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Apparel & textiles · Consumer Cyclical · Fiscal year ends Dec 31
Columbia Sportswear reported revenue of $3.4B in the fiscal year ended Dec 2025, up 0.9% from the year before. Operating income was $207M, an operating margin of 6.1%, and net income was $177M. Operating cash flow of $283M less capital expenditure of $66M left free cash flow of $217M.
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Last 5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3,126 | 3,464 | 3,487 | 3,369 | 3,397 |
| Cost of revenue | 1,514 | 1,753 | 1,757 | 1,677 | 1,681 |
| Gross profit | 1,612 | 1,711 | 1,730 | 1,691 | 1,717 |
| Selling, general & admin | 1,180 | 1,304 | 1,416 | 1,444 | 1,503 |
| Operating income | 451 | 393 | 310 | 271 | 207 |
| Pre-tax income | 452 | 397 | 326 | 298 | 230 |
| Income tax | 97.4 | 86.0 | 74.8 | 74.9 | 52.4 |
| Net income | 354 | 311 | 251 | 223 | 177 |
| Diluted EPS | 5.33 | 4.95 | 4.09 | 3.82 | 3.24 |
| Diluted shares | 66.4 | 63.0 | 61.4 | 58.5 | 54.8 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 763 | 430 | 350 | 532 | 442 |
| Receivables | 488 | 548 | 423 | 418 | 403 |
| Inventory | 645 | 1,029 | 746 | 691 | 689 |
| Current assets | 2,114 | 2,137 | 2,015 | 2,009 | 1,972 |
| Net PP&E | 291 | 291 | 287 | 283 | 279 |
| Goodwill | 68.6 | 51.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 5.7 |
| Total assets | 3,067 | 3,052 | 2,939 | 2,975 | 2,928 |
| Payables | 283 | 322 | 236 | 386 | 386 |
| Current liabilities | 680 | 739 | 597 | 767 | 761 |
| Short-term debt | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Total liabilities | 1,078 | 1,116 | 1,000 | 1,195 | 1,218 |
| Shareholders' equity | 1,989 | 1,936 | 1,939 | 1,780 | 1,710 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 354 | −25.2 | 636 | 491 | 283 |
| Capital expenditure | 34.7 | 58.5 | 54.6 | 59.8 | 66.2 |
| Free cash flow | 320 | −83.7 | 582 | 431 | 217 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 55.9 | 54.8 | 58.1 | 55.9 | 56.8 |
| Stock-based compensation | 19.1 | 21.0 | 23.1 | 24.8 | 24.2 |
| Share buybacks | 165 | 287 | 184 | 318 | 201 |
| Dividends paid | 68.6 | 75.1 | 73.4 | 69.7 | 65.5 |
| Dividend per share | 1.04 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | 10.8% | 0.7% | −3.4% | 0.9% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | −12.7% | −21.1% | −12.7% | −23.5% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | −7.1% | −17.4% | −6.6% | −15.2% |
| Gross margin | 51.6% | 49.4% | 49.6% | 50.2% | 50.5% |
| Operating margin | 14.4% | 11.3% | 8.9% | 8.0% | 6.1% |
| Net margin | 11.3% | 9.0% | 7.2% | 6.6% | 5.2% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | 17.8% | 16.1% | 13.0% | 12.5% | 10.4% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 18.9% | 17.0% | 13.2% | 12.3% | 9.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 10.2% | −2.4% | 16.7% | 12.8% | 6.4% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 1.00x | −0.08x | 2.53x | 2.20x | 1.60x |
| Receivable days | 57 | 58 | 44 | 45 | 43 |
| Inventory days | 156 | 214 | 155 | 150 | 150 |
| Payable days | 68 | 67 | 49 | 84 | 84 |
| Current ratio | 3.11x | 2.89x | 3.38x | 2.62x | 2.59x |
Standardised figures from the company's XBRL filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Line items follow US GAAP tags, so a company's own statement layout may differ and some lines show “–” where the company does not report that item. Ratios are calculated from these figures. For education only; not investment advice or a recommendation.