COLM vs MAMK vs UAA Stock Comparison

Columbia Sportswear, MaxsMaking and Under Armour Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COLM Columbia Sportswear Co
$60.82 +5.6% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.11B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.41B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
MAMK MaxsMaking Inc.
$13.00 0.0% 1M +365.9% 1Y
Market cap
$201.73M
P/E
99,572x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win
UAA Under Armour, Inc.
$4.58 +3.6% 1M -4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.93B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Columbia Sportswear leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Columbia Sportswear 8, MaxsMaking 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOLMMAMKUAALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.11B $201.73M $2.01B COLM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.1x 99,572x -4.1x COLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.4x — 38.2x COLM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.1% — -3.6% COLM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% — -10.0% COLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -5.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -18.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.4% +365.9% -4.8% MAMK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.4%/yr — -26.8%/yr COLM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 88.0% 54.2% COLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 — 28/100 COLM

Percentile Scorecard

COLMMAMKUAA

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

AxisCOLMMAMKUAA
Valuation 82 #9 of 46 4 #44 of 46 29 #33 of 46
Growth 31 #30 of 43 – 2 #42 of 43
Profitability 71 #13 of 42 – 12 #37 of 42
Financial Health 81 #11 of 53 69 #17 of 53 50 #27 of 53
Shareholder Returns 85 #6 of 34 – 49 #18 of 34
Overall 70 – 28
  • COLM ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • MAMK ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • UAA ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOLMMAMKUAASPY
1 month +5.6%0.0%+3.6% -0.8%
3 months -4.2%0.0%-35.2% +3.5%
6 months -0.4%0.0%-28.7% +7.0%
Year to date +10.4%0.0%-7.8% +12.2%
1 year +13.4%+365.9%-4.8% +13.0%
3 years -14.7%—-30.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.2%—-11.3% +23.1%
5 years -39.0%—-78.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -9.4%—-26.8% +11.0%
10 years +5.7%—-85.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +0.6%—-17.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCOLMMAMKUAASPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%88.0%54.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%285.5%55.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.63-0.281.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.374.16-0.09 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-46.6%-84.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.3%-4.6%-43.7% -1.8%
52-week high $67.79$13.63$8.14 $779.14
52-week low $49.63$2.79$4.17 $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.

MultipleCOLMMAMKUAA
P/E now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 16.6x 99,572xmedian 16.6x -4.0xmedian 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 6.9xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x -201.9xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 12.2x -37.8xmedian 12.2x -24.2xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.2x 16.0xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.87median 0.64 —median 0.64 0.08median 0.64

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 monthsCOLMMAMKUAA
Revenue $3.41B – $4.93B
Gross profit $1.78B – $2.31B
Operating income $257.00M – -$119.70M
Net income $206.03M – -$492.49M
Free cash flow $321.30M – -$81.12M
EPS (diluted) $4.02 – $-1.14
Cash & equivalents $532.31M $122.38K $395.98M
Total debt – – $591.16M
Shares (diluted) 51.26M 15.52M 431.94M
Enterprise value $926.15M $201.94M -$1.37B

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
MetricCOLMMAMKUAA
P/E 15.1x 99,572x -4.0x
P/FCF 9.7x -37.8x -24.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x – -132.4x
P/S 0.9x 6.9x 0.4x
P/B 1.9x 16.0x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 16.0x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x – -201.9x
EV/EBIT 9.7x – -18.0x
EV/Revenue 0.7x – 0.4x
EV/FCF 7.7x – -26.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.5x – -145.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.87 – 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOLMMAMKUAA
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.1% – -3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – -5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.2% – -6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.3% – -4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.8% – -201.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% – -35.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.3% – -585.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.0% – -48.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.1% – -579.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.3% – -49.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% – 90.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 58.0% – -26.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.9% – 74.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 92.8% – -29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOLMMAMKUAA
Gross margin 52.2% – 46.8%
EBITDA margin 9.2% – -0.2%
Operating margin 7.5% – -2.4%
Pretax margin 8.1% – -3.4%
Net margin 6.0% – -10.0%
FCF margin 9.4% – -1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% – -0.3%
Return on equity 12.9% – -34.6%
Return on assets 7.7% – -11.6%
Return on invested capital – – -5.2%
Return on capital employed 13.3% – -4.1%
Asset turnover 1.3x – 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x – 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOLMMAMKUAA
Debt / assets – 19.5% 14.4%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -18.3x
Debt / FCF – – -7.3x
Liabilities / assets 42.8% 42.3% 65.2%
Equity / assets 57.2% 57.7% 34.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.5x 3.1x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.39 – 1.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOLMMAMKUAA
Dividend yield 2.0% – –
Net buyback yield 7.0% – 1.2%
Shareholder yield 8.9% – 1.2%
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.

ConsensusCOLMMAMKUAA
Forward P/E 14.4xFY2026 – 38.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.21FY2026 – $0.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.1%FY2026 – 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.8% – +58.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.31BFY2026 – $4.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.8%FY2026 – -7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% – +9.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOLMMAMKUAA
Held by institutions 51.1% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 323 – 376
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% – +3.7%
Institutions buying 161 – 178
Institutions selling 111 – 120
Buyers to sellers 1.45 – 1.48

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.

COLMMAMKUAA
COLM 1.00 -0.01 0.52
MAMK -0.01 1.00 0.05
UAA 0.52 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COLM, MAMK and UAA?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.11B, MaxsMaking (MAMK) $201.73M, Under Armour (UAA) $2.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, COLM, MAMK and UAA?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.1x, MaxsMaking (MAMK) 99,572x, Under Armour (UAA) -4.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) is cheapest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 14.4x, Under Armour (UAA) 38.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -0.1%, Under Armour (UAA) -3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has the highest net margin (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 6.0%, Under Armour (UAA) -10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MaxsMaking (MAMK) returned the most: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +13.4%, MaxsMaking (MAMK) +365.9%, Under Armour (UAA) -4.8%. Over five years, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) compounded fastest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -9.4%/yr, Under Armour (UAA) -26.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has been the steadiest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 36.1%, MaxsMaking (MAMK) 88.0%, Under Armour (UAA) 54.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COLM, MAMK and UAA?

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 8. 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.