Columbia Sportswear (COLM)
Consumer Discretionary · Outdoor apparel and footwear
Global outdoor and lifestyle apparel company with a diversified four-brand portfolio executing a growth strategy to elevate brand perception and capture younger, active consumers.
What Columbia Sportswear does
Columbia Sportswear is a global leader in designing, developing, and distributing outdoor, active, and lifestyle products through four brands: Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear, and prAna. The company offers apparel, accessories, equipment, and footwear products designed for outdoor activities, trail sports, and everyday wear, sold across 115 countries in four geographic segments. The company pursues the "ACCELERATE Growth Strategy" to elevate brand perception and target younger, more active consumers while maintaining existing customer segments.
Themes: ["Outdoor apparel and footwear","Athleisure and lifestyle wear","Brand revitalization / consumer perception","Multi-brand portfolio strategy","Younger consumer engagement","Technical performance products"]
Fundamentals
- Price$63.61 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$3.3B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+0.7% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E19.34 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+5.0% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+50.5% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+10.3% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+0.6% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-0.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.95 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +1.9%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Brand perception and competitive pressure in the U.S. market, with consumers increasingly shifting preferences toward versatility and style in addition to functionality, and athletic/athleisure competitors capitalizing on casualization trends","Dependence on contract manufacturers outside the U.S. and exposure to tariffs, duties, and supply chain disruptions","Seasonality of business with sales weighted toward Q3 and Q4, creating uneven revenue distribution against fixed operating costs"]
Competitors & peers
- The North Face / VF Corporation (VFC)
- Patagonia
- Arc'teryx
- Salomon
- New Balance (apparel/lifestyle)
- On Running
- Nike (outdoor/athleisure)
- Lululemon Athletica (LULU)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.