AS vs COLM vs UMAC Stock Comparison

Amer Sports, Columbia Sportswear and Unusual Machines Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AS Amer Sports, Inc.
$28.55 +2.8% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$15.65B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.44B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
COLM Columbia Sportswear Co
$60.82 +5.6% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.13B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.41B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
UMAC Unusual Machines, Inc.
$16.61 -31.0% 1M +29.4% 1Y
Market cap
$866.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$25.88M
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Columbia Sportswear leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Columbia Sportswear 4, Amer Sports 2, Unusual Machines 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASCOLMUMACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.65B $3.13B $866.49M AS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.6x 15.2x -36.5x COLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.0x 14.4x — COLM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.5% -0.1% +236.0% UMAC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.3% 6.0% -91.6% AS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.1% +13.4% +29.4% UMAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -9.4%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 36.1% 126.9% COLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 70/100 47/100 COLM

Percentile Scorecard

ASCOLMUMAC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisASCOLMUMAC
Valuation 42 #20 of 34 82 #9 of 46 9 #31 of 34
Growth 97 #2 of 32 31 #30 of 43 74 #9 of 32
Profitability 97 #2 of 32 71 #13 of 42 13 #28 of 32
Financial Health 59 #14 of 33 81 #11 of 53 91 #4 of 33
Shareholder Returns 6 #17 of 18 85 #6 of 34 –
Overall 60 70 47
  • AS ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • COLM ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • UMAC ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodASCOLMUMACSPY
1 month +2.8%+5.6%-31.0% -0.8%
3 months -18.9%-4.2%-19.2% +3.5%
6 months -19.4%-0.4%+12.1% +7.0%
Year to date -23.6%+10.4%+30.4% +12.2%
1 year -10.1%+13.4%+29.4% +13.0%
3 years —-14.7%— +86.3%
3 years, per year —-5.2%— +23.1%
5 years —-39.0%— +68.6%
5 years, per year —-9.4%— +11.0%
10 years —+5.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+0.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureASCOLMUMACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%36.1%126.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%31.0%117.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.500.634.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.250.370.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.7%-54.0%-75.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.0%-10.3%-51.0% -1.8%
52-week high $41.96$67.79$33.87 $779.14
52-week low $26.25$49.63$7.76 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleASCOLMUMAC
P/E now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 17.8x 15.1xmedian 16.6x -34.1xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.1x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 32.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 9.3x 7.9xmedian 9.7x -18.7xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 10.4x 9.7xmedian 12.2x —median 10.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.33 -2.87median 0.64 —median 0.33

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsASCOLMUMAC
Revenue $7.44B $3.41B $25.88M
Gross profit $4.45B $1.78B $9.21M
Operating income $956.70M $257.00M -$29.72M
Net income $567.80M $206.03M -$23.71M
Free cash flow $694.70M $321.30M –
R&D – – $625.44K
EPS (diluted) $0.97 $4.02 $-0.49
Cash & equivalents $720.40M $532.31M $229.60M
Total debt $147.40M – –
Shares (diluted) 563.08M 51.26M 48.61M
Enterprise value $13.24B $943.80M $402.98M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricASCOLMUMAC
P/E 29.0x 15.1x -34.1x
P/FCF 22.9x 9.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 16.6x 8.1x –
P/S 2.1x 0.9x 32.1x
P/B 2.3x 1.9x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 2.0x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x 7.9x -18.7x
EV/EBIT 16.0x 9.7x -18.6x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 0.7x 21.4x
EV/FCF 22.1x 7.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 6.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -2.87 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASCOLMUMAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.5% -0.1% 236.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.3% 3.2% 310.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.3% -5.8% -19.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -10.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 142.9% -8.3% 40.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -11.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 117.4% -2.1% 73.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -5.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.4% 20.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 58.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 170.6% 24.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 92.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASCOLMUMAC
Gross margin 59.8% 52.2% 35.6%
EBITDA margin 18.8% 9.2% -114.1%
Operating margin 12.9% 7.5% -114.8%
Pretax margin 10.8% 8.1% -100.7%
Net margin 7.3% 6.0% -91.6%
FCF margin 9.3% 9.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.9% 11.2% –
Return on equity 8.3% 12.9% -9.3%
Return on assets 5.6% 7.7% -9.0%
Return on invested capital 9.7% – –
Return on capital employed 11.7% 13.3% -10.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASCOLMUMAC
Debt / assets 1.4% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – –
Debt / FCF 0.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 32.9% 42.8% 2.4%
Equity / assets 67.1% 57.2% 97.6%
Interest coverage 10.6x – -37,148x
Current ratio 1.8x 2.5x 53.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.2x 41.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.8x 40.2x
Altman Z-score 4.04 4.39 53.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASCOLMUMAC
Dividend yield – 2.0% –
Net buyback yield -5.4% 7.0% –
Shareholder yield -5.4% 8.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusASCOLMUMAC
Forward P/E 23.0xFY2026 14.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.24FY2026 $4.21FY2026 $-0.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +40.3% -3.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.73BFY2026 $3.31BFY2026 $53.31MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 -2.8%FY2026 +376.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% +14.8% +116.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASCOLMUMAC
Held by institutions 38.1% 51.1% 59.7%
Institutions holding 354 323 183
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% +1.8% +23.8%
Institutions buying 236 161 134
Institutions selling 87 111 40
Buyers to sellers 2.71 1.45 3.35

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ASCOLMUMAC
AS 1.00 0.35 0.09
COLM 0.35 1.00 -0.04
UMAC 0.09 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AS, COLM and UMAC?

Amer Sports (AS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amer Sports (AS) $15.65B, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.13B, Unusual Machines (UMAC) $866.49M.

Which stock is cheaper, AS, COLM and UMAC?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amer Sports (AS) 28.6x, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.2x, Unusual Machines (UMAC) -36.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) is cheapest (Amer Sports (AS) 23.0x, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 14.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Unusual Machines (UMAC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amer Sports (AS) +30.5%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -0.1%, Unusual Machines (UMAC) +236.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amer Sports (AS) has the highest net margin (Amer Sports (AS) 7.3%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 6.0%, Unusual Machines (UMAC) -91.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Unusual Machines (UMAC) returned the most: Amer Sports (AS) -10.1%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +13.4%, Unusual Machines (UMAC) +29.4%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has been the steadiest (Amer Sports (AS) 39.8%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 36.1%, Unusual Machines (UMAC) 126.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AS, COLM and UMAC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.