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Columbia Sportswear Company COLM Return on invested capital

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28.5%-13.6pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$779.0M+0.1%
Gross profit$395.0M-0.3%
Operating income$42.0M-9.7%
Net income$34.3M-18.8%
EPS (diluted)$0.65-13.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$319.3M-1.2%
Total debt$472.6M+3.4%
Total equity$1.6B-7.5%
Total assets$2.6B-5.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$77.5M-142%
CapEx$12.4M-20.0%
Free cash flow-$90.0M-89.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$3.4B-31.5%
Enterprise value$3.55B-30.1%
P/E20.1×-2.2×
P/S-0.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin50.5%+0.2pp
Operating margin6%-2.1pp
Net margin5%-1.6pp
FCF margin5.1%-3.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.3%-2.0pp
Debt / equity0.3×0.0×
Current ratio3.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Columbia Sportswear Company’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Columbia Sportswear Company’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Columbia Sportswear Company's return on invested capital?
Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM) reported return on invested capital of 8.6% in Q1 2026.
How has Columbia Sportswear Company's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Columbia Sportswear Company's return on invested capital decreased by 20.6% year-over-year, from 10.9% to 8.6%.
What is the long-term trend for Columbia Sportswear Company's return on invested capital?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Columbia Sportswear Company's return on invested capital has grown at a -19.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 17.6% to 9.3%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.