Columbia Sportswear (COLM) financial statements
Columbia Sportswear reported revenue of $3.4B in fiscal 2025, up 4.0% a year over 9 years.
Net income was $177M and the operating margin 6.1%, against 10.8% in 2016.
Free cash flow was $217M, and the company returned $66M in dividends and $201M in net buybacks.
The diluted share count fell 22% over the period (buybacks).
Revenue and free cash flow
Fiscal years, $ billions.
Income statement
Fiscal years, from Columbia Sportswear's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.4B | $2.5B | $2.8B | $3.0B | $2.5B | $3.1B | $3.5B | $3.5B | $3.4B | $3.4B |
| Cost of revenue | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.7B | $1.7B |
| Gross profit | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.2B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.7B |
| Selling, general and admin | $864M | $911M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.5B |
| Operating income | $257M | $263M | $351M | $395M | $137M | $451M | $393M | $310M | $271M | $207M |
| Pre-tax income | $257M | $267M | $361M | $405M | $140M | $452M | $397M | $326M | $298M | $230M |
| Income tax | -$58M | $154M | $86M | $75M | $32M | $97M | $86M | $75M | $75M | $52M |
| Net income | $192M | $105M | $268M | $330M | $108M | $354M | $311M | $251M | $223M | $177M |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.72 | $1.49 | $3.81 | $4.83 | $1.62 | $5.33 | $4.95 | $4.09 | $3.82 | $3.24 |
| Diluted shares | 71M | 70M | 70M | 68M | 67M | 66M | 63M | 61M | 59M | 55M |
| Gross margin | 46.7% | 47.0% | 49.5% | 49.8% | 48.9% | 51.6% | 49.4% | 49.6% | 50.2% | 50.5% |
| Operating margin | 10.8% | 10.7% | 12.5% | 13.0% | 5.5% | 14.4% | 11.3% | 8.9% | 8.0% | 6.1% |
| Net margin | 8.1% | 4.3% | 9.6% | 10.9% | 4.3% | 11.3% | 9.0% | 7.2% | 6.6% | 5.2% |
Balance sheet
Fiscal years, from Columbia Sportswear's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $552M | $768M | $715M | $688M | $792M | $895M | $431M | $765M | $815M | $791M |
| Receivables | $334M | $365M | $449M | $488M | $453M | $488M | $548M | $423M | $418M | $403M |
| Inventory | $488M | $458M | $522M | $606M | $557M | $645M | $1.0B | $746M | $691M | $689M |
| Total current assets | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $1.9B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $2.0B | $2.0B |
| Property, plant and equipment | $280M | $281M | $292M | $347M | $310M | $291M | $291M | $287M | $283M | $279M |
| Goodwill | $69M | $69M | $69M | $69M | $69M | $69M | $52M | $27M | $27M | $6M |
| Total assets | $2.0B | $2.2B | $2.4B | $2.9B | $2.8B | $3.1B | $3.1B | $2.9B | $3.0B | $2.9B |
| Total current liabilities | $363M | $454M | $573M | $631M | $553M | $680M | $739M | $597M | $767M | $761M |
| Total liabilities | $432M | $561M | $678M | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.2B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $1.9B | $1.9B | $1.8B | $1.7B |
| Net debt | -$551M | -$673M | -$452M | -$686M | -$791M | -$763M | -$430M | -$350M | -$532M | -$442M |
Cash flow
Fiscal years, from Columbia Sportswear's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $275M | $341M | $290M | $285M | $276M | $354M | -$25M | $636M | $491M | $283M |
| Capital spending | $50M | $53M | $66M | $124M | $29M | $35M | $58M | $55M | $60M | $66M |
| Free cash flow | $225M | $288M | $224M | $162M | $247M | $320M | -$84M | $582M | $431M | $217M |
| Stock-based compensation | $11M | $11M | $14M | $18M | $18M | $19M | $21M | $23M | $25M | $24M |
| Dividends paid | $48M | $51M | $63M | $65M | $17M | $69M | $75M | $73M | $70M | $66M |
| Share buybacks (net) | -$11,000 | -$36M | -$202M | -$122M | -$133M | -$165M | -$287M | -$184M | -$318M | -$201M |
| Free cash flow margin | 9.5% | 11.7% | 8.0% | 5.3% | 9.9% | 10.2% | -2.4% | 16.7% | 12.8% | 6.4% |
| Dividends per share | $0.68 | $0.72 | $0.89 | $0.95 | $0.26 | $1.03 | $1.19 | $1.20 | $1.19 | $1.20 |
Questions
What was Columbia Sportswear's revenue in 2025?
$3.4B in fiscal 2025, from its 10-K filing.
How much free cash flow does Columbia Sportswear generate?
$217M in fiscal 2025 (operating cash flow minus capital spending).
From Columbia Sportswear's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.