Columbia Sportswear Company
COLM Consumer Cyclical Apparel Manufacturing
Columbia Sportswear Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $3.4 billion, up 0.85% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +2.03%
- EPS
- +75.5%
- Free cash flow
- −15.9%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM) Return on equity
Columbia Sportswear Company's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 0.00%, down 10.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (10.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.87% (fiscal 2020) to 18.7% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is in line with the Apparel Manufacturing industry median of 0.00% and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.20%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 10.2% | (1.85) |
| FY2024 | 12.0% | (0.97) |
| FY2023 | 13.0% | (2.89) |
| FY2022 | 15.9% | (2.66) |
| FY2021 | 18.5% | 12.66 |
| FY2020 | 5.87% | (12.80) |
| FY2019 | 18.7% | 2.62 |
| FY2018 | 16.1% | 9.55 |
| FY2017 | 6.50% | (6.30) |
| FY2016 | 12.8% | 0.22 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc. compare | 36.9% |
| LEVI Levi Strauss & Co. compare | 25.8% |
| VFC V.F. Corporation compare | 21.1% |
| FIGS FIGS, Inc. compare | 16.8% |
| COLM Columbia Sportswear Company | 0.00% |
| ZGN Ermenegildo Zegna N.V. compare | 0.00% |
| PVH PVH Corp. compare | −3.50% |
| UA Under Armour, Inc. compare | −29.8% |
| UAA Under Armour, Inc. compare | −29.8% |
| Apparel Manufacturing industry median | 0.00% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.20% |
| 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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