Growth Metrics

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) Change in Inventory (2016 - 2026)

Columbia Sportswear's Change in Inventory history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at -$106.5 million for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory fell 19.0% to -$106.5 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was -$12.2 million, a 68.74% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at -$12.2 million, up 68.74% from a year prior.
  • Change in Inventory hit -$106.5 million in Q4 2025 for Columbia Sportswear, up from -$123.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Inventory for COLM hit a ceiling of $289.7 million in Q2 2025 and a floor of -$270.7 million in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $8.2 million across 5 years, with a median of -$57.4 million in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Change in Inventory: soared 402.46% in 2021 and later tumbled 343.91% in 2023.
  • Tracing COLM's Change in Inventory over 5 years: stood at -$73.5 million in 2021, then soared by 41.03% to -$43.3 million in 2022, then tumbled by 242.41% to -$148.4 million in 2023, then surged by 39.72% to -$89.5 million in 2024, then dropped by 19.0% to -$106.5 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Change in Inventory for COLM at -$106.5 million in Q4 2025, -$123.9 million in Q3 2025, and $289.7 million in Q2 2025.