Columbia Banking System (COLB) Purchase of AFS Securities (2010 - 2026)
Columbia Banking System's Purchase of AFS Securities was $463 million in Q2 2026, down 15.5% from $548 million a year earlier but up 122.6% from the prior quarter.
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Columbia Banking System (COLB) Purchase of AFS Securities (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Columbia Banking System's Purchase of AFS Securities was $2.53 billion through Jun 30, 2026, up 332.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $2.4 billion.
- Purchase of AFS Securities shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Purchase of AFS Securities was $70 million in FY2024 (-92.4%), $926 million in FY2023 (+234.5%), $276.81 million in FY2022 (-84.9%) and $1.84 billion in FY2021 (-13.2%).
- Quarterly Purchase of AFS Securities has moved between -$569.66 million (Q4 2021) and $1.61 billion (Q3 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Purchase of AFS Securities was higher in two of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 280.5%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Purchase of AFS Securities over five years was Q4 2024 (growth of 605.7%); the worst was Q1 2024 (a decline of 99.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, COLB's Purchase of AFS Securities in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $208 million (Q1 2026), $245 million (Q4 2025) and $1.61 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Purchase of AFS Securities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.34 Bn | 909.34 Bn | - | 73.61 Bn |
| 2 | Bank Of America | 360.42 Bn | -2,015.69 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Hsbc Holdings | 311.39 Bn | -1,792.21 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Morgan Stanley | 291.89 Bn | -252.14 Bn | - | 7.20 Bn |
| 5 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 286.06 Bn | -543.98 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Goldman Sachs | 266.79 Bn | -3,476.65 Bn | - | 25.10 Bn |
| 7 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.22 Bn | 257.22 Bn | - | 32.96 Bn |
| 8 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 245.43 Bn | -95.96 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 9 | American Express | 218.89 Bn | 18.38 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Columbia Banking System | 8.69 Bn | 704.36 Mn | - | 638.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 638.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 463.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 208.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 245.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 548.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 36.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 494,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 31.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 966,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 700,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 919.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 101.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 43.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 131.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -569.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 881.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 918.66 Mn |
API Access
Columbia Banking System Purchase of AFS Securities API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=purchase-of-afs-securities&ticker=COLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "purchase-of-afs-securities", "ticker": "COLB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=purchase-of-afs-securities&ticker=COLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();