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Columbia Banking System (COLB) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2025)

Columbia Banking System (COLB) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 5 consecutive years, with $412.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 54.89% to $412.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $1.4 billion through Dec 2025, up 28.93% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $1.4 billion for FY2025, 28.89% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses hit $412.0 million in Q4 2025 for Columbia Banking System, up from $393.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $502.8 million in Q4 2021 to a low of $83.6 million in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $266.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $278.6 million in 2024.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Operating Expenses was 118.32% in 2022; the steepest drop was 61.22% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $502.8 million in 2021, then crashed by 61.22% to $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.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Expenses for COLB at $412.0 million in Q4 2025, $393.0 million in Q3 2025, and $278.0 million in Q2 2025.