Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) Stock

About Columbia Banking System, Inc.

Columbia Banking System, Inc. is led by CEO Clint Stein, employs 6,005 people, headquartered in Tacoma, US, publicly traded since 1992.

Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) stock trades at $30.86 with a market capitalization of $8.93B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.50, price-to-book of 1.10, price-to-sales of 2.30. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $23.83 and $33.68, and currently trades 8.4% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 5.12%.

On profitability, Columbia Banking System, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 9.22%, return on capital employed of 10.74%, an operating margin of 26.33%, a net profit margin of 19.96%.

Columbia Banking System, Inc. by the numbers, 2016–2025

Between 2016 and 2025 Columbia Banking System, Inc. reported revenue of $1.2B rising to $3.2B, a change of +166.5% across 10 years. Compounded, revenue has grown 17.7% a year over five years, 33.6% over three, 8.4% over the last twelve months. Net profit rose to $550.0M.

Operating margin went from 29.9% in 2016 to 23.4% in 2025, a fall of 6.6 percentage points. The most recent net margin is 19.96%. On a trailing twelve-month basis to Jun '26, revenue is $3.6B and net profit $711.0M.

Borrowings rose from $1.6B to $4.0B, cash from operations was $746.0M in the latest year, positive in 9 of the last 10.

Return on equity has averaged 10.7% over five years, and was 7.0% in the most recent year.

The share price itself has compounded at -0.8% a year over five years, 18.2% over three, 45.2% over the last year. Past price movement is history, not a forecast.

Figures are as reported and in the company's own reporting currency. They describe what has already happened and carry no implication about what follows.

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