Columbia Banking System (COLB) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Columbia Banking System (COLB) posted Operating Expenses of $394.0 million for Q1 2026, down 4.37% sequentially from $412.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 15.88% YoY from $340.0 million in Q1 2025.
Columbia Banking System (COLB) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Columbia Banking System has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at $394.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 15.88% year-over-year to $394.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.5 billion (up 27.74% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.4 billion, up 28.89% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses fell to $394.0 million in Q1 2026 per COLB's latest filing, from $412.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $412.0 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $178.0 million in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of $292.3 million and a median of $287.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The widest YoY moves for Operating Expenses: up 118.32% in 2022, down 61.22% in 2022.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $195.0 million in 2022, then soared by 73.08% to $337.5 million in 2023, then decreased by 21.18% to $266.0 million in 2024, then surged by 54.89% to $412.0 million in 2025, then fell by 4.37% to $394.0 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $394.0 million, $412.0 million, and $393.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| 4 | Lloyds Banking | 93.61 Bn | 93.91 Bn | - | -3.83 Bn |
| 5 | NatWest | 73.86 Bn | -145.23 Bn | - | -2.79 Bn |
| 6 | Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | 71.72 Bn | -81.60 Bn | - | 2.60 Bn |
| 7 | Nu Holdings | 68.51 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 2.35 Bn | -599.79 Mn |
| 8 | Truist Financial | 61.69 Bn | 61.69 Bn | - | 3.06 Bn |
| 9 | Fifth Third Bancorp | 49.73 Bn | 26.00 Bn | - | 2.11 Bn |
| 10 | Columbia Banking System | 8.81 Bn | 7.04 Bn | 18.00 Mn | 375.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 375.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 394.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 412.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 393.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 278.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 340.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 266.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 271.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 279.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 287.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 337.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 304.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 328.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 342.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 194.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 177.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 179.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 182.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 502.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 90.01 Mn |