Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Cyclical — Apparel - Manufacturers industry listed on NASDAQ. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Columbia Sportswear Company, including its various business units, operates as a global enterprise focused on the design, procurement, promotion, and sale of clothing, footwear, gear, and accessories. These products cater to outdoor adventures, active pursuits, and general daily wear. The company's extensive market presence spans across the United States, Latin America, the Asia Pacific region, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Canada.
Is Columbia Sportswear Company stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM) trades at 16.5× earnings (P/E), below the median of the 209 consumer cyclicals companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At the decade median (17.4×) $67 (+5 %); at its sector median (17.9×) $69 (+8 %).
Kaplio overview: Columbia Sportswear Company
Market cap $3B · 52 weeks $50 – $68 (6 % below the high) · P/E 16.5× · 2027 expected P/E 15.2× · Dividend 1.9 % · Next earnings February 2, 2027 · expected EPS $2.24 · Closing price, Oct 29 · accounts published Oct 29.
- Valuation: P/E 16.5× (fairly priced).
- Business: 5-year ROIC 10.5 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 0.1× (solid).
- Earnings: 7 of 8 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (17.4×) $67 (+5 %); at its sector median (17.9×) $69 (+8 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
P/E calculated by Kaplio with 12-month GAAP earnings; the data provider reports 13.9×.
What matters in consumer cyclicals: 6 of 8 pass
- Inventory turnover 2.5×, fails.
- 5y avg ROIC 10.5 %, fails.
- 5y avg operating margin 9.7 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA 0.1×, passes.
- Current Ratio 2.60, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 4.2, passes.
- P/E read in reverse (cyclicals) 16.5×, passes.
- EV/Sales vs history 0.9×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Columbia Sportswear Company: P/E 16.5×; EV/EBITDA 9.8×; ROIC 10.1 %; $3.3B. V.F. Corporation (P/E 26.6×; EV/EBITDA 14.0×; ROIC 7.0 %; $7.2B), YETI Holdings, Inc. (P/E 18.4×; EV/EBITDA 11.6×; ROIC 19.6 %; $3.1B), Crocs, Inc. (P/E 13.0×; EV/EBITDA 7.8×; ROIC 17.7 %; $7.2B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 16.5× · median 17.4× · minimum 12.4× · maximum 28.7× · cheap below 15.8× · expensive above 22.4×. It has been cheaper than today only 42% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
tight (only raised recently) · Yield 1.9 % ($1.20 per share in 2025) · Years raising it 1 · 5-year growth +36 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 5.8× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $18.80 a year ($1.57 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 14.64% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 10.06% |
| Return on Assets | 8.56% |
| Gross Margin | 52.04% |
| Operating Margin | 8.38% |
| Net Margin | 6.97% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.28 |
| Current Ratio | 2.60 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 6 |
| Altman Z-Score | 4.22 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +10.94% |
| 3 months | +7.26% |
| Year-to-date | +15.61% |
| 1 year | +23.67% |
| 3 years | -13.70% |
| 5 years | -38.67% |
| 10 years | +13.81% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $1.2000 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | $0.3000 |
| 2026-05-21 | $0.3000 |
| 2026-03-09 | $0.3000 |
| 2025-11-20 | $0.3000 |
| 2025-08-21 | $0.3000 |
| 2025-05-22 | $0.3000 |
| 2025-03-10 | $0.3000 |
| 2024-11-20 | $0.3000 |
| 2024-08-15 | $0.3000 |
| 2024-05-15 | $0.3000 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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Explore sector: Consumer Cyclical · Apparel - Manufacturers
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