COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO
COLM · Apparel & Other Finishd Prods of Fabrics & Similar Matl · 51.1M shares · -3%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: $161M (gross $184M, SBC $23M)
Reference price $67.95 · est. market cap ~$3.5B — last insider sale, 2026-05-28 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
B70Conservatively-run outdoor-apparel brand: profitable, debt-light, very liquid, but flat growth.
Strengths
- Strong returns vs peers — ROE 10.4% (90th), ROA 6.1% (90th)
- Solid balance sheet — current ratio 2.59 (63rd)
- Profitable — operating margin 6.1% (75th)
Risks
- Flat revenue — +0.9% (21st)
- Earnings down — -20.6% (43rd)
- Tariff/trade-policy and weather/seasonality exposure per risk factors — per 10-K
Notable findings
- Fund exitedNotable fund(s) exited this quarter: VANGUARD GROUP INC
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- Strong balance sheetStrong balance sheet — $791M cash & investments
- Buying back stockNet buyback — share count -3%/yr over 4y
- Notable holderHeld by 6 notable fund(s): STATE STREET CORP, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, FMR LLC +3 more (as of 2026-03-31)
- Revenue declineRevenue -27.2% YoY
- Insider sellingInsider selling — 5 open-market sale(s) by 4 insider(s) (cluster of 4 insiders, ~$906,902, last 6mo) Form 4 ↗
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
50.5%
Operating margin
6.1%
Net margin
5.2%
Return on equity
10.4%
Return on assets
6.1%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
-27.2%
Net-income growth
-20.6%
Current ratio
2.6×
EBITDA
$264M
Tangible book value
$1.6B
Cash & investments
$791M
Stock comp / revenue
0.7%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | Bragdon Peter J | Gift | 1.2K | — |
| 2026-06-22 | Bragdon Peter J | Gift | 1.2K | — |
| 2026-05-28 | BABSON STEPHEN E | Option exercise | 3.3K | $56.86 |
| 2026-05-28 | BABSON STEPHEN E | Option exercise | 1.6K | $56.86 |
| 2026-05-28 | BABSON STEPHEN E | Sell | 4.2K | $67.95 |
| 2026-05-27 | Nelson Ronald E. | Option exercise | 3.3K | $56.86 |
| 2026-05-27 | Nelson Ronald E. | Option exercise | 816 | $56.86 |
| 2026-05-27 | Nelson Ronald E. | Sell | 4.1K | $67.78 |
| 2026-05-27 | Swanson Jim A | Option exercise | 2.0K | $57.95 |
| 2026-05-27 | Swanson Jim A | Sell | 2.0K | $68.00 |
| 2026-05-26 | Swanson Jim A | Sell | 2.0K | $65.50 |
| 2026-05-26 | Swanson Jim A | Option exercise | 2.0K | $55.53 |
| 2026-05-04 | SIMMONS SABRINA | Sell | 1.3K | $61.24 |
| 2026-05-01 | Wasson Malia H | Option exercise | 2.7K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | CULVER JOHN | Option exercise | 1.3K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | BRYANT ANDY D | Option exercise | 2.7K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | BRYANT ANDY D | Option exercise | 665 | — |
| 2026-05-01 | MANSELL KEVIN | Option exercise | 2.7K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Shi Christiana Smith | Option exercise | 2.7K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Nelson Ronald E. | Option exercise | 2.7K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Nelson Ronald E. | Option exercise | 665 | — |
| 2026-05-01 | CULVER JOHN | Option exercise | 2.7K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | DENSON CHARLES D | Option exercise | 2.7K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | DENSON CHARLES D | Option exercise | 1.3K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | BABSON STEPHEN E | Option exercise | 2.7K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | BABSON STEPHEN E | Option exercise | 665 | — |
| 2026-05-01 | SIMMONS SABRINA | Option exercise | 2.7K | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Bragdon Peter J | Option exercise | 157 | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Bragdon Peter J | Tax withheld | 53 | $54.59 |
| 2026-03-04 | Zanon Craig | Grant | 638 | — |
| 2026-03-04 | Zanon Craig | Disposition | 208 | $60.24 |
| 2026-03-04 | LUTHER RICHELLE T | Grant | 744 | — |
| 2026-03-04 | LUTHER RICHELLE T | Tax withheld | 242 | $60.24 |
| 2026-03-04 | Swanson Jim A | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2026-03-04 | Swanson Jim A | Tax withheld | 460 | $60.24 |
| 2026-03-04 | Bragdon Peter J | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2026-03-04 | Bragdon Peter J | Tax withheld | 368 | $60.24 |
| 2026-03-04 | Kulok Lisa | Grant | 780 | — |
| 2026-03-04 | Kulok Lisa | Tax withheld | 270 | $60.24 |
| 2026-03-02 | Kulok Lisa | Option exercise | 369 | — |
| 2026-03-02 | LUTHER RICHELLE T | Option exercise | 375 | — |
| 2026-03-02 | LUTHER RICHELLE T | Option exercise | 378 | — |
| 2026-03-02 | LUTHER RICHELLE T | Tax withheld | 245 | $60.18 |
| 2026-03-02 | Swanson Jim A | Option exercise | 1.3K | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Swanson Jim A | Option exercise | 1.4K | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Swanson Jim A | Tax withheld | 882 | $60.18 |
| 2026-03-02 | Bragdon Peter J | Option exercise | 618 | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Bragdon Peter J | Option exercise | 617 | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Bragdon Peter J | Tax withheld | 402 | $60.18 |
| 2026-03-02 | Kulok Lisa | Option exercise | 368 | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Kulok Lisa | Tax withheld | 255 | $60.18 |
| 2026-03-02 | Zanon Craig | Option exercise | 641 | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Zanon Craig | Option exercise | 639 | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Zanon Craig | Tax withheld | 417 | $60.18 |
| 2026-02-02 | LUTHER RICHELLE T | Option exercise | 571 | — |
| 2026-02-02 | LUTHER RICHELLE T | Option exercise | 609 | — |
| 2026-02-02 | LUTHER RICHELLE T | Tax withheld | 453 | $55.33 |
| 2026-02-02 | Zanon Craig | Option exercise | 481 | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Zanon Craig | Option exercise | 522 | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Zanon Craig | Tax withheld | 386 | $55.33 |
| 2026-02-02 | Swanson Jim A | Option exercise | 963 | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Swanson Jim A | Option exercise | 1.2K | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Swanson Jim A | Tax withheld | 797 | $55.33 |
| 2026-02-02 | Kulok Lisa | Option exercise | 270 | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Kulok Lisa | Option exercise | 319 | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Kulok Lisa | Tax withheld | 235 | $55.33 |
| 2026-02-02 | Bragdon Peter J | Option exercise | 421 | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Bragdon Peter J | Option exercise | 464 | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Bragdon Peter J | Tax withheld | 340 | $55.33 |
| 2025-12-09 | Bragdon Peter J | Gift | 450 | — |
| 2025-12-09 | Bragdon Peter J | Gift | 450 | — |
| 2025-11-26 | Kulok Lisa | Option exercise | 5.3K | $53.35 |
| 2025-11-26 | Kulok Lisa | Sell | 5.3K | $54.62 |
| 2025-11-13 | Bragdon Peter J | Buy | 300 | $54.40 |
| 2025-10-20 | BOYLE TIMOTHY P | Gift | 89K | — |
| 2025-10-20 | Boyle Joseph P | Gift | 44K | — |
| 2025-10-01 | Bragdon Peter J | Option exercise | 157 | — |
| 2025-10-01 | Bragdon Peter J | Tax withheld | 53 | $52.67 |
| 2025-09-02 | Bragdon Peter J | Option exercise | 619 | — |
| 2025-09-02 | LUTHER RICHELLE T | Option exercise | 375 | — |
| 2025-09-02 | LUTHER RICHELLE T | Option exercise | 378 | — |
| 2025-09-02 | LUTHER RICHELLE T | Tax withheld | 245 | $56.37 |
| 2025-09-02 | Kulok Lisa | Option exercise | 369 | — |
| 2025-09-02 | Kulok Lisa | Option exercise | 368 | — |
| 2025-09-02 | Kulok Lisa | Tax withheld | 256 | $56.37 |
| 2025-09-02 | Bragdon Peter J | Option exercise | 617 | — |
| 2025-09-02 | Bragdon Peter J | Tax withheld | 403 | $56.37 |
| 2025-08-11 | Bragdon Peter J | Buy | 300 | $49.87 |
| 2025-08-05 | BOYLE TIMOTHY P | Gift | 39K | — |
| 2025-08-05 | Boyle Joseph P | Gift | 19K | — |
| 2025-08-01 | Kulok Lisa | Option exercise | 319 | — |
| 2025-08-01 | Bragdon Peter J | Tax withheld | 297 | $49.30 |
| 2025-08-01 | Kulok Lisa | Tax withheld | 216 | $49.30 |
| 2025-08-01 | Bragdon Peter J | Option exercise | 421 | — |
| 2025-08-01 | Kulok Lisa | Option exercise | 271 | — |
| 2025-08-01 | Bragdon Peter J | Option exercise | 464 | — |
| 2025-07-30 | Boyle Joseph P | Gift | 37K | — |
| 2025-07-30 | BOYLE TIMOTHY P | Gift | 74K | — |
| 2025-05-12 | BOYLE TIMOTHY P | Gift | 51K | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Boyle Joseph P | Gift | 25K | — |
| 2025-05-09 | BABSON STEPHEN E | Sell | 2.8K | $65.94 |
| 2025-05-09 | BABSON STEPHEN E | Option exercise | 3.2K | $57.05 |
| 2025-05-02 | SIMMONS SABRINA | Sell | 968 | $60.50 |
| 2025-05-01 | Zanon Craig | Tax withheld | 160 | $62.27 |
| 2025-05-01 | Shi Christiana Smith | Option exercise | 1.9K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Wasson Malia H | Option exercise | 1.9K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | BABSON STEPHEN E | Option exercise | 1.9K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | BRYANT ANDY D | Option exercise | 1.9K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | BRYANT ANDY D | Option exercise | 484 | — |
| 2025-05-01 | CULVER JOHN | Option exercise | 1.9K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | CULVER JOHN | Option exercise | 968 | — |
| 2025-05-01 | BABSON STEPHEN E | Option exercise | 484 | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Nelson Ronald E. | Option exercise | 1.9K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Nelson Ronald E. | Option exercise | 484 | — |
| 2025-05-01 | SIMMONS SABRINA | Option exercise | 1.9K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | DENSON CHARLES D | Option exercise | 1.9K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | DENSON CHARLES D | Option exercise | 484 | — |
| 2025-05-01 | MANSELL KEVIN | Option exercise | 1.9K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Zanon Craig | Option exercise | 476 | — |
| 2025-04-01 | Bragdon Peter J | Option exercise | 1.5K | — |
| 2025-04-01 | Bragdon Peter J | Tax withheld | 488 | $76.83 |
| 2025-03-06 | Swanson Jim A | Tax withheld | 366 | $84.36 |
| 2025-03-05 | Kulok Lisa | Tax withheld | 222 | $84.36 |
| 2025-03-05 | Zanon Craig | Grant | 562 | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Zanon Craig | Tax withheld | 188 | $84.36 |
| 2025-03-05 | Swanson Jim A | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2025-03-05 | LUTHER RICHELLE T | Grant | 666 | — |
| 2025-03-05 | LUTHER RICHELLE T | Tax withheld | 218 | $84.36 |
| 2025-03-05 | Kulok Lisa | Grant | 632 | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Bragdon Peter J | Grant | 982 | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Bragdon Peter J | Tax withheld | 330 | $84.36 |
| 2025-03-03 | Zanon Craig | Option exercise | 641 | — |
| 2025-03-03 | Zanon Craig | Tax withheld | 209 | $84.16 |
| 2025-03-03 | Swanson Jim A | Option exercise | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-03-03 | Swanson Jim A | Tax withheld | 437 | $84.16 |
| 2025-03-03 | LUTHER RICHELLE T | Option exercise | 375 | — |
| 2025-03-03 | LUTHER RICHELLE T | Tax withheld | 122 | $84.16 |
| 2025-03-03 | Kulok Lisa | Option exercise | 369 | — |
| 2025-03-03 | Kulok Lisa | Tax withheld | 130 | $84.16 |
| 2025-03-03 | Bragdon Peter J | Option exercise | 619 | — |
| 2025-03-03 | Bragdon Peter J | Tax withheld | 201 | $84.16 |
| 2025-02-27 | BOYLE TIMOTHY P | Gift | 5.5K | — |
| 2025-02-26 | LUTHER RICHELLE T | Option exercise | 4.0K | $55.53 |
| 2025-02-26 | LUTHER RICHELLE T | Sell | 4.0K | $92.36 |
| 2025-02-13 | Nelson Ronald E. | Option exercise | 3.2K | $57.05 |
| 2025-02-13 | Nelson Ronald E. | Option exercise | 799 | $57.05 |
| 2025-02-13 | Nelson Ronald E. | Sell | 6.4K | $81.74 |
| 2025-02-10 | Bragdon Peter J | Gift | 300 | — |
| 2025-02-10 | Bragdon Peter J | Gift | 600 | — |
| 2025-02-10 | Bragdon Peter J | Gift | 600 | — |
| 2025-02-03 | Zanon Craig | Option exercise | 481 | — |
| 2025-02-03 | Zanon Craig | Option exercise | 523 | — |
| 2025-02-03 | Zanon Craig | Tax withheld | 386 | $85.19 |
| 2025-02-03 | Swanson Jim A | Option exercise | 449 | — |
| 2025-02-03 | Swanson Jim A | Option exercise | 963 | — |
| 2025-02-03 | Swanson Jim A | Option exercise | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-02-03 | Swanson Jim A | Tax withheld | 900 | $85.19 |
| 2025-02-03 | LUTHER RICHELLE T | Option exercise | 292 | — |
| 2025-02-03 | LUTHER RICHELLE T | Option exercise | 572 | — |
| 2025-02-03 | LUTHER RICHELLE T | Option exercise | 610 | — |
| 2025-02-03 | LUTHER RICHELLE T | Tax withheld | 566 | $85.19 |
| 2025-02-03 | Kulok Lisa | Option exercise | 149 | — |
| 2025-02-03 | Kulok Lisa | Option exercise | 271 | — |
| 2025-02-03 | Kulok Lisa | Option exercise | 319 | — |
| 2025-02-03 | Kulok Lisa | Tax withheld | 300 | $85.19 |
| 2025-02-03 | Bragdon Peter J | Option exercise | 167 | — |
| 2025-02-03 | Bragdon Peter J | Option exercise | 421 | — |
| 2025-02-03 | Bragdon Peter J | Option exercise | 464 | — |
| 2025-02-03 | Bragdon Peter J | Tax withheld | 405 | $85.19 |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-16 | Exec/director changeShareholder voteExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-30 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-20 | Material agreement1.02Debt obligationExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-03 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-12 | Exec/director changeReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-10-30 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-07-31 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-06-10 | Shareholder vote | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-06-16 | 2026-06-10 | 0001050797-26-000124 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-07 | 2026-03-31 | 0001050797-26-000089 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-30 | 2026-04-30 | 0001050797-26-000065 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-20 | 2026-03-19 | 0001050797-26-000053 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-02-25 | 2025-12-31 | 0001050797-26-000028 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-03 | 2026-02-03 | 0001050797-26-000005 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-11-12 | 2025-11-12 | 0001050797-25-000162 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-11-06 | 2025-09-30 | 0001050797-25-000160 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-10-30 | 2025-10-30 | 0001050797-25-000157 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-08-07 | 2025-06-30 | 0001050797-25-000131 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | 0001050797-25-000120 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-06-10 | 2025-06-05 | 0001050797-25-000113 ↗ |