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

30.51 0.86 −2.74%
Market cap
$8.6B
P/E
10.6×
Fwd P/E
10.4×
Dividend yield
4.85%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
n/a
Dividend safety
n/a

Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) Return on equity

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Columbia Banking System, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 11.2%, up 2.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.49%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.84% (fiscal 2020) to 17.0% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is above the Banks Regional industry median of 10.3% and above the Financial sector median of 9.01%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 8.49% (2.07)
FY2024 10.6% 1.22
FY2023 9.34% (3.95)
FY2022 13.3% (3.74)
FY2021 17.0% 10.19
FY2020 6.84% (2.43)
FY2019 9.27% 0.59
FY2018 8.68% 1.72
FY2017 6.96% (1.34)
FY2016 8.30% 0.39

Against its own ten years

Low 6.84% High 17.0%
Ten-year median 8.68%
Current reading's percentile 45

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
ZION Zions Bancorporation, N.A. compare 16.8%
CBSH Commerce Bancshares, Inc. compare 14.9%
WAL Western Alliance Bancorporation compare 13.0%
ONB Old National Bancorp compare 11.7%
COLB Columbia Banking System, Inc. 11.2%
BOKF BOK Financial Corporation compare 11.2%
VLY Valley National Bancorp compare 9.50%
CBC Central Bancompany compare 0.00%
PB Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. compare 0.00%
Banks Regional industry median 10.3%
Financial sector median 9.01%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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