Detailed financial statements for Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB): income statement, balance sheet and cash-flow summary. Track margins, debt, liquidity and profitability trends year over year with up to 20 years of history.
Columbia Banking System, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Columbia Bank that provides banking, private banking, mortgage, and other financial services in the United States. The company offers deposit products, including business, non-interest-bearing checking, interest-bearing checking and savings, money market, insured cash sweep and other investment sweep solutions, and certificates of deposit.
Analysis Summary
Columbia Banking System, Inc. reported revenue of $3.21B in the most recent fiscal year, growing at a 5-year CAGR of 17.7%.
Trailing-twelve-month margins: gross margin 71.0%, operating margin 26.8%, net margin 20.0%. Free cash flow grew at 53.9% CAGR over 5 years.
At the current price of $29.72, COLB trades at a P/E of 11.91 and an ROE of 9.22%. Market capitalisation stands at $8.4B.
Balance sheet quality for COLB: current ratio of 0.2, net debt of $3.50B. A debt-to-equity below 1.0 typically signals conservative capital structure, while a current ratio above 1.5 indicates comfortable short-term liquidity.
Cash flow quality is strong: free cash flow of $706.0M represents 128% conversion of reported net income. High conversion (above 90%) suggests earnings translate cleanly into cash; lower conversion may indicate working capital tightness or accounting timing differences.
Income Statement (10y)
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.21B | $1.22B | $1.35B | $1.47B | $1.42B | $1.32B | $1.35B | $2.74B | $2.97B | $3.21B |
| Cost of Revenue | $107.7M | $125.5M | $184.4M | $283.0M | $335.0M | -$255000 | $162.0M | $959.4M | $1.14B | $1.04B |
| Gross Profit | $1.10B | $1.10B | $1.16B | $1.19B | $1.09B | $1.32B | $1.19B | $1.78B | $1.82B | $2.17B |
| Research & Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Selling, General & Admin | $515.3M | $526.3M | $532.9M | $513.6M | $500.1M | $497.4M | $461.7M | $698.9M | $641.4M | $706.5M |
| Operating Expenses | $737.4M | $748.4M | $739.5M | $719.0M | $2.55B | $760.5M | $735.0M | $1.31B | $1.10B | $1.42B |
| Operating Income | $361.0M | $349.0M | $422.7M | $468.9M | -$1.46B | $558.2M | $450.6M | $471.2M | $718.8M | $751.3M |
| EBITDA | $420.3M | $407.0M | $475.0M | $512.2M | -$1.42B | $589.7M | $478.9M | $615.5M | $868.6M | $895.3M |
| Interest Expense | $66.1M | $78.2M | $128.5M | $210.4M | $130.1M | $42.4M | $78.0M | $746.2M | $1.04B | $912.5M |
| Pre-tax Income | $361.0M | $349.0M | $422.7M | $468.9M | -$1.46B | $558.2M | $450.6M | $471.2M | $718.8M | $728.3M |
| Income Tax | $130.9M | $106.7M | $106.4M | $114.8M | $67.0M | $137.9M | $113.8M | $122.5M | $185.1M | $178.3M |
| Net Income | $230.1M | $242.3M | $316.3M | $354.1M | -$1.52B | $420.3M | $336.8M | $348.7M | $533.7M | $550.0M |
| EPS | $1.06 | $1.12 | $1.44 | $1.61 | $-6.92 | $1.92 | $1.55 | $1.79 | $2.56 | $2.31 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $1.05 | $1.12 | $1.43 | $1.60 | $-6.92 | $1.91 | $1.55 | $1.78 | $2.55 | $2.30 |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | $220.9M | $220.8M | $220.7M | $220.7M | $220.2M | $219.6M | $217.4M | $195.9M | $209.3M | $296.8M |
Income Statement (Quarterly)
| Year | 2025-Q3 | 2025-Q4 | 2026-Q1 | 2026-Q2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $817.0M | $948.0M | $851.0M | $946.0M |
| Gross Profit | $512.0M | $717.0M | $601.0M | $698.0M |
| Operating Income | $119.0M | $305.0M | $255.0M | $275.0M |
| EBITDA | $153.1M | $347.0M | $276.0M | $317.0M |
| Net Income | $96.0M | $215.0M | $192.0M | $208.0M |
| EPS | $0.40 | $0.73 | $0.66 | $0.73 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $0.40 | $0.72 | $0.66 | $0.73 |
Balance Sheet (10y)
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $1.45B | $634.3M | $622.6M | $1.36B | $2.57B | $2.76B | $1.29B | $2.16B | $1.87B | $511.0M |
| Short-term Investments | $2.70B | $3.07B | $2.98B | $2.81B | $2.93B | $3.87B | $3.20B | $8.83B | $211.5M | 0 |
| Receivables | $1.02B | $1.25B | $1.41B | $1.56B | $1.57B | $1.58B | $1.71B | $1.73B | $1.66B | $232.0M |
| Inventory | -$920.5M | -$1.13B | -$1.28B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Current Assets | $5.19B | $4.98B | $5.04B | $5.77B | $7.11B | $8.25B | $6.24B | $12.72B | $3.74B | $743.0M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | $303.9M | $269.2M | $227.4M | $312.2M | $283.0M | $253.5M | $254.6M | $454.8M | $459.9M | $422.0M |
| Goodwill | $1.79B | $1.79B | $1.79B | $1.79B | $2.7M | 0 | 0 | $1.03B | $1.03B | $1.48B |
| Intangible Assets | $179.9M | $183.3M | $193.0M | $133.4M | $106.3M | $132.5M | $189.8M | $712.9M | $592.6M | $712.0M |
| Total Assets | $24.81B | $25.74B | $26.94B | $28.85B | $29.24B | $30.64B | $31.85B | $52.17B | $51.58B | $67.22B |
| Accounts Payable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Short-term Debt | $352.9M | $294.3M | $297.2M | $311.3M | $375.4M | $492.2M | $308.8M | $252.1M | $236.6M | $3.45B |
| Total Current Liabilities | $19.37B | $20.24B | $21.43B | $22.79B | $25.00B | $27.09B | $27.37B | $41.86B | $41.96B | $3.45B |
| Long-term Debt | $1.22B | $1.18B | $1.14B | $1.27B | $1.11B | $387.5M | $1.32B | $4.37B | $3.54B | $435.0M |
| Total Liabilities | $20.90B | $21.73B | $22.88B | $24.53B | $26.53B | $27.89B | $29.37B | $47.18B | $46.46B | $59.38B |
| Retained Earnings | $422.8M | $477.1M | $602.5M | $770.4M | -$932.8M | -$697.3M | -$543.8M | -$467.6M | -$237.3M | -$26.0M |
| Total Equity | $3.92B | $3.97B | $4.06B | $4.31B | $2.70B | $2.75B | $2.48B | $5.00B | $5.12B | $7.84B |
| Total Debt | $1.57B | $1.47B | $1.44B | $1.70B | $1.60B | $975.1M | $1.72B | $4.76B | $3.90B | $4.01B |
| Net Debt | -$2.58B | -$2.23B | -$2.16B | -$2.48B | -$3.90B | -$5.66B | -$2.77B | -$6.23B | $1.82B | $3.50B |
| Working Capital | -$14.19B | -$15.27B | -$16.39B | -$17.02B | -$17.89B | -$18.84B | -$21.13B | -$29.14B | -$38.21B | -$2.71B |
Balance Sheet (Quarterly)
| Year | 2025-Q3 | 2025-Q4 | 2026-Q1 | 2026-Q2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $2.33B | $511.0M | $577.0M | $648.0M |
| Total Assets | $67.50B | $67.22B | $66.03B | $65.38B |
| Total Liabilities | $59.71B | $59.38B | $58.36B | $57.83B |
| Total Equity | $7.79B | $7.84B | $7.66B | $7.55B |
| Total Debt | $3.07B | $4.01B | $3.99B | $4.88B |
Cash Flow (10y)
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | $230.1M | $242.3M | $316.3M | $354.1M | -$1.52B | $420.3M | $336.8M | $348.7M | $533.7M | $550.0M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $59.3M | $58.0M | $52.3M | $43.3M | $37.5M | $31.5M | $28.3M | $144.3M | $149.9M | $141.0M |
| Stock-based Compensation | $9.8M | $9.6M | $7.5M | $8.4M | $9.3M | $10.9M | $9.8M | $18.1M | $20.4M | $33.0M |
| Change in Working Capital | -$45.7M | -$69.8M | -$37.9M | -$138.3M | -$200.7M | $143.8M | $399.8M | -$119.1M | -$40.4M | -$154.0M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $415.2M | $515.5M | $505.2M | -$80.5M | $93.8M | $662.7M | $1.07B | $669.8M | $658.9M | $746.0M |
| Capital Expenditure | -$30.3M | -$4.3M | -$9.0M | -$12.7M | -$12.0M | -$15.5M | -$27.1M | 0 | -$35.7M | -$40.0M |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | -$35.2M | -$44.6M | -$171.4M | $10.8M | 0 | $274.6M | 0 | $874.0M |
| Stock Repurchased | -$17.7M | -$8.6M | -$13.0M | -$7.3M | -$8.7M | -$80.7M | -$4.2M | -$6.3M | -$5.7M | -$109.0M |
| Dividends Paid | -$141.1M | -$145.4M | -$173.9M | -$185.1M | -$185.0M | -$183.7M | -$182.3M | -$270.3M | -$300.2M | -$335.0M |
| Free Cash Flow | $384.9M | $511.2M | $496.3M | -$93.2M | $81.8M | $647.2M | $1.04B | $669.8M | $623.2M | $706.0M |
Cash Flow (Quarterly)
| Year | 2025-Q3 | 2025-Q4 | 2026-Q1 | 2026-Q2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $236.2M | $281.0M | $494.0M | $295.0M |
| Capital Expenditure | $22.0M | -$22.2M | -$17.0M | -$7.0M |
| Free Cash Flow | $258.2M | $258.8M | $477.0M | $288.0M |
| Dividends Paid | -$75.5M | -$109.0M | -$107.0M | -$105.0M |
| Stock-based Compensation | $6.8M | $10.0M | $10.0M | $9.0M |
Growth & Margins (10y)
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | +1.4% | +10.1% | +9.2% | -3.1% | -7.5% | +2.2% | +103.6% | +8.1% | +8.3% | |
| Net Income Growth (YoY) | +5.3% | +30.5% | +12.0% | -530.2% | +127.6% | -19.9% | +3.6% | +53.0% | +3.1% | |
| EPS Growth (YoY) | +5.7% | +28.6% | +11.8% | -529.8% | +127.7% | -19.3% | +15.5% | +43.0% | -9.8% | |
| Shares Change (YoY) | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.2% | -0.3% | -1.0% | -9.9% | +6.9% | +41.8% | |
| FCF Growth (YoY) | +32.8% | -2.9% | -118.8% | +187.8% | +691.4% | +60.4% | -35.5% | -7.0% | +13.3% | |
| Gross Margin | 91.1% | 89.7% | 86.3% | 80.8% | 76.5% | 100.0% | 88.0% | 65.0% | 61.5% | 67.7% |
| Operating Margin | 29.9% | 28.5% | 31.4% | 31.9% | -102.2% | 42.3% | 33.4% | 17.2% | 24.2% | 23.4% |
| EBITDA Margin | 34.8% | 33.3% | 35.3% | 34.8% | -99.6% | 44.7% | 35.5% | 22.4% | 29.3% | 27.9% |
| Net Margin | 19.1% | 19.8% | 23.5% | 24.1% | -106.9% | 31.9% | 25.0% | 12.7% | 18.0% | 17.1% |
| FCF Margin | 31.9% | 41.8% | 36.9% | -6.3% | 5.7% | 49.1% | 77.0% | 24.4% | 21.0% | 22.0% |
| Effective Tax Rate | 36.3% | 30.6% | 25.2% | 24.5% | -4.6% | 24.7% | 25.3% | 26.0% | 25.7% | 24.5% |
Per-Share Data (10y)
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCF Per Share | $1.74 | $2.31 | $2.25 | $-0.42 | $0.37 | $2.95 | $4.77 | $3.42 | $2.98 | $2.38 |
| Dividends Per Share | $0.64 | $0.66 | $0.79 | $0.84 | $0.84 | $0.84 | $0.84 | $1.38 | $1.43 | $1.13 |
| Shares Outstanding (Basic) | $220.3M | $220.3M | $220.3M | $220.3M | $220.2M | $219.0M | $217.0M | $195.3M | $208.5M | $295.4M |
What to look at in Banking companies
- Efficiency Ratio (<=55%) — Operating expenses / revenue. Top banks below 55%.
- ROA (>=1%) — How much they earn per dollar of assets. ROE misleads in banks due to leverage.
- ROTCE (>=12%) — Return on Tangible Common Equity. Strips goodwill and intangibles.
- Equity / Assets (Tier 1 proxy) (>=8%) — Capital ratio proxy. FMP does not expose regulatory Tier 1 directly.
- P/B (1.0-1.5x) — Classic banking metric. <1x can be opportunity or distress.
- Sustainable dividend yield (>=2%, <8%) — EU banks pay 5-7% normally. >8% is distress signal.
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 9.22% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 5.47% |
| Return on Assets | 1.09% |
| Gross Margin | 70.97% |
| Operating Margin | 26.78% |
| Net Margin | 19.96% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.65 |
| Current Ratio | 0.01 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 6 |
| Altman Z-Score | 0.12 |
Key Ratios (10y)
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 42.15 | 38.79 | 25.20 | 25.27 | -5.19 | 17.04 | 19.44 | 14.91 | 10.55 | 12.10 |
| P/B | 2.51 | 2.41 | 1.97 | 2.08 | 2.92 | 2.61 | 2.64 | 1.04 | 1.10 | 1.05 |
| P/S | 8.16 | 7.82 | 5.94 | 6.10 | 5.55 | 5.44 | 4.85 | 1.90 | 1.90 | 2.57 |
| Gross Margin | 91.1% | 89.7% | 86.3% | 80.8% | 76.5% | 100.0% | 88.0% | 65.0% | 61.5% | 67.7% |
| Operating Margin | 29.9% | 28.5% | 31.4% | 31.9% | -102.2% | 42.3% | 33.4% | 17.2% | 24.2% | 23.4% |
| Net Margin | 19.1% | 19.8% | 23.5% | 24.1% | -106.9% | 31.9% | 25.0% | 12.7% | 18.0% | 17.1% |
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