COLM vs MAT vs PCSV Stock Comparison

Columbia Sportswear, Mattel and PCS Edventures! Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COLM Columbia Sportswear Co
$61.17 +6.2% 1M +11.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.09B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.41B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
MAT Mattel Inc /De/
$15.43 +16.1% 1M -19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.41B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.49B
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
PCSV PCS Edventures!, Inc.
$1.39 -6.1% 1M -17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$13.45M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.67M
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Mattel leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mattel 5, Columbia Sportswear 3, PCS Edventures! 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOLMMATPCSVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.09B $4.41B $13.45M MAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 10.3x -114.7x MAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x 11.7x — MAT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.1% +2.9% -15.2% MAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% 7.8% -2.1% MAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.4% -19.0% -17.3% COLM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.8%/yr -6.3%/yr +18.3%/yr PCSV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.0% 44.9% 358.6% COLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 63/100 38/100 COLM

Percentile Scorecard

COLMMATPCSV

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

AxisCOLMMATPCSV
Valuation 80 #10 of 45 70 #11 of 34 12 #30 of 34
Growth 31 #30 of 43 32 #22 of 32 0 #32 of 32
Profitability 70 #13 of 41 81 #7 of 32 42 #19 of 32
Financial Health 78 #12 of 52 34 #22 of 33 97 #2 of 33
Shareholder Returns 85 #6 of 34 100 #1 of 18 –
Overall 69 63 38
  • COLM ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • MAT ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • PCSV ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOLMMATPCSVSPY
1 month +6.2%+16.1%-6.1% -0.2%
3 months -5.1%-0.1%-18.2% +3.9%
6 months +0.1%+4.3%-22.8% +8.2%
Year to date +11.0%-22.2%-10.9% +12.9%
1 year +11.4%-19.0%-17.3% +12.3%
3 years -14.3%-16.3%-39.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.0%-5.8%-15.2% +23.3%
5 years -40.2%-27.9%+131.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.8%-6.3%+18.3% +10.9%
10 years +8.9%-50.9%+44.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.9%-6.9%+3.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOLMMATPCSVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.0%44.9%358.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%50.5%577.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.532.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.32-0.42-0.05 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-53.1%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.8%-30.4%-22.8% -1.2%
52-week high $67.79$22.16$1.80 $779.14
52-week low $49.63$12.66$0.15 $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.

MultipleCOLMMATPCSV
P/E now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 16.4x 10.4xmedian 17.8x -114.7xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 2.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 9.9x 10.3xmedian 9.4x -49.3xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 12.0x 8.6xmedian 10.2x -41.3xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -2.89median 0.64 0.32median 0.32 3.08median 0.32

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 monthsCOLMMATPCSV
Revenue $3.41B $5.49B $5.67M
Gross profit $1.78B $2.61B $3.40M
Operating income $257.00M $429.10M -$251.02K
Net income $206.03M $427.37M -$117.38K
Free cash flow $321.30M $512.60M -$325.37K
EPS (diluted) $4.02 $1.48 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $532.31M $523.86M $2.65M
Total debt – $2.33B –
Shares (diluted) 51.26M 288.93M 9.68M
Enterprise value $904.40M $1.09B $1.88M

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
MetricCOLMMATPCSV
P/E 15.2x 10.4x -114.7x
P/FCF 9.7x 8.6x -41.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 6.6x -43.2x
P/S 0.9x 0.8x 2.4x
P/B 2.0x 2.2x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.9x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 10.3x -49.3x
EV/EBIT 9.8x 14.5x -43.0x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.1x 1.9x
EV/FCF 7.8x 12.1x -33.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.5x 9.3x -34.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.89 0.32 3.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOLMMATPCSV
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.1% 2.9% -15.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 2.8% -8.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.2% -4.9% -15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 4.8% -7.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.8% -36.2% -140.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 0.9% -29.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.3% -18.8% -121.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.0% 23.5% -26.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.1% -8.5% -376.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 32.6% -37.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% -10.3% -119.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 58.0% 7.1% -29.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.9% -13.9% -121.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 92.8% 5.3% -29.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOLMMATPCSV
Gross margin 52.2% 47.5% 59.9%
EBITDA margin 9.2% 11.0% -3.9%
Operating margin 7.5% 7.8% -4.4%
Pretax margin 8.1% 8.8% -2.6%
Net margin 6.0% 7.8% -2.1%
FCF margin 9.4% 9.3% -5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 12.1% -5.5%
Return on equity 12.9% 20.0% -1.5%
Return on assets 7.7% 6.5% -1.3%
Return on invested capital – 8.3% –
Return on capital employed 13.3% 8.5% -3.0%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.6x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.3% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOLMMATPCSV
Debt / assets – 36.7% –
Debt / equity – 1.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x –
Debt / FCF – 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 42.8% 68.6% 12.7%
Equity / assets 57.2% 31.4% 87.3%
Interest coverage – 3.5x –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.9x 13.5x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.0x 7.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.4x 6.3x
Altman Z-score 4.40 2.80 3.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOLMMATPCSV
Dividend yield 2.0% – –
Net buyback yield 6.9% 15.5% –
Shareholder yield 8.9% 15.5% –
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.

ConsensusCOLMMATPCSV
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 11.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.21FY2026 $1.32FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +14.1%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -3.8% +10.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.31BFY2026 $6.04BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -2.8%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% -5.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOLMMATPCSV
Held by institutions 51.1% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 323 405 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +1.8% –
Institutions buying 161 151 –
Institutions selling 111 169 –
Buyers to sellers 1.45 0.89 –

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.

COLMMATPCSV
COLM 1.00 0.27 0.19
MAT 0.27 1.00 0.04
PCSV 0.19 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COLM, MAT and PCSV?

Mattel (MAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.09B, Mattel (MAT) $4.41B, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) $13.45M.

Which stock is cheaper, COLM, MAT and PCSV?

Mattel (MAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.0x, Mattel (MAT) 10.3x, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) -114.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mattel (MAT) is cheapest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 14.5x, Mattel (MAT) 11.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mattel (MAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -0.1%, Mattel (MAT) +2.9%, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) -15.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mattel (MAT) has the highest net margin (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 6.0%, Mattel (MAT) 7.8%, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) -2.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Columbia Sportswear (COLM) returned the most: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +11.4%, Mattel (MAT) -19.0%, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) -17.3%. Over five years, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) compounded fastest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -9.8%/yr, Mattel (MAT) -6.3%/yr, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) +18.3%/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) 36.0%, Mattel (MAT) 44.9%, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) 358.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COLM, MAT and PCSV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mattel (MAT) leads on 5. 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.