COLM Columbia Sportswear margins

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Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 70

Gross margin

52.1%

Operating margin

8.7%

EBITDA margin

13.5%

Net margin

Current Columbia Sportswear reports a gross margin of 52.1%, an operating margin of 8.7%, an EBITDA margin of 13.5%, and a net margin of 7%. EBITDA margin headed the improvement across the available margins, gaining by 2.2 percentage points.

COLM margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Columbia Sportswear's margins averaged 50.48% gross, 7.66% operating, 12.36% EBITDA, and 6.33% net. All four current margins are above their three-year averages.

COLM margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

The biggest expansion was in EBITDA margin, which rose by 2.2 percentage points. The other available margins also improved.

Gross margin expansion

1.7pp

Operating margin expansion

2.1pp

EBITDA margin expansion

2.2pp

Net margin expansion

1.5pp

COLM Gross margin

Across the last 3 years, Columbia Sportswear had an average gross margin of 50.48%. Columbia Sportswear's current gross margin is 52.1% and is 1.6 percentage points above its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Columbia Sportswear's gross margin reached 52.2% at its highest point in Jun 2026 and 49.6% at its lowest in Dec 2023.

COLM Operating margin

Across the last 3 years, Columbia Sportswear had an average operating margin of 7.66%. Against its three-year average, Columbia Sportswear's operating margin is currently 8.7%, 1 percentage points above its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Columbia Sportswear's operating margin reached 8.9% at its highest point in Dec 2023 and 6% at its lowest in Mar 2026.

COLM EBITDA margin

Columbia Sportswear recorded an average EBITDA margin of 12.36% across the last 3 years. Columbia Sportswear currently reports an EBITDA margin of 13.5%, 1.1 percentage points above its three-year average. During this period, EBITDA margin reached a high of 13.5% in Sep 2026 and a low of 10.8% in Mar 2026.

COLM Net margin

Columbia Sportswear's net margin averaged 6.33% across the past 3 years. Compared with its three-year average, Columbia Sportswear's current net margin is 7% and is 0.7 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Columbia Sportswear's net margin peaked at 7.2% in Mar 2024 and reached a low of 5% in Mar 2026.

COLM margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 52.1%, COLM is above the Consumer Cyclical sector and the industry average but below its peers average. Compared to its Consumer Cyclical sector average of 36.3%, Columbia Sportswear's gross margin is 44% higher.

COLM margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Columbia Sportswear's gross margin?

The current gross margin for COLM is 52.1% as of Sep 30, 2026.

What is Columbia Sportswear's operating margin?

The current operating margin for COLM is 8.7% as of Sep 30, 2026.

What is Columbia Sportswear's EBITDA margin?

As of Sep 30, 2026, COLM has an EBITDA margin of 13.5%.

What is Columbia Sportswear's net margin?

As of Sep 30, 2026, COLM has a net margin of 7%.

What are the average margins of COLM?

Looking back over 3 years, COLM recorded average margins of 50.5% gross, 7.7% operating, 12.4% EBITDA, and 6.3% net.

What are the highest historical margins of COLM?

Across the 5-year period, COLM posted its highest margins at 52.2% gross in Jun 2026, 14.4% operating in Dec 2021, 18.1% EBITDA in Dec 2021, and 11.3% net in Dec 2021.

What are the lowest historical margins of COLM?

Over the last 5 years, Columbia Sportswear's lowest margins were 49.2% gross in Mar 2023, 6% operating in Mar 2026, 10.8% EBITDA in Mar 2026, and 5% net in Mar 2026.