt / assets | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.15 | — | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.09 | −1.03 | −0.82 | −0.09 | −0.90 | −1.13 | −0.49 | −1.67 | −2.35 | −1.69 |
| Current ratio | 2.59 | 2.62 | 3.38 | 2.89 | 3.11 | 3.36 | 2.97 | 3.08 | 3.64 | 3.89 |
| Quick ratio | 1.69 | 1.72 | 2.13 | 1.50 | 2.16 | 2.35 | 2.01 | 2.17 | 2.63 | 2.55 |
| Interest coverage | — | — | — | 144.9 | 447.4 | 55.4 | 37.8 | — | 613.0 | 246.4 |
| Working capital | $1.21B | $1.24B | $1.42B | $1.40B | $1.43B | $1.30B | $1.24B | $1.19B | $1.20B | $1.05B |
| Invested capital | $1.40B | $1.41B | $1.58B | $1.88B | $1.48B | $1.46B | $1.60B | $973.2M | $853.8M | $1.04B |
| Tangible asset value | $1.63B | $1.67B | $1.83B | $1.80B | $1.82B | $1.66B | $1.66B | $1.50B | $1.45B | $1.31B |
| Net current asset value | $754.1M | $813.4M | $1.01B | $1.02B | $937.7M | $851.8M | $793.6M | $1.09B | $1.09B | $979.6M |
| Graham number | $47.69 | $51.12 | $53.91 | $58.49 | $59.94 | $31.61 | $54.14 | $45.15 | $27.80 | $37.00 |
| Graham net-net per share | $4.01 | $4.76 | $7.40 | $3.81 | $6.12 | $6.08 | $4.01 | $8.81 | $10.08 | $8.69 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $65.5M | $69.7M | $73.4M | $75.1M | $68.6M | $17.2M | $65.1M | $62.7M | $50.9M | $48.1M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $201.1M | $317.8M | $184.0M | $287.4M | $165.4M | $132.9M | $121.7M | $201.6M | $35.5M | $11,000 |
| Dividend payout ratio | 37.0% | 31.2% | 29.2% | 24.1% | 19.4% | 15.9% | 19.7% | 23.4% | 48.4% | 25.1% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 123.0% | 89.9% | 44.3% | — | 73.2% | 60.7% | 115.4% | 118.0% | 30.0% | 21.4% |
| Capex / revenue | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 4.1% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 23.4% | 12.2% | 8.6% | — | 9.8% | 10.4% | 43.3% | 22.7% | 15.6% | 18.2% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.16 | 1.07 | 0.43 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 1.01 | 1.13 | 0.89 | 0.83 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| SG&A / revenue | 44.2% | 41.2% | 40.6% | 37.7% | 35.9% | 39.6% | 37.3% | 37.4% | 36.9% | 36.4% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 44.1 | 45.5 | 50.8 | 54.5 | 54.9 | 68.7 | 56.2 | 53.0 | 51.7 | 54.2 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 149.0 | 156.3 | 184.3 | 174.3 | 144.9 | 166.0 | 134.8 | 126.3 | 132.2 | 138.5 |
| Days payables outstanding | 83.3 | 67.6 | 58.0 | 63.1 | 59.1 | 66.0 | 63.3 | 67.9 | 65.3 | 62.3 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 109.8 | 134.2 | 177.1 | 165.7 | 140.7 | 168.7 | 127.7 | 111.4 | 118.6 | 130.4 |
| Receivables turnover | 8.28 | 8.01 | 7.19 | 6.69 | 6.65 | 5.32 | 6.49 | 6.88 | 7.06 | 6.74 |
| Payables turnover | 4.38 | 5.40 | 6.29 | 5.79 | 6.18 | 5.53 | 5.76 | 5.38 | 5.59 | 5.86 |
| Inventory turnover | 2.45 | 2.34 | 1.98 | 2.09 | 2.52 | 2.20 | 2.71 | 2.89 | 2.76 | 2.63 |
| Asset turnover | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.11 | 1.04 | 0.87 | 1.15 | 1.22 | 1.17 | 1.23 |
| Average receivables | $410.4M | $420.3M | $485.3M | $517.7M | $470.4M | $470.6M | $468.8M | $407.1M | $349.3M | $352.8M |
| Average payables | $385.6M | $310.8M | $279.2M | $302.9M | $245.0M | $231.0M | $264.9M | $263.4M | $233.7M | $216.1M |
| Average inventory | $690.0M | $718.4M | $887.4M | $837.0M | $601.0M | $581.2M | $563.9M | $489.9M | $473.0M | $480.8M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 2.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 5.4% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 9.0% | 13.4% |
Computed from COLM's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 25, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
COLM valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Columbia Sportswear traded at 17.0 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 21.1. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 15.7 and the forward P/E is 12.7. Columbia Sportswear earned a return on equity of 10.2% and a return on invested capital of 11.2% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $477.7 million of debt and $790.8 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $313.1 million. It returned $266.6 million to shareholders: $65.5 million in dividends and $201.1 million in share buybacks, 123% of free cash flow. The share count fell 22.5% from 70.6M to 54.8M over 9 years.
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COLM key metrics FAQ
What is Columbia Sportswear's P/E ratio?
Columbia Sportswear's trailing P/E ratio is 15.7 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 12.7. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 17.0, compared with a 10-year median of 21.1.
What is Columbia Sportswear's EV/EBITDA?
Columbia Sportswear's enterprise value was 9.4 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $2.7 billion, EBITDA $286.5 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 8.0.
What is Columbia Sportswear's return on equity?
Columbia Sportswear's return on equity (ROE) was 10.2% in fiscal 2025: net income of $177.2 million on average shareholders' equity of $1.7 billion.
What is Columbia Sportswear's ROIC?
Columbia Sportswear's return on invested capital was 11.2% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Columbia Sportswear have?
Columbia Sportswear had total debt of $477.7 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28 and more cash than debt.
What is Columbia Sportswear's dividend yield?
Columbia Sportswear's forward dividend yield is 1.99%. Columbia Sportswear paid $65.5 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.20 per share), a payout ratio of 37.0%.
Does Columbia Sportswear buy back its shares?
Yes. Columbia Sportswear spent $201.1 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −6.4% over the year, to 54.8M..
What is Columbia Sportswear's free cash flow yield?
Columbia Sportswear generated $216.7 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 7.2% on its market value at year-end ($3.0 billion).
What is Columbia Sportswear's current ratio?
Columbia Sportswear's current ratio was 2.59 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.59 times current liabilities.