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Columbia Banking System, Inc.
COLB Financial Banks Regional
Columbia Banking System, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $3.2 billion, up 8.36% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +11.6%
- EPS
- +95.0%
- Free cash flow
- +238.8%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
30.48
0.05
+0.16%
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Ten-year view | Analyst estimates Powerpack | |||||||||||||||||
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| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM Sep ’26 | Trend | 10 yrs | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e | Next 3/yr |
| Income, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 426 | 484 | 585 | 627 | 622 | 1,318 | 1,348 | 2,743 | 2,966 | 3,214 | 3,657 | +25.2% | 2,748 | 2,795 | 2,861 | (3.8%) | |
| Gross margin, % | 98.98 | 98.61 | 96.89 | 94.17 | 97.16 | 96.78 | 94.21 | 72.80 | 65.04 | 71.59 | 75.64 | (27.4) pt | ||||||
| EBT | 150 | 178 | 212 | 242 | 192 | 558 | 451 | 471 | 719 | 728 | 1,104 | +19.2% | ||||||
| EBT margin, % | 35.16 | 36.74 | 36.19 | 38.53 | 30.92 | 42.34 | 33.44 | 17.17 | 24.24 | 22.65 | 30.19 | (12.5) pt | ||||||
| Net income | 105 | 113 | 173 | 194 | 154 | 420 | 337 | 349 | 534 | 550 | 711 | +20.2% | ||||||
| Per share, $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 7.45 | 8.09 | 8.09 | 8.71 | 8.79 | 10.10 | 10.42 | 14.04 | 14.23 | 13.50 | 13.10 | +6.8% | |||||
| Earnings | 1.81 | 1.86 | 2.39 | 2.68 | 2.17 | 3.22 | 2.60 | 1.79 | 2.56 | 2.31 | 2.89 | +2.7% | ||||||
| Cash flow | 2.55 | 2.15 | 3.28 | 2.84 | 2.71 | 5.08 | 8.24 | 3.43 | 3.16 | 3.13 | 0.00 | +2.3% | ||||||
| Capex | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.00 | (0.08) | (0.12) | (0.21) | 0.21 | (0.17) | (0.17) | 0.00 | n/m | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 2.64 | 2.25 | 3.34 | 2.85 | 2.63 | 4.96 | 8.03 | 3.64 | 2.99 | 2.97 | 0.00 | +1.3% | ||||||
| Book value | 21.88 | 32.56 | 28.09 | 30.00 | 33.14 | 19.84 | 19.18 | 25.58 | 24.55 | 32.94 | 25.35 | +4.7% | ||||||
| Shares, m | 57 | 60 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 130 | 129 | 195 | 208 | 238 | 273 | +17.2% | ||||||
| Valuation, × | ||||||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 24.60 | 22.86 | 15.38 | 15.18 | 16.54 | 11.69 | 10.52 | 16.11 | 10.51 | 12.37 | 10.55 | 15.6 | |||||
| P/S | 5.98 | 5.37 | 4.49 | 4.67 | 4.09 | 3.24 | 2.81 | 1.89 | 1.90 | 2.07 | 2.33 | 3.6 | ||||||
| P/B | 2.04 | 1.33 | 1.29 | 1.36 | 1.08 | 1.65 | 1.53 | 1.04 | 1.10 | 0.85 | 1.20 | 1.3 | ||||||
| EV/Sales | 5.47 | 4.76 | 4.70 | 5.80 | 3.05 | 2.62 | 1.86 | 1.11 | 1.27 | 1.33 | — | 3.2 | ||||||
| EV/FCF | 15.42 | 17.15 | 11.36 | 17.74 | 10.17 | 5.33 | 2.41 | 4.28 | 6.05 | 6.07 | — | 9.6 | ||||||
| Cash, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 146 | 129 | 237 | 205 | 192 | 663 | 1,065 | 670 | 659 | 746 | 1,306 | +19.9% | |||||
| Capex | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | (6) | (15) | (27) | 41 | (36) | (40) | (42) | n/m | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 151 | 134 | 242 | 205 | 187 | 647 | 1,038 | 711 | 623 | 706 | 1,264 | +18.7% | ||||||
| Balance, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | (1,737) | (1,947) | (1,920) | (1,813) | (3,965) | (6,740) | (1,471) | (7,039) | (6,291) | (8,101) | (8,666) | +18.7% | |||||
| Net debt | (218) | (295) | 122 | 706 | (646) | (817) | (1,295) | (2,163) | (1,878) | (2,380) | (1,737) | +30.4% | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 1,251 | 1,950 | 2,034 | 2,160 | 2,348 | 2,589 | 2,480 | 4,995 | 5,118 | 7,840 | 7,079 | +22.6% | ||||||
| Returns, % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 1.12 | 1.00 | 1.34 | 1.43 | 1.01 | 2.24 | 1.28 | 0.83 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 1.26 | (0.2) pt | |||||
| ROIC | 9.06 | 6.72 | 6.14 | 5.27 | 7.07 | 20.23 | 24.68 | 14.19 | 14.33 | 10.03 | 13.78 | +1.0 pt | ||||||
| ROE | 8.30 | 6.96 | 8.68 | 9.27 | 6.84 | 17.03 | 13.29 | 9.34 | 10.56 | 8.49 | 11.23 | +0.2 pt | ||||||
| People | ||||||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 1,819 | 2,120 | 2,137 | 2,162 | 2,187 | 2,260 | 2,093 | 5,114 | 4,721 | 6,005 | — | +14.2% | |||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.54 | 0.63 | 0.54 | — | +9.6% | ||||||
Negative figures in brackets.
estimates
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Sep 2026 · fundamentals updated 2 Nov 2026
Business profile
Columbia Banking System, Inc. vs peers in Banks Regional (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONB Old National Bancorp | $9.5B | 10.1× | 9.8× | −0.23% (below 0%: shrinking) | +43.48% (above 0%: growing) | +11.48% (above 0%: growing) | 68.19% | 0.00% | Compare |
| ZION Zions Bancorporation, N.A. | $9.5B | 7.9× | 8.1× | −0.80% (below 0%: shrinking) | +20.27% (above 0%: growing) | +518.28% (above 0%: growing) | 70.88% | 0.00% | Compare |
| CBC Central Bancompany | $9.0B | 20.8× | 19.3× | +10.36% (above 0%: growing) | +9.05% (above 0%: growing) | −5.17% (below 0%: shrinking) | 85.56% | 0.00% | Compare |
| PB Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | $8.6B | 13.1× | 12.8× | +50.23% (above 0%: growing) | −18.63% (below 0%: shrinking) | +70.11% (above 0%: growing) | 75.10% | 0.00% | Compare |
| COLB Columbia Banking System, Inc. | $8.6B | 10.6× | 10.3× | +11.63% (above 0%: growing) | +95.00% (above 0%: growing) | +238.82% (above 0%: growing) | 76.21% | 0.00% | |
| WAL Western Alliance Bancorporation | $8.2B | 8.3× | 8.4× | +3.58% (above 0%: growing) | +6.52% (above 0%: growing) | +218.45% (above 0%: growing) | 69.28% | 0.00% | Compare |
| BOKF BOK Financial Corporation | $7.9B | 11.7× | 12.1× | +0.31% (above 0%: growing) | +19.82% (above 0%: growing) | −68.48% (below 0%: shrinking) | 65.45% | 0.00% | Compare |
| CBSH Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | $7.8B | 13.3× | 13.0× | +8.97% (above 0%: growing) | +1.89% (above 0%: growing) | +68.33% (above 0%: growing) | 84.16% | 0.00% | Compare |
| VLY Valley National Bancorp | $7.7B | 11.0× | 10.9× | +4.94% (above 0%: growing) | +28.57% (above 0%: growing) | +2.65% (above 0%: growing) | 62.42% | 0.00% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $8.4B | 11.4× | 11.5× | +4.26% | +14.43% | +39.91% | 70.08% | 0.00% |
From the latest earnings call
- On Columbia’s first-quarter call, CEO Clint Stein said the bank had completed the Pacific Premier systems conversion and was working toward acquisition-related cost savings.
- CFO Ivan Seda said Columbia was replacing maturing transactional loans with relationship lending and expected the overall balance sheet to remain relatively stable.
Largest institutional holders 13F, quarter to 30 June 2026
Held by institutions
94.53%
Held by the ten largest
53.69%
| Holder | Shares | Stake | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 29.15m | 10.31% | −818.78k |
| BlackRock | 27.47m | 9.71% | +405.92k |
| T. Rowe Price | 25.51m | 9.02% | +624.01k |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 13.91m | 4.92% | +356.69k |
| State Street | 12.69m | 4.49% | +217.94k |
| Wellington Management | 11.69m | 4.13% | −3.26m |
| Charles Schwab | 11.03m | 3.90% | +585.59k |
| American Century | 7.90m | 2.79% | −1.83m |
| Franklin Templeton | 6.53m | 2.31% | −84.71k |
| MFS Investment Management | 5.96m | 2.11% | −65.93k |
13F filings for the quarter to 30 June 2026: long positions in US-listed shares reported by managers with $100m or more, ~45 days after the quarter.
Pay and ownership Proxy statement filed 31 March 2026
Chief executive’s pay
| Year | Total pay | Actually paid | $100 invested |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.71m | 8.43m | 99.85 |
| 2024 | 6.34m | 9.70m | 91.30 |
| 2023 | 6.34m | 6.06m | 84.55 |
| 2022 | 4.62m | 4.00m | 89.85 |
| 2021 | 3.53m | 2.58m | 93.86 |
Total pay is as the Summary Compensation Table states it; actually paid revalues the year’s share awards
at its end, as the SEC’s pay-versus-performance rule asks. $100 invested is what $100 in the company’s
shares at the start of the earliest year shown was worth at each year’s end.
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COLB metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
Columbia Banking System is a financial holding company whose principal subsidiary, Columbia Bank, provides banking and other financial services to businesses, institutions and individuals. Clint E. Stein is its chair, chief executive officer and president.
The bank accepts deposits, makes loans and leases equipment. Its business lending includes lines of credit, term loans, commercial property loans, construction financing and equipment financing. FinPac, a subsidiary of the bank, leases commercial equipment. For individuals, Columbia offers mortgages, home equity lines, personal loans and vehicle loans.